The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23


With saddened face and wilted hat, and eyes
that told of blank despair,
In Viles' Inn statesman sat,
Cursng the call that brought him there.
For years." he moaned, We've lived like
kings
On extras from the treasury swiped,
And no these cold, unfeeling things
Investigators have us gripedl"
And as he cussed and walled he said,
Where is the pull in official station?
| hope in hell their souls will dwell, who first
proposed inve tigatio !"
After the trouble that the House has
taken to amend the railroad commissioner
bill to its satisfaction and considering the
intrinsic merits of the bill there should be
no question whatever as to the enactment
OF the law. Since the commission has
been in operation it has not had such a good
and practical base of operation as this bill,
which certainly places the commission in
better shape for effective work than ever
before. 1t should not be monkeyed with
any longer, but passed at the earliest posi-
BILE moment for good business results.
The most important half days work OF
the session was that OF Wednesday fore
noon. The M lr5h aud Buzzell commuta-
tions, the killing Of three attorney general
bills, the reconsideration OF the railroad
commissioners bill and the final passing
of the Central Vermont bill made large
three hours work.
Gov. and Mrs. Smith and party, distin-
guished counsel and many members OF
Evergreen Rest" not in session, were on
the floor of the House Wednesday morning
| to welcome the amended Central Vermont
reorganiz alton bill. The committee amend
ments were unanimously adopted, and it
was ordered to third reading and passed
without murmur in opposition. Amen,
and now let us have peace
While the House vas authorizing the ex-
tension Of gravey ard in Corinth, it might
well have provided for something Of the
kind for its own deceased Williams. At the
rate they are dying it will soon have to be
| done.
The bill to reimburse the National Guard
"for actual and necessary expenses incurred
| by them on the occasion OF the Inauguration
parade March A. '97" was killed with ghoul.
ish glee Wednesday afternoon. An echo OF
the investigation.
The committee resolution to unseat Mr..
| Allen, the member from Tunbridge, was
voted down Wednesday afternoon, and Mr..
Allen retains his seat. This is right.
If the Senate concurs in H. 3S, passed by
| the House Wednesday afternoon, you will
not be allowed to shoot more than five
| cartridges in one day hereafter. This is
indeed tuff
No one who heard Gen. Gimore's testi-
mony before the investigating committee, or
who has any knowledge OF his official acts,
has the slightest word of criticism for that
most excellent and worthy public officer. A
| man who by q conscientious regard for the
interests of the State keeps his expenses
within So 900 for ten years-with all the OPP
portunities, presidents and examples which
surrounded him - is surely worthy the
hearty respect of every citizen.
The two House bills committing the sem
tence of William G. Buzzell and Isabella
| Marsh were unanimously passed Thursday
morning.
II the Senate agrees with the House, no
garden seeds will be sold in this State next
season unless the package states when the
seeds were grown. But perhaps even then
the dealer might lie about it.
The discussion on the Governors taxa
ton bill Thursday forenoon was in the ma
ture of love feast. Not a word was said
against it, and it was unanimously ordered
to third reading Friday morning. 1t is very
seldom that any measure receives such
hearty and sweeping commentators.
The bill abolshing trading stamps and
coupons went through the House yester-
day afternoon so quick that the windows
fairly ratified. Will it be laid to sleep in
| Evergreen Rest?
The young people of Wlliamstown oc.
cup,ed the galleries w dnesday afternoon,
and apparently there were not many left at
home
The House decides that it cannot take
any action regulating pedlers without inter-
fering with the interstate law, and there
fore the whole matter drops.
The "bi annual" member from Water
Vile got started rather late but is coming in
great at the finish. The power is not steam,
but the old style OF overshot wheel.
The picnic of the session thus far was the
! debate, so-called, in the House on the bill
abolishing the board of agriculture Thurs-
day. Running talks were emitted by nu-
merous members for long time, and it be-
gan to look rs il the board hadn't friend
on the floor. Finally, however, the Speak
| er left the chair to the tender mercies of
Father Abel and swooped into the arena
like a hawk at hencoop. Sheridan's APP
pearance at Winchester gave no more heart
to the weary soldiers than Col. Haskins' adj
vent in behalf OF the board to its ratified
| friends. The Grafton of Ballard against
General Grout, Secretary Spear, Adam
Eve and all grammatical rules, was forgot
| ten, and the opponents OF the bill began to
take heart. AS the stream increased in
| volume things evened up and after little
more running and very ragged alleged de-
bate, yea and nay vote was begun. Then
the concert began with solo by Mr.. Wall
Of Randolph, who refused to vote because
he didn't know how, followed with one
from General Butterteld, who also refused
| to vote from conscientious scruples. The
| House wouldn't excuse William and he
| fUally voted yes to escape a sentence of
imprisonment in the Pavilion elevator DUR
| ing supper General Butterfield still re-
fused to vote, and the House finally excused
him. The vote was then declared and the
bill died-until reconsidered. During all
this time Mr.. Abel winked rapidly aud
tried to preside, while the House was in
continuous disorder. The galleries and
seats on the floor were packed and more in
terest was manifest than at any other time
this session. An effort n ay be made to re.
consider the bill this morning. The report
of the committee that the cattle commits
sion be abolished may be accepted but it
will be OF no use. The Senate will not per-
init either to be abolished, and every mo-
ment spent In consideration OF these ques-
tions by the House is time utterly wasted