Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-15
Appropriation For the Vermont
Agricultural College In
creased.
$4,000 FOR FISH HATCHERY
Johnsbury Congressman Powers
Has Some Important Railroad
Legislation Pending Petitions
by Vermont Members.

gress of the disbursement OF the appro-
piiation in aid of the agricultural colleges
in the various states. The appropriation
shows that the agricultural college In Yer
mont will receive June next $25,000. The
appropriation has been increased $1,000 ev-
cry year for the last ten years. the APP
preparation to the college In Vermont In
June of 1880 being $1,000. The total
amount dsbursed to agricultural colleges
in the different States of the Union this
year will be one million two hundred thou
sand dollars. The appropriation is Of all
the more interest to Vermont people be-
cause it originated with the late Senator
Morrill,. who was In a sense the father Of
agricultural colleges.
The treasury department has given no.
tce that T. II. Lance has been elected as
vice-president of the Caledonia National
bank of Danviile, VT, in place Of George
b. Davis, deceased Notice Is also given
that the New York State National Bank
at Albany, y. y. has been approved as
the reserve agent for the Barton, VI. Ma
tonal bank and that the Albany City Ma
tional bank OF Albany. n. y, has been
approved as the reserve agent of the Kill
lington National bank of Rutland, VI
The secretary of the interior has rend-
cred a decision affecting the pension stat
us of Kate +. Richardson. She was or
merly the widow of La fayette Il cnarGsoh,
late a private In Company II, Of the 6 h
Vermont volunteer lnlahtry; VINO ueo
NPi'. II, ioso' Hie was MAJ iisu " oi.c NO
iIe.'a itlciia 'uSoil AZ 'i.e o'"'e "
nr I w his ~, dea.h uI hr, W. h ho ths
1890 he deserted her and his family and
went to the State of North Dakota, where
he married Miss Kate e. Foster, now
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e Richardson cannni he recorn zed as the
widow of a soldier
ponrooantn,ixn pou.ors nc chairman ~
m, committees ON pacidc railroads has
pcndiug in the House as unfirished bust
u.ss a hin of SOM, imnortan,n to diust
the indebt edness of The Sioux CITY and Pa
citc Railroad company 10 the govern
ment Judge Powers made a very earnest
effort to secure the passage of tho
bill one day last week, but was
hindered by several democrats and
one populist, Representative. K!dgeley,
of Kansas who always think it proper 10
inVeigh against railroads whenever any
kind of legislation is brought up Judge
Powers defended the bill very ably al d
spoke of the profits that would accrue to
the government from the adjustment of
the indebtedness; But this did not avail
with the democrats and the pOpIlsts, who
talked and talked until the time tor adj
journmcnt had come. Some of the demo
Gratis who were on the committee with
Judge Powers joined him in trying to set
the bill passed. as the fact is that the gov
eminent VIII soon be excluded from its IL
tie to certain property in the road unless
Gen. Grout has introduced a bill to
grant an increase of pension to Ransom
/ y. Smith
Senator Proctor has presented the pc
uuon of KimbaN Bros & Co. Of E.nos-
burg. VT. Drawing for the rc;.eal Of the
stamD tax ut,on proprietarv medicines
perfumes and cosmetics This petition
went to the committee on finance Sena-
tor Proctor has also presented the pc
tition of D. X. Simouds and several 9TH
or nostmasters of Remington county VI
nravlnr for tho enactment of LEGISLATION
nrovidfnp an increase in The salaries Of
fourih class rostmasters
Mathematician powor. has nraeorted q
.ir,,iior na,ition fror, L,mb.II proe G. ~
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stitutiOn prohibiting the disfran .cI.