Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-11-02

from Jne present, 10 say Jne least. IN
1894 the chief justice of the supreme
court failed of reelection by the general as
sembly and wrote that body letter say
ing, in part, while questioning their judg-
ment, 81 am fully sensible of the right of
the honorable assembly to appoint any per-
son they think proper at the head of the
judiciary departments" whereupon the
house presented the ex-iustice an address
closing as follows: eve are happy to find
that you do not question the right or pro-
priety of the assembly in displacing its Of
! ficers; and in retiring, sir, from the public
business of this state we wish you may en-
! joy all the satisfaction appertaining to pri-
vate and social life, long continue bless
| ing to your family and society, and when
| the curtain of life shall drop receive a
crown of glory that will never fade away"
The members of 1894 received about
S1.7j per day, including mileage, began
their morning sessions at o'clock, worked
every Saturday, and, judging from the last
days journal, did not find it necessary to
close with an all nights session.
Recollection of State superintendent
Stone.
The leading event of today has been the
election of a state superintendent of edu-
cation. The election has been put off
from time to time, apparently for the pur-
pose of working up opposition to Mr..
| Stone, but he was reelected by handsome
majority, receiving III out of 25S votes.
DIR. Williams of Saxtons River and Princi-
pal Davis of the Bennington High school,
the two opposing candidates, are both first
class men, but the fact that Mr.. Stone had
| done two years of faithful service to the
apparent satisfaction of every one was too
much to overcome. Senator Dale stated
the matter well when he said that he was
| for Mr.. Stone because he had penetrated
the wilds of Essex county as no one else
had done, and created among the people an
interest in school matters such as they had
never known before. He was also for him
in the interest of permanency in our edu-
cational system and management.
Mr. Read of Rockingham presented Dr..
Williams's G2me, lauding him as a man
towering far above the common mass of
educators in all the equipments for this po-
sition. DR.. weston Of Newfane and Sen
ator Reed seconded Mr.. Stone the latter
! saying that while it would be pleasure
for every W Mindham county man to support
DIR. Williams under ordinary crcum-
stances, many of them felt that they owed
debt to the present incumbent for his
faithful and earnest work that they could
not in honor evade.
Senator Proctor, ex-Gov. Ormsbee and
Hon. Crosby Miller were reelected as
trustees of Vermont university and state
agricultural college.
Matters Educational.
The bill allowing any town which may
vote so to do to 90 back 10 the district sys-
TEN of schools and restore to the old dis
tricts their school property suddenly loomed
into prominence yesterday, to everyone S
surprise, when it came up in the house on
an adverse report from the committee
The bill contained the clause, apparently
inserted by an unfriendly hand, "by vote
of all present. Mr.. Ballard of Georgia
moved to strike out the words "of all
present." which was carried by an aye and
nay vote of 11j to 81. On the question OF
third reading the ayes and nays were then
called and resulted, ayes 102, nays 90
Windham county voted aye, Adams
Grout of Somerset, Houghton, Lynde
Pier, White, Wilder, Yeaw; nay, Hines
Hubbard, ingalls,, Jones, Mann, Read
Walker, Ware, Weston, Wyman, Yearly
There was no discussion on the bill. II
came up today for third reading but was
ordered to be made the special order fol
half past { clock next Tuesday afternoon
when it is presumed there may be som,
lively talk. Many doubtless voted for tht
third reading who feel friendly to the towr
system but thought it no more than fail
to give the towns an option of the two sys
tens; but it is felt here that should tn,
bill pass the town system would receive a.
effective blow as if it were uncondition
ally repealed.
The free textbook bill has been recon
mitted to the committee on education a
their request. The provision for selection
of books by state board to be appointed
by the governor is meeting opposition. |
is argued that such a board might be bough
up by the publishers. Some advocate
board composed of the county examiner
and superintendent of education. Other
favor county and even town selection o
textbooks, as proposed in the Weston bill
The result is difficult to forecast, although
, all agree it will be free textbooks in som
+ form. The bill abolishing incorporate
school districts is apparently dead.
Tuberculosis.
The subject of tuberculosis in cattle
; receiving much attention, and the severa
bills in reference to the matter will doubt
less crystalline in some form that will b
, enacted. The large cloak room was we
filled this evening by an interested compan
on the occasion of the hearing on this sui
iect before the committee on agriculture
Prof. Rich, the veterinarian of the Stat
Agricultural college at Burlington, wa
e present and described the disease in its dill
s ferent stages. He regarded it as increasin
/ to an extent that should cause public cor
> Germ. He had no doubt that many animal
scattered over the state, now producin
milk and butter, were in a condition, a
S though unknown to the owners, that reI
: ders their products unit for consumptio
n and dangerous TO the consumers. He sal
= that swine and hens were subject TO til
h disease to a considerable extent, especial
o when fed from the products of cattle S
: diseased. Capt. Mimms, the house r,
; porter and legislative wag, asked the pr
y fessor if he had got the matter down fin
n enough so he could tell whether the germ
n of the disease could be transmitted throug
Il a hens egg; because if they could, he sal,
e he should take his egg in whiskey her
?. after. But this question was not solved.
r Several members of the board of agricul
) ure, as well as others, made remarks, an
d all regarded the subject as one needing Il
i wisest and most careful consideration. A
y thought it for the interest of the farme
,e to have some kind of inspection and te
e made at the expense of the state, otherwi
h it would not be made at ll,-for the CO.