The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-28
Legislative Notes.

Thus far 1877 bills have been introduced
in the House-nine bills ahead of this date
last year, and minus five working days.
THE female members of the third house
who advocate female suffrage are making
life burden to many Of the members these
days.
WONDER il the Senate is this year to be
lord high executioner for the House in the
disposal Of the woman-suffrage till or will
that honorable body insist on the House do
ing its own killing?
In introducing the bill providing for the
transportation by railroads Of bicycles as
baggage, Mr.. Haskins of Brattleboro said
he did it "at the request of very large num-
Der of ladies and conference.-the beauty
and the chivalry of the state"
A MAJORITY of the newspapers published
in the state seem not to have yet caught on to
the fact that the legislature is in session at
Montpelier. II they have, they say so little
about it, editorially or otherwise that it is
hard work to find enough worth clipping to
fill this column one day in a week.
VERMONT is the latest state with an in
sane asylum scandal on it's hands. 1t is
profoundly TO be hoped that the charges
made in this case will prove to be I'M
founded. A prompt and full investigation
is the best way to settle it, Boston Herald.
WITNESSES have been summoned, and the
Joint special com nittee to investigate the
state asylum scandal will begin its labors
in the grand jury room at the court house
on Wednesday afternoon. j. III. Mimms
and Mrs. e. A. Mutt will act as steuogra-
pliers.
"GOv. WooDBURYs idea of economy, as
shown in the valedictory message, was to
abolish the most useful offices to create
those that are unnecessary. One Of those
he would get rid of is the office of state
geologist, which contains such large oppor-
tunites for useful work in a state with par
TALLY developed mineral resources" BRAT
tleboro Reformer.
THE legislature was photographed in
front of the State House, Thursday. The
picture contains the form of one non-mem-
Der, who, though twice requested to stand
aside, insisted on being taken. There are
some hogs in the newspaper business, un.
fortunately White River Junction Land
mark. Sad to relate, this refers to an edi-
tor in the city of Barre.
WITH characteristic lberality, the Central
Vermont railroad will make rate of one
cent per mile each way to Montpelier and
return, with a maximum rate Of one dollar,
from any station on its road in Vermont
north of Windsor, to scholars who may
wish to visit Montpelier during the 81 ssion
to witness the working of the legislature.
The above rates can be secured only through
the pri ncipals of the schools, who can make
arrangements with the general passenger
department at st. Adams for the tickets
If twenty-five scholars signify their inten-
ton of going, 6rst-class passenger coach
will be run through to Montpelier and re-
turn without charge for its use.
IT took two extra coaches to accOmmo-
date the legislative party that visited the
state fish hatchery at Roxbury on Friday
| afternoon. The visitors were shown
through the buildings and grounds and the
| matters of interest were thoroughly ex-
| planned by the commissioners, Titcomb and
| Bailey. 1t is now the spawning season,
| and thus far between between four and five
hundred thousand eggs have been stripped.
The process of stripping was OF great interest
| to the visitors. Commissioners Bailey gives
| the number of different trout now at the
hatchery as follows: Won Behr German
trolO, 40 lake trout, 100; landocked
salmon, 1875; brook trout, 4,S75; total, 800.
Besides these there are now $4,000 lingering
brook and 5000 Won Behr trout. Commits
soner T.tcomb made a brief address TO the
party, explaining the work done at the
hatchery and its needs for the future.
The legislative stragglers who took the
mixed train over the Wells River road on
Friday afternson for home, giving the fish
hatchery and Ely mines the go-by, were
highly entertained most Of the way over by
extemporaneous political speeches by the
the smallest page in the house and his very
| lively companion, the son OF a certain major
of the National Guard. The boys showed
their colors in handsome shape, and also
showed commendable and somewhat re-
| udTkdDlb hnOWlcuBt VI Juo DltScht iaNhci
complicated situation. II there were any
Bryan men aboard, they did not show them
| selves; it would have been perilous, under
the circumstances, for the youngsters used
| some very long and Significant words IN ex-
J pressing their opinion OF the Boy Orator and
the heresies for which he stands. The en-
bryo major, especially, had arguments
galore on his tongues end.
THE bill introduced this morning by Mr..
Raymore of Eden will strike rocky road
before it reaches third reading, unless an
amendment is added that hotels and
boarding houses shall not charge the MEM
beers more than fifty cents day for board.
| This bill provides that the president of the
! Senate and speaker of the House shall each
receive four dollars per day, and the menu
bers of the General Assembly TWO dollars
| per day, and shall take effect with the pres
! ent legislature. When this last clause was
/ read by the clerk, the House smiled aloud.
| Mr.. Raymore ia something OF wag, and 1t
| il more than half suspected that inns Dill
was introduced in a spirit of levlty, with no
expectation that it would ever be read the
third time, and not as real measure to re-
duce state expenses.
The members of the committee on rail-
roads from the House and Senate, with the
party of Legislators and prominent business
men mentioned in ,he DAILY JOURNAL Of
Saturday, report very pleasant trip to lhs
copper mines at Ely, last Saturday. Upon
ar wing at Ely station six four-in-hand
coaches and carriages sufficient TO convey
the whole party to the mines at Copper
field, ten miles away, were found in waiting.
! On arriving at the mines substantial din
ner was served by Boston caterer after
which the party was shown the working of
the mines by Col. Robert Franklin Sraine,
| vice president OF the ly-COppertield Min
ing Compa ly, under whose auspices the ex-
cursion was run 1t was pointed out thai IL
is the intention OF this company 10 build
railroad from Ely station to the copper
| delds a distanca of about eight and one