Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-20
Notes Mt the Capitol.

land county is well represented.
GOVERNOR PRocroR's veto message in another
column will not diminish the popular regard for
him as a sound, wise and successful executive.
THE Governors clerks have folded and mailed
the small number of twelve hundred copies of the
neutrality-suspicious. and more to follow"
THE Senator who urged as one merit of his
candidate that he had "an honest boy" used a
pertinent argument, though not a successful one
GOVERNOR PRooroR's proclamation receives
warm approval on all sides as brief but sugges-
tive document, and worthy in all respects Of the
man.
THE gentleman from Rutland shed few tears
over his bill to draw some four thousand dollars
ont of the state treasury, and laid it in its mar
row bed.
SIX hours yesterday on the salary bill and
"nary" penny saved by it all, and legislators
get three dollars per day who exhibit such zeal
in reform.
THE report of the Committee on Debentures
received closer attention than any of reports yet
presented. The zeal for retrenchment was not
very strong.
THE Topsham contested election case after
hanging fire all the session, was decided Mon
day, and the claimant" was granted leave to
stay at home.
SENATOR BALLARD voiced the verdict of all
sensible persons when he said he wanted law
that would protect the people from the black
smith kind of dentist.
GEN. GEO. +. DAVIS, of Cavendish, who was
Quartermaster-G General in the days Of the war,
was about the State House Wednesday. His years
and cares seem to sit lightly on him.
Mr. REDINGToN made good point in discuss
ing Dr. Nichols salary in saying the legislature
was not fixing salary for certain man, but for
the office, whoever might be the incumbent
Do ANY members or attaches of the legs-
lature regard it as great bore to remain in
Montpelier any longer? Yes and that's just the
way the people of the state at large regard it,
THE penitence Of those members whom the
| Speaker rebuked for using language not quite up
to the parliamentary standard was very touching
and instructive, as well as full of encouragement.
A SENATOR from Windsor county spoke in high
terms OF the eloquence of Senator Ballard. Per-
haps he feared that eloquence would carry bill
against which he laboring; and it did carry it.
| ONE of the lawyers of the House insists that
the passage of the divorce bill was practically
repeating the ten Commandments. But is not
the dispensation of Christ later than that of Moses
on this point?
GEORGE HAMMOND of Middlebury, has made
for himself good record as chairman of the
committee on claims, a committee which gets
probably more "bull-dozing" than any other
committee of the House
MIR. Ely GODDARD did himself great credit in
his brief, pointed speech in behalf of his resou-
ton respecting a national school of diplomacy
His views commended themselves to every well
informed man in the House.
THE effort to pronounce three days old -
cider an ntoxcant, Saturday, too much-the
farmers wanted their beverage little longer
than that--and got it, viii you let it alone, gen.
tlemen at the end of thirty days?
The suggestion was made at the prayer meet
ing that the unfinished business of this ses-
sion of the Legislature could be completed in
heaven. But one sagacious member of the House
feared there might not be quorum.
SENATOR DEANE grew little "sarkustc" when
he said the joint assembly should save the town
of Brandon and its representative from the great
sorrow overhanging them, by electing Professor
Conant as Superintendent of education.
"a FEW sheets of paper, if you please, said
he to the clerk of the Sergeant-at-Arms. "Why,
Mr.. -, that's not half as much as you want;
your seven boys all want copy books at school
this winter" said his fellow-member, who stood
by his side
A CORRESPONDENT inquiries after that Agrcul-
tural College BILL which passed the House early
in the session, but seems to have lodged in the
Senate. lie thinks he expresses the feeling of a
good many in hoping there is no hostile design in
its protracted slumber.
THE lecture on Florida " Wednesday night by
Rev. Joshua Butts was fully attended and quite
interesting The burden of the lecture was that il
any of the of Vermont wanted to emgrate
to another section of the country. Florida offered
the most favorable locality.
Mr. SMALLEY created sensation among the
members Of the committee on state officers and
salaries by suggesting that all of the BILL after the
enacting clause be dismissed. That was
brad " which made the gentleman touched by
it stir about in a lively manner.
Mr. ELY-GoDDARD called the attention of the
House to the fact that the time occupied in calling
the yeas and nays two or three times would cost
the state as much or more than all it saved by re-
ducing DR.. Nichols salary which was plain doc
| trine for some of the sham reformers.
| FRANK CHANDLER, of Leicester, has sent to the
Cabinet an old Indian mortar in which they
| pounded out the corn. DIR. Cutting has some
anters from the West four feet long and four feet
wide, which must have presented quite formid-
able appearance upon the head of their original
| owner
| WHILE Mrs Woodbridge was delivering her
thrilling lecture temperance in Representatives
Hall, hearing the Tatro murder be-
| fore the judiciary committee was going on in the
Senate Chamber. 'Tis not every night that two
such temperance lectures heard in one
| building.
COLONEL i. H. POWELL, Audtor-elect, not
only fortunate in his personal character and
record, but in the friends who espoused his cause.
The remarks of Senators Ballard Belden and Dill
lingham, and Representatives Steele, Ely Goddard
and Hammond and others, were such that any
man might remember them with satisfaction.
THE discussion of the salary bill brought out
good many facts respecting the multiplied labors
the fidelity and executive ability of DIR. Nichols,
our honored Secretary of State But few mem
bers OF the legislature have any adequate idea Of
the amount of work and painstaking care Of DR..
MINUS uu1oH tuouSh bhty hu'N anu IcsIcOt
the man
THE musical feature Of the legislative prayer
meeting has been rendered more attractive by the
Introduction of fine Estey chapel organ presided
over by Edward Towner, of this village, and Rep
resentatve Hoton of Jamaica leads the singing.
) Chaplain Cushing said the other morning he
knew Deacon Estey would be blessed for sending
the organ.
JUDGE POLAND voiced the judgment of all good
citizens when he said, respecting the bill to com
mute the sentence of Henry Grayelin, that he had
fair trial. good counsel and was found guilty
and II the state had law for capital Punishment
\ it should be executed in his case. As was re
marked by some one, this is not good year fol
J murderers
REPREsESTATIvE DARrT OF Weathersfeld, ant
; the Representative farmer OF the House, called
the attention of his associates to the requirement.
of an oath they took at the beginning of the SEES
sion. lie wanted, like any right-minded man
true REFORM but not that kind which REFORM
good men out of office. His tribute TO Stat
' Treasurer Page was generous and deserved one
: AFTER the passage of the bill to abolish tn
u Board OF Agriculture, warm friend Of the bill
: said he was ready to attend the morning praye
tba hole al