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by the House relating to the pay of pages
and other officers. Among other bills
passed by the House was the one in
creaslng the pay of States Attorneys. A
bill was also introduced making prOvis-
ion for the support of the Government.
1t proposes a State tax of twelve cents
on the dollar. One member of the
House said that if the Legislature should
continue in session another week a tax
of fifteen cents would be needed.
The first committee to report on the
time for adjournment reported Wednes-
day as the day, and their report was
adopted. Appearances at noon to-day
would indicate that such thing will not
take place. The deadlock now on in the
Senate oyer the bill to divide the city of
Rutland introduces a new feature in leg
islation in Vermont and makes final
adjournment at the time fixed very I'M
certain.
The Senate is so evenly divided on the
bill, in fact, tied, with Lieut.. Gov. Man
sur understood to be in favor of it, that
those opposed to it dare not let the vote
be taken on its passage and propose to
defeat it by debating it until Wednes-
day morning, the rules of the Senate al
lowing them to do so.
The opposition is lead by Senator
White of Rutland. Sunday a special
train containing the city council and 40
other leading citizens of Rutland arrived
here. These men came to encourage
! Senator White in his filibustering tactics
and will stay until :he thing is settled.
They were closeted with him all the af-
ternOon. If he has the physical endur-
ance to talk As hours, assisted by Senator
Barber from your county, who, it is I'M
derstood, is ready to aid him, and who
has for the past two days it has been de-
bated in the Senate, the thing may be
accomplished.
This would necessitate an extra session
of the Legislature to consider the impor-
tant House bills now hung up in the
Senate.
1t was reported last night that if the
fight is continued through to-day several
of the minority will go over in favor of
the bill, but this will not prevent two
men talking the measure to death if they
can stand the strain.
This bill has caused more discussion
than any that has been before the Legis.
lature for years, and the turn affairs have
now taken in 1.-THE Senate is entirely I'M
precedented in the history of Vermont
legislation.
What will be the outcome may be de-
clded later, but not IN time for this let
ter Those opposed to the division VOW
they will fight it out on this line if it
takes all summer. They have two able
men in the lead, and any amount of en-
enlargement in the rear
Although there was considerable lob
bying INDUCED in yesterday, the church.
es were we'll attended, At Bethany
church the pastor, the Rev. Norman Sea-
yer, had as the subject of his morning
discourse. Seeming right, possible
ruin" and in the evening" True and
false religion"
The necessary 81, 800 has been raised
for the organization of a Young Mems
Christian Association in Montpelier, and
the society will soon be in working or
der.
The annual Thanksgiving ball to be
given by the young society people of
Montpelier at the Pavilion Hotel,
Thanksgiving Eve, promises to be bril-
liant social event that will eclipse all its
predecessors.
The Rev. G. F. Arms of Conception,
Chilli where he has been missionary for
several years, has been visiting in town.
The Rev. Mr.. Arms graduated from the
Vermont Methodist Seminary more than
20 years ago, and was at one time men,
Der of the Vermont Conference.
The House bill reported by the Com
mittee on Game and Fisheries contains
a rather amusing typographical hlunder.
The bill allows set-line fishing in Lake
Champlain, but provides that no bait
other than "angle worms" shall be used.
AS printed it reads that no bait other
than "angel worms" shall be used.
The revised statutes were signed by
Gov. Woodbury. at o'clock Saturday
evening, and are now in effect. NJ.