St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-29
THE LEGISLATURE.

What Is Being Done in Montpelier.
In accordance with the recommends
ton of the joint committee on final adj
journment, of which Mr. Hazen was a
member, the Legislature adjOurns this
wednesday, morning. These last
days of the session have been busy
ones and some important measures
have been passed and others rejected.
The school law controversy was
brought to an end Thursday by the
Caledonia representatives voting for
the measure with but one or two ex-
ceptions. Considerable opposition was
developed finally, the chief objection
urged being that the bill provides that
towns now using the town system may
abolish it by majority vote at the
annual meeting, but does not allow the
towns, which SO desire, to adopt the
system. An attempt to amend the bill
in this particular failed. The salary
of the state superintendent was cut
from $4,000 to $500.
The educational bill went back to
the house from the senate Monday with
proposals of amendment which, i'm the
main, were agreed to. AS amended
the state superintendent of education
is to be elected by the general assem-
bly, and receive salary of $4,000 per
year. The school bill before Wednes-
day morning will doubtless become a
law.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to
assist in building a bridge between
Grand Isle and North Hero passed by
single vote, 100 to l0S.
An appropriation of 100000 has
been made for building state insane
asylum.
The vote on the highway bill was
very close, the measure being killed by
vote of lis to 113.
The bill appropriating $4,000 an
nually to the university of Vermont
was passed unanimously, with amend
ments. The money is to be expended
for two purposes specified in the bill,
$4,000 is to be used in securing compe-
tent instruction in the industrial arts
and $4,000 in paying the tuition of 30
students, one of whom is to be appoint
ed by each senator in the general as
sembly.
Representative Mann's bill to estab-
lish bureau of immigration and farm
statistics has passed the senate, the
bill was amended by reducing the
number of commissioners from three to
to one, and raising the salary from SO
to So day and expenses.
The Pitkins' license bill was defeat
ed in the house Friday-149 to 81.
Some forty republicans voted for the
bill. The prohibtory law has been
tinkered more or less but has not been
materially changed.
The following bills have become
laws: An act to incorporate the Mari
time Canal company of Nicaragua; an
dCL uAlHS Ino 5CduudIu WolSllI vi d
bushel of salt at 20 pounds an act
making the fiscal year to end June 80
an act incorporating the Vermont So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals
Appointments by the Governor.
Governor Dillingham; has made the
following appointments:
Supervisors of insane, Homer Good
hue of Westminster, Russell S. John
son of Concord and Chester NJ. Ferrin
of Essex.
Directors of state prison and house
of correction, w. III. H. Bingham of
Stowe and John w. Cramton of Rut-
land.
Railroad commissioners Samuel E.
Pingree, E. j. Ornsbee and It. G.
Fletcher.
Board of agriculture w. w. Cooke
of Burlington, William Chaplin of Mid
dlesex, Marvin w. Davis of Westmin-
ster, Homer w. Vail of Pomfret, Rollin
c. Smith of Pittsford and Edgar N.
Bissell of Sboreham.
Horl Cohur1 arrival in Na,r Vorl,