Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-30
BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1894.

! tnelr attempt TO prevent the division, the
Rutland people were now working for a
compromise, and this was in fact what they
secured Under the agreement finally
reached, the town of Rutland secures the
railway station in Centre Rutland, the post
office, schoolhouse, a large property north
of the highway i'm Centre Rutland, and two
farms in the north part Of the city, while
the Ripley mill, the property Of the Yer
mont Marble company, remains in the
city, this latter being the concession made
by the Proctor interest. The value OF the
property set OFF to the town is estimated at
$4,000.
Under the decision thus reached the bill
was passed, and the wheels of legislation
again revolved, but days time was lost
by the means. 1t is to be said that, wherever
the right may have lain in the division
question, the general sentiment did not ap-
prove of the tactics adopted to force a COM
promise
A Curious Development.
A curious feature of attempted legisla-
tion, which appeared in the House Tuesday
afternoon, was the introduction by perms-
sion by the member from Hartand of a bill
which professed to be a measure to prevent
infection from tuberculosis. 1t provided
that no dressed beef should be shipped
into the state and placed on sale after Jan.
l, 1895, under penalty of fine of from
$50 to 5000. The bill was reported favora-
bly, from the committee and to everybody
surprise passed by a majority of 30 in spite
of the opposition of Judge Read and other
leading members, who opposed the meas
use both on general principles and because
they believed it a violation of the interstate
commerce law. After time enough had
] pl1nSpl a Cppnnl
which those who voted for the bill began
TO realize what they had done, Mr.. Ladd
of Alburg moved a reconsideration. This
as carried and when the measure was
again put upon its passage it did not receive
a single vote.
In recognition of the laboriOus work of
the members of the judiciary committees
of the two houses, having charge of the re-
vision of the laws, joint resolution was
adopted increasing their pay to So per day.
In bill enacted for this purpose O. NJ.
| Barber, Judge Read and Mr.. Young of
| Newport were made a commission to incor-
porate the laws of the session into the gen
eral revision, so that the state will start
clear from this date with its legislation all
in one compact body. The newspapers
| will publish the laws of the session after
the old fashion in due course of time.
The Barre city charter bill passed both
houses and was signed by the governor. A
company ofinterested Barre spectators, who
occupied the senate gallery when that body
considered the measure. applauded the final
action taken. The act not only makes a city
out of the present village but also constitutes
a new town of Barre. The city will have
population of 5000, making it the third
| largest in the state. The town will have
2j00. The quarres remain in the town
and the granite cutting works in the city.
The senate concured with the house in
the passage of a bill to establish a state
board of pharmacy and it was signed by
| Gov. Woodbury., who announced on Tues
day the appointment of these members Of
the board: j. G.. Bellrose of Burlington
for one year; c. c. Bingham of St. j Ohns-
bury for two years; Collins Blakely of
Montpelier for three years. +. w. Pierce
of Chester for four years, and a. w. Hig-
gins of Rutland for five years.
Both houses passed the bill incorporat-
ing the Nicaragua canal company without
opposition and it was signed by the gov
ernOr Saturday.
The house passed without debate the
senate bill appropriating $50, 600 for the
completion OF the state asylum at Water
bury in three biennial instalments of $50,
600 each.
The high license bill met its usual ben-
NAL fate Tuesday, when it was killed in the
house 179 to %.
The Closing Scenes.
The last day of the session was a busy
one the house treadng close on the heels
of the senate in getting the remaining bust
ness out of the way. 4 large number OF
measures were acted upon, and not few
met their death. Among these was the
bill to permit towns to go back to the dis
trict school system, which passed the house
last week, after it had been debated, and
, amended by the committee. The senate
made short work of the unwise measure
giving it only single yea vote. The gen
: eral drift of legislation is given in the sum
? mary elsewhere printed of the more import,
ant bills which passed and became laws.
There has rarely been so little actua
} work to do in the closing night session
: While the hour fixed for final adjournment
2 was o'clock Wednesday morning, little
2 business of real importance was transacted
after midnight. The customary mock ses
} sion began at II o'clock, when Mr.. Orvi
of Manchester was called to the chair, anC
5 Brown of Berlin and Ballard of Georgia
= the two heavyweights or the house, wer
D appointed pages, with Capt. Jack Mimm
| as clerk. There was an hour of uproa
4 and laughter, during which some cleve
S and good many silly things were said an,
0 done. On the whole the mock session
+ was characterized by less horse-play thai
;, is usually the case.
4 In the senate bright thing was done b
e introducing burlesque of the Rutland di
u vision debate. The climax came whe
}, Senator White gravely asked "Who wrot
II the committees report" The answer wa
; ''the lawyers who lobbied the bill, but tn
/ committee signed it," This was drive a
re the close resemblance between the commi
tees report and the argument made b
e La Yyer Partridge.
y The customary votes of thanks to the of
N GERS of the two houses were passed
" The Windham County Members.
1t is a matter, both of justice an
- courtesy to say that the Windham count
delegation has done faithful and intelligel
work and reflected credit on its constitl
ency. Senators Reed and Sherwin, viii
not aiming to shine as talking member
have been active and efficient in their con
mttee work, where they had importal
assignments, and have commanded the 7
spect of their fellows by their judicious al
fairminded course in the senate procee
ings. Judge Read of Rockingham hi