Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-02-04

from the committee on Tuesday with two
reports attached. The majority recon-
mended that it was inexpedient TO leeislate
the minority that the bill ought to PASS
Mr.. Cogswell Immediately moved to sub.
stitute the mirollty report for that of the
and then the fun began.
Ii came out in the course of the debate
that the bill provided for the permanent
from holding office and dis.
fran ;hisement OF any person convicted of
bribery or the illegal use OF money at eleo-
lions, Article 50 OF the state constitution
already contains the former penalty bu,
th're is no provision anywhere for dsfran.
chisement. The bill, as matter of fact
was democratic trap inspired by Senat
Chandler's recent expose of repub lean
political methods.
Little OF Manchester, republican, signed
the mi ,ority report and spoke in favor Of
the bill on the fl or Of the house. He.
with Chadwick of Exeter, and a few other
republicans less prominent voted for the
minority report. Thy were accused by
other republicans OF falling into the deu,o-
cratic trap, but it seemed TO the writer
that the accus-rs did not ct out Of it so
well as Little, Chadwick It as, who were
at least consistent, OF course the house
finally refused 81 to 154 to make the sub
stltution and the bill vas kile without tue
'ormallty of yea and nay vote
The debate as who'e was M credit
to the state, som, OF the statements made
being decidedly tha reverse. Gogsapli
stated that the republican, spent $40 900
in the last campaign FIR the debauchery If
voters. Remich of Littleton said that in
a previous campaign the democrats spent
500 900 in his town alone, Altogether the
proceedings of the afternoon went good
wavs towards supporting Senator Chandler
in hi, recent charges
ELECTION OF SENATORS
ultimately allied with this matter was
The introduction OF resolution on We'd
nesdsy by Mr. Co'ter Of Manchester, d.
claring that by reason of the numerous
ieadlocks in the vai ious state legislatures.
he candidacy for positions in the sen
tie of VIGOROUSLY unfit men and the
aagrant use of monty in tho 'l-cnons
1t was the sense of the Legislature
that an amendment to the constitution of
be United States should be adopted pro-
viding for the ell ction OF United State.
senator's by the people. 1t was first vot
to have these resolutions printed Later
this vote was revoked and they were re-
ferred to the committee on national affairs
Cotter is bright young Irishman who has
made reputation as baseball general in
college circles and is now ambitious along
political lines. He has also succeeded in
stirring up the city of Manchester by the
introduction of bill providing for dollar
ga, in that municipality.
Other resolutions, more likely to be
fruitful of results, were offered on Wednes-
lay by Mr.. Pillsbury OF Londonderry and
unanimously adopted. They ask the
opinion OF the supreme court as to the
exact status of the property of the New
Hampshire asylum for the insane in this
city and what steps, it any, are necessary
% establish the title of the state therein.
Thi, has long been vexed question and it
is hoped that it may now be settled
Mr.. Pillsbury's highway bill, allowing
towns to return to the old district system il
they so desire, was the subject OF an ami
mated debate in the house this morning
President OF the Senate Hastings has
UCCu uubUlC W UC pICpVut db tuC vi
the upper branch this week on accouSs Of
illness.
Quite a few bills have been passed by
perhaps, killed In the former list is in
Guided the bill to incorporate the Clare
mont street railroad. 1t is the policy Of
the Boston & Name and of the railroad
commits at this session to have mot o.
these electric railroad bills favorably acted
upon as early in the session as possible Sc
as to steal the thunder of the developers,
that lnsistent hody of politicians head1d by
ex Governor Busiel who contend that the
OCTOPUS" meaning the Boston & Maine
railroad, is strapgling the prosperity of the
state in its no competitive arms.
MILFORD AND MANCHESTER ROAD.
The railroad committee got its big jot
Of the session over with today, hearing the
final Arguments in the Milford & Man
chester matter. Numerous witnesses have
been examined and frequent tits between
counsel have made the hearings far from
dull. The committee W II now report
favorably house bill number one, which
provides fer the construction OF the branch
from Milford to Manch ster by the Boston
& Maine. Readers of the TIMES have ar
special interest in this matter b. cause the
cons ructon Of this road should bring the
southern parts Of Vermont and New
Hampshire much closer together as re-
CARDS ra lroad communication than ha.
heretofore been the case.
The bill to change the existing system
Of fish and game laws to modification OF
the English method Of preserves has been
killed by the house through its adoption oil
the committee report, I'M xpedient TO legis-
late. Professor John d. Quackenbos oil
New York and New London app AIRED be-
tore the committee aud made az eloquent
argument in favor OF the bill but the pre-
vsi!ing sentiment was against him.
The special committee 10 investigate the
put lie printing has been doing Its best to
get exact information as to the proper
rates to be paid for such work and has ex-
amined numerous employers OF printers
and several printers themselves. 1t is
doubtful, however, if majority OF the
committee have clear idea OF the mater
NOV. As a matter OF fact the introduction
OF linotypes for book comp osition has re-