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

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CLERK STIcKNEY has appointed George
NJ Powers of Morrisvile and John II.
Merriheld of Newfane as his assistants.
w. H. RAND of Troy is the successor of
the renowned John Currier He has a big
contract on hand if he is to fill Johns legis-
lative chair.
THROUGH the earnest efforts of Mrs. James
S. Peck, many of the blank spaces in the
picture galleries in the halls have been filed
with pictures.
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE is solid on the tenn
perance question. There is nothing am
biguous about the utterances on this sub
iect in his message.
PITKIN of Montpelier is on the ways and
means committee, one of the most impor-
tant on the list and is chairman of the pub
lie building committee.
LITTLE AARON CIRCUIT is undoubtedly the
favorte page. The ladies smile on him as
he passes and no doubt "wsh they could
kiss that pretty little boy"
GOVERNOR DLLINGHAM has ap-
pointed Carroll c. King of Montpelier as
executive clerk Paul D. Durant of Mont
peier is the governors page.
WE were pleased to see Speaker Grout in
the chair Monday afternoon The ma or was
looking none the worse for his recent tum-
BILE and presided with his usual ease
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE in his retiring mes
state as " far from satisfactory, if not, in
fact, deplorable in their lack of efficiency"
A RESOLUTION to seat Gilbert Hartman
as the representative from Canaan, one of
the towns which failed to elect member,
was referred to the committee on elections.
THE Dick Smith fox bill "is in jeopardy.
Mr.. Phelps of Westminster was in favor of
its repeal, but Mr.. Sherwin of Jamaica
quickly rallied to its support with another
bill
CADY. the new assistant clerk of the SEN
ate, has been studying law with Davis and
Enright at Windsor and expects to be adj
mitted to the bar at the coming term of
court.
COMMUNICATIONS were sent by the gov
ernor to the senate and house informing
them of the appointment of Fred Arthur
Rowland as secretary of civil and military
affairs.
Mr.. WILSON, graduate of Dartmouth, is
now in town stopping at the Montpelier
House, and it is understood that he is to be
the clerk of the committee on the revision
of bills.
CALL aboard" Chairman Boyden. Wait
ing for you to start your train, not for Ma
guam bay this year. but for the reforms the
republican party demand and both govern
orS recommend.
THE school bill reported by the commits
day morning and read 'by its title" con-
tains fourteen chapters and nearly four
hundred sections
THERE are eleven more farmers in the
house this year than in 'S6 and one less
lawyer. In the senate the lawyers number
two more than at the last session and the
farmers seven less
The gentleman from Bratteboro should
be christened the pioneer legislator. On
l cd bp mrs
ton of the session and Friday he laid be-
fore the house the first bill.
THE Vermont legislature has assembled
for business. Itmeets biennially and makes
a short stay. Vermont is pretty well gov
erned, principally because she isn't gov
/ erned too much.-BostOn Herdid.
| THE house still has its funny men. Some
| one suggested when the speaker-elect was
being conducted "to the bar - that it would
he the proper thing for the speaker to re-
/ ciprOcate, and conduct the committee to the
/ bar.
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE favors conservative
/ legislation. He says that it is not enough
/ that a measure shall not be harmful, it must
/ have some substantial gain and positive
benefit in view. Quality and not quantity
counts
The schoolmastcr is abroad or Legislators
develop mania for phonetic spelling. IT.
] for example, hiway "-as il appeared in
one of the bills presented to-day-doesn'
spell highway, with no dangerous surplus
of letters, what does it spell?
The bill introduced on Friday by Mr.
| Phelps of Westminster, relating to the
school property of towns returning from
the town to the district system, is the fore
runner of the extensive legislation which
may be expected on this subject.
The following-named gentlemen are men
toned as candidates for the position o.
supervisor of insane to succeed DIR. l.. G
Butler: DIR. G.. NJ. Ferrn of Essex June
tion, DIR. j. &. Giddings of Bakersfield an6
DIR. w. H. III. Varney of Charlotte.
WE looked carefully to see if Governor
Dillinghams hand trembled as he sub
scribed to the oath of office, but not tn,
slightest tremor could we detect. The shiI
of state has steady hand at the helm, ant
if she runs against snag it will be no faul
of the pilot.
Wednesday night in their snowy uniforms
1t is great deal nicer to play soldier at a re
ception than it was to wear the blue a
Gettysburg but Senator Mansur's empt,
sleeve testities that one member of the staff
at least, was on deck in the sixties.
STATE AUDITOR POWELL, at any rate, did
not vote for himself The vote for this las
named officer showed that Colonel E. Henr!
Powell had majority of nearly 10000
while a Mr.. Scattering " had one vote
cast in Richford. Probably Colonel Pow
ell did not vote for himsef,-F'ree Press.
On a hasty examination of the speaker
committee appointments, there seems t.
be some square pegs in round holes and Uic
UerSd, misiits that must impair the useful
ness of individual members. But pegs an1
holes, in the attrtion of the legislative mills
may be made to conform as the session al
vances.
THE first case of contested seat waI
brought before the house on Thursday b.,
Mr.. Packer of Jericho, who presented re
monstrance, signed by a number of voters
against the seating of George Woodwork
as the representative from Underhill Tn,
remonstrance was referred TO the committe,
on elections.
THE new cow-bill " is much more strin
gent in its provisions than the bill passed
at the last session. According to the latter
a man could manufacture or sell bogus
butter provided he put up sign saying
that II was not the genuine article. Mr.
Holtons bill makes such a proceeding
misdemeanor, sign or no sign.
REV. ELHU SHOWS prayers were highl,
commended by the numerous seconds of hi
nomination. One member assured the hous'
that they would take much pleasure in lis
tening TO his supplications, and another fel
sure that Mr.. Snow would not confne hi