Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-03

form, and hoped the rule would be re-
scinded sas ez
Mr.. Heath was surprised to hear Sena-
tors speak of the rule as a reform and then
attempt to rescind it. If the Legislature
goes on in this way, the size of the laws
will be doubled. % sTa-'a
Mr.. Gardner understood the rule as pre-
scribing that committees shall inquire
whether the provisions of bills can legally
be secured under the statute laws. They
are not to inquire whether in the case of
corporations capital can be conveniently
obtained under general laws. In the bills
j ust before the Senate committees cannot
ascertain whether the expenses under the
general laws will be burdensome. Hei
believed in resembling the rule and leav-
ing all these cases to their individual
merits. E. "a - t
On the question of adopting the resolu-
ton, Mr.. Heath demanded the yeas and
nays, which were taken as follows :
YEAs-Messrs. Benedict, Brownell, Car
penter, Cotton, Dickerman, Eddy, Gard
ner, Grandey, Hartshorn, Hubbard, Hill,
Horrobin, Lynde, Merrill, Niles, Ross,
Sake, White-18. E4
Massachusetts. Abel, Collamer, Cope
land, Dewey, Heath, Pingry-6.
So the resolution was adopted.
REMARKS OF EZRA EDISON, ESQ, OF
MENDoN. -'..
When bill from the Senate was pend
ing in the House of Representatives, ask
ing for its concurrence in the bill to pay
the widow of the late Governor Peter 7.
Washburn and Ex-Governor George w.
Hendee, such sum as would pay to each
respectively year SALARY, Mr.. Edison
said: -., - .ari'
Mr.. Speaker II cannot quite give Any
vote to this bill as it now stands. While |
have no objection to that portion which
proposes to pay the balance of a years
salary to the late Governor Washburn,, I
do not quite conceive the propriety of pay
ing the sum suggested in the bill to Gov
Hendee. Governor Washburn, previous
to his death, had performed the most
ardous part of the labor devolving upon
the Executive. He had prepared his
message, given his time and most consider
ate attention to the work of the session. of
the Legislature. None of his predeces-
sors in the office of the Governor of this
Common wealth had devoted more time,
energy of mind and body to the examine
ton of the various laws presented to him
for his approval and signature than did
Gen. Washburn.. He earned every dollar
of his entire years salary, although the
hand of death laid him low within few
months after the close of his labors here
am, Mr.. Speaker, opposed to pay ex
Governor Hendee more than he has al
ready received. He has been paid frac
ton over seven hundred dollars out of the
State Treasury for his services as Cover
nor, besides his per diem and mileage as
Lieutenant Governor, amounting in all
TO nearly, if not quite, nine hundred and
twenty-five dollars. In my Judgment
he has been well paid for the services he
has rendered to the State. We. Mr.
Speaker, are held accountable to our con-
-tituents for the expenditure of the public
funds, and have to give an account of our
stewardship as Representatives of the
people. We should guard with constant
vigilance all claims against the treasury
of the State and make a just and equit-
able payment for services rendered, to the
party who justly performs the greatest
labor, and l see no justice in P ying
equally to both parties in this instance,
tor we must be Just as well as generous.
Holding these views of this subject, feel
compelled to vote against this bill, so far
as it relates to the payment of Governor
Hendee. .
RUN OvER.-Last evening, while a
hired man of J. B. Harris was driving
across the Railroad track near the store
of Landon 81 Huntoon, with a horse and
wagon, the hind wheels of the wagon
were struck by the switch engine Ben
slide" and the vehicle reduced to old iron
and kindlng wood. The force of the
shock knocked the horse down alongside
Of the track, and but for the timely stop
ping Of the locomotive the animal would
have been made food FIR crows. The
driver escaped uniDjured.
CARELESS DRIvING-A man named
Jamez Durgan who had hired horse and
buggy Of Lyon & Quinn yesterday after
noon, in crossing the walk from their
stable TO Merchants' Row, run into and
knocked down pedestrian whose name
we did rot learn. The man fortunately
escaped without injury, though he need
not thauk the driver. Such careless driv-
ere should be lawfully dealt with. As they
are Liable for all damages inflicted under
a,..h ,,ni,,i,..1 o;ro,,,,.taroas
BENNINGroN.-The first snow of the
season fell on Sunday evening, mixed
with hail
II. w. Parks residence in North
Bennington is advertised in the New
York papers for sale.
Rev. IT, NJ Gallaher of Brooklyn will
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ovanir,, Nov r
BENsON.-Mr. Ell. Barber of this
place had his shoulder badly broken last