The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-11-05
Legislative Notes.

HUGH HENRY of Chester occupied the
chair for time Wednesday forenoon.
A LARGE delegation from Goddard Sem
mary at Barre visited the capital Wednesday.
Mr.. A. f. CUDwoRTH, the member from
Londonderry, has been detained at home by
the illness of his father, who died Wednes-
day.
Mr.. ROBINSON of Weathersfeld evidently
believes in the Judevine law, and has intro
duced bill restoring its provisions in re-
gard to the eight-feet span.
Mr.. HOPPER of Salisbury made a vigorous
fight Friday morning on his bill, III. %, in
the face of an adverse report by the com
mittee, and the bill was ordered to third
reading by good vote.
THE bill by Mr. Perkins of Windsor "to
encourage the designation of ofhstorical sites "
is his bill of 1882, which was ordered re-
ported by the general committee, but the
report for some cause failed to be made to
the house.
IT has come at last, although we looked
for it earlier Some one wishes his name
changed and gets his representative to in
troduce a bill for that purpose The first
one appeared in TIE house last week, and it
ought to be the last.
THE Hon. George H. Morse, mayor of Bur-
lington, Mr.. W. A. Crombe of the Shepard
& Morse Lumber Company, and Mr.. Charles
Il. Haywood of the Burlington Manufacture
| the state house Thursday.
DIR. CoNLAND of Brattleboro has intro
| duced license bill, which is a copy of II.
| 366, of the session of 1882, introduced by
Mr.. Childs of Bennington. 1t is a high Ii
cense law with local option clause, copied
| after the laws of Massachusetts and Connec-
| ticut, and will make good fifty-dollar job
| for the printer.
| THERE has been some expectation that an
| effort would be made at this session to abol-
| ish the state normal schools and it is now
| evident that the apprehension was well
| grounded. Mr. Barrett of Rutland has
| introduced bill providing that no state
aid shall be granted to these institutions
after August l, 1885.
AMONG the visitors at the state house
Wednesday were ex-Gov Proctor and j. q.
| Barrett, Esq, of Rutland, Hon. Levi Under
wood and Hon. George III. Bigelow of Bur-
lington, George F. o. Kimball of Vergennes,
who was a member in 1882, S. j. Hastings
who represented Waterford in 1882, and j
ID. Denison, Esq, of Royalton.
Ex-Governor PROCTOR, chairman of the
| forestry commission appointed by Governor
Barstow in 1882, has made an exhaustive re-
port upon the subject to the governor, and
it was transmitted to the general assembly
| Friday. The report covers twenty-eigh'
pages of foolscap, and is the result of mucf
careful investigation of the subject.
AMONG the visitors Thursday were Hon
Albert Clarke of the Boston Adcertiser, form
erly of the St. Albans Messenger, Con
gressman j. w. Stewart of Middle
bury, DIR. Bryant of Wardsboro son o
the chaplain of the house, Governor and
Mrs. j. Gregory Smith and Mrs. F: Stewart
Stranahah of st. Albans, and Hon. and
Mrs. b. f. Fifeld of Montpelier.
The committees on agriculture are mucl
perplexed in the efforts to deal with thu
oleomargarine bills and petitions. Senator
| D,,t1 Of
ing, chairmen of their respective commit
tees, together with Mr.. Martin of Marshtelt
| of the house committee, have been ap
pointed a subcommittee to consider tn,
matter and report substitute bill to th'
house.
THE senate and house committees on ed
ucation will give public hearing Tuesda,
and Wednesday evenings, November It'll
and 18th, on educational matters, including
the town system and the question OF FREE
textbooks. The petitions and bills relat
ing to the return of Randolph and Goshel
to the district system will also be consid
cred. All persons interested are invited to
be present.
THE democrats of the legislature held al
informal meeting, last Thursday, in the room
of the committee on education, to discus
} the advisability of presenting candidat,
| for the supreme bench Messrs. Dearborn
| of Vershire, Farnham of West Fairlee ant
, Cochran of Ryegate were appointed com
| mittee to further consider the matter an,
report at a subsequent meeting. IT, upol
consultation, it appears that the republi
/ cans will concede the position to the mi
norty, S. c. Shurtleff, Esq, of Montpelie
will undoubtedly be the candidate; but, a
: strife over the matter is useless, no contes
will be made.
TEE governor has approved and signe'
bills Of the following titles, in the orde
given s. II, relating to arrest of the bod
/ and remedies by and against bail; s. 8, al
I act to incorporate the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Of st. Johnsbury; 5. "a
, relating to the pay of commissioners az
. pointed by the county and supreme courts
S. "a, an fixing the pay of door-keepers an
assistant door-keepers of the senate an
1 house of representatives; H. 40, relating t
! the duties Of town clerks; III. ", relating :
| the foundation and maintenance of town Il
0 braries; II. II, relating to town superin
A tendents and town certificates; III. A, a
/, act to pay Gardner j. Wallace the sur
$ therein named; II. 30, an act to pay Asap
0 King the sum therein named III. 5S, an ac
: to pay John NJ Southwick the sum therei
}, named; II. 80, an act granting ferry I
q Chester w. Allen; ii. llO, an act relatin