The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-24

ApproUed - The governor announced
through his secretary that he had signed
bills as follows: II. pa, relating to revenue
for state expenses II. 29l, amending the
to punish public officers guilty of embezzle-
ment; II. 277, relating to the allowance to
widow and family of deceased; III. Az, au-
thorizing the governor and auditor to settle
accounts between Vermont and the United
States.
Read Third Time and PdSsed.-H. All,
incorporating the Rutland & Underwater
railroad company; II. 395, relating to insane
paupers: ii. 403, relating to courts of insol-
vency; III. 407, in regard to the manner OF
keeping streets in order; II. 81, relating to
allowances to widows and families of de-
ceased persons; H. 2S6, relating to attach
ment of personal property on chattel mort
gage; H. 81, relating to railroad corpora
tons: S. 3d. relating to school-houses, in
concurrence s. SO, to pay James b. Rey-
nolds the sum named; ii. LAG, to enable the
treasurer of Spaulding memorial fund to do
the things therein named
Concurred L.-The senate amendments
to H. 300, Mr.. Tinkhams oleomargarine
bill, were concurred in.
PdSSed.-H. 1886, incorporating the Ayr
shire breeders association; III. 465, incor-
porating the Farrar Park association; II.
On motion of Mr.. Butterfeld of Grafton,
adjourned.
Thursday, November 1S.
sENATE-MoRNING.
Called to order. Devotional exercises by
the chaplain.
II. II, an act to incorporate the village of
Proctor. This bill was made a special order
f,Ar1 n. nf,'n IL is
Senator Foster: :" | was requested by the
senator from Caledonia to say that he is
necessarily absent, but that he did not care
to be present"
Senator Smith: "The extended report
presented with this house bill having been
printed and furnished to every senator,
leaves very little to be said by the commit
this measure with deep sense of its impOr-
lance to the citizens of the town of Rutland
and the state Our time has been given
to the personal examination of the property
to be divided. We talked personally with a
large number of the people and found this a
very satisfactory kind of information-much
more definite and reliable than names on a
petition or remonstrance. 1t was the en-
deavor of the committee to get all the facts
of the situation. They studied it in view of
the popularity of the people and business of
Proctor, being largely the employees and
under the management of one corporation.
We studied the possibility of this corpora
ton meeting with some reverse, or stopping
its business; and then what would become
of the town? In this matter the result was
that such an enterprise could only be car
ried on by the great wealth of a single
individual or the combined capital OF
many. We are assured that the people
| should be congratulated that one of the
/ greatest and strongest and best managed
| business concerns were working this val
ttnl ln nptx rtN-it MT llfN
ement to so many men. | am of the opinion
that if the marble industry was abandoned
! for all sculptural and monumental purposes
hundreds of men could be employed in
working the stone for building and furniture
purposes. l believe Proctor is as firmly es-
tablished as the towns of st. Adams, with
its railroad shops, or st. Johnsbury with
its scale works. The expense and incon-
! venience of these people going six miles tC
do all of their town business ought not tC
be longer imposed upon them, since they
have everything of their own necessary fol
the forming and management of a town gov
eminent of their own. The committed
could not see how any injury would result
to Rutland All the marble, all the people
and all the business will remain. They mus
increase and grow as fast and, we believe
faster The roads, and horse-car lines will
remain and with the only difference o
grand list | cannot see where Rutland viii
be injured. The printed report of the com
mittee is the unanimous report OF the TIVE
houses and is the result of hard labor tc
equalize the several interests and dea
Justly with all. | believe the bill ought t,
pass"
Senator Stanley: "The reasons governin,
the committee are given in the printed re
port. That there are two sides to this ques
ton no one can deny; that the stronge
reasons are on the side of division | an
fully persuaded. The geographical situa
If tla.ag nAlyn 1 70 ha of ntf 10
strong argument in favor of the passage o
the bill. The number of inhabitants in thi
section located in two separate town organ
iZations furnishes an argument such as can
not well be ignored. The extent of territor.
in the present township of Rutland, its rap
idly increasing population in separate sec
tons, the difficulty of conducting Marcl
meetings with the present number of voters
are strong reasons which may be urged il
support of this bill. While it may be trul
said on the part of Rutland proper that tn
relief may be only temporary, save to til
part set off, in view of the rapidly growing
population il is to be borne in mind that til
growth of the town as a whole will YER
soon demand a change in the form of it
government. Such changes will be attende
with better and more just results by givin
to the section demanding it the pOpula
town system by acts of incorporation. Rut
land will be better able to adopt or hav
secured to it such system as its growt
and interests require, without having I
contend with rival and distant sections
We think the prosperity, and harmon
of the whole people will be better $,
cured by this bill; a spirit of independents
and pride will be engendered In the even
of division, all occasion for jealousies wi
cease, and instead commendable spirit {
rivalry will spring into existence. Thong
we should make new town lines the territor
and people remain the same. The SCUM
- of the word division " seems TO strlk
terror to many. AS applied TO the creatio
of new towns the analogy hardly holds goot
The growth and progress of the world call
= for these changes, and in obedience to tn
3 demand they must come, and subsequer
| events and results always demonstrate til
! wisdom of adjusting ourselves to the n
| quirements.
: Senator Baker called for the yeas an
+. nays on the third reading, which resulted
: yeas 81, nays o. Senators Bates, Drapt
i and Nash not voting or absent. 1t was the