The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-08
Legislative Notes.

AUDITOR POWELL is quartered at the
Riverside.
GOVERNOR PAGES message is everywhere
highly commended.
JOHN II. MERRIFIELD of Newfane is
chosen assistant clerk of the house.
Mr.. STICKNEY may well feel proud of the
hearty endorsement he has received.
WILLIS NJ. Ross of Rutland is clerk in
Treasurer's Fields Office for the session.
Mr.. A. G.. COOLIDGE has been appointed
engrossing clerk by the secretary of state.
II. A. WEBSTER of Brattleboro has been
chosen messenger to the secretary of state.
Mr.. X. II. PERKINS, editor of the Rutidnd
Herdld, is to report the legislature for his
paper.
Mr.. ABELL of West Haven deserves the
title of father of the house," having
served during ten previous sessions.
FRED A. HowLAND, who has been ap-
pointed second assistant clerk of the house
will fill the position with great acceptance.
THE democrats are preparing some ag-
gressive legislation, which will he worked
for all 1t is worth as a campaign document.
GOVERNOR PAGE officially announced yes-
terday the appointment of Henry NJ. McFar-
land to be secretary of civil and military
affairs.
IT is reported that Governor Page will
soon announce his staff appointments and
that Tinkham will receive Colonel Forbes
uniform.
DIR. JAMES appreciates the value of the
passing hours. Every minute spent in dis
cussion costs the state 50, according to his
computation.
The st. Johnsbury Republican scribe
thinks he has a souvenir destined to be-
come historic in the pen used by Governor
Page in subscribing to the oath.
The weekly payment question seems
plausible enough, but the workmen of one
large manufacturing town in the state, as
well as the employers, are solidly opposed
to it.
LADIES week at the capital has been fixed
for the last week in October, and the ladies'
annual reception will occur on the evening
of Tuesday the 2Sth instant. State papeIs
please copy.
THE Australian ballot has got to come. A
separate joint resolution introduced in each
house pertaining to the matter shows that
the demands of the press throughout the
state have been heard.
The composition of the house is remark.
able in one particular, the number of young
men it contains Some of the largest towns
are represented by young men less than
thirty-fve years of age.
The number of Mr.. Mann's room at the
hotel is thirteen and he was born on the
18th of the month; the superstitous may
say that in the race for the speaSership he
was handicapped from the Start.
The seat of the license movement is in
Rutland county, but the Rutiand Telegram
stands up manfully for prohibition The
representation from that locality finds itself
in different atmosphere at the capital.
THE first bill presented to the house was
in reference to raising the standard weight
of apples and pears Getting greater re-
turn for the money expended is in keeping
with the spirit of the new administration.
ADAM was not the first man, that is, not
the first on the roll of the house. Mr..
Abel, as seems appropriate, heads the list,
and we venture the statement that the
worthy gentleman can spell his own name,
WE surmse that Major Valentine is run
ming the gauntlet of newspaper abuse un-
harmed, that the legislature will continue
the commission another two years, and that
the measure will receive Governor Page s
approval.
The representative who brought his wife
with him. hired room, and negotiated for
the use of "A stove in the kitchen of his
lodging house, had an eye to business. He
would be "A useful member of any important
committee.
The most interesting feature of the ses-
sion perhaps, was the installation of the new
executive into Office. The large attendance
of spectators testites to the significance
attached to the occasion Judge Munson
administered the oath of office.
On the 14th instant the joint assem-.
bly, will elect United States senator. Mr.
Morrill, will be his own successor. AL.
though the democratic contingent is un-
usually large, there is disposition eX-
pressed on its part not to put candidate in
the field.
The democrats, it is said will claim a
representative ON the supreme bench II
seven judges shall continue to constitute the
court. lfthe democracy can choose "A speaker,
they ought to he able to elect Judge
by the aid of the democratic contingent of
the senate
Mr.. STICKNEY has been clerk of the house
for the past ten years. He had previously
served three sessions as assistant clerk.
The house is to be congratulated on its good
sense in retaining an official whose expert
enCe and ability will contribute so much
to the dispatch of business
MEMBERS who remained in town over Sun
day tried different eXpedents for killing
time. party visited Seminary hill ON
that day and inspected the arsenal. One
caused considerable merriment among his
companions by inuuiring into the method
of heating the magazine room.
Mr. MARSHALL of Brattleboro can not be
accused of being a gentleman with one idea.
Monday morning he viewed the town, hold
ing the reins over tneSteppiug bay; in
the afternoon he introduced the important
Australian ballot" bill; aud in the even
ing he patroniZed the exhibition of burnt
cork at the opera house.
THE seekers after staff appointments are
reported to be as numerous as applicants
for a presidential post-otlice. With nine
appointments 10 be made, the applications
probably range from forty to sixty. II. E.
Parker OF the Brddfom Opinion is expected
to represent the editors of the state. A. u.
Watson, clerk of the railroad commission,
is mentioned as a probable colonel, and Mr..