Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-11-13
WATCHMAN & JOURNAL.
P.P. WALTON, JR., EDITOR.
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY. NOV. 10. 1915.
THE LEGISLATHRE.

! We have done our best to sweep up the odds aud
ends of the session, though there are some things
which must be lett for the future. The acts pas
sed in the hands of the Secretary Of State, at
Burlington, so that we cannot give list; but we
will advert to the principal things done and not
done, as far as our memory will permit. The two
most important laws enacted are the act in relation
to Common Schools, and the act to abolish the
State School Fund; the former is intended TO ee-
vate our common schools and secure the best boon
to the children of the State which it can give To
this end system of SUPPLEMENTARY, which shall
hold teachers TO sort ofresponsibiity has long
been felt to be necessary and this it is the pur
pose OF the law to secure. With the aid of the
excellent State Superintendent THE Hon. Horace
Eaton,) and the concurrence of the county and
town superintendent and the people, this law will
do much to improve our common schools; and we
trust the press will bespeak for this experiment
fair trial
The act abolishng the School Fund was treated
as party measure, and will doubtless be most in
dustrously hurped upon lorparty effect. We shall
have our part to do at the proper time, and will on
yremark now that the object is and the effect of
so long terrified portion of the people, and to re-
icve the people of this day and generation from
the burden of maintaining system entirely USE
less to themselves and of at least doubtful advan-
tage to posterity.
The following Railroad Bills were PISSED: to
charter the Vermont and Canoda road, from Cana
da line in Highgate to connect with the Central,
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the others shall not be built. This is avery import
ant charter and we trust that the capitalists of Bos
ton and Montreal will at once avail themselves of
this opportunity to secure their own interests as
well as that of Vermont.
To charter the Western Vermont Rail road, from
Rutland to Pownal--t to connect with the Western
Road in Massachusetts.
To charter the Bratteboro' and Bennington road
to connect Boston and Troy ere long.
To divide the Passumpsic and Connecticut River
r. r. Company into two corporations White riv-
err being the line of division. This bill contains
important principles touching the connection of
roads from New Hampshire, and is intended to Sc
cure liberal and just policy in both States.
The bill to charter the Northern Extension Rail-
road from Lebanon, ~ H. TO connect with the Cen
trail Road was suffered by its friends to sleep the
sleepof death, upon the table.
bill to repeal section of the Central char
ter, and the resolutions of Mr. Swift assailing THAT
charter, were dismissed by decisive votes of the
House. The last was the only really exciting
question in the House, aud for reasons growing out
of the extraordinary circumstances attending it. -
We shall give history of the matter whenever
necessary.
The propositions for county poor houses-to al
ter the license laws various in NUMBER i'm rela-
ton to the competency of witnesses to abol-
lsh capital punsl.u.. mt, were all lost.
For the rest, there an unusually large num-
Der of corporations granted, and various laws pass
ed modifying existing provisons-of which the
public will soon be apprizcd by the official publ
cation Of the acts.
The session was unusually pleasant every way,
and the amount of business done is large