The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-17

| JUDGE ALLEN Oh ferrlSDurpn wants tne
privilege of fishing in Lake Champlain with
hook and line at all times of the year.
The member from Bloomfield wants to
| make habitual drunkenness primd fdcie
cause of divorce. Mr.. Williams is right.
THE house voted to allow school teachers
to adjourn over any legal holiday and to col
lect their pay just the same, notwithstand-
ing.
The joint committee on final adjournment
is composed of Senators Clark and Swain
and representatives Abel, Hathaway and
| Wheeler.
MIR. HoUGHToN introduced a bill Novem-
Der 10th extending the jurisdiction of the
Montpelier village police to Green Mount
cemetery.
ARTIST ScoTT has completed his "repairs"
| on his picture " The Battle of Cedar Creek
and has returned to his home in Plain
field, N. j.
House bill 80, providing that checklist
should be used only in towns having more
than $500 inhabitants, was dismissed by the
house Thursday.
| The bill exempting ten sheep valued at
not more than one hundred dollars, or a
cow valued at not more than that sum,
passed the house Friday.
HOUSE bill 43, which provided fine of
S2o and one months Imprisonment for each
ofense of selling or furnishing liquor was
dismissed after some argument.
THE scheme to abolish the free scholar
ships in Norwich University should be
nipped in the bud. The proposition looks
like job and small one at that.
The senate bill appropriating $4,000 for
the soldiers home was passed by the house
by large majority November 10TH 1t was
opposed by Father Abel and Mr.. Flagg.
THE senate Friday adopted Joint reso-
luton providing for marble pedestal for
the statue of Judge Collamer in the capi-
tol at Washington. Better late than never.
SHERIFF BARTON of Burlington receives
the sum of S29644, the amount of his claim
for apprehending Perrigo and Bombard, the
notorious criminals who broke Jail last
summer.
REPRESENTATIVE PUTNAM of Barnard has
suffered a relapse of his recent sickness,
and although no danger is apprehended, it
is certain that Mr.. Putnam will not occupy
his seat again.
The senate has adopted the joint resolu-
ton appropriating $500 for the furnishing
of the new library building, and the gov
ernor has approved the appropriation for the
soldiers home.
The oldest living ex-member of the house
is Judge Hollenbeck of Burlington. Judge
Hollenbeck is considerably over ninety
years of age and has been confined to his
room for several years.
MR.. BEDARD of st. Albans proposes law
allowing the governor to appoint trial JUS
tice on the application of thirty voters for
the especial trial of liquor cases. One
would be kept very busy in some towns, but
it is good idea.
The house was occupied Tuesday forenoon
in discussing the free textbook bill, which
was finally refused third reading by a vote
of ninety-seven to one hundred nine A
| full account of the discussion will be found
in our regular report
raUar1 N ba If 20
ernor j. l.. Barstow as member of the
| proposed railway commission, it is due to
him to say that he is not seeking the place
and is not responsible for the mention of
his PANE in that conneetion, ,..gs,..s N.
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE has reappointed Hon.
G. S. Page state inspector of finance, and
| appointed Colonel T. o. Seaver probate
judge for the district of Hartford, in place
of Hon. John Porter, deceased. These
official acts will meet with the hearty ap-
proval OF every one.
THE subcommittee is at work on a substi-
tute railroad commission and is likely to re-
port in favor of making the commission ap-
pointve by the governor instead of elective
by the joint assembly. If this is a fact it
will necessitate a change of programme on
the part of candidates.
The bill fixing the salary of the supreme
court judges came up as special order Fri
day morning. The passage of the bill was
favored by Messrs Baxter of Sharon and
Mann of Wilmington, and passed in con-
currence by a nearly unanimous ciCd rOce
vote. Not voice was raised in opposition.
The senate bill providing for the annual
election of a board of selectmen, listers and
auditors, one member of each board to be
elected for one year, one for two years and
one for three years, was reported adversely
and gave rise to considerable oratory, and
the bill was finally refused third reading.
SENATOR BATES bill designed to prevent
supreme court judges from acting as ref
erees, commissioners and auditors has passed
the senate and is now before the house com
mittee. This is entirely proper. The in
creased salary of the judges will now enable
them to attend only to their legitimate busi-
ness.
Mr.. CUTLER of Painield introduced bill
November 10th, providing for a free schol-
arship in and from each county, in the Uni
versity of Vermont, and appropriatng the
sum of three thousand dollars annually for
the purpose. This is "A worthy and meri-
torious proposition, and should be carefully
considered
THE unorganized town of Averill in Essex
county comprises $4,000 acres, and every
inch of it is owned by four different pro-
prietors. This looks like a close corporation.
In case the town was organized it might be
a difficult job to secure IA ma jority for town
representative for any candidate. There
would be an excellent opportunity for
"moral suasion," at least.
j. a. PAGE, j. G. Houghton, II. n. Tap
lin, Charles Dewey, Stephen Thomas, f.
W. Morse, p. =. Pitkin, Charles Il, Sabn,
+. K. Smith, c. p. Ptkin and Thomas
Marvin are the incorporators named in the
bill introduced Wednesday by Representa-
tive Houghton providing for the ncorpora-
tion of the Security Savings Bank and
Trust Company" of Montpelier.
THE subcommittee to whom was referred
the labor of formulating a substitute bill for
the various railroad commission bills intro
duced will begin their labors Immediately
and report as soon as possible. A member
of the committee informs us that the report
will probably be submitted Friday or Sat
urday, certainly not before. The sub-com-
mttee consists of Senators Baker aud Stod-
dard, and Representatives Marsh Stanton
and Stearns Seven bills are before them
for dissection and revision.
Mr.. BARNEys bill providing for fishing
with a hook and line at all times in Lake
Champlan was discussed at considerable
length before the committee on game and
fisheries last evening. Mr.. Barney appeared
in behalf of his BILL and Herbert Brainerd
Hiram Atkins and f. Ii. Atherton opposed
the bill in arguments of some length. The
latter gentlemen opposed making any
change in the present law, and gave
some excellent reasons for the faith that
was in them 1t is not likely that the law
regulating fishing in Lake Champlain will
be materially changed at this session.