The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-29
Legislative Notes.

THE election of supreme court judges will
be held Thursday, November 9th,
In the absence of Speaker Batchelder, Mr..
Dillingham; of Waterbury presided in the
house Saturday forenoon.
Hon. T.. j. SHERMAN of Lawrence, Mass,
attorney general of that state, was upon
the floor of the house Wednesday.
HoN. A. G. Stafford of Burlington, who
was senator from Franklin county in $780,
was at the state house Wednesday.
a NUMBER of prominent lawyers, who are
in attendance upon the general term of the
supreme court, We're at the state house
yesterday.
THERE is considerable oratorical ability in
the house, as was shown by the speeches
Friday forenoon on the New Orleans appro-
priation question.
THE legislative committee on the insane
went to Burlington Monday and made an
inspection of DIR Clark's Retreat on North
avenue, in that city.
LEWIS COLLEGE at Northfeld will here
after be known by its original name, Norwich
University, bill to that effect having been
passed by the Legislature.
IRA G. CALEF. the member from Wash
ingtJn, was called home on Saturday by the
death of his mother, which occurred at
seven o'clock on the morning of that day.
| Mr.. DYAR LEFFINGwELL, the returned
member from Middletown, has given up any
expectation of being allowed to take his seat
| in the house and will not be in attendance
| further this session.
THE senate and house committees on rail-
| ro Ids will give public hearing in the SEN
ate chamber Thursday evening on S. 10,
| Senator Holton's bill establishing a board
| of railroad commissioners.
THE speeches in the joint assembly this
| afternoon were, almost without exception,
| short and sensible. There was a pleasing
| absence of that fulsome praise which often
characterizes such occasions.
| Mr.. DEARBORN of Vershire has presented
| petition from f. NJ. f. Cain, the former
| en- gineer at the Ely mines, covering twenty
pages of foolscap. Life is too short to find
| out what the petitioner desires.
PETITIONS are in circulation and will soon
| be presented to the legislature asking for an
| appropriation with which to establish Yer
| mont experiment station for the benefit of
the agricultural interests of the state.
| CAPTAIN r. j. CoFFEY, assistant door
keeper of the house, has been appointed aid
de-camp on the staff of the COMMANDMENTS
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,
| General John S. Kountz of Toledo, Ohio.
| The strife over the attempt to change the
| location Of the Orleans county shire already
begins to warm up, 1t seems likely that a
| four side contest will arise between New
| port, Barton, Barton Landing and Irasburgh
In accordance with resolution adopted
| in 1882 by the senate, Hon. Herbert Brain
| erd as chairman, has issued cards of invita-
| ton for a reunion of the members and Off
| GERS of the senate of 1882 at the Pavilion,
| November 3.
| DIR. w. A. JONES of Watsfeld who was
| the efficient chairman of the grand list
committee of the house in 1880 and 1882,
| Joel G.. Baker, Esq, of Rutland, and Hon.
f. r. Hard of Burlington, visited the state
house Monday.
RUTLAND HERALD: The legislature has
| killed the bill proposing to execute murder
ers by electricity. Probably the legislature
thought the bill was in amendment to the
prohibitory liquor law and assumed the cleo
| tricity referred to was what is popularity
termed Jersey lightning
| In 1882 vigorous effort was made to Sc
cure the payment to e. III. Daniels of Yer
| gennes of an amount sufficient to indem-
Nifty him for alleged loss in building the re-
| form school buildings at Vergennes. The
| bill failed then, but il was introduced again
| to-day by Mr.. Lewis of Vergennes.
THE senate having exhausted itself and
done nothing about the supreme court, the
| house will now take up the matter. Mr..
| johnson of Georgia has introduced a bill to
make the number six and the salary 81 800,
| and actual travelling expenses. 1t will
| doubtless be fruitful theme for discussion.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Dillingham; of
Waterbury relieving the sergeant-at-arms
of the duty of appointing all the employees
| AT the state house ought to pass. 1t will be
much better for the several departments 10
provide for their own employees, and will
save the sergeant-at-arms from very dis
agreeable duty.
AMONG the visitors at the state house
| Wednesday afternoon We're the following
| W. &. French, Woodstock; Julius n North
| Shoreham; Lucius Smith, Monkton; Olin
Merrill, assistant clerk in 1882, and Carmi l.,
Marsh, judge advocate general, Enosburgll
Falls; Rev w. n. Bacon, Coventry; j. NJ
| Haven, Rutland.
THE special committees of the senate and
| house, TO whom were referred the bills re-
lating TO the location of the Orleans shire