St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-12-24
State and Legislative News.

The governor has re-appointed
George N. Eagers superintendent of
the house of correction at Rutland.
The "nuisance" bill has passed both
houses. New we want to see it en-
forced.
Elihu B. Taft has been appointed
register of probate for the Burlington
district, in place of r. S. Taft, resigned.
Edward HI. Ripley will build new
Opera-house at Rutland in the spring on
the site of the one burned some years
ago.
During the debate on the tax bill
''the gentleman from Vernon" moved,
as the most appropriate thing, the TAX
ing up of the bill relating to the con-
finement of insane persons.
Rev. E. P. Hooker of the Middlebury
Congregational church has been called
to Lawrence, Mass.
Thursday evening the petitioners for
a city charter for Rutland presented
their case and Friday night finished
their side, and the opponents of the
measure appeared. All indications
point to the refusal of the charter, the
opposition being strong and persistent,
although it is claimed that large ma
jOrity of the inhabitants favor the char
ter.
At Fair Haven, the tOwnspeOple paw
seven cents per cake of 20 by "a inches
for ice foot thick, and the price in
cludes cutting, drawing and packing in
their ice-hOuses.
Sarah Bernhardt's engagement in
Ru ntn hos haa,,
the high price of the tickets, which pre-
vented them from selling well, and
partly also to the scruples of the COM
munity, which would have prevented a
full house.
L. H. Thompson of Irasburgh has
been appointed by the Legislature to
edit the Revised Statutes, together
with Ashton X. Willard. A bill has
been introduced into the Senate pro-
viding that when a man is committed
for lntOxication or any crime committed
while intoxicated, the person selling
the liquor shall pay his family ST.
per day during his confinement.
Daniel Verder's barn, in Rutland, was
burned the 18th. A valuable horse, 10
tons of hay and other property were
destroyed. Loss $500; insured for
$1,000.
A protracted discussion upon the
abolition of the office of railroad COM
missioner occupied the senate Saturday
morning. Senators Stafford, Cook and
Gleed were especially severe in CRITICS.
ing the uselessness of retaining the
Office with its present powers, and
urged the establishment of n commits
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sessed by the commissioners in Massa-
chusetts. They claimed that the fig
ures and statistics in the report of pre-
viOus years were not reliable and in
many cases great way from the truth.
1t seemed to he the opinion of all that
the office now is n farce.
In the fight over the proposed char
ter for Rutland all the marble men but
one oppose it, and of the 1900 petition
ers for the charter it is stated that $50
live within and $50 without the village
limits, while the most of the SI3 re-
monstrants live outside the village.
Friday afternoon the senate commit
tee reported adversely to granting a
Communication to Hayden, and the re-
port was ordered to be printed. The
committee were not unanimous, but
the majority considered it matter
properly coming under the jurisdiction
of the executive and members of the
supreme court in accordance with the
act of 1873. There is little doubt that
the committee ia the Carr case will re-
port in the same way. 1t is not thought
that Gov. Farnham will interfere with
Hayden's execution.
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practice of medicine is hung up in the
committees and will not be acted upon.
ExGOv. Page and ex-Gov. Proctor
lead the factions for and against char
ter for Rutland. Therein lies much of
the zeal displayed on both sides.
Only nine men in the house voted to
over rule the governors veto.
A bill to abolish capital punishment
came up Saturday morning and was
summarily voted down.
Senator Dana has introduced con-
stitutional amendment, making the sec
rotary of state and auditor of accounts
to be elected by the people.
Mr.. Judevine's bill, which went
swimmingly through both branches, has
been recOnsidered in the house and
committee of conference asked. The
reason is that the senate Incorporated
an amendment making towns liable for
damages incurred on bridges of more
than eight feet space.
| Mr.. Brown of Grand Isle was the on
y member of the house who vigorous
y opposed the passage of the bill just
vetoed by the governor. He based his
opposition on the same ground that the
governor takes, its uncOnstitutionality.
Owing to the length of the session all
salaried officials are maneuvering for an
increase of pay.
The governor has signed the bill lay
ing tax of 20 per cent. on the grand
list of Franklin county.
An adjournment has been voted for
Thursday at p. m, but it is hard to
see how the business can be done by
that time.
Hayden was quickly disposed of yes
could be found to vote for cOmmuta-
ton of his sentence and the rest opposed
it.
After three full days of debate the
tax bill passed by an overwhelming
majority, and at the same time II bill
not allowing offsets to exceed $1,000.
At fair given by the Capitol Guards,
at Montpelier, the other night, $50
tickets were sold with twelve prizes,
amounting to 81, 060. Mr.. Smile, clerk
of Washington county, bought ticket
329 aud said he believed it would draw
the grand prize, and sure enough it did,
a fine piano.