The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-19
Globes Montpelier Special.
MONTPELIER, Nov. 1S

MONTPELIER, Nov. 1S.
To-day has been laborious one in both
houses. The senate to-day, by a decided
vote Of 81 to /, passed the house bill TO
abolish the board of education.
The senate have passed bills for the
compilation of the statutes and in relation
to qualifications of the judges of the sup
rene court.
The house, by a unanimous vote, decided
to confirm Mr.. Edward S. Dana the sitting
member in his seat. They also by very
large and decisive majority refused to pay
the contestant his mileage and per diem,
thus declaring their opinion that Mr.. Will
Hanson had no shadow of claim for con-
testing Mr.. Dana's scat, as it appears that.
by placing the most favorable construction
possible for Williamson, even then he was
not elected
The house refused to pay Williamson
his mileage and per diem for the present
session, by vote of So to 121.
The bill to tax railroads was before the
house at the morning session, and was dis
cussed 10y Mr. Shurtleff of plainfield, Mr..
! all &c Ii,,rc, A., M,,,eor nf Nopol,os
ter, Mr.. Hyde of Casteton, Mr.. Cook of
Mendon. Mr. Davis of st, Adams, also by
Messrs. Batchelder of Arlington, McFad-
den, Davenport, and Goodell. The bill
was amended, fixing the valuation at
So, 900 per mile, and then passed.
Majority and minority reports were pre-
scented on the removal of the court house
in Orleans county from Irasburgh to Bar
ton. .
The house will meet at 0 a. M, and hold
evening sessions the rest of the session.
The resolution to postpone the final adj
journment was defeated, and the legis-
lature will adjourn on Friday.
The house was in session until late
hour.
The most exciting day in the history of
legislation in tbs state is expected to-mor.
row. LEX.
REPORT ON TIE HYDE BILL.
The following is the report presented by
Gen. Grout, Mr.. Goodel of Brandon, and
Mr.. Como of South Hero, of the minority
of the committe on Mr.. Hyde's bill:
To the House of Representatives The
minority of the committee on railroads, tc
whom was referred house bill No. SO, emit
tied, can act making provision for regu
lating the rates Tor the transportation oil
freight passengers or cars on certain rail
roads therein named," would respectfully
report, that the company complained of
to wit: the Delaware and Hudson Cana
Company, receive as freight upon the art
Giles of marble and slate, taken together
about the sum of $1S0,000 annually tina
these interests are located mainly in thu
county of Rutland, are of permanent
character, and of such importance as Il
demand the attention and reasonable pro
lection of the legislature-th the slate interes
alone being variously estimated by witness
es who appeared before the committee a
employing from $1,500,0OO to $4,000, 90
capital.
1t appeared before the committee, tina
heavy determinations were made by sail
company, upon whose lines these interest
are located, in the transportation of thes
products from the marble quarries Of Yves
Rutland, and from the slate quarries @
Castleton, Hydeville, Fairhaven, Poultne
and Pawlet to competing points at Rutlan
and Schenectady and so heavy as, in on
opinion, to make the transportation o
these products by said company muc
more profitable than the production {
these articles can, with the present rates {
transportation, possibly be made to thos
who produce them.
These industries are so located that the
are at the mercy of said company, and al
compelled TO pay just what said compar
exact, or stop business and the minorii
of your committee think that the freigh
demanded upon these articles by said cor
pany are much larger than they ought
be in fact, SO large as to seriously int
fere with the profitable production
them. For instance from West RutlaI
to Rutland, distance of four miles, Il
company charge one dollar per ton, {
). marble going west over the Harlem exte
y sion,-25 cents per ton per mile, and fro
Hydeville to Rutland, distance of abo
IS fourteen miles, they charge $l250 per c
of ten tons, fraction less than nine Ger
IS per ton per mile whereas, from Scheme
tady to Rutland, distance of So mile
this same company carry grain for abo
rs cents per ton for the whole distance
0. less than one cent per ton per mile, d
elimination, in our opinion, alike without re
son or precedent. Other numerous discril
y nations, more or less severe, were shown
transporting these articles to other poin
detailed statement of which would sw
' this report beyond its intended limits
Of which, In our judgment, are contrary