Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-31
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Tuesday was notable for the advent OF
the third proposed constitution amendment
which provides for the prohibition of the
manufacture aud sale Of Intoxicating
liquors 1t recalls the fate of like amend
ment proposed ten years ago which was
defeated 10y the House of 1882 The
friends Of the amendment were many more
than the required number to secure its
passage. but through over confidence and
lack in leadership they were caught nap
ping when the matter came up, and were
two or three votes short
Those two or three necessary votes would
have sent it to the people, and nobody
doubts the result Closely following this
proposed amendment came the long-eX
pected high license bill introduced yester-
day 10y Mr. Horton of Chittenden 1t Is
more strict in its provisions than the bills
of former sessions and was evidently drawn
with the intention of catching all the
wavering votes The license fee ranges
/ from $500 to $1,000. and towns may license
/ or not at their option Heavy penalties
/ follow the selling Of impure liquors. also the
| selling TO minors, insane persons and
! drunkards Sellers are required to give
| heavy bonds and are to be liable for dana
/ yes done by intoxicated persons.
The committee on education last evening
listened to prominent educators from dit
ferent sections of the state IN defence OF
the present school law The meeting was
a very interesting one but was not specially
enioved by many Of those who have been
hearing different talk for the past few
| weeks, and are bound that the present la"
shall 20 State Superintendent Palmer.
| Edward Conant of Randolph Prof. Howard
/ of Middlebury college and several teachers
of note were among the speakers. The
/ arguments were strong ones tut II Is doubt
full if they had the effect to change any
votes The verdict a. far As the House is
concerned has already been given and the
Jury poled
Another question before the same CON
mittee has seemed to overshadow for DAY
or two even the school question, that of Ii
separate agricultural college Col Hooker
opened tine case at the first hearing on
Monday evening Iu behalf of the farmers
who. he claimed were nearly unit ~
demanding change He wanted ali ln.
stItution where tine farmers boys could ~
and feel that they were not looked upon
with contempt hy those who were studying
the classics lie thought that with al
appropriation Of $2j. 900 to provIie suitable
buildings the institution would need n'
future aid from the state The master OF
the state grange and others followed M tht
same strain This afternoon the hearing
was continued and a number of repre-
sentAtlves from the different oranges ap
peared aud gave expression to the sentiment
of the farmers which was largely III favor
Of a new institution Among those al
dressing the committee was o. i. Ware o.
Brattleboro
This evening the Vermont UNIVERSITY
: had the floor and the time was mostly
taken bv President Buckham lie sal,
that when the agricultural college fund he
? came available lu S6I the trustees wer
unable ~ raise means 10 start IA suitable IA
stitutiou and the state was about Ia los
the fund through failure 10 comply witt
Z the conditions At that time the ermou
u University came forward aud offered +
unite with the trustees aud thus save tn
fund to the state tie then detailed tn
e many steps they had taken during thes
D. intervening wears to make the thing
success. aud said that with the conten
IL plated improvements they were now We
II equipped to fully carry out the purposes q
Is the several grants Fully two thirds OF tn
e members Of their classical department wer
u farmers sons, and nothing but the mos
friendly feeling mad ever existed hetwee
the two departments To establish ne'
IT, institution now would leave the UniversIt
y weak and the new one could not help bt
y he a weak one too
The fight will toe an interesting one an
be- only the more reckless are predicting no
y 1t will end
d Several bills have been presented toucl
al ing the question Of double taxation on NOR
rs gagged farms. but none of them seem to soi'
I'll the question one man SAYS he mas studie
e the matter twenty years and thinks that h
'h bill touches the spot, but the grand list con
" mittee have agreed on no measure Vet al
N probably will not The fact that veI
~ large share Of the mortgaged farms IN II
e state are mortgaged to savings banks max
a. it Impossible to reach the mortgagee, al
this seems to be the object to he sough
e BY one Of the house rules adopted at u
Sc commencement of the session this week
10 the outside limit for the introduction
CT bills There were 1872 house bills IN lSs
About 200 less than that number have be,
introduced to date
X The week has been an important one
'h social matters and the different officers al
~ soldiers reunions have filled the town to q
ny brim The reception at the state hou
70 Tuesday evening 10y the wives of the 90
hU ernors and other state officers was pr
ne nounced brilliant success Several Win
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