The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-31
Legislative Notes.

THE senate of 1880 will hold a reunion in
the senate chamber on Thursday evening,
November g.
THE regular $3.50 Lincoln Fountain Pen
is or sale at the WATCHMAN Office for ST. 90.
Each pen warranted.
BY the joint rules Thursday, November1 /,
is the last day for the introduction of bills
unless by unanimous consent.
THE list of state officers confirmed by the
senate in executive session will be found in
the official report of Thursday proceedings.
TWENTY-FIVE pupils from the Graded
School at Williamstown were interested
spectators of legislative proceedings last
Wednesday,
The joint special committee on the div-
sion of the city of Rutland will go there
to morrow and take testimony of inter-
ested parties.
SEVERAL pupils from the two schools at
North Barre visited the state house Friday,
but unfortunately, like the Stowe party
they struck an g off day"
THE portrait of Senator Morrill,, pre-
sented to the Vermont Historical Society
last Thursday evening, has been hung in
the reception room at the capitol.
TWENTY FIVE pupils from the Stowe High
School came down to Witt the legislature
Friday, and arri 7ed just in time to take an
object lesson in lightning adjournment.
Mr. LORD of Montpelier was in the speak.
ers chair Monday afternoon and kept
business trundling so lively that the work
of the afternoon was completed in forty five
minutes.
A WORKING majority of the committee on
the revision of the laws remained at Mont
pelier through Friday and Saturday and
diligently applied themselves to the work
before them.
CLASS of pupils from the American Asy-
I'M for hal ttT,, # fl,an b.
will give an exhibition in Representatives
Hall on Thursday afternoon of this week
at three o'clock.
BY a little skillful manipulation of the
clocks in house and senate Friday morning,
and by dispensing with reading the journal
of the proceedings, both houses had met
and adjourned before ten o'clock.
REV. Mr.. FULLER, the representative
from Barton, who conducted the devotional
exercises in the house FRIDAY morning, made
tender reference to the affliction that has
fallen upon Fred A. Rowland, assistant
clerk of that body.
Mr.. CoMsTocK of South Burlington in
troduced bill on Thursday that is receiv-
ing some attention, namely, to enable any
town in the state to return to the district
school system, if a majority OF the legal
voters in such town shall so desire.
THE representatives of the other daily
papers at the capital are wondering how
the Free Press reporter was able to know
what nominations for state officers were
sent to the senate by the governor last
week Tuesday and acted ON by that body in
executive session.
THE bill introduced last week by Mr..
McClary of Windsor repeats the laws limit
ing the aggregate amount any depostOr
may place in Vermont savings institutions
without being subject to the penalty of
double taxation, This in further explana-
ton of the scope of the bill, as reported
AND now one of the genial Off 3ial re-
porters of the house blossoms out as a
poet in this ssue-and a good one too. II
you don't believe it, read the skit on " The
Clover " from his pen, published in another
column. This state flower discussion is
bringing lots of latent talent to the surface.
In a speech just one minute long, Judge
Read of Rockingham decided the fate of
house bill % entitled IAN act to prevent the
dissemination of noxious weeds" and the
third reading of the bill was refused by a
tremendous no. although the committee
on agriculture had eplrted favorably on
the same,
The legislative party that visited the Sol
diers' Home at Bennington last week was
entertained at lunch at Rutland on the re-
turn trip, after which speeches were made
by the mayor Of that city and others. The
Rutland fire department gave an exhibit
ton for the benefit Of the visitors, which was
greatly enjoyed.
THE report of the joint committee on the
house of correction was laid before the
house on Thursday. The committee Wis ted
that institution last week, aud among other
things report that the overcrowded condi-
ton of the cells and workshop calls for inn
mediate action; also that change in the
woman's department is necessity.
WHEN Senate bill No. IL was reached in
the house on Wednesday, being ian act to
amend the charter of the village of Morris
vile " and covers ten printed pages, Clerk
Merriied looked in vain for some one to
move that the bill be read the first time by
its title only. He went through 1t in less
than twenty minutes, with the assistance
of a glass of Berlin Pond.
The joint committe on game and fisheries
made their report on Thursday OF the visit
to the state hatchery at Roxbury on WED