The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-11-12
NUMBER 40.
Legislative Notes.

able females the right to vote, was defeated
by vote OF yeas 0S nays 113.
REPRESENTATIVE BUrToLPH of Middle
bury who is seriously i'll with pneumonia
was last wednesday taken home.
The gentleman from Rutland was pre.
sented with miniature rooster last Wednes-
day as souvenir Of Tuesdays elections.
THERE will be a hearing on the high Ii
cense bill in representatives. hall Wednes-
day evening, November y. Both the friends
and opponents of the bill will present their
respective sides.
lr is stated on excellent authority that
Ju ge Hoyt II. Wheeler of Brattieboro is
among those who do not believe that more
than six judges are needed upon the su-
preme bench.-RWidnd Herdld.
" THAT man over there is --. He's light
weight" the sympathetic" " President
Buckham was heard to say, pointing to a
prominent farmer present at Montpelier re-
Gently in the interest of the agricultural
college.
SPEAKER START stole a march Thurs
day ON those sportively inclined to adjourn
the instant new man is called to the chair
When the reading of a long bill began, Mr.
Merrill came to preside, continuing some
time and serving very acceptably.
BorH houses adjourned at noon last week
"Wednesday till half-past four, in order TO
accept the invitation Of the MOntpelier &
Wells River railroad to visit the granite
quarries at Barre. Nearly all the members
went, beside several ladies'. Governor PAGE
and other state officials were Of the party.
ALPHA MEssER of Rochester, master of
the state grange, who appeared before the
committee on education Thursday after
noon, in favor of the agricultural college
bill, left Thursday evening for Boston, and
went thence to Atlanta, to attend tie an
nual meeting Of the state grange.
WHY the legislature went to Barre last
wednesday is not altogether apparent, un-
less as a relaxation from the strain Of work
during the week. With plenty of bills from
the committees awaiting the houses action
that body cannot plead lack of ready work
as an excuse.
Mr.. MARSHALL, the member from Brat
tleboro, regrets the action taken by the SEN
ate in refusing the resolution for an investi-
CATION into the disappearance of young
Humphrey from the Brattleboro insane asv-
lum. The investigation was desired by the
asylum authorities, who would aid it by all
means in their power.
UPON the reassemblng of the house last
Wednesday, Mr.. PrOuty of Franklin took the
members to task for their Barre excursion
lie moved that an evening session be held,
as so much time had been lost during
the day. Naturally, the house did not want
to be punished, and voted the motion down.
The hayseeds are going to talk now
Perhaps we shall hear something funny"
So remarked callow youth in eyeglasses,
of III ban cut and manners, to his female com
panions Thursday afternoon, after adjourn
ment. Well, something "UerU funny" is
likely to happen at the " hearing" in '92 if
the " hayseeds and dungies " are kicked
out of court at this session.
THE legislature may add any number OF
vertebr;e to the agricultural tail of the uni
versity dog, but it can not thereby change
the habits of the beast or the laws of ma
ture. IL will be the same old dog; and it
will still way the tail, as it has done for over
quarter of a century. The agricultural
college must be the dog itself in order to
have standing in the land
MIR. OLIN SCoTT, large manufactures of
Bennington, was before the committee on
education AT the Thursday afternoon hear
ing and gave the committee such talk as
seli-Inade man feeling the need of prac-
teal education would give He favored
separate school, and intimated that a plant
with buildings and property worth $4,000
would be gwen if separate school or col
lege should be located at Bennington.
MIR. CANNON of West Rutland is a gun of
some calibre, Judging from his speech on
the weekly payment bill. If personalities
had been excluded, his effort would have
been very creditabe. This same criticism
might well be applied to several of the
Ciceros of the minority The gentleman
from Underhill, in particular, who is natur-
any Tue strongest democrat IN debate on the
moor, Is too prone TO hit below the belt"
WHEN the returns are all in the repre-
seuiaiives who voted to convert TO their own
use and pleasure time for which the state is
paving them to do work that is already long
delayed, they may wish they had thought
twice before standing up for the Barre
Junket Let the legislature pro ;eed to the
end III this way playing fast and loose
with important interests, and the Farmers
League may-and sAould-become factor
In state politics.
"TAXPAYER." in a late number Of tbe
Free Press. having sunnestru that Chm
lain Hough institute the old-fashioued
Methodist" mourners' bench and preach
sermon from the text, Thou shalt not
steal from the state treas iry--the chap
lain replies
The 'mQurners bench and sermon plain
~ Far Whicn ,hI y1u % %sPtiHh Pi Would ,t ne IN van'
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f'N'
hU LAND was strongly represented al tie
capital Tuesday. Among the visitors were
'""'' a a. ,NC,"'N'll, JuuEe ". T. Law
renee, Judge Thomas {. Robbins, and
Aaslslan'- ireaSurer r. H. Morse OF the
Vilnplu Ma'ole company, variety OF
lhlcItSlo are Sdlu TO Dt tne attractions,