The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07
Legislative Notes.

GEORGE M. POWERS of Morristown is To-
Gated at the Montpelier House for the SEES
sion.
In both branches OF the legislature there
are only thirty-nine strictly professional
men.
THE contest over the speakership COM
pletely overshadows the biennial scrap over
the chaplaincy.
THERE are few Quakers in Vernon z, but
one of that sturdy, honest old Sec is
member of the senate this year.
OF the 245 members of the lower house Of
this Legislature, 225 are republicans,
eighteen are democrats, one is an independ
emit, and one populist.
WHY not elect Rev N. A. Ross, the men,
Der from Woodbury., chaplain OF the houseP
1t would save going outside fora minister,
and Mr.. Ross deserves and would appre-
ciate the honor.
AT least one Standardization case looms
up for the committee on elections to settle.
l.. 7. Williams and b. A. Bowker are con-
testants from the town of Bloomfield for a
seat in the house.
promoted. He is one of the senators from
Windham county this year and everybody
believes that he will prove one of the most
useful members of that body.
E. P. ADAMS, the representative from
Marlboro, is the gentleman who was re-
turned as elected two years ago, but his
election was contested by II. M. Adams, his
cousin, and the latter was seated by the
House.
THIS evening the reception to the retir-
ing governor, Woodbury., and the incom-
ing governor, Grout, will occur at the
State House. A special train will be run
from Burlington to this city, arriving about
eight and leaving to return at ten.
ACCORDING to an act of the last legisla-
I'm ha al nf IN at of
ent of education will not have an afternoon
by itself, but will occur at the same time
with the election of the other state officers
who are chosen by the legislature direct, on
the third Thursday of October.
STATE officers and members of the legis-
lature are welcome to the Kellogg Hubbard
Library and its reading-room (Which are
open daily, except Sundays, from one P. NJ.
to nine P. ny, and, upon application to the
librarian, will receive borrowers cards,
upon which they may take books from the
library.
A TRAIN laden with members had come
into the station. The porters were shout
ing the names OF their respective hotels,
Pavilion Montpelier House." Ex-
cha .n-g-e." 81 don't want no exchange;
have come to the legislator" snorted the
rural member to whom the porter directed
his index finger
For the first time in history the lower
house of the legislature will contain 245
members, every town and city having sue
ceeded in electing its member. There are,
however, only 242 seats in Representatives
Hall for the members No one expects,
though, that the three extra men will be
obliged to stand.
ONE DOLLAR will buy as good a fountain
pen as there is in the market, whatever the
price. The Lincoln has been in use in the
office of this company, on all kinds Of work,
for several years. Hundreds have been
sold by us, and the pen has invariably
given complete satisfaction. Every pen war;
ranted. Waterman Publishing Company,
Montpelier, vt.
THE st. Adams Messenger, in leading
editorial, comes to the defence of the repre-
sentative from Bakersfield Ambrose L.
Hall, who is accused of being a deserter
from the Union army during the late war.
The Messenger states that, after a careful in
vestigation it finds that Mr.. Hall was par
TALLY justified, and that afterward an hon
orable discharge was issued to him.
AMONG the guests at the Pavilion during
the session will be Governor Josiah Grout
wife, son and niece; Northumberland
n. w. Fisk and wife; DIR. w. Seward
Webb and wife; Colonel Kittredge Has
kins of Brattleboro; G. P. Smith, Chauncey
W. Brownell and H. W. Allen Of Rurling-
ton; DR.. j. E Thompson of Rutland /;
Judge H. L. Clark of Castleton; H. 7.
Baldwin of Barton.
WHATEVER else is done at this session Of
the legislature, the Normal School question
is sure to be pretty thoroughly aired. The
committee appointed by the legislature of
1894 performed the act of investigation thor
oughly and there was no doubt of the
meaning of the report made. The state
press took up the matter where the commit
tee left it, and it has been more thoroughly
discussed than any other question at issue
in state affairs
IT is said that the wheelmen are planning
to make a descent on the Vermont legisla-
ture this year to secure the enactment of a
law which will compel railroads to carry
bicycles free where the owner buys a first
| class ticket and has no other personal bag
gage similar law was carried through
the New York legislature last winter and
bicycle-riders all over the country are max
ing an organized effort to secure similar
| privileges in every state.
| THE contest for the speakership of the
House was decidedly lively in the various
caucuses last evening, and the friends of
the three leading candidates-Mr. Lord, Mr..
Powers and Mr. Haskins-were sanguine of
success. Up to a late hour it was evident
| that Mr.. Lord was in the lead, and the pre-
diction that he will be elected on the first
ballot stands good chance OF being verified.
| The WATCHMAN predicts Mr.. Lords cleo
ton on the second ballot.
THE Oldest member of this legislature is
Adams l.. Bromley Of Pawlet who was
born in 1920. He was also a member in
1882. The youngest member elected this
year is William II. Button of Middlebury,
who was born in March, 1871. Mr.. Button
is, however, only about a month younger
than Frank N. Davis of Mendon. Other rep
resentatives under thirty are A. l.. Cady OF
Bethel, DR.. IT, G. Fletcher of Roxbury, G..
M. Otis of Dandy and Emerson M. Hins-
dale of st. George.
EX-GOVERNOR LEVI X. FULLER lies at the
point of death at his home in Brattleboro.
A Brattleboro paper says of him; Ex-
Governor Fuller, who has been stead
lily falling for several weeks, is now
confined to his bed, unable to retain
anything on his stomach and in a
shape which, unless there is a change for
the better, must bring the end before long.
His trouble, nervous prostration as it was
understood, has developed to something like
blood consumption"
THE senate will be composed OF thirty
senators, all OF whom are republicans OF
these, twenty-six were born in Vermont,
two in New York, one in New Hampshire,
and one in Scotland Nine are farmers,
six are physicians, six are merchants, five
are manufacturers, two are retired mer-