St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-30

The lawmakers are SUN trying 10 cut
down expenses and are vleng with each
other to see who shall do the most work
in this line. One bill has been introduced
to reduce the pay OF members; Mr..
Pratt of Concord has introduced bill
to reduce the salary of the superintcn-
dent of education to $500, and the
gentleman from Pittsford has put in a
bill to reduce the pay of the railroad
commissioners to SIS day and limiting
the expense of the commission TO $4,000
a year
MIR. BATES BILLS.
Mr.. Bates has introduced the following
bills during the week: providing for
representation by all political parties on
boards of civil authority; amending
charter of st. Johnsbury Aqueduct Co.;
by request, relating to the sale, dlstribu-
ton and use of firearms (Forbids sale
to persons less than twelve years OF age,
and prohibits use by such persons); by
request. changing name OF "Home for
Aged women, St. Johnsbury," to Sun
set Home" all these bills have been re-
ferred to the proper committees; to
empower cities and villages to vote
money for open air musical entertain
ments to refund the Indebtedness Of the
village of St. Johnsbury.
The latter bill gives the village au-
thority to issue negotiable bonds to an
amount not exceeding 100000 for fund
ing purposes. The village, at duly
warned meeting is to determine the
amount of bonds, not exceeding in the
aggregate the sum of $4,000 to be is
sued at what time or times, not exceed
ing twenty years and at what place or
places the same shall be made payable,
and the rate of interest thereon, which
shall not exceed five per cent per annum,
/ payable annually or sem-aunually; said
e bonds shall be registered and have in.
4 terest coupons annexed, and shall be is
: sued in denominations oil not less than
} one hundred dollars nor more than one
S thousand dollars. These bonds shall be
l signed by the trustees OF said village and
/, countersigned by the treasurer thereof,
l. and the interest coupons thereon shall be
/, signed by the treasurer of said village.
= such bonds shall contain on the face
o thereof statement of the authority con
IF ferred by the act, and of the vote of said
h village authorizing the issuance thereof
and the same shall be presumptive evil
lie dence of the fact of the liability of said
y village to any bona fide holder thereof
This bill passed the house on Friday
morning. as did also the one enabling
IS cities and villages to appropriate money
a for free outdoor musical entertainments
lie The bill for having both parties on the
g board of civil authority is possibly
n aimed at those here who were instru
n mental in dropping the names of dem
Of ocrats from the board four years ago
m Where there are democratic voters in {
in town there is no reason in the worlC
e. why they should not be represented OF
he the board, If the law in relation to fire
H. arms is passed, our town and all other
c. will be spared such an accident as oc
IL cured in st. Johnsbury a few months
n ago, when playmate was accipentall,
Or shot. Both these bills ought to pass.
IN ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
ne The joint assembly tor the election o
ne state officers convened at 2 80 o'clucl
Ill Thursday afternoon. The election o
e- chief judge and five assistant judges wa
OF accomplished without any contest. TIL
or name Of Jonathan Ross, for chief Judge
in was presented by Mr.. Bates of st. Johns
he bury, Judge Taft by Mr., Powers of Nor
rel risville Judge Rowell by Speaker Lord
lie Judge Tyler by Mr.. Haskins of Brattle
I'd boro, Judge Munson by Mr.. Darling G
o. Bennington and Judge Start by MI
Childs of st. Adams. There had 70
Ill some time been rumors of opposition t
m Judge Thompson, but nothing de6int
no was known until the day before til
ry election, After Judge Thompson ha
nd been placed in nomination by Mr.. Da
rs ling of Bennington, and seconded b
ur Senator Hulburd, Mr.. Blake of Milto
'st presented the name of Joel c. Baker
nd Rutland.
ter The opposition to Judge Thompso
by came as quite surprise and the dem
ew Gratis caused another surprise by presen
her ing without any other previous arrang
lee ment the name of S. c. Shurtlelf ofMon
bic pelier, Judge Thompson was elected |
ub- a handsome majority and the attempt
ger remove from the bench one Of its mo
as honorable and conscientious ursts 81
elo- nally failed. The usual opposition
in Gen. T. S. Peck of Burlington develop
'ess and Capt. J. H. Mimms was selected
red run against Gen. Peck. Mr.. Walker
y Ludlow seconded the nomination of NJ
'ur- Mimms on the ground that the prese