Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-11

sion of the legislature We now get two
gubernatorial messagps-valediclory and
salutory-each Of which is historical and
prophetic. The two delivered last Thurs
day cover pretty thoroughly all matters
of importance that may come before the
legislature.
The principal points touched by Gov.
Funham are the following: The revision
cl the laws adopted in 1880 has met with
the approval it deserves and the editing
was well done. The constitutional amend
ments relating to pardons and commute
tons, and TO prohibition should be adopted.
The tax law has worked well and should
in substance be preserved. The finances
of the state are in good con lition, the
treasurer having over Sl54,00O on hand
August |, or over $4,000 more than
enough to meet current liabilities.
The law abolishing court auditors anu
putting their work on the state audito"
has worked well and con y 2enscs, both
gross and net, have largely decreased in
the last four years. The working of the
Judevine highway law has Teen bad and
some way should be found to get better
roads. Two men have been hung lecently
and in order. The board of agriculture
has been beneficial There ought TO be 4
board of education and We should make
our schools better. The last legislature
blundored and repealed tie law providing
for the pay of the superintendent of cdu
cation Lut certain citizens gave security
for his pay and the legislature should see
that they are relieved.
One normal school would be better than
three but the three are doing good work
and should be literally supported. The
text book law was not wise one but the
committees acted quite wisely as general
thing. But 1t would he well TO have n
little national history and patriotism in
the reading books.
The state prison has been well managed :;
the appropriation for new buildings well
cXpcnded and tho new work shop is
a model. A new contract for the convict
labor has been male on better terms than
the old one and the health Ct The prisoners
is good. Two years ago there We're ll2
prisoners; now only 81. The house Of
correction has proved good thing and
we would not return to the barbarism OF
the old Jail and state prison system. The
house of correction has now but 10 pris-
oners against 70 two years ago.
The reform school is we'll conducted
anl has an excellent superintendent ard
mauon The appropriation for cnlrgo.
mcnt has been expended and the buildings
are now ample and in good shape. There
are now Sc boys and girls in the school
Instead of l22 as two years ago. The law
requiring towns to pay towards the
support of children committed should be
repealed.
The university of Vermont and state ag.
ricultural college has been lucky in rcceiv.
ing great gifts from John z. Howard
and the university is prospecting in its
academical epartment-furnishes lnsIuc-
ton pertaining 10 agriculture. The
Canada courts have decided thai Arunah
IIuntington's will was good rs to his
personal property and this gives 100000
(lcss legll expenscs) to the state to be put
into the hands of trustees for the benefit
Of common schools.
Chief Justice Pierpolnts death caused
Il vacancy in the supreme court, and John
w. Rowell was added TO the bench. Oh
Vermont beneficiaries Il are at Hartford
in the deafa and dumb asylum (csst s. 6S9) ;
at the Clarke institution for deaf mutes at
Northampton (cost $l,43W; s at the Per-
kins institute for the blind, Boston, (cost
@l,Sj0) and three ut the Massachusetts,
school for diotic and feeble minded youth
at South Boston (cost S2,3lG). The insane
asylum at Brattleboro has All inmates
against All two years ago. Should this
asylum not be wholly IL state institution !;
The printing of the "Governor and Coun
ell" is completed by the S;h volume. The
state library, cabinet and historical soCc.
" library need more room. The Ransom
Guards and Estey Glards..wea to York
town centennial.
The death of President Gmli Id is
ltmcnted and the governor, with those of
other states attended the funeral.
In conclusion the two years past have
been prosperous ones for the STATE, and we
have cause to be thankful,
GOVERNOR BARsrow'S MESSAGE
The deaths of Ju lge pirp int aud
Minister NJ trSh hp:iv! s-tu ii two
Of is best men. The condition Of the
lillncss is st tie m cpnptrj>,l M IT,
between present expenses AMI lhp'n OF
~ years since. The reprinIing Of JudG'
NeaHay'a report on curt expenses l.
recommended and sus5 ion III tle lhtt
more legislation be had in ,O1 line Of his
,ugs cslions. The system OF clls' iIiaali1n
ot expenses is criticised, but it h b,cr
much improved.
The gross court expenses for We Year
ending July 81, 1873, were 9iS,041;
1919, SljG 2S7; 1880 SljO,S49; 1881
%'257Gj; and 1882, Sl20,6S7. Part d
thjs reduction is due to dimnuiO OF
lime and litigation, part TO legislation
and part to the state auditor. a gratifying
feature is that fines and costs cOliCc,c,
have increased; they amounted for thu
biennial term ending July 81, 1873, to
92S. jS3 term ending 1890, Sl5 0O7; term
ending 1882, S6G,57G
Oar high schools have good teachers
and Superintendent Dr.t is an cIliccnt
lliccr. We ought to have Il board o.
education. The text book law of 1873 did
not work as badly as 1t might but new
system OF selection should b. adopted
md some of tho readers ought to he
changed 50 that they will have ut least
some teaching Of patriotism in their s"ler