Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-10-20
In and About the state House.


vember.
The useless Office OF railroad cor mis-, oner Is
in danger. Senator Stafford intro iuced bill into
the senate, Friday to abolish II
Col. ALpAcR Y. WALKER has been instructed
by the trustees OF the village OF Rutland to draft
a city charter for submission to the legislature.
SENATOR DwlsELL has introduced a bill to es-
tablsh state board Of health and vital statistics.
Such board would be the means Of doing great
deal Of good.
THE house very properly has Z" sat down " upon
the bills to change names OF persons. While the
probate courts have full powers in such matters,
the legislature should not be troubled with them.
MIR. SMlrH's (of st. Johnsbury) BILL to allow
husbands and wives to testify against each other,
seems to open the gates too wide. There Is per-
jury enough now, in all conscience, without set
ting up husbands and wives to be for or against
each other
The speaker showed during the debate upon
the Joint rules that his old skill In a debate has
not left him by reason Of his occupancy Of the
speakers chair. His effective arguments saved
the report of the committee from a good deal OF
amendment
THE pages OF the legislature are as follows In
the senate, julius North Of Shoreham and Will
liam ]. Stearns Of Bethel; in the house, Mention
Rockwell of Alburgh Center Earle Knsley Of
Burlington, Herbert f. Walker oil Ludlow ana
John Ross OF St. Johnsbury.
Mr. JONES Of waitsfield is chairman OF the
grand list committee; Judge circuit of Roxbury
represents Washington county on the railroad
committee; MIR. Tracy of East Montpelier on the
committee on agriculture ana Mr. Denny Oh
Northheld on the committee on Claims
THE fish and game law Is In danger The
young folks all want to go fishing next summer
and cannot have any notices staring them In the
face on the banks OF every good brook We are
afraid that even Mr.. Phelps eloquence cannot
protect the speckled beauties aho'ner year
The good news of Republican plurality OF
eight thousand in Indiana was communicated to
the members OF the house wednesday afternoon
during fifteen minutes recess, which was taken
at the suggestion OF Ex-Lieutenant Governor
Hinckley 1t was received with loud applause
THE opinion is becoming quite general among
those who have observed the sessions OF the last ten
years that this Is the aplest legislature since 1871
1t seems to possess an adaptaoility Tor business,
not often beheld and Its manner OF dealing with
the questions that have come up augurs well Tor
the state.
The committee on the revision of the laws have
the prospect of plenty OF work, of the hardest
kind, before them 1t will be no light task to in
corporate all the acts to be passed at the pres
ent session into the body oil the statutes 30 that
for once we may have perfectly logical, IMAM
biguous collection oil laws
MIR PALMER of Waterbury has presented fol
the consideration OF the legislature proposition
which it would seem that Vermont ought to think
favoraby Otto allow married women holding
| property in their own right 10 sue ana De sned
This IL practical step in the direction OF women
| rights, which ought to be adopted.
SENATOR SAFFoRD's bill for putting the collec
ton of taxes into the hands Of the town treasurer
in each town containing more than four thousand
inhabitants is worthy of consideration. 1t will
save four or five hundred dollars year in town
Of the size of St. Adams in the expense OF collec.
ton. An abstract OF its provisions will be founo
in the senate report.
| SENATOR GLEED rather startled his associate,
| bv offering A resolution so early in the session
asking that the committee on final adjournment
when appointed, be requested to report the ear
lest possible day, consistent with the business
session, for final adjournment 1t made then
feel as though cold weather was upon them, ant
sent shiver down their backs.
| OF all the silly letters that were ever writer
about any legislature, the letter which was pub
lished in last Saturday evenings Boston .Journa
over the signature of Brownie" in relation t,
|
liest The Journal is certainly unfortunate IL
most of its Vermont correspondence. whose er
rors are fully equal to its righteousness.
| TX the bouse NJ the committee on banks Mr.
Scranton of yergennes is chairman; of the ioin
committee on the reform school, Judge Cobb o
STAFFORD; of the Joint committee on the library
Mr. Parker of Pownal; of the committee under thu
| fourth Joint rule Mr.. Sumner of Halifax; of thu
| Joint committee on game and fisheries, Mr. How,
| of Ludlow: of the Joint committee on the hous
of correction. Mr.. Skinner of Barton.
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ON Friday evening last was distinctly heard Il
the sittipe-room of A residence on Baldwin street
with the windows and doors all closed. On NJ
other occasion during this season of much sneak
ing have the inmates of this same house bee,
able To hear. not even by coming To the door
though thew have often tried to.
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Of starting the hall Now won't some one els
introduce hill IN incornora,e n cbeese factory
The peneral INCORPORATION law makes snecial Iepi.
,a,on pnon sucb matters en,ire,v unnecessary
ord ,ho,, oorsrma ya,,ah,a TINA which o,ob, /,
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