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

Ex-LIEUT-Gov. MANsUR is in the city THU
week.
Now watch the wheels go round, ant
| listen to the buzzl
IT will be a cold winter for muskrats
since the legislature has refused to affort
| them any protection.
| A OBLIGATION of st. Johnsbury teacher
| have planned to visit the Capitol on Thurs
day, en- route to the state convention at St
| Adams.
AN adverse report by co nmittee does no
always mean speedy death For partcu
lars inquire of - the gentleman from Nor
ristown."
SOME members of the House always max,
an impression when they talk. After they
have spoken for about so long a time, ever
the desk covers get ratified.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, who thinks he has title
to the seat representing Brighton, in Essex
county, came over Monday to appear before
the committee on elections.
If the legislature is really going to Bur.
lington this week, let us hope for a drieI
day than that on which the General Assem-.
bly, saw the Queen City two years ago.
The fish hatchery bill was assassinated
in paroxysm of fear that the cash it called
for was for extra instead Of regular expen.
ses. The House was unnecessarily fright
ened
fact that, as soon as the Senate had passed
the woman suffrage bill, it granted GER
tain male citizen the right to change his
name?
ELECTRICITY is demanding considerable
attention again this session, and the street
railways and municipal lighting plants are
in 1t. The introduction of electric lighting
at the State House would be a commendable
stroke of enterprise.
FOURTEEN days to the usual adjournment
date, the day before Thanksgiving. If the
popocratic ratio is kept up, and sixteen
bills killed to one passed, there will be no
trouble in getting the legislature out Of the
Capitol by November 20.
PUPILS from the following High Schools
are booked for excursions to Montpelier, on
the dates named, to visit legislative halls;
Bethel, 100 students, Nov. 10; Woodstock
and Stowe, Nov. II; Richford and Milton.
Nov IL; Quechee, Olcott, White River
Junction, Hartland, Hartford and Middle
bury, Nov. 10.
The general committee has quite bit of
entertainment on hand for this week The
weekly payment bill and one to provide for
monthly payments, with several sawdust
measures and the high license bill (Which is
not 80 dry an affair as sawdust legsatiop)
yet remain to be discussed and reported.
II is safe to depend on several funerals uu-
der the auspices of this committee.
NO doubt OF IL. There's sort OF where
am-I-at" feeling in the breast of many a
representative as he thinks how smoothly
the women suffrage bill went through the
Senate and realizes the terrible responsible
ity that has been ruthlessly thrown upon
the House. Who disputes the long headed-
ness OF the Senate in getting woman SUI
frage thus promptly out OF its way?
THE fact that the state asylum manage
ment has among its supporters some of the
leading citizens of the state who have in
the past complimented it so highly that
they now feel obig' d to take up arms in
its defence to appear consistent, should not,
and probably will not, make any diff renee
in the findings of the investigating commit
tee. Give 1t to MS straight "-Randolph
Herald and News.
A LARGELY-ATTENDED Legislative I"
meeting was held Sunday afternoon at the
rooms Of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
alton. Professor @. A. Bunker, the repre-
sentative from Peacham, spoke on ode
veOpment of Christian Character the Object
OF Life" The solo singing of Miss Annie
johnson, instructor in vocal music at the
Montpelier Seminary, was very pleasing
feature OF the occasion.
"a GOOD bill, as far as it goes, has been
introduced by Mr.. Powers OF Morrisvlle,
and that Is TO exempt mortgages from taxa
ton that draw only iour and one-half per cent