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OUR MONTPELIER LETTER.
MoNTpEIIER, Nov. sth, 1894

MONTPELIER. Nov. Sth, 1894.
It beats all, and is amusing to hear the
bills that are introduced for female suf-
frage. 1t is said that some of these bills
are not brought before the House in good
faith, but for the sole purpose of Great
ing good humor. If this is so, those con-
nected with the scheme should be lower
ed a notch in the estimation of good peo-
pie, for the tender name of woman is too
sacred to be toyed with before a body of
legislators, or any other body. The last
of these bills was introduced by Mr.. Eos
ter, of Cabot, a very staid and quiet man,
and one clause in the bill reads that "Wo-
men of quiet and peaceable behavior who
take freeman's oath may vote" Ihus 1t
seems that 1.-THE gentleman from Cabot
puts the screws tighter than with sterner
sex. These bills, however, will all be
killed in committee.
On October 10th the Hermit intro
duced bill for the incorporation of the
Woodford and Bennington Electric Rail-
road Co. Among those named as incor-
porators are Amos Aldrlch of Woodford,
John Robinson, c. II. Mason of Benning-
ton, ID. A. Gorton of Brooklyn. The bill
provides for the building of an electric
railway, starting from some point in the
village Of Bennington, running easterly
through that town and through the towns
of Woodford, Dover, Somerset, Searsburg
to Wilmington. The capital stock can
not exceed 100000 and is not to be less
than $4,000. The same day l also intro
duced a bill to incorporate the Woodford
and Bennington Construction Co. Among
the incOTporators named are W. l.. Turk,
G. w. Crispell, c. E. Keefe, J. w. Winch
ester, New York, d. A. Gorton, Brook
b Ign. The purposes of the company are
to build electric railroads, telegraph and
telephone lines, hotels, cottages, barns
and other structures in the vallies and
mountains The capital stock can be
100000 and not less than $4,000, divided
into shares of 800 each. In the case of
both companies 20 per cent. of the capt.
tai stock must be paid in before any work
can be begun.
By special order "District School Day"
was put over to Wednesday. Nearly the
entire day was taken up in speech max
ing as to whether, by two-thirds vote
any town can go back into the district
system. Able arguments were made for
and against the passage of such bill.
Rev. Mr.. Fuller, of Barton, favored the
bill, and argued for principle that sus-
tains and upholds us as a free people"
bill, but ''repudiated the charge that any
body was trying to force the town sys-
TEN against the will of the majority"
Mr.. Mani of Wilmington opposed it's
passage. Upon the question, "Shall the
bill be dismissed ?" Mr.. Ballard of Geor-
gia demanded the yeas and nays, and the
vote was: Yeas 1903; nays 1875. The mo-
ton being lost the bill will come up
again on special order. 1t looks as if the
chances for the passage of the bill are
about even.
On Wednesday afternoon joint reso-
luton from the Senate and House con-
graduating Governor-elect Morton on his
election in New York, was adopted.
Tuesday forenoon reply was received
to the joint resolution, from GOv.-elect
Morton, by Gov. Woodbury., which was
read before the Assembly by Clerk Mer-
ritield.
THE HRRMIT OF WooDFoRD.