The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-28

Board of Agriculture, and Ex-Governor
Hoard Of Wisconsin
THE farmers in thirty.two counties of
western Nebraska are said to be in condi-
ton Of great suffering and an application
will be made TO congress for an apprOpri-
alton of S1000,000 to give them start in
the spring. The state legislature will be
asked to give S500,000
Ar the Connecticut dairymens meeting
on last week Thursday, it. was voted to pc
tition congress to enact Immediately law
applying to the traffic in original packages
of oleomargarine, just as the Wilson law
gives the state jurisdiction over original
packages of spirituous liquors
The following states elected senators
last week: New York, Hill Connecticut,
Plat; Washington, Squire; Indiana, Voor-
hees; Pennsylvania, Cameron; North Caro-
lima, Vance; Arkansas, Jones; Missouri,
Vest; Colorado, Teller; New Hampshire,
Gallinger; Oregon, Mitchell North Dakota,
Hansbrough.
AT the opening of the Rhode Island leg
slature on last week Tuesday, Governor
Davis, in his message, commended the state
agricultural school and suggested the ap.
pointment of "A commission to confer with
Brown University with power to act on the
disposition of the federal fund for agri-
cultural and mechanic art instruction.
In the surrogate's court at New York city
L
decided that the marriage of Eva l.. Hamil-
ton and Robert Ray Hamilton was void be-
cause at the time she was the wife of Joshua
A. Mann. The woman confessed that the
baby Beatrice was neither her own nor
Hamlton's child. The suit was brought to
break Hamilton's will.
A COMPROMISE has been reached in the
Montana house of representatives by which
the republicans will have twenty-eight
members to twenty-seven democrats, while
the latter have the officers of the house.
The difficulty in the lower house of the
Colorado legislature also has been settled,
the supreme court making decision which
removes the original speaker.
THE most daring bridge jump ever at
tempted in the West was made at Tyrone,
Tenn. last week, by siXteen-y ear-old Joe
Russell, who trained down from 1876 to rs
pounds and jumped in the presence of ZOO
people $50 feet into the river, which was
nineteen feet deep. He went to the bottom
and struck so hard that he was stunned
and unconscious for an hour. He received
800 for the jump.
ELBRIDGE G.. REED was found dead in his
barn at Salem, n. H., on last week Fri
day The investigation showed that a
man named Murphy and a friend went to
Reeds house in the evening, that Reeds
wife greeted Murphy with kiss, that later
in the evening the two visitors and Reed
got INTO row III WHICH Ine lalJer was
kicked to death, and that the body was then
taken to the barn. Murphy, his accomplice
and Mrs. Reed were arrested.
A HEAVY snow-storm. accompanied by
wind, along the New England coast and tC
some distance south Of New York, on Sun.
day, did great damage to telegraph wires
especially about New York. The latter city
and Brooklyn had no electric light during
the evening. A large number of bridge,
W. ~ nv SNypllpn at m
and at Poughkeepsie, n. Y, two women
were drowned in attempting to cross o
bridge over which brook was flowing
A BITTER feud has existed for years be-
tween the Snodgrass and Floyd families OF
Fairmount, West Virginia Young James
Flood fell in love with Mary Snodgrass
and the father, Enos Snodgrass, forbade
secretly. Snodgrass surprised them last
week Wednesday night and made violent
assault on Floyd. The latter attempted to
escape, but failed and finally drew his re-
vover and shot Snodgrass dead before his
daughters eyes.
Congress.
TUEsDAY.-In the senate Mr.. Dawes pre-
sented a petition signed by ten ex-governor:
of Massachusetts and many other citizens
of that state and of New York asking tina
General Banks be placed on the retired lis
of the army. The petition was referred tC
the committee on military affairs. Mr.
Aldrich moved to take up the resolution
changing the rules, and it was agreed to
Discussion on question Of order followed
and at two o'clock the election bill was
taken up, Mr.. George speaking for three
hours and half, at the end of which time
Mr. Aldrich again moved to take up til,
closure rule. After a long discussion this
was voted and the senate adjourned. -
A scene of great confusion occurred in tn,
house. After the reading of the journal
the speaker announced that the question
was on its approval. Mr.. Mills asked
whether the proper question was not OF
ordering the previous question. This query
was based upon the fact that when the
clerk had finished reading the first part o
the journal Che portion usually ready Mr.
Mckinley ad demanded the previous ques
1 ton. The speaker stated that the demand
had not been renewed after the reading of tn,
entire journal and he refused 10 allow Mr.
Mills TO debate the question of approving
/ the journal Mr.. Mills thereupon shook hi
/ fist at the speaker and poured forth violeu
/ denunciations during the yea and nay vote
| AT last the speaker ordered the sergeant at
arms to quiet Mr.. Mills, who took his seat
| The journal was approved, and the hous'
/ went into committee of the whole on tn,
District of Columbia appropriation bill
In the debate in committee, the election
bill was the chief topic.
-
/ the record had been read, a debate occurre,
as to whether the chair had formally de
cared the vote in favor of taking up tn,
closure rule. The session was taken up il
wrangling. - In the house, after tn,
record had been approved by the use of tn,
previous question, Mr. Bland took the foo
TO offer an amendment to the resolution I,
be reported limiting debate on the appro
priation bills, that the free silver coinag,
hill be the continual order from and afte
January 81. The speaker ruled Mr.. Blanc
out of order in attempting to debate hi
amendment, and the democrats fillibustereC
and finally left, leaving no qourum.
/ THURsDAY.-In the senate the chair ruled
that the motion of Mr. Aldrich, to procee,
to the consideration of the closure rule, wa!
in order. Mr.. Harris made the point o
order that the closure rule was not explici
enough. The point was overruled. Re
marks were made by Messrs. Cockrell anC
! Hoar on the closure rule. - The hous,
| passed the District Of Columbia appropria
| ton bill, and then went into committee o
the whole on the naval appropriation bill
FRIDAY.-Mr. Cockrell resumed his argu
ment against the closure rule in the senate
In the course of his remarks he read from
the 81. Louis Republican letter addressed
to Mr.. Edmunds by IA former republican
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