The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-09

OF 1896 fails to disclose any legislative act
or j)int rule, regarding the visit OF Gov.
Grout and officials TO the Nashville EXPOSE
sition. IT. was not even suggested that
they might 60 II they paid their own fare.
A joint resolution was adopted authorizing
the Governor ITO appoint commission OF
seven or more members who shall serve
without compensation" in representing the
State at Nashville. Therefore, as far az the
record appears, the expenditure in ques-
ton was wholly unwarranted.
There is growing belief among the men,
beers that the gentleman from Victory, al
though a well-nformed and able legislator,
Is something OF an obstructionist. He occa-
sionally sc Jres point, but as often wastes
the time OF the House.
One State daily copies from another the
following paragraph:
THE trip to Nashville was authorized by
the Legislature OF 1896 and the Governor
had right to go there with his staff at the
States expense"
This is all absolutely correct, with the
bare exception tbat the trip to Nashville
was not authorized by the Legislature, and
that the Governor and staff was not author
lied and had no shadow of right to go there
at the States expense.
Representative Tyson of STAFFORD, who
was home over Sunday, reports pleasant
call on Senator Morrill, while at home.
The aged Senator is in the best Of health
and Spirits aud discussed freely Senator
ProctOr'B speech before the legislature, for
which he had no criticism and from which
he did not dissent. Senator Morrill, will
not visit Montpelier this season, as he re-
turns to Washington today for the winter.
Chaplain Fuller of the House officated in
his church at Derby, Sunday, during which
he took vote of his congregation on the
prohibitory law. Women and children old
enough to write a ballot voted, and the
vote stood 17S for the present law to one
against it. The Chaplain should have
brought the opposition down here with him.
He would not be as lonesome az he appears
to be in Derby.
The controversy between Hyde Park and
Morrrisville as to the territorial expansion
of the former has finally resulted in several
mutual propositions between the two towns
one of which VIII probably be agreed upon.
II not then the matter will be settled by
three arbitrators, one selected by each OF the
towns, and a third to be selected from out
side This is probably the last that will be
heard of the matter by the Legislature.
The WATcHMAN understands that diff
| ferent phase has been assumed by the
movement to locate the Essex county court
| house at Island Pond. Although the bill
| has gone to third reading in the Senate,
it is now apparent that large majority OF
the members from that county in the House
are opposed to the change and that it will
the town of Concord to Caledonia county
| will also fail. There is considerable senti-
ment in favor of dividing Essex county be.
tween Caledonia and Orl aus, but it prob.
ably will not materialze this year.
The House committee on education is
favorahly disposed toward the bill which
| permits towns so desiring to join In secur.
ing skilled supervision of their schools, and
the bill is likely to go through.
| A partial hearing was had Monday evening
before the Senate committee on corpora
tons on the incorporation of the syndicate
of st Adams and New York gentlemen to
do an unlimited, uncomfortable and abso
Lutte business in Porto Rico, Cuba and the
| Philippines. The Senate bill empowers the
corporators to establish anything every.
where, banks, railroads and steamship
| lines, and to open mines, construct manufac.
turtles for any and all purposes and to do 8
| general "land Office business" uncontrolled
by any subsequent legislation. The bills
| were opposed, but are likely to pass in
some form.
The two cent mileage bill that was lost in
the Senate was the one which did not pro-
vide for the exemption of roads under
eighty miles in le 9Th The bill now under
consideration contains this exemption, and
will find large number OF friends in both
| houses The WATCBMAN believes it for
the best interest OF the roads as we'll as
the public that rate OF two cents per mile
| for thousand mile books be fixed, and that
these be made good in all cases to bearer.
lost Of the roads now do this, and where a
different regulation prevails the roads are
in a continual jangle with the public. 1t is
time that both the roads and the public be
relieved OF the burden of insensibly arbitra.
ry rules, constantly provocative of legal
and personal quarrels and that common.
sense should prevail. The House railroad
committee gave partial hearing to the
above bill last evening, but as president
| Clement OF the Rutland road. who will APP
pear in opposition, was not present, no re.
port will be made at present. II the House
ever gets a chance at the bill it ought not
to be necessary to point out its duty.