Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-11-16
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to bring ABOUT ANARCHY auu haueo IhiouSh
out the land. They mean well, but they
don't know. That's all.
In all 462 bills have been introduced in
the house including substitute bills, and
$50 in the senate This is only about two
thirds as many as were piled in two years
ago. but considering the quality it is
enough.
! The retrenchment craze or some other
cause or combination of causes, the Lord
only knows what, has got the house into
dangerous condition OF mind AT the least
provocation and without any at all it now
goes off at half cock, sweeping to the DEM
milton bow-wows, everything within rar ge.
It will kill merito1ous bill with a whoop
and without word OF discussion, land with
in 20 minutes reconsider the vote and order
it to third reading. 1t will do sensible
thing and in the next breath pick 1t all
over, and vice versa. Its governor" sp-
peased to be out of order and there is no
colored man on the safety valve. Ih are-
fore, don't be surprise at whatever hap
pens before adjournment next week. We
are in the hands of higher power.
| Last Friday afternoon Speaker Haskins
: llett the chair long enough to move that
p.hen the house adjourns it be to NJ
: Saturday and in this way he headed oil the
Anarchists, who wanted to adjourn over
Saturday. He accomplished very little,
however, as they went home or omewhere
else lust the same and there were less than
, hundred members in their seats Saturday
morning. Regardless of the lack of quo
rum the house did cons derable business in
the hour it was in session Then some
! body moved to adjourn and they all scat
t tered. Barely half dozen seats are va
, cant this afternoon, however, aud the car
mage of the last full week has begun.
A TREMENDOUS UPHEAvAL.
, The investigating committee begins its
sessions for the examination of witnesses
this evening and the expectation is that it
: will have to sit nearly, if not quite, every
: evening this eek The clerk and ste
: nographer of the committee has prepared a
vast amount of documentary evidence from
the vouchers on file in the auditors office
and the people of Vermont have the right
j. to expect some interesting and surprising
( testimony. Gov. Grout is expected to ap-
pear before the committee tonight. There
are those who profess to believe that moth
u ing will come of an investigation due from
: he facts and figures which have already
( been given by the newspapers and from
: the facts accessible to the committee there
seems to be no doubt of large results. The
committee will investigate without fear or
e favor OF any man and this being the case a
/ tremendous upheaval seems to be inevita-
e BILE.
It was lust found out last Friday that the
auditor has had no legal right to audit bills
. since the fiscal year closed June 30th last
: and an emergency bill was rushed through
both houses legsGzing his work until Jun,
30th, next.
The interesting side issue last week was
1.-THE public hearings on the 5ill for the
reorga nization of the Central Vermont
under the auspices of the Grand Trunk.
The hearings were public and were held in
j the hall of the house Wednesday, Thursday
n and Friday evenings. Testimony and
n -quments were beard by the joint commit
tee on railroads and the wide interest on
= 1.-THE subject attracted large audiences.
b Attorney Coombs of Boston, one of the
# most noted lawyertl n the country, appear ed
4 for the unsecured creditors, Z. M. Wides
OF M;ddlebury for the Grand Trunk, anil
LIP. F. Fifield OF this city for the Central
!, Vermont. Hon George A. Ballard of
: Fairfax also appeared for certain creditors
. and some of the ablest arguments ever
| h ard in Vermont were the result. The
: point in question Is whether the Grand
Trunk shall be compelled to pay unsecured
e claims amounting to about quarter OF a
+. million b fore it can take and reorganlze
: the road | am very much inclined TO
think that the joint committee on railroads
/ backed by the sentiment OF the legislature
lani people will refuse the bill until the
unsecured creditors are taken care OF.
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
The senate will give nublic hearing on
1.-The bills to crea'e the eff e of state insur-
n ance commissioner after the afJornmsnt OF
that body tomorrow afternoon and as much
= Interest is of course manifested large at
lte-dsnce is expected. The senate may
lnossibly pas. the bill in some form. but 1T
Ii extremely doubtful If it gets very far in
L the house. 1t is clsimed by those advocat-
ling the measure that 1t can be made to
y ave the state considerable money ard If
!. they can convince the legislature o. this
they will very likely get their bull through,
otherwise not. =,
u The bill of Mr. Mattocks of Danville
IS proy;ding that all railroads of over 90
n mills ia length must kee p mileage books on
/. sale at a rate Lot exceeding two cents per
mile and good for bearer bnally went
Is tbronqb the house with rush aud is now
e laid out in the senate. That body also
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