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Veto by the Governor of the Bill to
| Pay the Rutland County National
inr "H r Ell - Tie n mSrIimstos '" and
| south Burlington Line-special Or
| dcrs for To-day.
MONTPELIER, Nov. 10.
The Governor, this afternoon sent to the
Senate veto of $. 43, "An act to pay the
Rutland County National Bank the sum
therein named,' (S37O.74), This bill has had
a hard time from its first appearance in the
| Legislature. Governor Page introduced it
in 1880, and asked for much larger sum-
about $500, | believe. The committee on
claims cut 1t down, about one half, whcreat
| he lost his temper and said he would take all
or nothing. So the bill failed to pass. 1t is
to recover of the State the sum which the
bank claims 1t paid out IN the pursuit of its
defauting teller William 4. Brown, who
skipped" the State in 1873, and went TO
Denver, Colorado, a dcluulter in large sum.
The Sheriff and States Attorney of Rutland
county, went to Denver aud brought him
back to Rutland, He was put under heavy
bonds, which were forfeited, and $500 were
paid into the State Treasury. lie was never
brought to trial. The great objection to the
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States Attorney gong. and 1t is hard to see
what the necessity was. If there had been
any need of counsel at Denver, local prac.
tiloncr would have been of much greater use
than The best lawyer in Vermont. Then it is
argued that the bank need d him for its own
affairs, and his arrest subscrv,d no public COED
| for he has never p aid tie penalty Oh his CRIME,
us he would have, If he hal been Il drunkard
ora sheep thief Al this session the bill passed
the Senate easily enough; but i. was well
killed in the House; the vote was reconsi-
dcrcd md it was passed when there was n
thin Attendance ON Saturday morning. The
| Governors reasons are rs follows:
The s,alu e provides hat certain expenses
incurred in the pursuit. capture and trans
porlaipn Of criminals may he allowed by
the auditor of accounts. Other claims of
ihls kun come before the Legislature, ami
their allowance has for Yeas been substauii.
ally guarded by certain rules based on en-
pcIicnCc. \ portion of the amount en-
uraced in this bill is to REIMBURSE the claim
ant for the expenses of person, who nc
comptnicd an officer ON his journey to Sc
cure the r,qulsitIUn, and bring TO Yer
mont an alleged criminal already under
arrest at Denver, Colorado. SO far ms ! am
able TO learn this is the first case where II
cllm of this kind against the State has becu
allowed by the Legislature. II allowed il,
will establish precedent for paying the en-
pcnscs of two persons instead of one in such
cases For this and other reasons | am con-
strained to withhold my approval OF this bill
joins l.. BAEsTow,
Governor.
The veto was laid upon the table, ordered
to be printed and was made the special or
der for tomorrow forenoon at half past
ten.
BurIIngtOn's southern BOUNDARY.
The movement to change the southern
boundary of the city is growing in strength.
Its friends have determined TO modify the
bill somewhat so as to have the boundary
line upon the west side of Shclburn street
as it now is That will allow the Queen
City Park to remain in South Burlington.
But it proposed to extend the line from the
east side Of Shelburn street due east along
the highway which extends from Sheiburn
street toward Spear street, as far eastward
as the cast line of the two one hundred
acre lots in controversy and thence norher-
ly along the said east line, so as TO
Include substantially lots of MIR. Strong, Mrs.
Blinn, Mr.. T. A. Hopkins, Mr. Frederick
lladley and N. b. Proctor. This is all leas.
ed land, aud pays no taxes 10 South Burling-
ton, excepting upon Improvements. This
land WAS originally portion of the old Per-
ny farm, aud was left out of the city limits in
1865, as being purely agricultural property
1t is now divided into lots, ant, has been sold
of in parcels for building purposes by Mr.
ladley, whose own list was doubled this
Spring. Mr.. Hopkins, ~ is well known,
bought of Mr. Hudcv subsequent to the 60
ing into operation OF the new TAX law, and
moved there on the 30.h OF last March to
escape his city taxation. He thereby saves,
according 10 hla own statement, in The neigh.
qorhuod Of S400, partly by the lower rate Of
taxation in South Burlington, AMI partly, it
is understood, by the tender cons Iteration
which the listers of South Burlington have
for Mr.. llopklns's economical tendencies.
AT the hearing tonight Mr.. G. j. Algcr
appeared before the committee in behalf of
the bill. lie sad h. hid no hostility TO Mr.
Hopkins or the other pels Jns holding the
contested lots of ground, and denied that
that was The animus of the bill. lie admitted
that Mr.. Hopkins had the undsputed
legal right to take the course that he
had. lie explained that the manufacturing
and industrial growth OF the city tended
southwark, and that the majority of the Ia
Dor OF the city was employed in enterprises
located south of Main street. The lots in
question were the tinc,t sites for building on
ShelDuin street. They must Ultimately be-
come part of the city and the time to
take the step toward acquisition was
now, before any further improvements
were made. AS an additional reason for
annexation, he said that whoever might live
on these lots must inevitably enjoy all the
privileges of Burlington, and it vas no more
than fair that they should contribute toward
supporting these privileges. The only sub
stautial loss to South Burlington would be
what she had gained from the immigration
of Burlington citizens. Mr.. Ager was ques-
toned by members of the committee and by
Judge Wales (who stated that he appeared
for South Burlington in regard to the Stats
ties of Burlngton's growth, the rate Of her
taxation, etc, which he answered 10 detail.
MIR, Hopkins thcu made an imprisoned and
fervid appeal to the committee for protection
against what he denounced as AN invasion
upon his rights as free man to roam where
he pleased even ii his flight was caused by
an intense desire TO escape city taxation,
He declared that the city did not now aud
never had conferred any advantages in priv
iegrs upon him for which he had not paid
a full equivalent, and that the State had no
right to tax him for any property or securi-
lies which were without the jurisdiction
the State. If all his property was in the form
Of mortgages upon property in the west,
then his poll was all that was legal
ly taxable here. He admitted that that