The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-14
Legislative Notes.

Husband. dear husband come home to me now,
From Montpelier cosy and warm;
'Tis lonely without you, why do you not
And see to the things the farm?
You told me when you were elected last fall,
If would but once let you go.
You surely would come ere the autumn was gone;
of course believed 1t was
Husband, dear husband come home to me now
I'd like to observe what you're att
when will you get through with your bills and re-
solves.
And speeches by this and that2
Your mileage is paid by the longest way round,
But take the short cut when you come.
Your speeches fine tweedle-dee, but someway
They don't hide your tweede-de-dum.
The voice of your Betsy is calling you dear;
It's nearlythe time to make soap;
And some of the women are saying, my love-
I'm giving you most too much rope,
They say there is desperate flirting up there
with widows and maids not few,
haven't been kissed since the morning you left,
But, Joseph, how is it with you7
Come homel Come homel
You hear me, you rascal Come home
ONE of the house pages is indignant be-
cause a member took the liberty to address
him as " Bub"
GOVERNOR DMLINGHAM will review the
Norwich cadets on the capitol grounds this
afternoon at half-past one o'clock.
GOVERNOR PROCTOR was right. The gen
tleman from Montgomery has proven to be
a mascot. Hail Benjamin Harrison"
THROUGH the kindness of Governor Proc
tor the reporters table in the house has
been provided with a set of marble paper
weights.
THE senate fell on the butter bill, tooth
and nail and came near tearing its heart out
before it got through amending it-and
then-it killed it.
THE gentleman from Vergennes has not
shown up in the house since the first day
of the session. He should be repudiated by
his constituency.
THAT was very discourteous to the good
yeomanry of the house for the senate to
| slaughter the oleo bill after it had passed
the former body unanimously.
The substitute bill reported by the edu-
cational committee does not differ materi-
ally from the original till, the changes be-
ing only in some slight details.
IF Mr. SINNERS bill passes, a young man
contemplating matrimony will have to push
things and avoid all unnecessary delays, as
his certificate is outlawed in sixty days
A VOTE by the gentleman from Panton for
/ or against a bill is worth dozen ordinary
votes. The member knows how to use his
voice in way to drown out the opposition.
The legislature has about two weeks now
| in which to wrestle with about five hun
dred bills. Whatever bills are passed will
have to be railroaded through at lively
rate.
The phraseology of some of the house
| bills is quite overcoming. The third de-
gree of consanguinity," etc, extracted a
smile from the features of several of the
members.
MR.. SoUTHwoRTH magnanimously moved
! that the motion to reconsider the vote on
his noxious-weed bill be ordered to lie.
The house was unwilling to resurrect the
| bill and the motion prevailed.
THE tidal wave of salary increase which
has been sweeping over the state has
reached its high-water mark. bill was
introduced in the house Saturday morning
to increase the governors salary.
Mr.. SMITH of Vershire, the member from
that town in 1886, was among the specta-
tors at Fridays session. He informs us
that he is here to speak before the general
committee on the Dick Smith tax bill
THE following were the only gentlemen
absent Tuesday forenoon when the yeas and
nays We're called George, Glover, Grout of
! Stowe, Lockwood, McCuen, Palmer, Prouty,
Rogers of Wheelock, Rooney and lsham.
The senate held an executive session
/ Tuesday afternoon and confirmed the names
of Senators II. c. Fisk of Lamoile, f. S.
Stranahan of Franklin, and Mr.. TuXbury of
] w lnNSOT DIS trustees Oh lle reform SCnOOl.
THE committee on agriculture will report
against the bill making an appropriation for
the benefit of the agricultural college, as
they do not think it advisable to assist in
educating their sons away from the farms.
THE house concluded to disregard the un-
favorable report of the railroad committee
on the bill lowering the salary of the COM
missioners and ordered the bin to third
reading in spite of the vigorous protest of
Chairman Boyden.
THE gentleman from Royalton is tired of
vain attempts to decipher physicians and
druggists prescriptions. His bill intro
duced Friday afternoon makes it an of
fense punishable by fine to write a pre-
scription in any other language than plain
English.
Mr. BoYDEN was somewhat broken
up" in one of his speeches Tuesday forenoon
when, on addressing a rhetorical question
to every one in general and no one in par
ticnlar, some member over near the lobby
| on the right drawled out an affirmative
response.
If Vermont lawmakers were not now
alive to the fact that the car-stove must go,
their suspended animation would be aroused
by the fact that Minnesota conductor was
recently burned to death by being caught
between the stove and the end of the car
after a collision.
THE position of senators who voted
against amendments to the oleomargarine
bill and then against the bill itself is eX-
planned by the fact that, though not op-
posed to the original bill, they would not
vote for the measure as weakened by the
amendments made.
Mr.. LEBARRoN's bill, which provides for
the appointment of liquor inspector, will,
if passed, open an attractive berth to be
struggled for by the thirsty ofiice-seekers.
1t would of course be customary for the in
spector to take toll out of all the beverages
passing through his hands.
THE bill introduced Monday by Mr.. How
ard "to prevent unjust discrimination by
railroad companies " is aimed at the so.
called "market day" rates. These rates
are abolished and fine of from one hundred
to five hundred dollars is provided as a
penalty for the violation of the act.
The gentleman from Essex is a little late
with his bill to prevent betting on the result
of elections. What do the fellows with the
new silk hats care about the action of the
legislature now? The bill should have
come along earlier in the session The
speaker referred the bill to the committee
on elections.
ONE member OF the legislature was so
" set up" by the election returns last week
that he declared with great fervor to COM