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OUR MoNTPELIER LETTER.
MONTPELIER, Vt, Nov. list, 1894.

MONTPELIER, VT, Nov. LIST, 1894.
Having spoken of the joint assembly,
Wednesday, in an editorial, we omit
what 1.-THE Hermitt'' says.-ED.
For Trustees for the Vermont UniveT-
sIty and State Agricultural College, Red
field Proctor of Rutland, E. j. Ormsbee
of Brandon and Crosby Miller of Pom
fret, were elected.
How the bills have 'pounced i'm since
my last letter, Tuesday, over a hundred
having been introduced in the House,
and large number in the Senate. The
number now is more than 800. The
committee on Joint rules have extended
the time until next Tuesday for the in
Producing of Bills. Two women's rights
bills have come before the House, one
by Mr. Smith of Morristown. who re-
marked that any member who would not
favor his bill was a bachelor or else his
wife was his inferior. The Hermit is
bachelor. but does not think it just the
thing to allow ladies to vote in general
elections. 1t is entirely out of their
sphere A petition praying for munich
pal suffrage for women, signed by over
400 of Barton people. has been introduced
by Rev. Mr.. Fuller of that town.
Seventy eight from the high school of
Mortified, and torty-five from the st.
Adams grammar school, were present
yesterday and helped swell the large au-
dience in the House,
The bill to tax bicycles has been killed
in the Senate a strong argument against,
being that the law as it now is, taxes
them like any personal property.
There has been a large number of bills
introduced for the State to pay "so-and-
so, the sum therein named" the various
amounts ranging from 81 up to 500, and
are in favor of some person who has aid
ed in the search for, or capture of, some
fugitive from justice. Some of them
date back so far it seems strange that
the claims have not been presented be-
fore; one of them runs back into the SOS
The Committee on Claims, to whom
these bills are referred, have reported
adversely on some of them, while Others
for better reasons, are allowed.
To-day the Committee on Town Lines
go down to Rutland to get ideas as to
the big case that is soon coming on be-
tween that town and city. An invitation
has been extended to the whole Legisla-
ture to visit the city tomorrow, (Fri-
day. and doubtless hundred or two
will accept. All this is at the expense of
the city of Rutland, at a cost of not much
less than 81, 900. A year ago to-day the
Hermit" was in Rutland but does not
deem 1T essential to make an annual visit
this year.
A bill has been introduced to give any
person who kills a rattlesnake in this
State bounty of 81, and the rattles are
to be presented as proof.
The bill to allow the slaughter of deer
when they become obnoxious and too
familiar around and on farms and pri-
vate domains, think will inject DEATH"
In the House Thursday forenoon, two
bills were introduced by Mr.. Smith of
Morristown, to regulate the sale of in
toxicating liquor" One of the bills i'm
poses a fine of one hundred dollars, and
thirty days Imprisonment, for the first
offense; and two hundred dollars and
not more than one year, or less than four
months imprisonment, for the secOund.
House bill No. SO, An act abolishing
incorporated school districts in the
State, Thursday, was reported adversely
by the Educational Committee. After it
came to the House, Mr.. Weston, the au
thor of the bill, used 'wordy eXertiOns,"
then offered an amendment, which was
voted down. At this stage lively and
earnest remarks were made by several.
An effort was then made to get third
reading, and Mr.. Weston called for the
yeas and nays which resulted as follows:
yeas, u; nays, 1919. Thus one of the
school law bills that has caused so much
commotion throughout the State, since
the second day of the session, is dead
as a door NALL"
have received a word from Mrs. H.
y S. Bingham of Bennington, one of the
Estate Flower Committee, that she is very
(much pleased to receive 1873 votes for the
choice of flower from Woodtord, and
So at the Soldiers Home at Bennington.
Glover takes the lead, and the white
clover is the choice of the
HERMIT OF WooDFORD.