Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-05

BY Mr., Irish, of Searsburgh, to inoor-
porate the bennington y Wilmington
railroad Co,
RhtioRS.-By Mr. Dunn, Of Fairfax, 10y
request Of li9 citizens Of Johnson,paying
for the repeal Of the act authorizing towns
10 raise money 20 aid in the construction
of the Lamoille valley railroad.
BY Mr.. Waterman, of Wilmington, Of
citizens Of Wilmington and other towns,
for railroad from some point ON the
South line Of the State in Windham
county, 10 connect with the Bennington
4 Rutland, or Leabonon Springs railroad,
in the county Of Bennington.
/ JOINT RSlUti0R-By Mr., Pingry of
Weathersfeld, providing for final adj
journment Of the General Assembly ON
Friday, the 9th OF November next
On motion Of Mr., Brigham Of Hyde
park, the resolution was ordered 20 lie.
Resolution by Mr., Pratt Of romsrot,
that no bills be introduced in this House
after Friday, Oct 80; rejected.
f The Speaker announced as select COM
mittee on resolution relating 10 salaries
Of Judges Of the Supreme Court:
+ Messrs, Wood Of Fairhaven, Morrill, of
Reading, Shuf'ieton of Sunderland, Hol-
ton Of Jamaica, Severance Of Glover,
King Of Tunbridge, kinsley OF Fletcher,
Wheatlcy Of Woodbury., Cristy of john
son, Beattie Of Brunswick, Parks of North
Hero, Clark of Williston, Hall of St
Johnsbury. Hill Of Middlebury,
BY request OF Mr.. Pollard of Windsor,
moved TO reconsider the vote adopting the
resolution recalling from the committee
on railroads, II. I, TO incorporate the
Fairhaven and Lake Shore railroad Co,
and referring it TO a select committee Of
five membeas.
After remarks By Mr.. Mead Of Ran
dolph, Mr. Abell OF Westhaven, Mr. Mi
ner of Manchester, Mr. Frisbie of Poult-
ncy, thovote adopting the resolution was
reconsidercd-aye i67 nays /.
The resolution was then rejected.
/ Bis rCad third House bill No.
IS, TO repeal an act to authorize improve
ments 10 be made in Nulhegan river and
its tributaries; made special order for
half-past two o'clock this afternoon.
House bill No 20, to annex a portion
of the town Of Colchester to the town OF
Milton passed.
House bill No. 1Ol, changing the nam'
. Of the Green Mountain Quarrying anC
Manufacturing Company passed.
House bill No. 6i, to incorporate the
Killington Railroad Company; passed
House bill No. II, to incorporate the
Queen City fire insurance company.
Mr.. Crane Of Newport moved that the
bill be committed to a member with in
structions to amend so as to exempt the
stock from taxation for four years.
Mr.. Miner of Manchester moved tC
amend the proposed amendment so as t.
exempt the stock from taxation for fou'
> years.
Mr.. Miner of Manchester moved t
amend the proposed amendment so as
make the exemption four years and elevei
months, which was accepted by Nj
- Crane.
Mr.. Abel of Westhayen objected tina
the amendment was substantially the IT
placing Of the words stricken out yestel
- day, the only difference being that III
friends Of the bill now put the time {
exemption four years and eleven month
when this House yesterday struck out Ii
clause cxempting it for five years.
e they Sished to put their action on recor
Is in that form. he was willing they should
He thought the motion not in order an
d raised the question OF order.
1t The Speaker decided that the motto
was in order.
! Mr.. Miner, of Manchester, argued {
length in favor OF fostering home indui
i try, and securing to Vermont the benefit
o of her own resources, and retaining l
Vermont all the money and resources "
possibly can He was in favor of exemp
{. ing this stock from taxation, as we ha
- exempted from taxation the stock of I'll
:, only Insurance Company that had gon
=, into operation in this State-the Nations
:, Life Insurance Company. He hoped tn
. amendment would be adopted
! Mr. Proctor, of Rutland, said that til
= tendency of the passage of this bill woul
. be to increase the taxable property of tt
:, State in calling in capital from othC
States to be invested in the stock of tn
y Company. The exemption proposed wa
! for but short time, and he hoped tn
- amendment would be adopted
:, Mr.. Boycc, Of Fayston, opposed tn
!, amendment, urging substantially the sam
= arguments as given by him yesterday.
i Mr.. Wood, OF Fairhaven said that tn
= company would receive. portion OF tt
1 money that is now flowing out of the Sta
~ to foreign Insurance Companies, and tn,
the State out to encourage the formatio
:. of such companies. The small favor
! having their stock exempt from taxatio
= for the short period Of four or five year
:. was not to bo compared with the benef
a that would be derived from rctaining j
- the State the money received by the con
q pany for premiums.
On the adoption Of the amendment, ii
70 yeas and nays were demanded by NJ
= Abel, of Wosthaven, and were taken {
: follows: ayes, III: nays, 43. So Il
9 proposed amendment was agreed to.
: On motion Of Mr.. Waterman, of Wi
n mington, adjourned.
70 AFTERNooN-sENATE
Of The President pro TEN. in the chair.
10 Joint Resoluti0R-By Mr. Farnham, pr
.. viding for joint assembly on Thursda
a the 29th inst, at o'clock P. m, to ele,
e. directors of the Vermont Reform Schoo
ie adopted.
IN Bis Pas@d-Senate bill No. 80, reg
e; lating the sale Of coal and petroleum oil
s. passed.
,e House bill No. 5S, granting certai
le powers to the Trustees Of the Norther
ic Educational Union.
Honse bill No. SO, to pay Joseph China
d. the sum therein named.
e. The hour having arrived for the NEE
ing of the joint assembly, the Senate r
IN paired to the Hall of the House of Repr
Id sentatives.
~ The Senate having returned resume
u its session.
IT, Referred-House bill No. 10l, cham
ks ing the name of the Green Mountai
) quarrying and manufacturing Co.
n. House bill No. 70, to annex a portion
of the town of Colchester to the town OF Mi