Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-18
LEGIsLATURE OF VERMONT.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. IL.
SENATE.

b ''..v"'"s' the prteuhB Oh ish % general COM
1888, to incorpomte the Bennington and Deer
: held Valley Railroad Co. 10 committee ON rail-
roads
1853, to amend Sec II Chap Il0. Gen. Stat,
I" OF offences against public policy; to judicia-
ry committee.
10, in addition to See 06 aud 81 Chap. "a.
Gen. Stat, relating to laying out and discontinue
ing Highways and bridges to judiciary commit
Mr.. lleudee called up 5, 81, relating to the ac-
QUESTION Oi rights by prescription and limitation
and moved that it be recommitted to the judi
ciary committee rccommitted
Third Reading ReGwsd-S. 49, relating In in
terest ON justice judgments in cascs where an APP
peal is taken 10y the delendeut
PaWsd u 1856, 10 Incorporate The GuiErd
Mineral Spring Co.
II. liz, the Berkshire w. Phmniy Spring Co.
II. lsi, the Bellows Falls Building Association
II. 81, relating to the fees Of town grand ju-
r0rs.
II %, to legalize the grand list Of the town of
NJ. Holly for ls0s
II q, the grand list Of the town Of Glasten-
bury for 1868
II. "A, to construe See 20 Chap 90. Gen. stat.
relating ~ depositions and witnesses.
I II. 1876, for the preservation of fish in otter
| Greek, its cOvcs and tributaries
II. l35, TO protect fish in Syers Pond
II 1919, b legalize the grand list Of Montpe-
ler for 1868
Third Reqdiag Ordered.-S. Sc, to leaalize the
grand list OF G'shen and Harris cores in Wash
ngton County.
5. c3, to incorporate tie Springfield Wooien
! Co.
On motion Of Mr. Anderson, adjourned
HOUSE
/ Prayer by the Chaplain.
Tho, journal Of yesterday was read and ap-
proved
Bills introduced and refcrred.-By Mr. Vince |
lock Of Berlin, in amendment Of sec L. chap -. /
general statutes, relating to the grand list To
committee on grand list
BY Mr. Kennedy OF Colchester. to amend ap
act to incorporate the village Of WinJosid to I
committee ON judiciary
by Mr. l.add OF Milton, to regulate the collec- I
ton OF highway taxes 10 committee On iudci- .
airy.
fan highway taxes that are not collected by
tine highway surveyors, shall be added to the
town tax of the person negleeting 60 pay, and
shall he collected and paid into the town treasu-
~ the monies thus collected 10 be used for the
building Of bridges and repairing highways only. ! [
BY Mr.. Wales Of Burlington, relating to pro-
cess to committee ON judiciary.
No attachment in q suit-at-law commanding
the attachment of the property Of the defendant.
shall ISSUE uulcs- the plaintiff, his agent or at
torney shall file with the authority signing such
writ, an affidavit setting forth the nature of the
plaintiffs claim, the amount thereof, which shall
be endorsed on the back Of said writ and unless
such affidavit shall he filed and such endorsement
made such writ shall be- served and operate only
a writ of summons.
By Mr., Proctor of Rutland, in addition tu chap
so, general statutes relating To negotiable instr1i-
ment- 20 committee on judiciary.
BY Mr. Mead Of Randolph, by request. fixing
the salary of the Adjutunt and Inspector General:
to committee ways and means
BY Alr. Crane 0i Newport, u Incorporate the
Memphremagog Hotel Company to committee
on corporations.
BY Mr.. Smith of Barnet, relating to the fees OF
sheriils and their deputies, 81 for themselves in
attendance on County Court and - 80 for their
deputies to committee on judiciary.
by Mr.. Crne Of Newport, defining the bound
airy line between Newport and Derby to COM
mittee on town lines
Rep0us.--From committee on joint resolution
for final Adjournment recommending final ad-
joumment on Friday the Goth inst. agreed To-
C'gHishcd BpsiRey.-ll. 6, to authorize the
Bennington and Rutland railroad to extend its
road TO West Rutland, taken up, and Mrs
Park Of Bennington resumed his remarks
lie referred 10 the large manufacturing inter
csts OF Bennington County, and that in 50 far as
we aid the county in building up those interests,
in just - much do we promote the interests of
the whole State We had passed resolutions pro- ,
yiding for compilation Of the manufacturing
statistics Of the State for the purpose of encour-
aging those interests, and now the largest manu-
iacturlng portion OF the State ask for the extern
sion Gf a road that will benefit not only that par-
lie tlel referred 10 certain remarks and rumors ,
that had been set alloat about the State House,
and repelled and reluted them as unjust and un-
true. lie reviewed the action Of Congress in plac
ing duty on foreign marble to protect home mar
bc and thought It lust as much the duty of our
selves to cheaper the cost Of transportation Of the
marble TO market, that it can still better COM
pete with foreign productions The West Rut- ,
land marble quarries are capable of supplying the
markets OF the world, and if transportation is fur
nished at such rates might be affixed to it, it i
would be able 70 compete with all other marble in d
the markets of the world.
lie then compared the business of the different
owners of quarries at West Rutland, and from /
statistics which he read, showed that those owners
which desire, and petition for this road, produce
more marble than all other quarries combined,
and age more directly interested, financially, in i
having the Bennington and Rutland railroad ex- I
tended TO West Rutland than those who remon- {
stnte against such extension, and that although {
the latter are more in numbers, the former repre-
sent much larger interest and their request en-
titled to full as much consideration from the /
Legislature. 10 show to the House that the I
grievances now complained of were new or I
drummed-up affair, he read remonstrance made {
several years ago by Mr.. Baxter, one of the larg
est owners in the marble quarres, 10 the mana [
gers Of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga, complaining v
OF the excessive charges then made for freight, a
and stated at length that no change had been /
made 70 give the marble dealers any relief from ]
the grievances then complained Of The tariffs of
freight established by the Rensselaer, and S0rn- 4
toga road excessively high and are kept in t
violation of express contracts. He stgmatzed in
strong terms the action of the Rensselaer, and Sar
atogl road in playing what he called sharp a
tricks " upon one of the largest and most impor- /
tant interests of the State of Vermont, +
lie then read several letters written by Mr.. G
Baxter to the officers Of the Rensselaer, & Sarato- f
go road, asking them to relieve him in some way t
from the excessive burdens they were forcing up :
on hm-the road having had the use of cars be- \
longing to him without any allowance, which was /
made to other dealers, and then offering but a
small proportion Of their real value for said cars
when asked to purchase, and which the owner 4
was compelled to accept. He then referred at i
length to the fact that discrimination was made +
by the managers of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga f
road against Mr., Baxter, charging him higher t
tariff Of rates than they did the other marble deal
ers, and that those parties who were remonstrat-
ing against this application were the very ones 4
who were favored by the managers Of the road, "
as against Mr. Baxter, who quarried more mar o
BILE than all the remonstnnts combned-a dis a
elimination of which he knew not until il came
out on the examination before the committee. Il
lie nstanced Mr., Sheldon, who while his marble is v
billed from West Rutland 10 Rutland, at 81 20 per II
ton, pays only 50cents per ton, while Mr.. Baxters II
marble is billed at the same rate-s ,20-and he o
has 10 paw it in full without any rebate giving II
Mr.. Sheldon an advantage of 70 cents per ton Fl
over Mr. Baxter, lie referred to offers that had il
been made to Mr., Baxter, which no honorable b
man could accept and stignatized them as p
- sharp, and sample of the " railroad morals" Ii
of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga road. S
Mr.. Park then analyzed the statements made r.
by the marble quarry owners-remonstrants s
against the extension of the Bennington and Rut r
land road and the positions occupied by these a
firms in relation to the transportation of freight h
that Mr. Sheldon one of the firm who signs it first ri
has a carte blanche TO transport freight at any II
price he chose; that Mr. Clement, the principal t,
of the firm who were the second signers, was a il
sgner to the petition for the extension, and that
that signature was placed ON the paper by the $.
Junior member of the firm, signing the firm name ; ii
that the Manhattan Marble Company signed the Ii
"by G. NJ. Willard, managing di- Il
rector" while Mr.. Ripley, who was one of the q
Ior,,,st ouynere of stock in that comnany WnA n o