Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-11-01


MONTPELIER, Oct 20, 1873.
The present House of Representatives diff
fers widely from its predecessors Of 1874 and
80 in one respect at least it is not talking
body. TO he sure there is Judge Poland
whose opinion on al important subjects is
sought for. aud whose remarks arc always in
order; then there are half dozen young
lawyers who are usually ready TO defend or
fight all the bills which have been brought
before their committee, The Judiciary, accord
ing rs their reports have been favorable or
adverse; then there is the gentleman from
Brandon who gets oil some good hits, but
whose aggregate remarks measure moro in
length and less in breadth aud thickness than
those Of any other member Of the House
then there is ilr. Camp Of Newport who is
enabled by his long Legislative experience and
clpa, iorcibie oppression. 20 command close
attention whenever he speaks and last but
not least among the principal takers, though
smallest in stature, is Mr.. Howe of Ludlow,
who assumes the leadership in all measures
of retrcnchment and reform. The balance Of
the members are very rarely heard except on
questions in which they have special interest.
1t should not, however, be assumed there
from that they are less capable Of intelligent
action on public measures than their brother
members who do the talking.
Thccausl Of female suffrage recoiveda check
in the House to-day which must somewhat
dampon the urior of it's advocates. The bill
allowing women who are taxpayers to vote
I,
by vote Of about three to one Judge Poland
favored an amendment providing that only
single women should irve the right to vote,
because every married woman is represented
by an attorney who votes just rs she tells
him. The principal argument used against
the bill was that it is very proper for women
TO vote in school meeting. hut not cxpedient.
There was also long debate in the House
this afternoon over the bill which provides
that the plaintiff in q suit before justice Of
the peace may recover costs to the amount Of
five dollars when the debt docs not exceed
that sum, but it was finally passed by small
majority. Several bills have been introduced
looking to a complete change in our divorce
laws. II is difficult to predict ut present what
will grow out of them, but there is very
strong feeling that the present laws on the
subject are full of defects.
The license bill introduced 10y Mr.. Reding-
ton Of Rutland seems .o meet with lint It'll
favor and will apparently be consigned to
worse fate tl.nu tbni vbiclL,r,liits rrsdcc,s.
sors of two n,d four wears ooo Tho facts
that tho nr,s,rt logislo,rro IL much ,,oro
tempernte than those Of thc mast few voors
and that tbcr, has NOT b.,, soon Il .ir,lo
drrrl,sr r,o,, r,,o, ,l,o .,r.,,s r III, ill.,,
duripo tl,e s.ssion nre -, ,,,;t,II, common, 10,
the remark that ,be ,,r..s,,t law is n d,,d l..
for
Tho ,hottcl p,o,too,. Lii .o-c,,l.d ,os
tbo spl,i,ct of v,r,, Iivol,. J,.,us.io,, in ,I,o
Horso l,t f,u,l q, IT,. ,,,.. ,t a., H.,
votes of tho session I, ,r,. ..s,.,,i,ll,, s;,,,i
lar in features to fla. Nr,..,clu..tts ord M.
Uanpsbir. L,,,. with the additional .,f,
o,,ari that n MINIS wifi. uust ioi, with lin,
in eivir,, a ,nort,,.,, ~, ,,r,g;,,, .r,,,, ,,,,
on rronsrt, o,.,rnt la, iau, frn,, ,,r,,i,,,
Tho bait,r nrot.ctior 6f n,o moor ,non,s Ia
forests WINS tl,a cl,i.f or,.,,,n,,,, ,l,orc,Jlou,
for and o,,oi,,.t fla. lin Aim s,,.i,o. =, ga
turo has been introJpc,d in tbo S.,oto ord
strono efforts will he mad. f., bov. +, ,o..
that body with thc hone that # will inns amin
momentum enough to send il tI,rouob the
House.
The doc hills IN. fish and came hills aud
tho ,ro,u,, ILL., ain r.,,,;, T., a., I,,,,l.,t
the committe,.; IN whom th., ,v,,.. r..,cct;y,
IL rsfarrsd ,ncb oe which :. .,;I ioli;,,,,
hearings and tryipp 70 cmbody in II single
hill all the GOOD ,,oints which mai, le ,,-.
scented
The spbi.c. of salary of fine Sn,,re,ne court
JUDGES was ally discussed IN fine Scnot, to.