St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-11-13

are really essential retained. A state
tax will be proposed to equalize taxes
for the benefit of the poorer districts
1t seems highly probable that such
bill will meet the approval OF the
Legislature.
The VaIued- Policy Bill
is pretty sure of being defeated al
though several influential senator's
seem disposed in its favor The gen
eral committee of the Senate of
which Senator Nichols is chairman,
together with the home committees
gave hearings on the subject last
Thursday and Friday nights. The
great prepOnderance of evidence was
against it. Gov. Dillingham; argu-
ment in behalf of property owners
of Burlington was a sweeping and
mastery arraignment of the whole
scheme of the valued-policy
He Wants Charter.
DR.. Dutton has been unwearied in
his efforts to get his Vermont Medi-
cal college at Rutland chartered.
His persistence is his only common
dable trait A hearing was given
him several days ago by the cduca-
tional committee when he gave a
lecture on the general subject of
medicine but did not make out much
of case as to why his institution
should be chartered. The House
passed a joint resolution granting
him the use OF representatives hall
supposing the Senate would refuse
the request. The president of the
nCf no dc
vote in his favor The disclosures of
the concern at Newbury have not
helped his chances, which were
already poor enough. The
Rutland institution has its head
quarters in Boston and could not
get a charter in Massachusetts. 1t
is located at Rutland a few weeks
each year thus affording preteXt
for applying to Vermont legislature
for a charter DR.. buttons chances
of success are not worth men
tioning
Supreme Court.
The announcement that Judge
Royce is not to be a candidate for
reelection places the subject of
supreme court judges among one of
the important issues. 1t seems to be
inevitable that the number seven is
to be retained. 1t is a tOregOne con-
clusion that the House judiciary com
mittee will report adversely all the
bills calling for a reduction. The
Senate yesterday killed one of its
own bills reducing the number,
which shows if such a bill should
pass the House and it is hardly prob
Il No l., =
ate. Now who are to fill the two
vacancies? Speaker Start is men
toned very prominently as a success
sor to Judge Royce and he is III the
field without doubt. The democrats
are very DESTROYS of seeing Esquire
Shurtleff on the bench. l.. H. ThOmp-
son and Joel Baker of Rutland will
each have quite a backing.
More Constitutional Amendments.
Two important amendments were
proposed last week One provides
that constitutional amendments may
be proposed at every biennial session
instead of oncein ten years as is now
the case. The other provides for
redistricting the state, for the cleo
ton of state senator's. In the place
the state is to be divided into thirty
senatorial districts as nearly equal
in population as practicable. Each
district is to be composed of contig
uOuS towns, cities and wards OF
cities, but no town or ward is to be
divided and placed in separate dis
tricts Beside these are the amend
ments previously introduced relating
to the state elections in November;
to the reconstruction of the Judiciary
department and the one regarding
the manufacture and sale of intOXi-
eating liquors. The committee will
have no small ma liter on their hands
to give these the time and thought
their Importance deserves.
The Farmers College.
The agricultural college bill is
expected to be reported today or
tomorrow and adversely to its
passage. Insidious compromise or
some Burlington influence must have
been brought to bear on the commit
tee who profess so much sOlicitudc
for the farmers No new develop
ments have come to light during the
past week The third house has
been putting in some constant work,
to what effect the vote only can
determine.
Representative LanedOn's Reception.
One of the most brilliant and sue
cessful social events at the capital
for several years was the reception
given by Representative Jas. II.
LangdOn of Berlin last Thursday
evening. Many prominent people
from different parts of the state,
members of the Legislature and well
known society people of Montpelier
filled the elegant residence to over
flowing. The artistic decorations
by a New York florist were beautiful
and luXuriant, while choice music by
an orchestra added much to the en-
lOyment of the occasion.
The Barre Election Case
which was heard by the committee
some time ago was reported to the
House yesterday. Two reports are
submitted-one declaring III favor of
the returned member Mr. Perry (rep.)
and the other III favor of Mr.. Smith
the contestant (den.) The reports
are being printed and the matter is
made a special order for Friday
morning. Indications show that
the subject is to be fought and de-
cided strictly on party lines.
Random Observations.
Since the defeat of the weekly pay
ment bill very little has been said on
the matter of payment of wages.
The fortnightly bill introduced has
not yet been heard from. Its chances
of life are not much better as the
same principle is involved which