The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11

interest. IL should, however, be amend.
ed by exempting the mortgage or when
the interest is over that amount. We he
lieve the time is not far distant when legal
interest will be only four and one-half to
five per cent. Burlington Earth
"MR. Ross of Woodbury. is reaching after
the ciga cite fend with vengeance. He
has introduced a bill inhcting a inc of
from $25 to $50 upon any person who by
himself, clerk, servant or agent knowingly
sells, furnishes, gives away or distributes to
others any cigarettes made wholly or in
part of tobacco. The severity of the meas
ure will defeat whatever good purpose its
author had in mind."-St. Johnsbury Re-
publican.
"Ex Gov. WOODBURY., as will be seen else
where, swetpingly denies that he ever re.
ceived any complaints of the condition of
things at Waterbury from the supervisors
or anybody else. 1t is now time to hear
from the gentlemen of that board of super
visors, Ii IL be true that all these shame
full things have been going on at Waterbury
without their finding out anything about
it, the fact makes pretty strong evidence in
support of the claim of Woodbury. and
Grout that they are a useless board. BRAT
tleboro Reformer.
UNDER date OF November Z, Gov. Grout
sent the following letter to Major McKn-
ley: II the congratulatory season has not
expired, desire, almost regardless OF pal ty,
to tender yJu Vermont's jOicings over the
handsome victory TO which you have tri-
umphantly led an anxious people. The
wise counsels contributed by you to the
campaign, and the modest part you acted in
it, are appreciated and admired by all.
That your administration will inspire con.
hdence, restore business and promote hap
piness through the country, is the expecta-
ton of the Green Mountain State, which,
from the first of your candidacy, has felt
| more than an ordinary interest in its sue
cess"
The fish and game commissioners in
their report recommend a short open sea-
son for killing deer in Essex county under
| proper restrictions, and without the use of
| dogs, and special pr DIVISIONS for enforcing
the law, and provisions for damage done to
| crops by deer The wisdom of this recon-
mendation, except the provision for dam
| ages, must be evident to anybody who
knows the situation OF the county. Large
amount Of damage is being done to crops
here, however lightly it may be looked upon
In other parts of the state. The suggestion
| that provision be made for the payment of
those danages will undoubtedly be met by
| the objection that large amount of dam
| age not imputable to deer will be claimed
and thus the door will be opened for fraud
ulent claims. Concerning this we make no
suggestion. There are two sides to that
| question. But concerning the necessity
and justice OF an open season no man who
| huOWb LILO SITUATION can nave serious
ubts."-Essex County Herald.
! THERE has been perfect avalancoe of
needless bills in the House and the opera
| tions OF that body have been handicapped
| by the attention forced to measures that
should never have been foisted upon it.
| Hundreds OF bills are doomed to die in
committee rooms, and the only anxiety is
that in the rush to clear up before Nov 26
some necessary legislation may be sighted.
This year the Senate passed the woman suf-
frage bill, and it is limited did so in order to
throw the responsibility of killing it upon
the House. Ordinarily the House makes
itself solid with the fair ones by approving
the measure and sending it meet its fate in
the Senate chamber. The woman suffrage
bill is a biennial feature here and it is not
too much to say that while biennially de-
feated, it grows in strength. The House
will doubtless give the bill rather more
than usual earnest consideration this year,
as some strong members favor the measure.
Indeed it has better chance than ever be-
fore of passing. Vermont Correspondence
Boston Sunday Globe.