Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-11-07
LEGlSLATIVE YORK.

| controversy, Will NlSlC IHa' SeQueSoei
ed vale sometime about this week
Thursday, before any hearings are
given on the matter. Each side has
already began to accuse their oppo-
nents Of various illegitimate practices
! and every hour adds fuel to the fame.
Judge Powers says, 'my town has ap-
propriated a hundred millions to de-
fend it's rights, and it will all be used,
if necessary"
Montpelier, VT, Oct. 31.-The Leg
islature is back for work again, latter
| busy afternoon it has before it to-
morrow one Of the busiest days of
| the session. 1t is the last day for in
| PRODUCING bills, but these must give
way in the afternoon to the bill in
| COZ , rating the Rutland Railroad
and the Champlain Construction COM
pany. There is not likely to be much
opposition to these because it is gen
orally understood that there will be
| two amendments to the bills which
| will place them on the same footing
as other corporations in Vermont.
I00SS VIII apply W LI1C
clauses limiting the power Of the leg
islature and making a minimum of
dividend. With these objections out
Of the way there is likely to be no OPP
position to them and they will doubt
less receive the Endorsement Of the
| House before tomorrow night.
The railroad committee held long
meeting tonight on the bill requir-
| ing interchangeable mileages but claim
| to have reached no conclusion,
In fact it is known that another m eet-
| ing will be held tomorrow morning
but it is not known when they will be
ready to report the measure.
Everybody seems anxious to know
the result Of the Central Vermont re-
| organization bills. There is no out
ward appearance Of change in the
course of the promoters of either bill
but further expression of the SEN
timent of the members is in confirma
ton Of the view expressed in this
mornings Free Press, that no bill
leaving American Indebtedness I'M
cdE0u iOT Can pCoSlo4y pass O1ohCI
house.
The probability of public hearing
diminishes daily butit is not absolute
ly certain yet that one will not be
held. Any party can have one by in
sisting on it but as the sentiment be-
comes more evident the desirability
of such a meeting decreases, The
proposition of another plan Of settle
ment more satisfactory to Vermont
sentiment is not an improbable de-
velopment for Tuesday.
The prediction that the Legislature
would come back loaded with bills
was well founded as shown by the
number which appeared today and
the busy men tonight preparing an
other pocketfnl for tomorrow. Hon.
F. D. Hale Of Lunenburgh, chairman
of the judiciary committee, holds the
record for the day he Introducing
four bills i'll one bunch. To give the
public proper idea of the impor
tant subjects touched by the new laws
suggested it would be easier to men
ton the subjects not affected, but it
must be said that aside from the pri
vate bills most Of the bills introduced
today merit careful consideration by
the lawmakers. With proportion
ats amount Of bills introduced to-
morrow all the matter that can posi-
bly, be treated by Thanksgiving will
be before that body.
Some marked departures from the
established customs of Vermont are
suggested by the bills introduced. One
of them is a bill relating to the ap-
pointment of an executive clerk. It is
proposed to have him at the service
of the governor during the whole of a
biennial term and to pay him a bien-
NAL salary Of 500. This with the Sec
rotary of civil and military affairs
would give the governor two officials
at his service during the whole bien-
NAL term. It is also proposed to give
the governor power to employ an at
torney in behalf of the State on such
matters as he may deem advisable.
But the Introduction of bills was OF
all Gn0 important WORK accomplished.
The House killed the bill which was to
abolish the Office of road commission
er and put the care Of the road back
into the care of the selectmen. The
House bills requiring wide rims and
the bill giving the railroad commits
sion jurisdiction over the electric roads
was also ordered to third reading to-
morrow. Another interesting feature
of the daY WAS the report of the Joint