The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-23
Legislative Notes.

The treasurer Office was active Yesterday.
The members swarmed in to collect their
hard-earned pay for fifty days work.
1HE usual grist of resolutions to enable
sWeepers, engineers and the rest of the
legislative corps of "helps came in yes
terday morning.
The member elect from Somerset did not
put IN an appearance during the session
duty is given.
THE act to establish a state board of arbi-
tration, which passed the house on Tues
day, it is understood was drafted bv Can.
tain John II. Mimms
THE bill making ten hours DAVIS work
was killed in the house by a yea and nav
vote of l40 to 40. Several farmers expressed
themselves as afraid of the measure; others
We're not afraid Of IT,
IHE effort to make Mr.. Fish of Ira appear
TO have assumed ridiculous attitude on
some measures, emanated from those who
happened to be ON the other side of those
measures. One thing stands to the credit
OF the gentleman from Ira, the majority of
the sentiment was with him on all the bills
he advocated.
UNFoRTUNATELY the speaking mem Der"
writes correspondent, "is not always the
one who has the best formulated views on
the bill under considerations There is
goodly number whose names do not figure
In the house journal who do plenty of think
ing and turn up on the right side of all ques-
tions. These may be styled voting mem
bers. Mr.. Ware of Brookline was in this
class He seemed to possess the good sense
that goes with that name in this state
WHEN Sergeant-at.Arms Phinney arrived
at his office, after dinner, Tuesday, he was
pleasantly surprised to find on his desk a
silver tea service, ice-pitcher and about S25
IN money--these very substantial tokens OF
appreciation having been placed there for
him by his appontees, state officers, sena-
TORS ana certain members of the house Of
representatives. He was of course much
surprised at receiving the presents. He
wishes, through these columns, to express
his hearty appreciation of the gifts, and still
more the manifestation of goodwill and
personal friendship they embody.
NOTES F" understands, from an authority
in which he reposes not the slightest conf
dence, that Uncle Ira -. feels grieved at
comparison in these columns between his
famous speech and the remarks of Mother
Goose. Considering the numerous enter
tanning qualities of Mother Goose, and re-
mem mbering what a source of instruction
and inspiration il has been to us from our
cradle days up, we submit that the com.
parison is complimentary to the author of
one OF the best speeches against the weekly
payment bill and the most thoroughly en-.
ioyed speech of the session.
The license bill was the special order
Tor Tuesday. The gentleman from Mt.
Holly moved its dismissal, and the yeas and
nays were demanded. Before the vote was
put, Mr. Clement asked to say word about
it, and did so. Mr.. Barber of Arlington
spoke strongly for it, Mr.. Dewey of BEN
nington said he voiced the sentiment of an
overwhelming majority of the town of Ben
nington in asking for "a local option license
law. Mr.. Elliot of Waterbury differed.
The gentleman from Waterville also spoke
against it. The gentleman from Ira then
threw himself into the arena with the query.
" How about Adam and Eve?" and spoke
against the bill, as did Mr.. Rowland Mr..
Ellis of Castleton said he represented feebly
the hotel interests of the state, and that the
beauties of the state could not be apr prsci,
ated under the present law. After little
more debate the yeas and nays were called
on the dismissal of the bill, and it was
scorned III to AZ,