Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-10-18
Legislative Notes.



VERY few members stayed in town over Sunday
| HON DoRMAN B. EATON was at the state house
yesterday afternoon.
AN attempt will be made to incorporate the
village of Waterbury.
THE biennial registration report was delivered
to the legislature yesterday.
ACrs to amend the law on taxation are getting
about as thick as autumn leaves
THE house has decided that a man CAM earn
fifteen cents per hour on the highway.
THE gallery was full yesterday afternoon for the
| first time since the election OF the speaker.
STATE TREASURER Dubois has appointed Mr..
W. II. Cochrane of Montpelier, clerk In his office.
Nor much contest over justices Of the peace.
The first man nominated was elected to fill va
cancy in each case.
IT was noticeable that several members who
were In their seats would not go on record on the
resolution to adjourn over Saturday
The house was in session just fifty minutes on
Monday. How much did It cost per minute2
| Where are the economical members?
THE expected bill to change the name Of the
town Of Ely back to that OF Vershire was intro
duced Thursday afternoon by the member from
Ely.
In the absence OF the chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Hill,
devotional services in the house were conducted
yesterday morning by Rev. Mr.. Wright Of Mont
pelier.
PUPPIES eight weeks old and over received con-
siderable attention in the house Tuesday morning,
two bills being introduced for their general
welfare.
HON. JUSTIN s. MORRILL,, United States sena-
tor was at the state house last week, and called
on Governor Barstow and other state officers to
pay his respects
In the senate the vote to adjourn over until
Monday stood at first eleven to eleven, but Sena-
tor Templeton came in and voted yes, which car
ried the question.
THE house refused to adopt In concurrence the
Joint resolution from the senate, providing for
the election Of state officers Thursday, the 10Th
inst and the time is yet undetermined.
A JOINT resolution was adopted on Thursday
accepting the portrait Of Hon. David NJ Camp
first president of the senate, presented by II. H.
Camp, Esq, through Hon. E. p. Walton.
The speeches OF Thompson of Irasburgh, Priest
of Barre Plumley OF Mortified, Noble Of St. AL
noon, were able and attentivey listened to.
THE position taken by Mr.. Plumley OF North
field that bills of public importance should lie
and be printed Is a very proper one. No member
can properly vote on bill which he does not
understand.
THE first bill OF the session was introduced by
the member from Brattleboro, chartering the
Brattleboro e. Bennington railroad and it was
the first to be passed, which is rather an unusual
circumstance.
THE senate was in session about half an hour
Tuesday afternoon, after which several OF the sem
ators, together with Lieutenant Governor Pingree,
came into the house and listened to the discussion
on the divorce bill.
SEVERAL members from Chittenden county pro-
pose to make a mighty effort to secure new
jail for that county. As this is the county that
ndcts listers for not complying with the law and
duty, possibly new Jail is needed.
WE hear that several friends of Professor A. P.
Grinnell, dean Of the medical college of the Uni
versity, and now conceded to be one Of the leading
physicians of the state, will ask his election as
one OF the supervisors Of the insane.
Mr.. o. NJ. TNKHAM was requested by the
ber to prepare bill regulating the sale OF ferti
zers in the state, and he has attended to the mat
ter, the bill being introduced yesterday.
THE murderous toy pistol must go elsewhere
for victims II Senator Ide's act to preserve
human life " becomes law. The senator's bill
makes the selling or giving away Of a toy pistol
or having one in possession with intent to sell
give away an oifense punishable by fine of not
more than $40.
THE Joint committee on education, of which
Senator Boyden of Orange county is chairman,
will give public hearing on Senator Howard's
bill To abolish the school district system next
Tuesday evening in the large committee ROOM
The importance OF the measure calls for full
discussion Of its merits.
THE governor recommends in his message that
at least one OF the old board OF supervisors of the
insane be reelected. No better choice can be
made than that of DIR. S. ]. Allen of Hartford
whose name is frequently mentioned for reelec-
ton among the members. 1t is to be hoped that
the governors suggestion will be followed.
If the committee on military affairs OF the
house would draw up bill, and secure its pas
sage, which would abolish the useless office of
aides-de-camp to the governor it would relieve
the next generation of all danger Of prosecution
in case one should throw a stone and hit colonel
Those Of the present generation cannot throw one
in any direction without hitting real live
colonel.
THE discussion on the motion to reconsider the
vote Diminishing the bill adding habitual drunk
enness to the causes for divorce was the most
earnest and interesting OF any thus far this ses-
sion. The motion was favored by Childs Of Ben
nington, Thompson Of Irasburgh, Cushing of
Hartford, Priest OF Barre, Noble OF St. Adams, and
opposed by Munson OF Manchester, sherburne OF
Rochester Woodland OF Halifax, Brown of
| Springfield, Plumley OF Mortified, Kimbsll OF
| South Burlington
RUTLAND wants to be relieved from the monop-
oily of the Delaware & Hudson canal company,
and bill was introduced by Mr.. Landon of Rut-
| land on Friday to incorporate the Rutland &
\ Tidewater railroad between Rutland and Lake
Champain, with branches to different quarries
and mines. The Delaware & Hudson railroad, as
we are informed. charges S140 per hour for
hauling coal from Whitehall to Rutland, twenty
four miles, and as there are somewhat over 100,-
900 tons of coal used in the town OF Rutland, the
monopoly is oppressive
The house committee on banks, OF which Mr.
| Fletcher of Cavendish is chairman Thursday af-
ternoon considered ii. g. An act taxing deposits
in savings-b banks savings institutions and trust
companies" introduced by Mr.. Sheridan OF
Hghgate) II. 48, Gan act to amend section
| 1858, chapter 161 of the revised laws" Intro
duced by Mr.. Wilder Of Whitingham.) Dr. Jones
of Waitsfeld and the Hon. W. ii. Dubois, the
state treasurer, appeared before the committee
Neither gentleman opposed the taxing of depos-
it's but thought that the provisions OF these bills
did not exactly meet the case. The meeting was
informal and Of a conversational character.
FORMERLY, it was the custom in organizing the
two branches of the legislature for each body to
pass a resolution that the resident clergymen of
Montpelier be invited to act as chapains. They
were not then regarded rs officers and conse-
quently neither received nor expected pay. OF
late 1t has been the custom (how or when this
innovation was made we do not now remember
to elect the chapans and give them the same pay
as members. In view OF the disgracefpl scramble
for the office during the past and present legisla-
| lures, II would seem to be wise TO return to the
old custom, not only for the sake OF saving money
for the state but OF preserving the responsibility
of " the cloth"
| THE house committee on revision have APP
| pointed Mr. Ashton Il. Willard OF Montpelier to
be their clerk This is a iirst-class appointment
| In every respect. Mr.. Willard assisted his la
| mented father and Judge VeaZey In prepa rinR