Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-15
National Republican Ticket.
The Vermont Legislature.

in working trim. The committees
in both houses have been named,
and the consideration of bills already
introduced is that of the school COM
mission relating to the common school
system of the state, and to the nor
NAL schools, with accompanying re-
ports. No one doubts the pains
taking efforts of the commission, and
the earnest desire of its members to
provide for remedies for existing
evils. yet there is a feeling of dis
appointment among friends of edu-
cation generally that the commission
did not take more decided position
upon important questions of educa-
tional policy which have agitated the
state of late years. No one really
expected that the commission would
recommend the town system of
schools, but it was expected that
some one system would be recon-
mended, and that uniformity in this
direction would be had. The new
bill provides as before for both town,
and district systems, and until this
question is finally settled it cannot
be expected that progressive educa-
tors, and friends of education will
remain passive. Had the committee
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new bill, presenting as it does a
complete revision of the school taws,
would have been complex, and would
have afforded a ready solution of
the intricate questions of textbook
uniformity, compulsory attendance,
and other matters interviewer with
these. The provision for one nor
NAL school will probably meet with
considerable opposition. In this
matter and in that of the supervis-
ion of schools the bill provides for
an improvement in our schools that
ought to receive the cordial endorse
ment of all. There is a general
feeling that Vermont can no longer
delay in placing her school system
upon higher plane than it now oc-
cupies, and this sentiment will I'M
doubtedly compel a fair considera-
ton of the whole subject. The
makeup of the educational commit
tee in both houses is the strongest
for many years, and with chairman
Bunker in the senate, and chairman
Prouty in the house for leaders much
is reasonably expected for decided
advance along the whole line.
Other bills of an important nature
have been introduced; viz: to prevent
the adulteration of dairy products +;
to Danish the barbed wire fence
to repeal the Poland pauper law of
sc to provide for better highway
service; and to appropriate $4,000
for the soldiers home for 1889 and
1890, &C., &c. The celebrated
''Dick Smith fox law of SO is also
the object of attack and will prob
ably be repealed. Mr.. Marsh of
Woodstock proposes to abolish the
office of tax commissioner, and give
the work to the state treasurer. Mr..
Walbridge of Concord wants the
pay of the railroad commissioners
reduced to 81 day, and Mr.. Holton
of Brattleboro is bound to have no
free passes.
The senate committee were report
ed Friday. Senator johnson of
Windsor county has the craftsmanship
of the judiciary committee, and Per-
kins that of printing. Senator Frary
of Orange county is chairman of the
committee on elections, and King of
that on the 4th joint rule. Senator
Butterfield of Windham county is
chairman of the state prison commit
tee, his colleague, Holmes, having an
important position on the railroad
committee. Senator Parker of Wind
sor county finds places on the COM
mittee on highways and bridges, and
on that of agriculture.
The house committees were named
by Speaker Grout, Tuesday. The
chairmanships of the more important
committees are assigned as follows
On elections, Howard of Fair Haven
on ways and means, Proctor of Proc
tor; on military affairs, Slack of
Springfield; on Judiciary, Marsh of
Woodstock on education, Prouty of
Newport; on claims, Stevens of St.
Adams; on railroads, Boyden of
Randolph; on highways and bridges,
Rogers of Wheelock on banks, Field
of Rutland; on manufactures, Pearl
of johnson; on agriculture, Child of
Weybridge; on grand list, yelling
of Bennington on general committee,
Ballard of Burlington on state pris-
on, Tuxbury of Windsor; on corpor-
atoms, Eldredge of Middlebury; on
insane, Hazen of St.Johnsbury JOINT
special committee on temperance, Hol-
ton of Brattleboro games and fisher
les, Paine of Jay.
The Orleans county delegation in
the house also find places on the fol-
lowing committees: Foster of Brown
ington, on elections Trumpass of
Westfeld, on federal relations Prouty
of Newport, on ways and means;
Jenne of Glover, on education; Skin
ner of Barton, on claims Rand of
Troy, on railroads Paine of Jay, on
banks; Bartlett of Morgan, on man
nfactures; Cleveland of Coventry, on
agriculture Seayer of Craftsbury, on
grand list Sweeney of Charleston,