St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-27

mittee The speakers opposing were
Mr.. Livingston of Morristown, Mr..
Moloney of Rutland, Mr.. Darling of
Chelsea and Mr.. Billiard of Under
hill. They urged the fact that the
university had misappropriated the
money used by them, that the agri-
cultural department could never
thrive while connected with the
academic department and that a
separate institution was demanded
by the people. There was hardly
any one to favor the substitute but
the committee themselves and this
they did by repeating the speeches de-
livered by Senator Morrill, and Presi-
dent Buckham. The substitute bill
was then defeated by vote of 50 to
166 and the original bill was ordered
to a third reading. The following
day feeble effort was made by the
educational committee to stem the
tide but it proved futile. The re-
monStranceS were confined to the
additional expense involved in the
proposed change, but these argu-
ments were fully met by speakers on
the other side. The bill then passed
by a vote of 152 to 81. The Bur
lington people concentrated all their
energies to defeat the passage of the
bill in the Senate. Pres. Buckham,
Prof. Cooke and several students
from the agricultural and classical
departments came Saturday and
have remained since putting in the
liveliest kind of lobbying. The bill
was reported by the educa tional
committee Monday night without
any recommendation and made a
special order for Tuesday morning.
The agricultural college bill came
up as a special order in the Senate at
1870 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The chamber was crowded and in
tense interest in the proceeding was
manifested. Speeches in opposition
to the bill were made by Senators
Smith of Windsor, Cleveland. Dow,
Allen, Brown and Roberts The bill
Windham, Dwinell, Peck and Kings
ley. A yea and nay vote was then
taken and the bill was refused
third reading by vote of II to 10.
The Burlington people are supremely
happy.
School Bill.
The school question having been
considered all through the session
and threatened with a complete
revolution, promises to remain where
it now is When the bill of the COM
mittee come up for discussion it was
savagely attacked from all sides. 1t
was explained that the offensive
feature of supervision was not done
away with, that too much arbitrary
power was given the state superin-
tendent and that the town system
was not wanted. A dozen members
were on their feet with a dozen differ
ent hobbies of their own. Confusion
reigned supreme and the ordinary
observer became so bewildered as to
lose sight of the main question.
Saturday morning at an informal
caucus attended by hundred mem
berS a committee was chosen to
draw up a new bill A conference
was arranged for by the educational
committee the result of which was to
amend the committees bill in some
particulars. The House went into
committee of the whole twice Mon
day for the consideration of the
matter. After some discussion the
bill was ordered to third reading.
1t goes back to the law of 'SS in its
main features, only retaining the
county examiner to conduct teach
ers' institutes and examinations.
The school bill finally went through
the Senate at 5 o'clock this morning
by a vote of 13 to L. The result
is a surprise, as almost every one
looked for the defeat of the bill.
County supervisors are abolished
but examiners are provided for in
each county, appointed by the gov
ernor, to conduct examinations and
Institutes The bill also provides
for a state superintendent.
The License FizzIe.
The high license parade turned out
to be the grandest fzzle of the ses-
sion The Rutland Herald has anus
ed itself for several months by load
ing its columns with license talk, and
it was expected that some showing
at least would result, but the out
come was a dismal failure. The
"HOrtOn" bill came up as a special
order last Thursday and was dispOs-
ed of in about an hour. Judge
Thompson made perhaps the ablest
speech of the session in his arrange
ment of the principles and working
of high license. A motion to dismiss
the bill having been made it was car
ried by the following vote: Yeas 157,
nays 81. In 1888 it stood 149 to 81
SO that no material change appears.
Constitutional Amendments.
The Senate consigned to oblivion,
for ten years at least, certain cOnSti-
tutiOnal amendments, to wit-chang
ing the time of freeman meeting to
November and the session of the Leg
islature to January, the reorganiza-
ton of the state judiciary, the reduc-
ton in the membership of the House,
the redistricting of the Senatorial
districts, and the amendment per-
tanning to the use and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors. One was introduced
making member of the Legislature
ineligible to any executive or judicial
office and another to allow amend
ments to be proposed to the consti-
tuition in 1896 and every fourth year
thereafter.
Executive Appointments.
Gov. Page has made the following
appointments, all of which were con-
frmed:
Trustees Vermont state insane
asylum, S. D. Hobson of Brighton,
for term of six years from Dec 1,
1890.
Directors state prison and house
of correction, w. H. H. Bingham of