Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-13

% Nassau St. New York.
and consideration.
TIC electric roads are becoming such n
factor in tho carrying service as to de-
serve your careful attention.
TIE better opinion seems to be that
these roads should be put under the juris-
diction of the railroad commission
This commission continues its work and
Is coming To be all the more acceptable
TO both people and roads
At the last session the pay of the MEM
hcrs of this and other State boards was
changed. and while the law accomplish
ing the change was in the main well adj
rised yet you are requested to consider
If the pay of this board is what 1t ought
to be, and If II should not be restored
practically to the old basis. Upon inves-
t!sation you will find the duties of the
railroad commission different from those
Of the other State boards.
STATE BOARD or HEALTH.
The Importance of this organization can
not be overcstimatcd. Food. water and
other health conditions of tho state are
subjects lcgitimately under its control
Laboratory work, as necessary to the ply
stefan as the compass to the mariner con-
Quoted at Burlington by DR. Linslty un-
enlarged and more literally assisted. |
trust your interest in this feature Of our
government will be commensurate with
is value to health and life. The State
must aid the laboratory work, or 1t must
cease Consult then its true relation to
;he dearest interests of our people, and
d"al with 1t so as to promote the civili2a-
tion of which we boast.
STATE BENEFIOIARItS.
This State appropriates. each biennial
term. for the education of INDECENT, feeble
minded, blind, deaf and dumb children,
the sum Of $4,000. The statute makes tho
governor commissioner of this fund and
its application, and requires the towns,
through the cunty clerks. To keep him adj
vised of the number of these unfortunates
in the State. These required returns are
not made according to law, so, for the
purpose of knowing whittier all such Of our
children are icing educated, n recent can
Vass of the several towns was instituted,
revealing that q are not considered This
number and the 80 receiving benefits make
"a of this class i'm the State 1t was
thought you might wish to know how
nearly existing provision covers this Held
of duty. The most of those at school are
improh1hes and improving. Some have
graduated, making room for others, but
about the number of % scattered over the
sidoration in this direction. If the appro-
priations were In one general sum in
stead of a given amount to each class
ana the commissioner allowed to appor'
ton according to applications, regardless
of classes, the work intended would NJ
dnht hc more satisfactorily accomplished
See report i'm thy appendix.
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
This organization won golden opinions
on uunlic occasions, including the mustel
at Chester. Its efficiency was all tina
could nt desired. except as To physica
ability, which, for lack of interest in mem
bcrsrip, appeared in the ranks ana amon-
the officers to an objectionable extent
This in future organization should be care
fully guarded against.
Soon after the muster at Chester, Capt
Herbert T.. Tuthcrly of the regular army
who had served acceptably four years II
connection with the National Guard, re
turned to his regiment. and Major Stephel
-. JocClyn, 18th infantry, was detailed b!
the war department to continue the ser
vice from which, under Capt. Tutherly
the guard had realized so much benefit
Major JoCelyns work opened auSpiciousl!
and the war department has been request
ed, upon a REORGANIZATION Of the guard, T.
return him to his detail in connection will
it.
were exchanged for the new model; tn
bu2zacot and other camp convenience
wer" ordered for the several companies
In March last was threatening, requisi
lions were made for munitions, tcntagc
: clothing and blankets necessary to fun
? equip the regiment, which We're not hon
orcd tor want of property. Had these re
> questions been filled a regiment of tn
t size Of the guard ready for active servic
could have been sent to the front on
hours notice
The discipline of this body as then or
ganiZcd was excellent when ii volunteers
as one man in response to the President
I calls for troops TO serve in the war wit
Spain. From this ready action it wa
easy to tender full quotas under the Pres
dents requests for an army, which wa
done or the day of his first proclamation
Mobilization of the regiment awaited OF
dcrS from the war department., and IL rem
de2yoused on the permanent camp groun
1 at Burlington, where, the physical iitnes
5 of officers and men being determined,
= was raised to zoos officers and men, mus
{ tered into the United States service an
$ Immediately, under orders from the wa
+ department, proceeded to camp of instruC
I tion at Chickamauga Park. The war d,
partment early, by orders to that effec
eigriiied it's purpose to assume all eXpens
OF the regiment uccruing after acceptano
ny NHe government, lnuS dDSOluleiy lcdN
n ing the State no opportunity to do any
thing in this regard.
= Upon mustcr-in all army property in III
e State was required by the government fc
: use in clothing and equippnG the reg
= ment which being insufficient, II weT
: away only partially supplied in these n
= spects, but with the assurance that III
s deficiency would be furnished at Chicki
manga as the necessary property coul
be manufactured. Upon arrival at Chicl
> amauga the executive was advised frol
time to time by its officers and othei
e that the regiment was comfortably pre-
e vlded for and being equipped as rapidly &
I possible; and from such advices, not alb
n to learn of anything needed which 1t III
not have, no expense after 1t left Cam
Olympia was incurred by the state, e!
cept to grant a request for tactics at
cost of about 500.
Some of the States sent fully equippe
regiments because they had uniforms an
guns used in connection with their guar
ORGANIZATIONS with which to do it, and
Is to ne regretted that this State did n,
have National Guard organization lars
enough to allow the same thing to be dor
by It's regiment Such not being the cas-
the Vermont soldiers had to leave Il
State partially equipped about 700 in un
form and 800 in citizens dress; not, HOY
ever until the best that could be done II
them in this regard was done.
Such organizations. upon acceptance
the government. being in the Unite
states service, were entirely under nj
tionaQ control and no State had right
equip such soldiers without the consel
OF the war department, which consent
already stated, was at the outset witt
held Then the matter OF equipping Il
regiment before 1t left the State, a thir