Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-11-29
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THE committee on debentures met In the
| treasurer's office Tuesday morning and received
their pay roll. The total debentures mileage and
per diem) Of the session Of the general assembly
| Is S54 0A 20. The incidental expenses OF the
session are at least $4,000 additional, maxi
| ing the total cost OF the session 100000.
The member from Readsboro, having the largest
mileage, received the largest amount, except the
| presiding officers. The member from Montpelier,
having the least mileage, received the smallest
amount
Mr.. MuNsoN OF Manchester made an excellent
speech Wednesday on the bill to provide at the
expense OF the town, for the erection Of proper
headstones at the graves OF paupers. His claim
that tho towns should be obliged to mark the
graves OF paupers In such way that they could
| be identified by friends In the future, was Just
and humane Mr.. Thompson's statement that 1t
would make an invldious distinction between
those already buried without such mark and
those who should be 80 buried, was well answered
oy the same gentleman
THE senate had two executive sessions this
morning to act on nominations by the governor
Az the first session Hon. W. II. ii. Bingham OF
Stowe and John W Cramton OF Rutland were
confirmed as directors OF the state prison, the
former for term OF two years and the latter for
four years. II generally understood that the name
OF Judge Thompson Of lrasburgh was also pre-
sented to fill the new office OF tax commissioner
and was rejected At the second session the
name OF Hon. W. P. Dillingham; of Waterbury
was presented for this office and he was unauf-
mously confirmed
A BRIEF mock session was held at midnight,
just after the house adjourned for lunch, with
Mr.. Hooker Of Brattleboro in the chair. Many
members had left the hall before 1t was known
what was up, and so the attendance was not so
large as on some former occasions. The uncon-
stitutonal tendencies of the gentleman from
Bennington, and the faings OF others, received
due attention, but the house was completely
brought down when Mr.. Powers of Clarendon
moved that a committee be appointed, of which
he should be one, to repair to Bascom's and bring
the member from Swanton before the bar OF the
house. The aptness OF the hit was at once APP
precated. The introduction Of a bill TO pay c.
d. Houghton and j. l.. Martin the sum therein
named, to reimburse them for loss incurred on a
recent trip to Waterbury, caused an outburst of
laughter. Later in the night session was held
in the senate chamber, which gave rise to con-
siderable merriment
In the debate in the senate last week In re-
gard to restoring the salary of S1i00 for the state
superintendent OF education, Senator Hogan, to
show the facts In comparison between Vermont
and other states, presented this statement which
he had compiled OF the salaries Of such officers in
other states: New York pays $1,000 annually:
California, Kentucky, Massachusetts and New
jersey each 5000; Georgia, Illinois and Mime
sofa, $500; Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina and Vir-
giuia, each $1,000; Tennessee, $685. Arkansas
and Texas, $500; New Hampshire, S2000 Dele
ware, Maine, Oregon and West Virginia, each
$1,000. Vermont pays Sli00 and 1t is proposed
to make 1t $1,000. Truly this is a comparison
which does not look well on paper. The senate
voted to make the salary $500 by vote Of q
to !, and the house very sensibly concurred in
the action of the senate.