The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-07
NUMBER 45.


eral. Hon. II. G. Bates of St. Johnsbury
and Captain S. n. Dix of Montgomery were
the candidates. Captain Dix's name was
presented by the gentleman from Glover
and seconded by Governor Proctor in hui
morous speech. He considered that the
assembly owed something to the town Of
Montgomery on account of the represent
atve which she had sent-Beniamn Harri-
rison Halle. Governor Proctor considered
this name prophetic of victory and said that
in another week millions of our citizens all
over the land would be shouting that name,
with slight transposition-Haill Benjamin
Harrison. The result of the ballot was,
Bates, 1873; Dix, &c.
THE public hearing on the bill granting
municipal suffrage to women, held last
week in representatives. hall before the
judiciary committee, was largely attended.
Professor w. H. Caruth of Kansas spoke
of alleged good results in that state which
had followed the granting of suffrage to
women and thought that Vermont would do
well to follow in the lead of Kansas. Henry
B. Blackwell of Boston addressed the com
mittee on the status of this question in
Massachusetts,, where women are allowed
to vote in the school elections, and referred
to the large number who had availed them
selves of the opportunity to register for the
coming election. Colonel Albert Clarke Of
Rutland gave a general history of the
woman suffrage movement throughout the
country and undertook to answer the OBJ
jections which are urged against the meas
ure. Remarks in favor of the bill were
also made by Miss Laura Moore of Barnet
and Mrs. NJ w. Foster of Montpelier.
| THIS story we are about to tell is an old
chestnut to most of our Montpelier people,
| but it may not be to many of the members of
| the legislature who will soon be called upon
| to vote for or against the Pitkin bill. At
any rate it is pat to the purpose. When
Bert Bishop was landlord of what was
! formerly called the Bishop House, there
] "a mo N hafora tha honsa of ROT N ptatt
a more than ordinarily stringent measure
! looking toward the suppression of the
! liquor traffic. Bert's boarders, to a man,
voted in its favor This was in the morn
ing session. They came down to the hotel
in bunch, tipped the wink to Bert, and
went into the little back room for their
customary appetizer. Bert stuck his thumbs
into the arm-holes of his vest leaned back,
assumed a most determined expression and
said, "No, gentlemen, you can have no
liquor here. You have just voted for water
straight and water straight is all you can
get here. You must drink as you vote"
And they drank.
The committee on manufactures last
week held the second hearing on H. bill 30,
introduced by Mr. Mann. EX-Gov. Proctor
was present and gave his views in regard to
the subject of immigration The governor
read a letter from Governor Bodwell of
Maine in regard to the success of the
Swedish colony in that state. Governor
and industrious citizens and were contented
and happy in their new homes. Governor
Proctor heartily seconded these opinions
and thought that it would be advisable to
secure such class of immigrants for Ver-
mont. 1t was suggested that the work
called for by the bill could be performed by
the agricultural commission, but Mr.. Mann
thought that this would require too much
of that body, and favored the appointment
of special commission as provided by his
hill HQ ronsi1arpI the work i'm.
portant, and thought that it should be in
trusted to body who could devote thereto
their whole time and insure its success.
He referred to the special labor bureaus
already established by twenty-one states,
and urged the necessity of a like activity
on the part of Vermont.
The exhibition in representatives hall
| Wednesday afternoon by the pupils from the
American asylum for the education of the
deaf and dumb at Hartford, Conn, was a
very interesting entertainment and proved
an agreeable diversion to the members.
Mr.. Williams, the principal of the school,
illustrated the methods of instruction by
the sign language, showed the ability of
the pupils to express themselves in writing,
and their familiarity with history, geography
and arithmetic. The scholars were also
well posted on the current political events
and gave expression to sound orthodox
views ON the Mills bill and Lord Sackville's
letter Some of the mutes had learned TO
speak little and communication had been
established with one little fellow, who was
deaf, dumb and blind, by spelling in his
hand In closing, Mr. Williams said that
the Vermont law on this subject was almost
perfect, but that he wished to call the at
tention of the legislature to two things
First, the town clerks often fail to report
the number of deaf and dumb children in
their respective towns; and second, he
thought the appropriation should be large
enough 50 that every one OF these children
could be properly cared for.
IT would seem from the memorial intro
duced last week by the gentleman from
Vershire, that the election committee is to
enjoy the pleasure of Investigating another
election snarl. The object of the memorial
is to unseat Mr.. yelling, the member from
Bennington. The memoriallStS are Eli j.
Tiffany and II. j. Potter of the same town
and candidates for representative, of the
democratic and prohibition parties respec-
lively. The result of the election at the
freeman's meeting was announced by the
chairman to be; Whole number votes cast,
/ ,292, of which Mr.. yelling received 667,
Mr.. Tiffany 577, Mr.. Potter As, majority for
Mr.. yelling ~, and accordingly that gen.
tleman received from the constable GER
tifcate of election. 1t is claimed by the re-
monstrants on the testimony of the town
clerk and others, that the IS votes counted
for Mr.. Potter were also, by some mistake
in making up the tally sheet, counted a sec
ond time in with Mr.. Welling's votes. If
!
majority and there would be no election.
This is the substance of the memorial,
and Messrs. Tiffany and Potter wish the
legislature to declare the seat vacant.
Messrs. Hall, Scott and Batcheder are the
attorneys for the memorialists.
THE railroad committees held a joint
session last week in the senate chamber.
House bill 81, introduced by Mr.. Sherwin of
Jamaica, was first brought up for consider
alton. Mr.. Sherwin was present and gave
his reasons for introducing the bill. The
bill compels railroad companies which have
tracks running parallel with highways to
remove the snow and other Instructions
thrown from the tracks upon the road. Mr..
Sherwin said that there was no law reach
ing this point He stated that there was
one place in Jamaica where this occasioned
trouble and expense every year. He thought
the railroad, and not the town, ought to bear
this expense No action was taken by the
committee in regard TO the bill, and its fur
ther consideration was postponed till later.
We hardly think the bill will be favorably
recommended, for, although the evil must
be remedied in some way, yet recommen-
dation from the commissioners would, as