The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-28
NUMBER 4S.A

ances, handbags, satchels, grip-sacks, pock-
cts etc, etc. The gentleman from Swanton
further suggested that clause be added TO
the effect that, where a mans breath is
redolent Of alcoholic fumes, this fact shall
be taken as primd tdcic evidence of the
presence of " the stuff somewhere about
his person.
THE attempt on the part of the house to
reconsider the Grand Isle bridge vote came
about four hours too late. The bill came to
the governor from the senate on Thursday
at eleven o'clock. The boomers of the
measure at once interviewed his excelency
and attempted to hasten his signature i'm
order to put the matter out of reach of the
house. The opponents of the bill also put
in plea against 1t. The governor exercised
no undue haste in the matter as he did not
sign the bill Thursday, and not until three
O'Clock on Friday, together with numerous
other bills. The house had abundant time
to reconsider its vote, but the opportunity
was lost.
THE general committee of the senate and
committee on corporations of the house
held hearing Thursday on the various
bills relating to the village of Barre In
the case of the town of Barre CS the village
of Barre, in relation to the highway taxes,
the village of Barre was given all the high
way tax for one year and three.quarters of
the tax each year thereafter, the remaining
quarter to 90 to the town of Barre The
bill to incorporate the Barre Savings Bank
and Trust Company will be favorably re-
! ported. The committee will also report the
| bill for the formation OF a cooperative build
ing and loan association with the recon-
mendation that it ought not to pass.
WHEN the house was considering the bill
reported by the committee on state and
court expenses, which grants one-quarter
of the fines recovered in liquor prosecutions
to the complainant and another quarter to
the states attorney, Mr.. Prouty suggested
an amendment to the effect that the remain
! ing half be divided between the Judge and
! jury and thus insure a conviction. The
gentleman afterward withdrew his amend
| ment. WhereupOn the member from Man
chester arose and stated that his withdrawal
had obviated the necessity of his making
the speech which he had purposed on the
amendment Mr.. Prouty sprang to his feet
and said: " Mr.. Speaker, think the house
owes me vote of thanks"
THE bill requiring mill owners to remove
the sawdust and other refuse Instructions ac-
cumulating in the stream was given a hear
ing last week Tuesday before the committee
on manufactures. The bill has created con-
siderable adverse comment in manufacture
ing circles, as being impracticable and
| almost impossible to carry into execution.
| Among the manufacturers who appeared
before the committee and opposed the bill
are ID. G. French of Barton Landing, MEM
ber of the firm of Chandler French & Co.,
Benjamin Mossman of Barton, agent of
Haywood Brothers Chair Manufacturing
Company, G. S. Skinner of Barton, of the
firm of Chandler & Skinner, and Mr.. Toll
man of Greensboro.
FARMER" wants to know: why is not
Middlebury College as much entitled to
state aid as the University at Burlington?
Is it because the University has an agri-
cultural annex? While l do not question
the good intentions of the trustees of the
University, think they have signally failed
in thnir off To han tha far
ing at such times as they have sent one of
the professors with the Board of Agricul-
ture through the state to lecture. Plow-
man" is not the only farmer who protests
against any further appropriations for the
Agricultural College as at present con-
Quoted. If the gentlemen of the legislature
doubt this let them order the present bill to
lie, and consult their constituents"
THERE are a good many broken hearts
among the members of the house, as a result
of the log-roling Friday. 1t seems that
certain of the friends of the highway bill
were promised the support of the bridge
faction, if they in turn would vote for the
bridge bill, Numerous enemies of the high
way bill were also inveiged into voting for
the bridge bill, on the same promise The
Grand Isle crowd naturally failed to make
good both these promises and some one had
to get left. These victimiZed individuals
are now highly enraged at the alleged
treachery of the bridge builders" but are
helpless to wreak their revenge. AS one
member sadly remarked, when the highway
bill passed, we amt so handsome as we
were, but we know more
A VALUED correspondent says: "When.
under the good influences anticipated by
the operation of Mann's immigration bill,
our vacant farms shall be occupied, and
there shall be general advance in the
value of farm property throughout the
state, there will then be time enough to
! talk about increasing the pOr'S SALARY
to $500. There are worthy gentlemen in
all parts of the state who will doubtless
take the office for the present salary" Still
we think if the legislature had left certain
official salaries two years ago where they
were and certain others this year, and had
increased the compensation of the governor
and the members of the board of agriculture,
its action would have been far more Just,
more in accordance with reason.
THE senate of 1876 held reunion in the
senate chamber last week Tuesday. Hon.
! Redtield Proctor ieutenant-governor of 1876,
presided, and at the secretary's desk were
f. w Baldwin and C. w. Brownell. Ten
of the senators were present. j. H. Guild
and Silas Mason of Bennington, III. c.
Leavenworth and c. NJ. Spaulding of Chit
tenden, E. A. Sowles and O.; S. Rixford Of
Franklin, G. w. Brigham of Rutland, +. p.
Walton of Washington, f. l.. Waterman of
Windham and G. A. Davis of Windsor.
Senator L. ID. Eldredge of Addison was in
town, but unable to be present. Five of
the senators are dead. Edward Seymour of
, Addison, Buel Landon of Grand Isle, n. p.
Simons and III. II. Lothrop of Rutland, and
Ira Richardson of Washington. Senator
} SowleS read a paper upon the late Buel
} Landon and Senator Walton one upon the
late Ira Richardson. A eulogy upon the
J late Edward Seymour, written by Senator
Eldredge, was read by the secretary. Gov
ernor Proctor spoke on the life Of the late
III. f. Lothrop and Senator Walton on the
late w. p. Simonds. Short speeches were
also made by several of the senators,
THE Free Press legislative correspondent
thus refers to some of the trading by which
two measures of doubtful virtue were got
through the house by more than doubtful
methods: :" 1t was pretty generally talked
in and about the capitol this morning that
there had been union between the friends
of the Grand Isle bridge bill and the high
way tax bill by which there should be a
united action in the passing of the respect
i've measures. Some color was lent TO this
by the fact that Grand Isle member
moved for reconsideration of the vote by
which the latter bill was defeated The
highway bill was then passed, and all the