The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-07
Legislative Notes.

ANOTHER party of High Sch oil pupils
from st. A bans will vi it the state house
to-day.
THE designations Of Fish Commissioners
TitComh aud Warren were placed in the
hands Of Governor Woodbury. on Monday.
The cadets of Norwich University are to
be reviewed by Governor Woodbury. and
stan in The state house yard this afternoon
HousN bill 326 Introduced hv Mr.. Wyman
of Athens, il n valued policy bill, similar to
ones introduced two, four and six ears
ago
THE bill TO II 'ense the sale OF 'ntoxicat-.
| inu liquors got along little ite This year
l. was Introduced by MIR. Stone Of Nalling
ford.
GovERNoR WOODBURY. has appointed f
| w, y tkes suprf1ulendtnt OF the state
| prison at windsor, and a. S. Claty Of
Gr' ensbpro sp, cial prOsecu or for that town.
| WITH the lunch served At the fish hatch.
| cry Fetch" SAYS In the MsSseHger "there
VAS hottl" of liquor" Que bottle for such
p crowdi Verify The story Of the loaves and
| fishes is rclipsed
A SPECIAL meeting Of the ladies' interested
| in the siale hjwer will he held in
the Pavilion parlOrs this morning at nine
| O'Clock. Il is earnestly hoped there will be
large attendance.
A ETIIIoN, praying for municipal suf
| frage for wotuen, "signed by 440 Of The best
| ntOnIB OF tne Town OF Barton, was lutrO-
| duccd last week by MIR. Fuller, and was
ref, rred to the judiciary committee.
1T seemed in rather poor grace for Senator
Barber TO oppose The nomination of Mr..
Stone, inasmuch as he had IN his annual re-
port endorsed what MIR. BARRIER. as one of
the revisers OF the laws, had recommends ed.
AFTER heing amended so that $4,000 in.
stta of SO 600 be appropriated, the bill TO
| p OVide for the or, C ion Of a monument to
| the memory of Thomas C1ittpuIpu th., IL q
governor Of Vermont, passed the house on
Thursday.
THE hill introduced Tuesday by Mr.. Rich OF
Swantou, entitled I" an act relating to pub.
lie instruction." covers sixty.hve pages and
has two hundred ctons. The bill being
" Ii lie long" Mr.. Rich moved that it be
read by its title Jnly.
THE jInt resolution introduced by Mr.
Foster Of Cabot and adopted by the house
last week authorizes the senators and
representatives TO aid the farmers of Ver-
III mt, so far as in their power, to obtain
their maple sugar bounty.
THE attempt to defeat Mr.. Stone on po-
litical grounds, led by Mr. Preston of Fair
Ha ven, was so ably answered by Senators
| Plumley aud Dale that il acted as GEM
inc boomerang, and made votes for Mr..
Stone with lightning rapidity.
THE fish and game Interests of Vermont
will suffer hy The retirement of Ii comb
! du'l w uITtu Inc DttdTu has ubNtT Dttu 50
we'll or fail hfuly filed as it has nee
TiJcomb and Warren were appointed by
Governor Page Scranton Courier.
THE bill to taV bic, cles was killed in the
sena last week afer spicy discussion.
Sena or Sher~in, the author IT the bill,
Champioued il, az did Senator Darling. It
MAS opposed by Senators Arnold Miles aud
Barber. Ouly three votes in Il favor.
BY common consent, Mr. Smith Of Morris
town has been app jinted chairman of the
committee on jokes, but the bill introduced
ON tuesday by Mr.. Foster Of Cabot "to
promote purity of elections is in evidence
That he is al least entitled to place on that
committee.
The COMMITTEES on the state Il )wer will
lold public mee'ii Ill representa-
tives' hall Immediately after adj urnment
This afternoon. The ladies who were
appointed to collect the votes will be
present, prepared to rep Jrt. The public is
cordially invited TO be present.
To the members of the General Assembly
OF tie State Of Vermont, now in session at
Montpelier: Go slow witt any changes in
the present school Law, and don't let down
lhe bars on the town system until the peo-
Pile ha - had time to get really acquainted
With it.-Brdtth bOro Ph1Rir.
GovERNuR WOODBURY. Tuesday made the
appointment Of the following hbrary com.
miSsioneIs provided for in Senator H Zen 5
bill: Sealand W. LaHdOn of Bui ling Oh. for
i've years, Harry 4. RusIedt Of Richtord for
four years Alfred e Watson OF Hartford
for three Years; Mrs. Mary l.. Tilcomb of
Rutland for two Year Louise l.. Bartlett
OF s.. JohDsbury, one Year.
THE snow axes that fell outside Tue .day
IN ,rui lg were not more nuIuer than
~rre the bills HAT fell in showers upon t 10
desks Of the speaker and clerk that day,
II ,f dozen or more members on their
feet at a time, with one or more bills 10
present, seeking t. obi ain recognition from
The speaker, was the order for the first
hours OF the morning aud af ernoon sessions.
AMONG the member' of the legislature
who vote a. they pray" aud who, after so
urgently opposi the Rutland junket in
their respective houses. would not accept
the hospltaliries of that city, were S Snators
Darling and Plumley and Judge Read of
Rockingham. A very large majority of
those who voted "no" ou the resolution TO
ali Iurn, however, could have been found
on the excursion train.
TWAS a grand speech that Senator Dale
made in secondiug Mr.. Stones nomination,
and carried convic ion in every sentence
Equally effrc i've were the cl siug words OF
Senator Miles in seconding The same candi-
date. Elect Mason s. Stone to-day, gen
tlemeu OF the joint assembly" he said,
"aud the green hills of Vermont will en-
dOrse our action. Elect him and we shall
elect republican, and not a democrat"
THE hill introduced in the senate by SEN
ator Plumlty, relating to the promugation
Of the avs by publication in the news
papers of the state, is gaining in favor. aud
il pro ably not destined TO meet with oppo-
silion in either house. The members of the
legislature owe IL to themselves that the
laws enacted bv them be ci ,culated among
the people they re resent, and the news
papers II the late are the legitimate chan.
nels for such pub ication.
The people Of Verm mt are to be con
graIul ated upon the reelection OF Hon.
Mason S. Slon9, state superin tendent of
education. He is genuine Vermonter
who believes in building up Vermout's ia.
dustres, a practical and fhocough educator,
a pleasing aud fluent speaker, aud has gone
about the state during the past two years
attending str city o business, thereby Win
ming golden oniuions from every one. The
EeOress and Standard extends congratu,a
| ticns and Lest wishes. Er.1rest and Standard
The general asse mbly is to be commended
for its action in re'elecling Mason s. Stone
STATE superintendent Of education. He is d
, thorough VermOnter, an enthusiastic edu
Gator, gives his undivided attention TO the
, duties OF the office, is popular with the