The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-03

THE St. Johnsbury Republican admits that
" 1t Is foregone conclusion that st. Johns
bury will not get the Soldiers Home and
that Bennington will get it."
REPRESENTATIVE FISK of Morristown dem
onstrated the fact Tuesday afternoon that
he is an excellent presiding officer as well
as useful and cool-headed member.
REPRESENTATIVE PUTNAM of Barnard is
reported as still improving in health, and
possibly may be able to resume his seat in
the house before the close of the session.
REV. CLARENCE HAyFoRD ofiiciated as
chaplain of the house Monday afternoon and
read a very pertinent selection of Scripture
concerning the Savior's temptation by
lawyer.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE BRowNELL
has been for some time seriously afflicted
with rheumatism and is not yet nearly re-
covered He remains at his post of duty,
however.
REPRESENTATIVE HARVEY of Topsham
presided a short time Friday afternoon, and
demonstrated the fact, already before
known to many, that he is an excellent pre-
siding officer.
THERE is considerable talk over the pro-
posed bill to amend the charter of Water
bury's village corporation. A petition to
the legislature and also remonstrance is
being circulated.
Mr. MooDy of Waterbury proposes to
compel telegraph and telephone companies
to pay tax of three per cent of their gross
receipts after the pro rata amount due con-
Meeting lines is deducted.
GENERAL KIPLEYs bill to appropriate
| $500 for the purchase of suitable arms for
| the state militia is a necessary and proper
one. The blunderbusses now in service have
entirely outlived their usefulness.
THE bill to transplant Greensboro from
! Orleans county into Caledonia county was
introduced Tuesday. The bill was accom-
panied by petition signed by 800 of the $50
voters of the town asking for the change.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Fisher of
Bethel providing for monument at Gettys-
burgh to the memory of Vermont soldiers is
an eminently proper but rather tardy recog-
milton of most deserving object of state
pride.
THE bill introduced by the member from
Searsburgh Monday afternoon cuts out con-
siderable work in proposing re-survey of all
the town lines in the state. There is doubt
less considerable necessity for such a pro-
ceeding.
The senate bill to raise the salary of the
supreme court Judges to SO 900 per year and
expenses not to exceed $500, was passed to
a third reading in the senate Tuesday by
a vote of II to II. The matter was the
occasion of much lengthy discussion.
THE gentleman from Elmore proposes to
break up the divorce business to some eX-
tent by passing bill providing that the pc
titioner in suit for divorce shall not marry
anyone except his previous wife for three
years after the granting of the petition.
Mr.. MANN of Wilmington proposes to fine
parties who hire teams of stable-keepers
and lie about how far they drove fifty cents
mile for each mile driven in excess of that
distance for which the team was hired
Fine and imprisonment is also provided.
REPRESENTATIVE BRIGGS of Brandon pos
sibly has some disagreeable neighbors. His
bill making nuisance of an unnecessary
board fence over six feet high, constructed
for the purpose of annoying other parties,
is one that the house will deeply sympathize
with.
, THE bill destined to prevent the wearing
x Grand Army badges by parties not en-
titled to wear them was passed by the house
Monday afternoon. When this bill become.
a law, as it undoubtedly will, Grand Army
badge will mean that the man who wears
it was there or thereabouts. :"
THE house refused to reconsider its vot,
of Wednesday refusing a third reading tC
Mr. Mansur's bill providing that one
months wages of men and two months
. process. We deeply regret the prematur,
decease of such a worthy measure.
, THE senate bill providing for free text
books was reported favorably by the senat,
committee on education Tuesday and wa
t passed to a third reading. The house com.
mitee have also decided to report favorabl,
the bill to obtain a uniformity of textbooks
and very likely both bills will pass, as they
should.
, THE gentleman from Pittsford has evi
IDENTIFY had reason to believe that turkey
: are "noXous animals" His bill last weel
providing for the restraint of fowls
, includes that excellent fowl in the SAM
, category with the predatory hen and com
pels owners to exercise the same guardian
ship over them.
The bill granting amnesty to persons
, convicted of crime or alleged to be deserter
; having become law, all the private bill
restoring private parties to their legal right
= and privileges were reported adversely an'
= third reading was refused all of then
. Saturday. The general bill made any spe
!, cial act unnecessary.
: THE member from Marshtield introduce,
bill Monday afternoon to incorporate til
Hardwick and Marshtield railroad company
for the purpose OF constructing and operat
3 ing a railroad between the points name,
S and to connect with the Montpelier & Well
River road and the Vermont division of th
: Boston 6 Lowell road.
5 NEARLY all the books in the capitol librar
: have been removed into the new librar
d, room, and are now being arranged on tn
, shelves. Many expressions of satisfaction
" are heard regarding the admirable manne
: in which the cases are constructed and sc
: up, and the evident fitness of the room fo
: the purpose of a library.
: SENATOR CLARK is responsible for the in
PRODUCTION of the most extensive and vol
. luminous railroad bill of the session. II
q object is to prescribe rules and regulation
, for the operation of railroads" ," and is reall
! a railroad commission bill. No abstraC
a would do justice to the bill, and life is to
short to undertake to copy it,
e THOSE few chronic GROWERS, who ha
:. doubts as to the ability of Colonel Fuller
r preside satisfactorily over the senate, hav
:, been thoroughly disappointed, and thei
) croaking entirely disproved. Lieutenant
governor Fuller is an excellent presidn
officer, and. by his fairness and courtesy
has won the unqualified good opinion {
every senator.
4 The house committee on education favo
increasing the amount of town taxes froI
twelve to fifteen per cent The committe
; will report in favor of extending the tim
u two years longer in the matter of givin
towns their option of adopting the tow
q system of schools or not, as they may vott
g This is the present law and the cOmmitte
do not approve of any change.
n JUDGE POLAND is not a mugwump. o
II being asked his preference for president /
1888, by a representative of the st. Loui
Il GtobeDemocrdt the Judge replied that tn
l. statute of limitations ran very quickly o
political aspirations, but he should supper
the republican candidate, whoever he NIGH
\ be- Judge Poland is one of the sound an
- reliable foundation stones of the republican