The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23
THE VERMONT WATCHMAN.


Monday to "Jeems' by" ira"
SENATOR MERRILL of Franklin returned
to the capital the father of the second baby
report places to the credit of the legislature
of 1S92-a girl born last evening. Paternal
honors are now even between house and
senate, but it was close call for the senate.
EVERY member who attempted to use bib.
lical language told the house that he was not
sure of his quotation, and was rather shaky on
such subjects. Mr. Boynton said that the
members of his profession were more familiar
with the spirit of the Scriptures than with
the letter.
Mr.. ENRIGHT put in picturesque kic k
against appropriations, Monday. He pre-
ferred the, legislature of 1890 to that of
'92. Mr.. Bacon hoped that the governor
would not have to call a special session to
interpret the acts of the present house.
Good shot
The bill abolishing the Office of county
examiner was reported favorably by ma
jority of the committee on education. Re-
marks were made by Mr.. Arnold, Mr..
Rustedt, Mr.. Galusha and Mr.. Booth The
house passed the BILL and at half-past
twelve a rush was made for dinner
The joint committee on temperance had
a hearing recently on the local option bill.
Senator Ball presided over the six members
present No one appeared to urge the bill
No one cared to say anything about it, and
after waiting five minutes Senator Ball de-
clared the solemn ceremonies at an end.
THE Morrisville Citizen says: Speaking of
post-of1ices, it is said that the friends of the
strongly urging him for the postmastership
of that city. jim" has only to say the
word and petition as long as the Burling-
ton and Lamoille road will be made up for
him.
ANOTHER humorist who has only lately
cropped out is the gentleman from Lincoln,
who Friday night asserted that he was sent
to Montpelier by the votes of the employees of
the Lincoln Lumber Company, "a corpora
ton which has never yet had a pay day.
His remarks were characterized by great
dryness of humor.
THE statute of limitations should be held
to have run on two subjects of perennial but
futile efforts of legislation, high license and
woman suffrage For neither is there any
thing that can be fairly regarded as a public
demand; for both it is as clear as the noon
day sun that there is not the semblance of
public demand.
AFTER the election of state superintend-
ent of education, Thursday, the excitement
died away, and the Joint assembly pro-
ceeded to quietly elect the following gentle
men as trustees of the University of Yer
mont and State Agricultural College: Hon.
Justin S. Morrill, of Strafford, G. S. Fassett
of Enosburgh and Cassius Peck of Brook
field.
THE gentleman from Ira got clear off his
base Friday afternoon. TWAS more fun than
the incarnadine aborigines. " Gentlemen,
would you spite the town of Rutand?" he
asked But the cream of the address came
when he practically observed, 81 know
what I'm talking about" His concluding
words were: Il second the nomin alton of
this bill"
Mr.. PALMER's spokesman one and all did
a..
candidate. Rev. Mr.. Elliot, the member
from Waterbury, nominated him in an APP
preciative speech, and Senator Boyce made
vigorous raking-after speech, getting in
some good hits at the opposition and sum-
ming up conclusively the strong points in
Mr.. Palmer's candidacy.
THE senate on Thursday killed the bill ask
ing for pardon for Lewis Almon Meaker,
the child poisoner. confined in the state
prison. The committee reported the bill
unfavorably. They had hearing the even
ing before, at which John w. Gordon APP
peared for the petitioner and G. w. Ken
needy and Ex-Governor Dillingham; for the
state. Mr.. Gordon finally withdrew the
petition
Mr.. HUNT of st. Adams made his debut
as a speaker Friday evening, when, as chair
man of the general committee, he explained
why that committee reported the weekly
payment bill adversely Mr.. Hunt has
been paymaster of the Central Vermont
railroad for upward of twenty years. and
was naturally in a position to speak by the
card as TO the desire of that corporation s
employees for weekly payments.
"a LEGISLATIVE note in the Montpelier
Daily journal, on Tuesday evening, was an
attempt at wit that fell far short of the
mark. Such things are out of place, and
because man is in trouble, it is no reason
why others should have it continually
thrown in their faces through the columns
of the newspapers, "-ArguS, If the writer
of the preceding means anything, and