Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-10-21
Legislative Notes.

The insane, Thomson of Rutland
The Windham county assignments other
than the chairmanships mentioned are:
Kingsley of Athens, state prison.
| Merrifad of Brookline, claims.
Boyd of Dover, chairmanship joint stand.
ing committee on house of correction
Dutton of Dummerston, industrial school,
Clark of Grafton, mileage and deben-
lures.
| Bullock of Guilford, the insane.
Plumb of Halifax, distributing commit
| tee.
Barnes of Jamaica, general committee.
Landman Of Londonderry, manusac-
| lures.
Wheeler of Newfane, public buildings.
Ward of Putney, education.
Hadley of Rockingham, ways and means,
banks.
Tudor of Somerset, public buildings.
johnson of Stratton, town lines.
Follett of Townshend, agriculture.
Allen of Vernon, land taxes.
johnson of Wardsboro, immigration and
industrial interests.
Corbett OF Wilmington, highways,
bridges and ferries"
Goodell Of Windham, state prison.
Clark of Westminster, library.
Newell OF Nottingham, public health.
Senator Merri6eld of Windham county
is chairman of the senate committee on
rules, and Senator Foster of the joint
standing committee on state and court
expenses.
Up to Monday morning there had been
presented 80 bills in the House and SIX in
the Senate. OF these more than one-half
are acts to legalze grand lists, acts to pay
sums to private individuals, incorporation
acts, etc. Not more than a dozen, if they
were passed, would affect the revised laws,
which is perhaps compliment to the sagac-
ity of the members.
There has been but one free excursion
to the Soldiers Home at Bennington-and
that was attended by the committee only.
On Friday next, the fish and game COM
mittee will wend its thirsty way to the hills
and wales of Roxbury, from whose rocks
are said to well streams the free use OF
which, by fish commissioners and commit
tees, a state law prohibits. Here the state
fish hatchery is located.
Last week some one suggested that
Healer Newell would no longer be an
attraction after the arrival of DR.. Webb
Consequently his friends may be interested
to know that he is still in demand and is
doing business at the old stand. When
one considers that during these Legislative
days his receipts for professional advice
often exceed the sum Of $25 per day, the
sacrifice which he is making in the service
OF his state is apparent.
In number of educated men contained,
the session of 1896 is banner one. More
than one-half the members have attended
high schools. academies or seminaries.
Forty-two are college graduates. The
institutions represented are: University
of Vermont Is, Dartmouth z, Middlebury
5, University OF New York City 3, Nor
wich 2, Columbia, Brown, Tufts, Wesley
an, Union, Bellevue and Oberlin l each
Supt. S. w. Landon of Burlington
refused Monday to allow his name to be
of education, and so there will
probably be no opposition to re-electing
Mr.. Stone.
The discuS sion of the prospective con-
test over the election OF an adjutant and |
inspector general to succeed L. s. Peck of
Burlington, continues among the few
around the state house. 1t is not gener-
ally believed that the opposition is strong
enough to beat the general this year, but if
one or more candidates get any consider
able following it will serve as notice tor
two years hence. There is no doubt that
the opposition to General Peck is strong if |
it can be concentrated. The arguments
used against him are that he is an expen-
sive man for the state and has held the
Office too long already, that he uses the
office to further his private business at the
expense OF the public. Just what effect
these arguments have will be determined
tomorrow when the election takes place.
J. w. Titcomb, who is president of the
Vermont Fish and Game league, is draw
ing up bill which will be introduced to
allow the killing of deer in Essex county
between October and November 15. The !
farmers claim that the deer damage the |
grain crops and that they can get no rec
being refused damages even by
the Legislature They are not allowed to
kill deer and as the animals get into the |
grain fields the farmers think that the pres
ent law is hardship. The reason Essex
county Is chosen for an opening is because !
the deer are unusually thick there and the |
farmers are much wrought up over the mat !
ter. They have gone SO far within two
years as to refuse to assist the officers of |
the law in running down poachers and have
even helped violators of the deer law to
escape punishment. Again, the county
touches New Hampshire and Canada,
whose sportsmen send their dogs over the
border and, after running the deer across
the line kill fha animals
The state officers to be elected to-mor-
row, October p, are seven judges Of the
supreme court /; adjutant general to succe,
Gen. L. S. Peck OF burlington; quarter
master general to succeed Gen. w. III. |
Gilmore of Fairlee; Judge Advocate Gen.
eral to succeed Gen. f l.. Bates of Ben
nington state superintendent OF education,
succeeding M ison 5. Stone of Montpelier
sergeant at-arms, succeeding L. G. Phin-
ney OF Montpelier. Under law passed
two years ago. tine election Of these officials
will begin at half-past two o'clock on the
third Thursday of session, and, if the cleo
tion is not completed that day, will be pro-
ceeded with at the same hour each day fol-
lowing until all are elected.
The most important senate bill thus far
provides for the appointment by the COVER