St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-02
STILL AT 1T.
What Is Going On and What May Happen
Among the Lawmakers.

without saying that SO gay and ies-
tive programme as that of ladies'
week could not be completely carried
out without interfering to some ex-
tent with the transaction OF the
legislature 8 strictly business routine.
The Colonial Danes, the State SAM.
tary Association, the Eighth Regi-
ment, the Vermont Officers Society,
the reception given by Mrs. Gov.
Smith, and the ball which followed,
all these things demanded atten-
ton, and they received a good deal
OF it, as the particular merit and in
terest in each case deserved. The
ladies took possession of the capital
and the capitol in large numbers,
between Tuesday noon and Friday
forenoon, and no very long sessions
were held by either house until Fri
day, when the social tide began to
ebb and business claimed larger
share OF attention.
The death. suddenly during We'd
nesday night. of the member from
Stamford, Obed Hall, brought about
an adjournment from half-past ten
Thursday morning till the next day
at ten. Mr.. Hall was seventy-seven
years Of age, and the oldest member
of the house; poor health had delay
ed his coming until the session was
week old. He was the second re-
publican representative from SIAM
ford since 1858, that town having
swung in with a democratic ma
jority the rest of the time.
COMPUTATION WANTED.
The discussion in the newspapers
and elsewhere OF late in regard to
the prospective hanging of Isabella
Marsh and VIM. c. Buzzell, for
murder committed in Mortified
some time ago, has borne fruit in
the shape Of bills providing for the
Communication of their sentences to
Imprisonment for life. A good deal
OF interest is manifested as to the
fate of these bills, and the committee
will have full house at the public
hearing which they intend to give.
FOR BETTER SUPERVISION.
Mr.. Ranney of Newport has in.
PRODUCED bill intended to provide
something long needed in Vermont
namely, better supervision OF the
common schools. The measure gives
towns which have not more than 70
or less than 80 scholars the oppor.
tunity to unite to secure a superin'
tendent who knows his business; the
directors of the uniting towns art
made a committee for this purpose
the state is to pay one thousand
dollars towards the salary of each
, superintendent, provided the united
. towns pay at least $3.50 more. Ths
8 friends of the most practical educa
tional development will hail thi.
measure as move in the right direc
ton. There has been, of late, quit,
little comment made here concern
ing the general uselessness and ex
pensiveness of the present system O
town superintendeucy, and possibl,
the gentleman from Newport cal
make some Roadway with his bill
for more businesslike way OF hand
ling school affairs.
WOMEN ON STATE BOARDS.
Mrs. Jonathan Ross and Mrs. W
P. Smith of St. Johnsbury talke,
very earnestly to the judiciary com
mittee the other day about the de
STABILITY of having a woman ap
pointed as a member of each of tn
L. three boards that look after the wei
fare OF our penal and reformator
institutions. They assured the CON
!. mittee that this desire for such ar
pointment was not a woman suf
- rage movement, but was asked 70
!. from a moral and humanitaria
standpoint. They believed that We
= man, given such opportunity, coul
4 make her influence felt in behalf .
"A the unfortunate classes. Hon. L.
:. Hazen and others also addressed tt
committee, who listened attentivel,
=, and are giving the matter due col
:, sideration
). GRAND LISTS OFFICIALLY TREATED.
-, The present legislature is provin
a to be veritable hospital for IL
- treatment OF quadrennial Appraisal
70 and grand lists. Some thirty
"a more towns have already asked I
have their lists and. appraisals O
Grated upon for slight deformi,