News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-11-03
The Legislature.

being that a good many bills were
presented, some passed and few
killed.
Senator D. J. Foster was called |
home last week by the sudden death
of his youngest child. He has the
sincere sympathy of all in his be-
reavement.
Last week quite number OF schoi-
ars from the Burlington High and
Randolph Normal schools were pres
ent at the State House to see the
wheels go around.
Powers, Secretary of the Senate,
Honest" John Merrifeld, Clerk OF
the House, and Cheney, Clerk in the
Secretary of States office, are at
work upon the manual of the Legls-
lature, which will be published the
first of next week.
At the suggestion of State inspect
or of Finance Field, a conference OF
the directors and treasurers OF saw
ings banks was held at the Pavilion
Monday evening, to see if any further
legislation was needed on bank mat
tiers. Another hearing was set down
for Tuesday evening.
Wednesday was quite day for
Montpelier; it being the occasion OF
the meeting of the Vermont Bar AS
ISOLATION. In the evening banquet
was given at the Pavilion, which was
not only attended by the elder law
yers, but also by the fourteen young
men who had just entered the bar.
Mrs. Gov. Fuller and Mrs. Lieut.
| Gov. Stranahan will receive the wives
| and daughters of the members of the
Legislature this week Wednesday at
ternoon, at the Pavilion, from three
to five o'clock. In the evening the
customary biennial ladies reception
will be held at the State House from
eight to ten o'clock.
The committee on the reform school
visited that institution last Friday.
Senator Burnell and Representatives
Fife and Cheney of Lamoille county,
were present. They all reported them
selves as we'll pleased with the man.
agement, saying that Mr.. Andrews is
Just the man to be at the head of the
| school.
A bill has been introduced into the
Senate giving to the secretary of that
body the power to appoint his own
assistant, the same as the clerk of the
House. The bill should become law
and undoubtedly will. The secretary
is much better qualified to choose an
assistant who will be of service to
him than is the Senate, in whose
hands the appointing power now
rests.
There will be lively time when the
weekly payment bill comes up for it's
third reading. At the hearing before
the general committee last Thursday
evening, excellent arguments in flavor
of the blu were made by Representa-
tive Stafford and Senator Mead.
Whitley thoroughly believe in weekly
payments, it seems as if this was a
matter to be settled by the employer
and employee, instead of the Legisla-
| ture.
Thursday evening a largely attend
ed hearing was held before the Senate
and House committees on highways,
bridges and ferries. J. W. Notey,
professor OF civil engineering in the
University of Vermont, gave an ex-
cellent address upon the need of good
roads in our State Remarks were
also made by Gov. Fuller and Col.
Legrand B. Cannon, both of whom
are much interested in the subject.
Our roads are certainly in need of i'm
provement, and until they are fixed
we shall not be crowded by city peo-
pie spending their summer vacations
with US.
The committee on State prison Wis
tied Windsor last Thursday, and of
course reported everything in excel
lent condition. The so-called inspec-
tions by these various committees
come about as near being a glorious
farce as anything connected with our
Legislature. The superintendent of
the institutions visited are informed
when to expect the committees and
as result everything is found in
apple-pie order, and to cap the eli
max a sumptuous banquet is served.
If the approach of the committee was
not announced several days before its
arrival, it is safe to say that affairs
would be found in an entirely differ
ent condition.
The Colchester contested election
case is on. j. W. Lavigne, Democrat,
now holds the seat, which is contest
ed by one Stevens on the ground of
bribery and other slight (?) irregu-
larities. 1t will probably be decided
this week. The Danville case was
closed last Thursday, when the attor-
neys made their arguments. No de-
cision has been reached at the time of |
writing. Things are pretty well
mixed, there being numerous irregu-
larities on both sides. 1t VIC uld cause |
no surprise if the committee declared |
the seat vacant, and in fact this de-
cision would probably be as satisfac-
tory as any that could be reached. |
The friendly (?) rivalry has already
cost the two claimants to the seat |
several hundred dollars each.
This note appeared in the Daily
Journal of last Friday: "Mr. Smith
of Addison, introduced a bill this
morning relating to the protection
of eagles All that the State needs
now is a law for the protection of ele-
plants, as ivory is getting higher
each year, So on Monday Mr. Can