St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-22
From Montpelier.

From Montpelier
MONTPELIER. Nov. Ii. l-72.
INVESTIGATIONS.
The Investigation NOW being made
into the Insane Asylum at Brattlcboro.
j. most searching and thorough. The
Committee left on Thursday for Brat
tlchoro. where they are to take tcSti-
momy in behalf of the managers of the
Asylum. From thence they go to
northampton. Mass. and Concord, n
II. to inspect the State ASN lumS AT
those points. and will return here ON
Tuesday. Numerous Witnesses have
been already examined bN the Commit
tee. who have made some startling dis
closures. if true. They all testify to
the brutality of the Keepers and the
general acknowledgement of the lnStitu-
ton. Among these witnesses have been
Rev. Peter II. Shaw. of BrouklNn: Mrs.
lIclcn G.. Lamg~horc. of Burlington :
Nh. Phelps. of Milton Mr.. Gibbs. of
IhrttoI,l. and EdN ard Lynch. IL switch
man on the Vermont Central railroad.
The examination has been conducted
lay Capt. Il. II. Start. while McS>rS.
Charles y. Davenport and Charles X.
Field. Of lir;it1lrh"r". appear as conn
sci for the i>l lum. and subject each
Witness to II severe -cNamiIrit ion.
Om Tuesday evening next the Joint
committee appointed +" investigate the
charges made 10y the Boston IiurcIk1
against the managers at the Vermont
Central and Vermont and Canada rail
I I
tive rrtaincI>. will have their first meet
ing. The committee evidently expect
considerable business before them, a.
they have engaged the services of Mr..
ONiatt of this village. an experienced
short hand reporter. The committee is
Il fair one and will undoubtedly see hat
Justice i done EN-taov. IIrmdcc and
other Legislators of l~to. charged with
holrlln" rctaimrI> from the Vermont
Central Railroad.
y serious opposition To the Board of
Education and its Secretary is spring
Ing up in various quarters. The FIRE
Iurnt change of text books seems to Ice
at the bottom of the movement. \ hill
WAS introduced III the House TO-DAY 10y
Mr.. WalWorth of Coventry. to abolish
the board. OF course, there is no dan
ger al The passage of 81 radical Il meas
me. and am confident the result of
the lahOr> of the committee who have
been appointed Ia investigate the pro-
c-cdiug> of the Board of Education
will he such ~ To set the Board of Edu-
cation and Secretary French III Il most
taVordhlc light before the people.
That common Scn>e and much-necd
ed measure
TIE INTEREST BILL.
after hay inn PASSED the Senate almost
unanimously. goes to the wall in the
House. 10y u vote of l02 to no. Its
friends. however. from the >mallnc>S oi
TIA" majority. have renewed hope that
Isl will see ii hccnme the law of the
State. Onc of it, most persistent oppo-
nrnt~. singular To say, WAS Mr.. OrmS-
h"c al Brandon. representing one of the
most thriving communities in the State,
and ON" which appreciates how posi-
lively injurious the uSury laws are To
business interests.
TIE 'L\rENL VERMONT RAILROAD BILL
WAS passed 10y the Senate Thursday
morning. and was the occasion of Il
sharp debate between Senators Rev
nnld> and Powers: the former oppoS-
ing and the latter advocating the bill
Both Senators ably handled themselves
in the discussion. The hill came M in
the House Friday afternoon upon the
favorable report of the Committee on
Railroads. and il WAS generally expect
ed it would 90 to its third reading at
the time with little opposition, but Il
motion WAS made To postpone its con
>idcratinu until "Wednesday next. which
Hitrl little opposition 10y some of the
friends of the bill. prevailed. There is
no organized hostility to the measure
III the House: and. after one or two
speeches. which are promised on it. il
will pass with hardly Il dozen negative
votes.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
dnc> not seem To meet with much favor
from the Senate. the Joint resolution
providing for the making of plans 10y an
architect having been voted down bv :,
large majority.
The number of bills amcndatory of
THE LIQToR LAW
i legion; but not 4 1.-THE of them will
pass. | understand the House Judicial
slider these alcoholic measures until af-
ter the other business before them is
disposed of. Little is said about the
state Police bill. pr" OF con. The last
proposition is in the WAY of tinkerinu
the liquor law. j. Il hill To create :,
state Rum>cllcr" +" supply the town
agents with pure liquors.
! regret I" 50" Il movement on foot
towards rripping "r aboli>hing the
STATE BOARD OF AGEICILTURE.
1t has performed 50 useful Il work for
Vermont 10y its public sessions in vnri-
the um>cli>h and efficient efforts of its
Secretary Prof. Collier a. will he seen
by the able report of his laboIs to the
Board. l." AROUSE public opinion upon
these Important matters. 50 intimately
connected with the progress of the
state, that should hr slow to hclcv,
that such - step Wa> seriously contcm-
plated. The opposition t" the Board is
based on narrow Views of men and
things. lit costs Something is the cry
and that l. enough for some Legislators
( I" dccrN ANY measure. even if it would
eventually enrich the State ten times
the sum asked Ia set it on foot Letter
/ Ia H"rI'uGfon Free Press.
The horse disease is rapidly disap-
i'"aIing. The new cnmplaint-hors,
dr"psN j. affecting many of the ami
mails that were longest afflicted with tn,