Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-11-14
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1890.
OUR MONTPELIER LETTER.
A New Corporation Tax Bill Nearly
Ready to he Reported.

Busy Times in the Committee Rooms
windham Members Disapprove the Bill
TO Allow Brattleboro 70 Help Build
New County House and Jail---Dr. Dut-
ton Gets Cold shoulder---W oman
Suffrage Makes a Strong Pull.
MONTPELIER. Nov. u
The committee on corporations gave a
hearing last evening on Mr. Marshals bill
enabling Brattleboro to aid in the construc-
ton Of court house and Jail TO be located
inthat town Mr. Marshall read from The
Phuuix the report of the grand jury at the
last term Of the Windham county court
relative o. the condition Of the jail. and
stated that the county buildings at New
fame were very old and unsuitable for use.
The supreme courts for the county were
now held at Brattleboro, and the time was
soon coming when a complete change must
be made Brattleboro presented the bill in
the utmost good faith, and he was surprised
that it should meet with opposition When
the time should come for removal his PEG
pie wanted to help shoulder the burden, and
this bill was to enable them TO state just
what they would DO
Mr.. Sherwin Of Jamaica read the statute
requiring notice Of any attempt at chang
ing a county shire to be published In the
newspapers previous 70 the session, and
said that this project was an evasion, in
spirit at least, OF the requirements Of law
1t took the people Of his section by surprise,
as it was held back till the very end Of the
the time allowed for the introduction of
bills 1t was move in direct violation Of
the most solemn pledges made by prominent
Brattleboro people at the time that the up
per West river towns were induced 70 bond
| in aid Of the Brattleboro q Whitehall rail
road The whole question should come
fairly before the people of the county with
/ out preference To any section as would be
the case should this bill pass
Hon j. L. Butterfeld Of Grafton. who
/ happened % be present, said that the PEG
| pie Of Grafton were averse TO any change
/ A change could not be made without doinl
great damage To the town where the build
J.
whole was well accommodated at Newfane
H. had often been member Of the granC
jury, aud while it was true that the jsi
was now in bad condition, a few hundred
dollars would make 1t comfortable
Mr. Mann Of Wilmington, Mr. Adams o
Marlboro and Mr. Hewitt Of Putney. sal,
that while they might have personal pref
erence for Brattleboro. for the reason tina
they could reach that town easier thai
Newfane, they were sure that their con
stituents would wish them to oppose thi
bill. if it was directly or indirectly il
line Of a tax for the construction Of new
buildings Mr. Brown Of Nottingham
would heartily support the bill if it could To-
amended so that IN case Of removal OF tn
buildings 70 Bratteboro. that town woul
be holden for the " hole expense His pee
pie were not seeking any higher taxes jus
at present Mr. Edwards Of Athens Mr.
Ware Of Brookine, Mr. Ryther Of Dover
Mr. Miller Of Dummerstou. Mr. Phelps O
Grafton Mr. Tarbell of Londonderry Mr.
Perry Of NeWfane Mr. Rice OF Somerset
Mr. Hastings Of Townsheui Mr. Dexter O
WardsDoro and Mr. Houghton of West
minister were opposed to changing the couu
ty seat or couuteuancing any move lookin
in that direction Mr. Tyler Of Guilford
Mr. Stehbins Of Vernon. Mr. Smith Of Strar
ton and Mr. Stearns Of Windham were nc
present at the meeting Mr. Williams q
Rockingham and Mr. Clark Of Halifax ar
members Of the committee having the bi
under consideration.
The Senate chamber is occupied thi
evening by the Senate Of 1856 who ar
holding a reunion, with Col Fuller in tn
chair. The Senates Of 1850 and 1884 hav
had similar meetings These meetings ar
very interesting tn the outsider who hsl
pens in, and are very highly enjoyed by tn
participants member of the House ma
know his 240 fellow members by sight. br
with large portion of them his acquain
ance goes no further A senator,
course. gets thoroughly acquainted with a
his fellows On these reunion occasion
: they all come loaded with stories 10 be tol
at each others expense, with witt
t speeches bringing out the personal pect
, harities of each or, perhaps with a bill {
j resolution 10 introduce that revives II
memories Of spicy debates and hard fight
. Mai. Valentine of Bennington on beiu
s called upon tonight, responded at the e.
r pense of Col Fuller He had at home, /
: said, an album containing the pictures
4 twenty eight Of the senators Of 1856. H
I ten-years-old daughter wanted 20 arranl
S the pictures in the album, and he afte
S ward found that she had assigned the pr
siding officer a place in the middle OF II
book. Upon telling her that she shou
have given the picture place at the hes
b he learned that she had arranged them {
o the scale of good looks, and he whom tn,
' all regarded the handsomest man in Il
: Senate stood only number ten in the ey
Of the child
y The Senate Of 1890 is notable in its NAL
J. up for its large number Of business me
The lawyers of that body had to call to the
aid this year one merchant and two farr
d ers in making up the judiciary committe
d 1t follows of course that there is less Ia
i than during some previous session
although the absence of the usual numb
of chronic debaters has "a tendency to dra
out more general expression of views
= the different questions that arise, 7
IS absence Of the usual number of lawye
S from the Senate is also noticeable in t
D. small number of House bills that the high
N body are Strengthening this year. But t.
, or three House bills have come back fro
the Senate unapproved, and the same trer
ID ment has been accorded the Senate bills
a the House.
lie A hearing is being held in the hall Of I
NJ House this evening on the question Of hi
"a license and prohibition Able speak,
is have presented each side 10 a crowd
IS, house, but no one imagines that many vo
" have been changed. The license men
not as boastful as they were a few de
,s ago, aud there seems no reason TO char
ms the estimate of 80 to 80 votes as their
strength in the House
TX NovEMB Err l3
w One of the most persistent efforts 70
tain legislation that mas been made here
az late years met its fate yesterday in the
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