Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-12-19

great labor was in what il did not do,
or in other words, killing the private
pocket schemes or many who had
their ''little jobs and the almost
wild and clIimerical ideas ofothers, as
appeared in their bills relating to
pubic policy. 4 few Of these are
worthy of notice. y certain man
who has represented the town OF Ches-
ter several terms, vino claims To wear
the mantle Of his father, conceived the
idea of havinga new county by the
name of Allen, by taking eleven towns
from Windham and Windsor counties
and tue ncst-egg was to be my dear
Chester-so handy for lawyers TO have
Court House in their own door-yard
and then if the new county was CRATE
ful it would remember its Hugh and
send him to the Senate-all these
things are so convenient. After its
measure had been taken before a
special committee and returned to the
House, and after costing the State a
big lump in time, by discussion, it
was carried in the House by three
majority, happily disappointing the
friends Of the measure; the secret
was "buttonholing; it works charm.
ingly, but it didn't stand fire in the
Senate at all, and perhaps our friend
Hugh didn't care to have it, for now
he can say to the obstetrics, 81
fetched it half way this time, neat
time | can bring t." Now il iooks
as if he ought to be returned. Anoth-
er member from Castleton, who owns
a slate quarry and represents the slate
interests, came in with bill to regu-
late tariff on a certain railroad, claim
ing of course, that they taxed too
much and wished to have them
"shrunk" alittle CHATS what it meant)
although the bill was dressed up ever
SO nice, the committee, after a great
many hearings by evidence and coun-
sci, reported adversely, except two,
and after quite q lengthy discussion
in the House a member who had been
bored all up into pin holes "shut pan"
by the previous question when it was
thrown to the winds by a decisive
vote, but Mr.. Hyde,not extinguished /;
a motion to reconsider was made the
next day, when new men travelled
over the same course, Till the previous
question came down on them like q
"wet blanket" and the motion was
lost three to one.
Another was TO charter the bond
holders Of the Vermont Central Il. r.,
which brought Gov. Smith down before
the committee for hours at a time, but
the Old Governor was tride too long
for them and the bill failed. Consid
cradle time was wasted over license
bill, or free rum. Judging by what one
could see Of the man who introduced
the bill, and his persistency in put,
ting himself and party on record, he
lived there and loved it. The SNUG
little sum Of $4,000 was asked t.
build a House Of Correction at Essex
junction. The sum Of $4,000 wa;
asked to build a Reform School a
Waterbury for evil disposed ant
vicious girls, and the further sum o
$4,000 was asked for officers to ruI
it. The sum of $4,000 was asked to
buy more land for the Reform Schoo
and also $4,000 to buy the shops
where the wood work of the Oh air
are made, so that the boys could max,
a whole chair; all they do now is tx
put in the cane. 100000 was asked
for an addition to the State House.
The State House was banked u
with bills and resolutions TO pay var
ious parties the sums therein named
Many Of them were slaughtered, bu
too many Of them slipped through
One OF these caused some hours O
discussion. 1t appeared that one ?
Ii. Bowen sold swndle patent RICH
for gates in several counties, procur
ing their names under false pretense
to variety of papers which were at
forwards presented to the signers ii
the form Of notes, and were called up
on by these third parties to "forI
oyer;" Bowen stepped oyer. int
New York a requisition was procurct
from Gov. Converse OH Gov. Dix t,
hand Bowen over to the authorize
of this State; Gov. Dix said he hac
no authority to deliver the goods ant
Gov. Converse had no business t.
grant requistion, of course couchct
in different language, )and so the maj
that did the running wanted n slice f.