The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-19
Legislative Notes.


DooToR AND Mrs, CAvERLY of Rutland
and Mrs. Mimms of st. Adams were at the
capitol last Thursday.
DIR. JAMES of Waterbury, the member in
1880, was in attendance, last week, upon the
meetings of the medical society.
DR. II. IL. MCINTYRE of West Randolph,
the pushing, active head of the Vermont
worlds Fair commission, was at the CAPT
toll on Friday.
j. w. CRAMToN, the tall sycamore of Rut-
land, was spectator of legislative proceed
ings last week. Mrs. Cramton accompanied
the ex-senator.
If weekly payments are to be made COM
pulsory upon manufacturers and similar
classes of employers, why not upon all en-
ployers oflabor?
ABOUT the first humorous break of the
session was made Thursday by the gentle
man from Chester, who alluded to " the in
sane committee"
THE nomination of A. j. Sibley to the va
cancy on the Worlds Columbian Exhibition
committee has been confirmed by the presi-
dent of the United States.
THE better halves of the chief executive
officers, Mrs Fuller and Mrs. Stranahan,
were on the floor of the house during the
morning session last Thursday.
EX-SENATOR SMITH WRIGHT, the Scion of
Williston, the man whose voice is always for
Blaine of Maine, revisited last week the
scenes of his legislative labors.
SIS this an observation carp" asked one
Scion of another as the train for the quar-
ries pulled out last week Wednesday. "No;
its one that goes up hill" was the reply.
MAGNIFICENT October weather. Mont
pelier impresses the legislator when the sun
shines, and depresses him when, as during
last session, rain and cold weather pre-
vailed.
The hotels were deserted Thursday night.
Those Legislators who did not go to see
Uncle Hiram " went to bed early. Nearly
all the members seek bed before eleven
o'clock.
SENATOR BALL is often seen chewing
the stem of carnation, with occasional
changes to some other flower. Possibly he
is trying to stop smoking, if he INDUCES in
the weed.
GOVERNOR FULLER approved II. 3, an act
amending the charter of the Barre Water
Company, October IA. The first bill APP
proved by Governor Page was October q.
The legislature of 1892 is week ahead.
THE capitol seemed like "some banquet
hall deserted" Saturday, and the sergeant
alarms improved the time to do little
housekeeping ITO employ the shib-
boleth of him of the Reformer of Brattleboro.
THE senate committee on corporations in
promptly considering and reporting, and
the senate in passing, Senate bills 9 aud 10,
has shared with the house in the distinc-
ton of breaking the record of legislative
promptitude.
In reporting II. 3, to amend the charter
of the Barre Water Company, Chairman
Clark of the corporations committee broke
the record, and the house in passing the
bill further smashed the precedents in re-
spect of expedition.
The first week in November will be ola
dies week, " and the meeting of the Officers
Reunion Society will also occur during that
week. 1t will be the liveliest social period
of the session, and the ladies of the state
should make their arrangements accord
ingly.
QUARTERMAsTER-G GENERAL GILMORE and
Colonels Gates, G. G. Gilmore, Jewett and
Bates of his statf-and as many more as are
able to get their new Clothes accom-
pany Governor Fuller to Chicago to attend
the dedicatory services of the Columbian
Exposition.
w. III. TAYLOR of Hardwick, examiner of
schools for Caledonia has been appointed
clerk of the revision committee, the posi-
ton for which &. ID. Watson of st. Adams
yearned. Mr.. Taylor was not an applicant
for the position, and it was proifered him
without his knowledge.
GOVERNOR FULLER has received an ap.
plication to appoint committee to attend
road congress at Memphis Tenn, on the
third Wednesday in November. If any YER
monter interested in good roads is to be in
that vicinity and would like the appoint
ment the governor would be glad to confer
with him.
LIEUTENANT- G ovERNoR STRANAHAN made
his maiden effort at presiding over Joint
assembly at the election of officers Thursday
morning. The lieutenant-governor pre-
sides with great ease and dignity. He is
self-composed and bears himself as if he
were presiding over the meeting of bust
ness corporation.
THE resolution introduced on Friday by
Representative Martin of Brattleboro, pro-
viding that all bills referred to committees
be reported back in fifteen days, unless an
extension of time is granted by the house,
is move in the right direction, and, if
adopted, will materially aid in the despatch
of busness.-St. Adams Messenger.
THE perennial and biennial nostrum for
the cure of " double taxation " was brought
into the house, the 18th, in the shape of
I'll. 26. 1t is modelled substantially after the
plan of its numerous predecessors which
have one after the other gone the way of all
the legislative earth-or that part of the
statutory sphere that is not rock-ribbed
with sound reason.
THE Messenger man says that the trip to
the quarries was " free ride" Each
member who went paid his own fare and
expenses. But the IN. m" was not pres
ent on that occasion and the matter is
" fully explained" and. further, the Barre
excursion occurred at the beginning instead
of at the end of the week. The NJ. M is
evidently not in it.
The name of Principal s. w. Landon of
the Burlington high school has been mem
toned for the position of state supernten-
dent to succeed Mr.. Palmer. Mr.. Landon
informed this journal, Friday, that he
would not be candidate for the position
The state will do well to insist upon Mr..
Palmer succeeding himself to that position.
Huntington Clipper.
The leader on the democratic side is I'M
doubleday L. j. Boynton. He is recognized
already as a man of common sense and good
judgment, and when he rises to address the
chair the house gives close attention. BY
the way, 1t is whispered that "Jeff will
probably be the successor of the late Hiram
Atkins as chairman of the democratic state
committee.-NeloS and Citizen.
SENATORS VAIL AND SANFORD made an ex-