Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-26
THE RUTLAND HERALD
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 90 iN'f'

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MuNfrtlIt H, N#k t". i'"N
Tho -.u,u Is falling ,.ry rapidly 'hn
marnins with ,hr prospect Of s.["Il"ol
of snow ani ,hc setting n of winter, and
give, % gloomy and torhAlm- aspect q
the closing d,y, e the General A-"''
bly
Thu liau,, held Is ~,--'ms 90" l""''}
evening, and attor lbc disposal pi routine
business. the bennington and Rutland 'N
tension rat'rul was taken up aud di,
GUESSED hv t,,n circuit Of Barton, in favor
and Mr. Wool, Of FairhWcn, in opp's'
t,ou NJ Foster, OF Woleatt, and Nj
L,mslos, st Montpelier ana the hil wa
laid ON the table and made the special ur
der ~ % o'clock this morning, when the
dis.u,,an viii probably to concluded
and the vote taken upon the bin
The two houses came 20 he hr-t can
mittcc If conference Of the session OF
Tuesday, un biu cxcmpting a larg,
number of articles from attachment
Among the provisions was the exemption
Of professional books and instrument, d
ply ans, the professional books Of ,lcr
gymen and attorneys at law, nov exceed
ing in value the sum Of two hundred dol
lars The Senate proposed to strike on
"two hundred dollars" and leave these ar
ticles To be held by these profession, 10 al
unlimited amount, on the ground that
they were the tools 10y which they gained
their livelihood, rs much as those usec
10y mechanic, and several other proyi
sions were disagreed to 10y the House, and
a committee Of conference has hccn ap
pointed, consisting of Senator, Ilcndc,
and Garfield on the part Of the Senate
and Mr. Brigham, Of Hydcpark, and Mr.
Miner, Of Manchester, on the part Of tn,
House, and their report will be final on
the question,
Grave and digniGcd bodies are some
times treated 10 scene bordering upon
the lndicrous, as is ipstanocd by an acct
dent that bcfcll an honorable Senator
few days since he had arisen To addrcs,
the Senate, but the President giving at
tention to>sQme other question did not re,
cognize him, Nm the meantime the Scna,
tors chair had become moved from its place
The Senator in attempting t. ilss'c his seat
found himself landed upon the floor and
picking himself up with great agility, re,
marked by George, Mr.. President,
think | am entitled to the floor now" The
scene of merriment that followed can bet.
ter be imagined than described. Tn,
ruilled dignity OF the honorably body soon
resumed its wanted accustomed regularity
and business proceeded, and the Senator
proceeded with his remarks.
A Billhas passed the General Assembly
authorizing the towns of Rutland Wal
lingford, Clarendon, Mt, Mabor and Dan
by, in the county of Rutland; and the
towns of Bennington. Woodford, Sears
burgh, Salisbury, Arlington, Sunder.
land, Manchester, Dorset, Peru and Win
hall, in the county of Bennington, to aid
in the construction of any railroad, con-
Meeting the bennington and Rutland rail
road, or the Vermont and New York rail
road, or the Lebanon Springs Rail road
with the city Of Albany or Troy, \. Y, or
with any railroad leading to either Of the
said cities by issuing bonds to aid such
road, to an amount not exceeding eight
times its grand list at the time such aid
is granted, The bonds, with coupons at
tached, payable semi-aunually,at rate o.
interest not exceeding seven per cent. II
is also provided that if any Of the town,
named in the Act shall have subscribed
To aid fttthe construction Of the Lebanon
Springs Railroad, such towns NlnRi mt al,
in the construction of any other railroad
antil such towns shall sell, or contract {,
sell, the bonds and stock such town holds
in the Lebanon Springs Railroad This
provision seems peculiar in its form, and
would probably throw the bonding upon
the towns that did not aid in the building
of the Lebanon Springs Railroad.
The Bennington and Rutland cxten
sion 10 West Rutland has passed III
House, and is being considered in tn
Sen,t" Senator CAuicld of Bennington
i speaking in favor Of the passage Of tn,
bill IT, G..