Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-05
VIVA. Il. Mean. and why They Wen.

MONTPELIER, VI, Oct. 30, SO.
Mr.. Editor Your editorial entitled mis-.
take No. l" is undoubtedly properly headed
in implying the necessity Of mum boring for
easy reference" but you will pardon me for
suggesting what you have probably ascer-
tanned and will correct that it must have
been written upon mistaken information as to
the scope and general object" of the Junk.
citing expedition"
You give the registered vote of the Wind
ham county members upon the question of
'adj burning and accepting the invitation of
the Central Vermont" This is the first init
nation l have had of such an invitation or
vote. An invitation was given to the egis-
lature by the towns Of North Hero and AL
burgh, to be present at the ceremonies of
the opening TO travel of the great bridge con-
Meeting said towns, accompanied with the
statement that the people of these towns in
their gratitude to the state for the appropria-
ton of $25, 900 for said bridge, made by the
legislature of 1884, would provide passage
and entertainment for the legislature to visit
them upon this occasion and see to what pur-
pose the peoples money had been used, and
resolution to accept such invitation was Of
fered by the member from Alburgh.
1t was understood that all arrangements
had been made and that many members
would go whether there was an adjournment
or not Under these circumstances voted
to accept the invitation and in accordance
with my vote went upon the excursion, as
did almost every member who voted mo, -
every member but three from Windham coun-
ty going whether in accordance with their
vote or not, and l am glad to be recorded
with those who have interest enough ia a
S25, 900 appropriation to investigate it when
such an opportunity as this occurs
In my greenness in legislation have not
learned to vote one way to satisfy a certain
clamor, intending to act otherwise, as I'M
doubleday did one member, at least, from
Windham county, who told me he was in
tending to go on the excursion, but upon the
call of the yeas" aud mays" voted mo-
and went. Those that opposed the PROPOSE
ton in the House we're not shrewd enough to
discover, or if discovered kind enough to in
form the ignorant members Of the sinister
designs of the Central Vermont railroad in
this matter, but opposed the resolution main
ly on the question of economy, and from the
fact that almost every member went even to
Father" Abel, who argued strongly against
it and demanded the yeas and nays" and
Judge Stanton, the Rural Yermonter's anti
railroad candidate for speaker, it would seem
tina: nobody quite understood how complete
ly they were captured by the Central Yer.
mont railroad until it appeared in the Rural
Vermonter.
The question of economy is popular one
to raise and an easy one to forget, as the de-
psrture for home Friday noon, instead OF
working with the legislature until Saturday
noon, of some who spoke so strongly in ia
yor of economizing time, would seem to in
dictate.
Upon an unprecedented review of the whole
matter it must be apparent to any one that
either the whole legislature is 'sold out" and
the less parade there is made of the names Of
those who voted mo" the better, or else all
this talk about this excursion striking blow
against the railroad commission bills, ETC., is
mistake and only calculated to disgust the
true friends of effective railroad supervision.
H. MANN, Jr.