The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-07

corruptly received money to influence their
official acts, and the Trustees and Mana
gers would stand charged In the public
estimation with having paid money for that
purpose. A copy Of this SO called Hatch
Voucher and list accompanying 1t will be
found in the Appendix marked Exhibit "a, "
and against the names ofeach of those gen.
tlemen on the list who were members of
the Legislature in 1869, and received money
from Hatch is a cypher. The committee
find that the 'list' Of names was made by
Hatch as a memorandum in 1869, and
comprised the names of gentlemen who
had been employed professionally in the
interests of the Vermont Central Railroad
together with those who were thought to be
friendly to its interests, and we find no evil
dcncc tending to show that any on this lis
who had prior to 1869 received money from
the Vermont CentrallR Railroad, did so for any
but legitimate and lawful purposes. All those
who received !money in 1869, as appears,
by this voucher, were attorneys, except one
who was not member, and received the
sum of twenty dollars which it is claimed was
paid him for trouble he had been put to in
adjusting some difficulties with the railroad
which fact we find to be as claimed. The
attorneys who were MT members, except
Col. Vcazey, were at Montpelier during the
session of 1869 in the interest of the Yer
mont Central, and we find no testimony
which in any way indicates that they attemt-
ed to influence legislation in any improper
manner. or were there for any such pur-
pose. BY referring to the testimony, Page
/, it will he seen that Col. Veazey earned
his money and could in no way be charged
with any corrupt motive or practice. This
disposcs of all those whose names appear
upon the voucher, except such as were
members of either the Senate or House in
1869. In respect to those gentlemen, we
do not find that any of them received the
money believing it was paid for any scrvl-
ces they had performed or were to perform
for this railroad in their official capacity,
but on the contrary supposed that the reason
assigned for their employment was rs stated
by Hatch, for the purpose ofretainng them
in u legitamatc and proper manner, and
placing them under obligation to render
for the railroad. such professional services
us they might be called upon thereafter to
perform.
We are not equally fortunate in being
able to find that this money was paid solely
for reasons assigned, that it was entirely for
the purpose of having counsel in different
parts of the State to look after the interests
of the road by attending to the business
that might arise in their immediate locali-
ties, in their professional capacities as law
yers. If such was the fact then the distri-
button of their rctaincrs was exceedingly
injudioious and ill-advised; or at least the
claims for lost baggage, y" overcharges of
freight" and other and similar claims were
more numerous and troublesome in those
localities where energetic young lawyers
united to their professional qualifications
considerable political activity and intlu-
cncc.
We do not find that any particular meas
ures before the Legislature were passed or
defeated in consequence of these retainers !;
or that legislation has been improperly ILL
fuenccd thereby, but we believe it to be
our duty to condemn the practice OF en-
ploying more attorneys in different parts of
the State than would be necessary to trans
act their legal business, us one calculated
to impair the confidence of the public gen.
orally i'm the purity of our legislation.
Although it is fair to presume that in the
employment of these attOrnies it was cOh-
templated at the time that the road might
receive some assistance from them in pro-
fessional capacity, still we find that the
chief object and purpose was to secure
their friendship to the interests of the road
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and expected TO find them friendly to their
interests unless manifestly inconsistent
with their official duties. In short, they
expected more of them in a general way by
timent favorable to them than from anv
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