Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-19
The Vermont Legislature.

Monday was the last day for the in
PRODUCTION of bills this session, eX-
cept through committees, and every
spare moment was made use of by
glory-seeking legislators to increase
the number of such papers in both
branches. SO fast were they present
ed in the house, Clerk Stickney was
compelled to give the first reading by
title only, else the next days sun
might have found him struggling with
the unfinished readings of the sit is
hereby enacted &C., which heaped
up on his table. This limit of the in
PRODUCTION of bills generally marks
the beginning of the end of session,
and there seems to be no good reason
why the members will not be able to
eat their Thanksgiving turkey at
home, and be thereafter again able
to attend fully to home duties. The
present week has been an extremely
lively one, and may be truly called
the festal week of the session. The
reunions of veterans, and of the Offic
ers of the Vermont regiments in the
rebellion, have necessarily brought a
large number of visitors to the capt.
tai, and hotels aid boarding-houses
have been filled to overlooking. This
is also "Ladies' week." and the Ia
dies are everywhere present. The
reunion of the 1st Vermont cavalry
occurred Tuesday, and closed with a
banquet at the Pavilion A meeting
of the Vermont division of the Sons
of Veterans was also held the same
evening in representatives. hall, and
addresses made by Governor Dilling
ham, Lieutenant-Go vernor Wood
bury, Congressman Grout, G. W.
Penniman of Michigan and others.
Perhaps a pleasanter entertainment
than either of the above-named was
afforded those not wholly interested
in the sons of Mars by the musicale
in the parlors of the Pavilion Hotel
during the same evening, when large
numbers of guests responded to the
invitations of Mrs. Governor Dilling-
ham and Mrs. Senator Stranahan, and
enjoyed a social hour and charming
parlor concert.
The officers reunion occurred We'd
nesday, and closed with the custom
airy gathering at the state house and
banquet at the Pavilion in the even
ing. The attendance of old officers
was unusually large, and included
many of the most prominent Vermont
ers. Wednesday afternoon the gov
ernor received the Norwich UNIVERSE
ty cadets, who gave most oredita-
BILE exhibition of their proficiency in
the manual arms, machinery and al
tillery practice. The same afternoon
brought up the question of woman's
suffrage in the house, when represen-
tatives' hall was packed to it's utmost
capacity with interested spectators
and auditors. Messrs. Ballard of
Burlington and Marsh of Woodstock
spoke eloquently in behalf of the
measure, which was most ably oppos-
ed by Mr.. Eldredge of Middlebury.
The bill met it's fate Thursday morn
ing, when yea and nay vote was
taken, resulting in 81 yeas and 1872
nays. The friends of the bill were
much surprised and disappointed. 1t
is presumed that the bill met with less
favor than otherwise from the fact
that some of the prominent woman
suffragists were strong third party
women during the last exciting cam
paign. Never before since the la
dies were connected with the fourth
House has so large a number been
present as met at the capital Thurs
day evening. The number included
the wives of the governor, several
ex-governors, the wives of the state
officials and hosts of others. The
same evening the senate Of 1886 held
a reunion in senate hall, in which a
a large number of senators and Off
Gals were present. It was an agree
able occasion. Possibly some may
wonder how the Legislature can ac-
complish anything with SO many out
side attractions, and SO many de-
mands upon the time of the average
member. Much has been done, never
/ theless, and the height of good legis-
lation has been reached in many in
stances by the slaughter of bills of a
| bad or Indifferent nature. AS to the
bills passed and signed by the gov
ernor, thus far, it can be safely said
that large majority have been those
legalizing grand lists which are def
/ cient because of the incompleteness,
/ earelessness or indifference of listers
of various towns. Acts of incorpor-
atoms of companies and villages, Ell