Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-11-13
SENATE.

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is - ,rr Rev. Mr. Merrill chaplain Of the House
! Journal OF yesterday read and approved.
\ Biis introduced and refyTed. BY Mr. Bailey
relating the to time of holding the Supreme Courl
for the several counties to Judiciary COM
By Mr.. Humphrey, to incorporate the Mnllets
/ Bay Hotel Company 10 general com
! By Mr.. Esey, % incorporate the Trustees OF
the Vermont Academy to com. on education.
| By Mr. Morrill, 70 encourage the stocking OF
Pdssumpsic river with black bass to general
com.
BY Mr., Bartlett, to Incorporate the Island
| Pond Savings Bank to COM on banks
/ BY Mr.. King. in amendment Of sec | T. ch 81,
2 :, relating 20 the payment Of debts and lega-
cies Of deceased persons to judiciary com.
/ Special Ordcr.-S j6, TO authorize the lorna
/ ton of railroad corporntions, and to regulate the
same. The several amendments proposed by the
com were agreed to.
Mr.. Neazey briefly stated what he deemed to
be the advantages Of this bill. BY making legis
latiOn general it wOnld do away with the oppor.
tunty of charging corruption, which was some
times supposed 10 attach to special legislation
For the past two or three weeks, most OF the time
OF the committees had been required with refer
renee to " special matters, and nearly all the
people drawn here by the legislature were here
for =" special legislation. lie thought it an
important step in the right direction tn cut of
this easE Of legislation, which requires 50 much
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regarded the position taken at this session, in re-
lation to tie change Of names, one favorable
step.
If parties come here fir special charters after a
general law is passed. or for any special relief,
the Legislature will he under no obligations to
hear them, if the general law provides for all con-
tingencies. lie had heard 1t suggested that char
ters have already been granted for every SUPPOSE
BILE road in the State The same argument was
made against a similar bill two Years ago, hut
more applications have been made for RilrOnd
charters tie present session than ever before.
| To the objection which had been urged that il
would give the right t. build parallel roads. Mr..
Neazey said we were already committed to paral-
lol roads, and should he likely to build them
wherever they seemed to be required, and the
money could be obtained 10 build them with.
| Speaking Of competing roads, he thought ths
| limitation of the fostering care Of the State should
end last where the interests OF the people require
it to end IIo did not believe railroads would be
| built out of spite, and If business requirements
are such as to demand parallel road, ii should
be built 1t is matter that will regulate itself
| Capital is sensitive and will not seek investment
where there is not Il fair chance Tor profitable
return
1t Is important to have q counterbulancina
power against powerful corpOrations. II will
only be when there lisa violation Of what * right
and fair and just. that the people would step
in under the provisions Of general law to check
the abuse Of power.
Vermont is an exception to the general rule.
You will find this act upos the statute books of a
majority of the northern States and he had never
heard of an instance whore there was any desire
10 have it repealed. Mr.. Neazcy read from the
| Report of the Massachusetts, Railroad Commits
sioncrs an argument in favor of n general rail-
road act.
Why not permit the people 10 build railroad
wherever the people want one provided they
have the money TO put into it,
lie did not understand the force Of the assei-
ton, that we are not yet ready for such law.
| If the measure is right, be was not able to un-
derstand why we were not ready for IT, If II
were sumptuary or police law, II might be
useless 10 enact t, until there is a public senti-
ment to back IL, but such is not the case. lie
briefly referred To the objection that seems made
TO the bill, that existing railroad companies did
ot oppose it therefore we must be shy of it.
On motion OF Mr.. Bailey, ordered to lie until
halfpast two this afternoon.
On motion Of Mr. Morrill,, edjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Glazier, chaplain Of the
Senate.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
Joint Resolutions By Mr.. Swain, Of Rocking
ham, that one senator and three members Of the
House, from each congressional district. be ap-
pointed by the President Of the Senate and Speak
~ OF tue HOUSE, respectively W chhNass NOtcs
for Members OF Congress adopted on the part
OF the House.
by Mr. Ormsbce, Of Brandon, inviting DR.,
Middleton Goldsmith, Of Rutland 10 address the
General Assembly on the subject Of Fisheries of
Vermont, in the Representatives Hall, at such
time as he may designate for that purpose ; ad-
dopted on the part Of the House.
by Mr.. Butterteld, of Wilmington, that the
use Of the Representatives Hall be granted to the
State Temperance Society, on Wednesday evening
Nov. l3th, for the purpose OF AN address by Hon.
Neal Dow, Of Portland, Me. adopted on the part
Of the House.