The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-24

THERE must be some remarkably traCtable
voters in the town of Underhill. One
worthy agreed to vote for the party that
would procure his naturalization papers.
But after he had given his word to one party
all attempts to corrupt him were unavail
ing, as he declared that he "never hired
ont to a man and then worked for his
neighbor."
THE idea that something should be done
to present to the outside world the advant-
ages Vermont offers to the man seeking
home is crystaiZed in house bill number
thirty. This bill is presented by Mr.. Mann
of Wilmington Whether this measure or
some other will best serve the purpose, the
idea is not bad one and is worthy of con-
sideration.-.St. JohRSbury Cdledopidn.
THE members of Governor Dillingham's
staff visited the capitol on Thursday for
the purpose of paying their respects to
his excellency. The staff met at the Office
of Adjutant-General Peck, to make arrange
ments for uniformng, and subsequently
proceeded to the executive chamber, accom-
panied by General Peck and Quartermaster-
General Gilmore, and had a pleasant visit
with the governor.
THE Vermont Sentry belabors most un-
mercifully Mr.. Stevens bill allowing the
complainant in liquor prosecutions one-half
of the fines recovered. The editor says:
However well intended it is open to the
criticism that there is no necessity to offer
ful performance of their duties.
These officials receive ample pay for this
work now, and it is humiliating to the state
to be obliged to offer reward for the per-
formance OF duty already obligatory by
statute"
SINCE the end of the fiscal year, when the
treasurer's accounts showed S167 900 of
available funds in his hands, orders on the
treasury aggregating $4,000 have been
drawn-the insane asylum alone calling for
over S66,0O0. These drafts were in settle
ment of customary demands upon the state
exchequer. This is rather disheartening to
the champions of gilt-edged schemers for
spending money, who have made haste, by
reason of " the flourishing condition of the
state finances" to get front rank in the
line of applicants for appropriations.
In note announcing the name of the
newly-elected officers of the Historical So
ciety the name of Hon. Daniel Roberts was
printed I'D. Richards" The esteemed
Arglis, which cribs the bulk of its legsla-
tive news from our columns, appropriated
the item but did not catch on to the cOrrec-
ton. " We are glad to furnish news items
for our respected contemporary up street,
and regret very much that the blunder in
question should have caused it to be thus
caught" Control your bumptiousness
neighbor. You will appear less ridiculous.
THE bill introduced to incorporate the
Maritime Canal Company of Nicaragua
brought to the notice of the legislature gil
gantic enterprise. The capital stock is to
consist of one million shares of one hundred
dollars each and the measure contemplates
the union of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
An attempt was made to get the bill through
the United States congress and the measure
did pass the senate, but encountered OBJ
struction in the house and no vote could be
obtained on it, If on investigation the en-
terprise appears to be worthy one, we
hope Vermont will have the honor of
fathering the company.
A FARMER correspondent writes: " l hope
house bill sixteen will be laid on the table
forever. Barbed-wire fence is the cheapest,
easiest and quickest to build and the most
etfectual ever invented. Stock respect it
and keep on the proper side of it, 1t is a
positive boon to the farmer. / believe sta
tistics will prove it to be no more dangerous
to life and limb than other kinds of fence.
| hope every farmer in the legislature will
sit down on it regardless of the barbs Let
the farmer have one good thing he can use
freely without fear of a patent-right man or
sheriff lighting on him. No legislation is
/ demanded on the subject"
THE bill introduced on Friday by the
gentleman from Northfeld, appropriating
| the sum of one thousand dollars annually
| to the Vermont Dairymen's Association,
| ought to receive favorable consideration at
the hands of the legislature, as the object of
the appropriation is a most worthy one.
Mr.. o. NJ. Tickham of Pomfret appeared,
/ Wednesday night, before the house com
mittee on agriculture, and presented the
claims which the dairyman's association
! has for assistance from the state. The OBJ
| ject of the appropriation is certainly as
worthy as any that has thus far been
brought to the attention of the assembly.
A CORRESPONDENT forcibly says; Econ
omy in state expenses is not niggardliness.
| To use unnecessarily, shows as much want
! OF Judgment as to refuse needed appropri-
alton. 1t is claimed that our finances are
not as tiourishing in reality as they seem to
appear. The report of the auditor in an
swer to the joint resolution may open our
eyes little. 1t will take 100000 to meet
the views of anxious appropriations and sal.
ary increasers, to say nothing of general eX-
penses. Necessities first, is a good motto
to act on. The corporation tax may make
us poor yet, because it make us feel so rich
According to the appropriation barometer
the state tax for 1888 is already at the
twelve per cent mark and rising rapidly"
In moving to reconsider house bill one
| Mr. Prouty stated that he was actuated
merely by a desire to have it fairly dis
cussed. He was informed that oleomar
garine was not injurious to the health. II
that was the case. its manufacture should
not be prohibited. prohibition would
amount to saying that my neighbor can not
SOlHtbIlIH ludI w HOlthOnlt
simply because it interferes with my manu-
facture Of another wholesome article. This
measure was in the interest of the farmers
II they chose, they could pass it, as they
numbered one hundred twenty-seven. But
he did not believe the farmers would do sc
cowardly thing as this seemed to be on its
face. He thought that measure might be
devised which would not have the objec
tionabe features of the present bill. II
this substance is injurious, its manufacture
should be stopped otherwise not. But il
should be manufactured and sold for whaI
it really was.
THURSDAYS Free Press, in commenting
on the bill introduced Wednesday which
makes the first offence in violation of the
liquor law punishable by fine and imprison
ment, says: Governor Dillingham; does
not suggest Imprisonment for the first of
fense. He merely asks the question if the
time has not arrived for such course, eav
ing it to be answered by others" The gov
ernor not only asks the question, bu
he answers it himself and hints pretty
strongly at the answer which he expects
from the assembly. He says in his mes
sage: Has not the time come when a sen
tence of imprisonment should follow the
first conviction under this law, and when q
provision of that character would do more
TO stop sales in the larger villages than any
other measure vet DrODosed? Il am strongly