The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-12
LEGISLATIVE NOTES,

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visit to Burlington tomorrow was adopted
by both houses without word OF opposi-
ton. told you so.
House bill No. came from the gentleman
from Georgia and was to provide for State
bacteriological laboratory. 1t was thor
oughly good beginning.
There are many men OF many minds in
the world, and as an expression OF opinion
] submit the following editorial from the
Burlington Daily Ne,os:
Prominent Democratic members get two
fairly important chairmanships, Swasey OF
Barre on town lines and Harris Of Benning-
ton on public buildings.
In filling out his answer to the question
OF where he boarded, one OF the members
replied that he was "boarding round" Evi.
IDENTIFY an old-time schoolmaster.
Representative Tyson of Strafford ought
to be an authority on the deer law, as he
shot the only deer, in Braintree, that
was killed in Orange county last year.
1t is evident that the invasion of the cleo
trio roads will give the Legislature much
material for labor In this connection the
Vergennes Vermonter editorislly says:
The biennial grind of legalizing grand
lists and thereby covering up the ignorance
and inefficiency OF town officials, will now
begin. Every such bill should be thrown
out.
The sitting members from Tunbrdge and
Middlesex are more or less vitality affected
by the introduction of petitions and re-
| monstrances touching their right to their
SEATS.
Those attending the festivities at Burling-
ton tomorrow will pay fifty cents for car
far, for the round trip. These who suppoe-
| ed it was to be deadhead excursion were
mistaken.
The savagery with which the Brattleboro
| Reformer attacks Gov. Smiths message Is
arl a N A
difference of opinion hardly warrants such
| language.
If anybody who will take the trouble to
| do 30 will ask Speaker Haskins to tell OF
the solitary occasion when he was of SER
vice to Gov. Washburn as member OF his
| staff, it will we'll illustrate the particular
| duties of a staff officer.
Representative Tyson of STAFFORD spent
| Sunday at home and reported Senator Nor
| rill as attending church Sunday in compar-
| atively excellent health and in the best OF
| spirits. The senator is likely to drop in on
the Legislature in the near future.
Gov. Smith will hurry up the matter of
| deciding on the State commissions, and by
| making early appointments very much re-
| lieve the congestion later in the session.
| By this means, too, every candidate will
know just where he stands-and il he he's
fallen.
Old acquaintance among the members
and attaches Of the session are glad to know
that Ex-Governor Dillingham; is residing at
| the Pavilion for the present. Few familiar
| countenanCes are observed with as much
qualification e. is Wills, and he is holding
continuous reception.
The legislature should be careful of char
| tering electric roads, unless there Is seem
prospect and possibility that there is seri-
GUS intention to actually construct them
| during this generation. A guarantee OF
| pOod faith in this cOnnpctiOn would not
be very far out OF place.
Next week Tuesday the 18th, each House
will vote for United States Senator, and
in joint session Hon. Redfeld Proctor will
be declared elected with practical unanimi-
ty. 1t is q question whether the House
Democrats will formally place candidate
in nomination in opposition.
Architect Buckham of Burlington thinks
that for 5000 a second story might be add
| ed to the old engine house in the rear Of the
capital building-to be connected with 1t b.
a covered passageway-and which woul
include two committee rooms, an office for
the speaker and an anteroom.
The Fair Haven Era says that "The best
number OF the Montpelier Daily Journal,
to date, is No l., volume XIX, issued
Wednesday, October 5. The Journal is in
every way worthy the capital, and 1T seems
pity that Vermont's capital city cannot
have such daily the year round"
In view of the constantly enlarging use Of
electric roads and the accidents which have
already and which are morally sure to &C.
cur by running into people, why not compel
electric roads to adopt fe nders? This would
seem to be about as much of a public bene-
fit and safeguard as Is now in sight.
The democrats are said to be determined
to select license bill and force it to the
extent OF their ability. Many Republicans
are opposed to prohibition, as it is, but
they will probably content themselves with
favoring the adoption of the referendum as
the first logical step toward any change
The most important social event of the
week or of the session will be Mrs. Governor
Smiths reception at the Capital the follow.
| ing Thursday evening the 9th This will
attract vest number OF prominent Yer
mOnters, and will be looked forward to
with many anticipations OF pleasure by all.
The Legislature will sooner or later have
| to deal with an extensive petition asking 1t
to intervene to prevent the death penalty
being carried out in the cases OF Buzzell
and Mrs. Marsh, now under sentence Of
| death at Windsor. OF course the petition
will be given the careful hearing to which
it is entitled.
The democratic contingent in the House
has about decided as an act OF party disci-
| pline to select a candidate for senator in
| opposition to Senator Proctor, and the COM
plimentary laurel wreath Of fame will very
some stateman at a conference to be held
this evening.
One of the most solid and sensible men,
| bers is Jerome III. Eastman of Hartland, a
quiet and conservative business man who is
well capable Of and will perform much good
work during the session. No spontaneous
outburst OF oratory may be expected from
him. but every opinion advanced by him
| will be found valuable.
A woman who can't sing and doesn't know
it is very embarrassing at times. A member
who can't instruct and benefit the House,
but who doesn't realize 1t is very trying to
the nerves. There is a very decided differ.
ence between talking and saying some.
thing. The House has no time for flows OF
of language without ideas.
The adoption of resolution on the part
of the House granting the use of Repre-
sentative's Hall the evening of the 25th to
the State Sanitary Association, opens the
way for sight at one of the most and best
abused men in public life, Surgeon General
Sternberg OF the regular army, who will dc
liver the address on that occasion.
Some member will soon bunt into the an.
te-bellum fence enclosing the Capitol
grounds with bill for its removal, and
this burDinp question of atatasmanahin will