Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-11-18

their own accord. expect to see valiant
Horatio resiguing his Office as
governor and coming on at the double
quick at the head of the New York quota
and few over for good measure, just
about Thanksgiving time And then our
country's safe. Perhaps the result of the
elections through the North may have
slightly deranged his patriotic combina-
tions however. More anon.
Yours truly, DUNN BROWNE.
@ On the question of increasing the
salary of certain probate judges, the fol-
lowing occurred on Saturday the 9TH inst:
Mr. Child stated that the population of
Lamoille county is l2,359, and the sal
ary of the probate judge is only $3.50,
while the salary according to the average
of other counties should be $3.50 When
the salary was fixed the census had not
been taken, and now Lamoille county only
asks to have the salary raised to the av-
erage of other counties, Lamoille county
had furnished more troops than any 9TH
er county in the State, in prop 'rtion to
its population, and he saw no reason why
the county should not pc treated as fairly
in this respect as other counties.
MIR Williams opposed the bill, the con-
tinued cry is "give " "give!
MIR Nichols said that in the last decade
matters hal greatly changed in regard to
their duties. In the other bra nch of the
Legislature, those who represent the towns
in the state have passed this bill, and why
should we refuse to pass it? He only
asked that justice sho uld be done the peo-
pie of his district The population of
Rutland district is 24,l22: and the fees
received during the yearamouuts to 1902
50, while the salary of thejudgc Isl only
$500. The salary, according to the aver
Page of other. salaries. would be about So
90, which is the amount provided by the
bill. He stated that the office is one of
the most laborious ones in the state the
judge being compelled to devote the whole
of his own time and that of his register
to the duties of the Office.
Mr. Clark of Bennington opposed the
bill. He said the committee did not
know that population afforded any criferi-
on for the salaries. He thought that the
aggregate of the salaries in the State is
sufficient, and the salaries of the different
districts arc not very unequal. 1t is not
yet time to raise the salaries of the differ.
ent officers throughout the state. Once in
ten years is often enough.
Mr. Child said that the senator from
Windsor is greatly troubled about i" that
door," He didn't wonder that he wished
to keep the door between Windsor and
Lamoille counties shut. The people Of
Windsor have some of the money that be-
longs to Lamoille. The population of
Windsor district is l6,649, and the sal
ary of the probatesjudge is $500, while
the salary according to the average would
be only $6O3. ta
Mr. Richards acknowledged that the
county of Lamoille is very patriotic. 1t
has always been called "Spunky Lamoille, "
and the senator who represents it fully
justi6es the complim ent. He had taken
some pains to find upon what basis the
salasies were fixed, and he found that
they we're not based upon population. If
we take population as basis, the salary
of the judge of Lsmoille is not sufficient,
but if we regard the amount of fees
which accrue to the state, the judge Of
Lamoille receives his full share. while
the county Of Washington has paid into
the treasury forty-nine dollars above the
salary of the judge of probate, the county
Of Lamoillc has received one hundred dol.
, lars more for salary than it has paid into
the treasury in fees. He thought this
matter should be deferred until VIC can
examine the salaries Of all the probate
, judges.
6a THE ADIRONDAC GRAPE.
r Since our farmers scannot depend with