The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21


| The good Lord only knows what ie coming
| next or what will happen TO it,. l am in
| clined to try the experiment of introducing
bill through the committee on the work
house to propagate paralellogrsms. This
word looks as If 1t might mean something
stronger than false alarm beer, and it would
| probably prosper until it was found out.
But words fail me- The resigned calm of
fond hopes fled droops gently over me like
fog on the WnoOski and l can only whis-
T, per that in the midst Of life we are in debt.
1t is now said to be a fact that the local
option bill cannot even pass the Senate in
its present form. 1t may be largely re-
modelled and then pass that body, but this
is doubtful. In the House it is now esti-
mated that it may possibly receive hum
dred votes The committee has been ready
to report it for some time, but Senator
Clement has been anxious to secure the
presence OF DR.. Grinnell of Burlington to
address the committee The doctor has not
showed up as yet, however, and the bill
will come right along now.
1t appears that water has made more
trouble and taken more time in the House
than rum thus far this session. For in
stance the two committees on corporations
have given more time to deciding whether
the course of Stevens brook in the city of
st. Adams should be changed and whether
spring water pipes should be laid in the
streets of Barre, than to practically all the
other matters they have had before them
for consideration.
II the committee to devise system OF
accounting can discover some plhn where
by the State can be saved annually $4,000
or half that sum, 1t should be given all the
time 1t requires to attain that result The
above sum is what Gov. Smith suggested
might possibly be saved by different meth
DDS.
One Of the warmest contests that the
Governor will have to decide is relative to
the municipal judgeship of the city of
Barre. There are three candidates, w. A.
Boyce the present incumbent, II. w. Scott
and A. G. Fay. Each candidate represents
different faction in Barre politics, and, as
8 well known, Barre takes all it's factional
fights seriously .-Messen9er
The Boston Record gives the Legislature
the following coDundrum:
Why should the Vermont Legislature APP
propriate $4,000 as is proposed, for the
Buffalo exposition OF 1901? The exhibition
is purely local scheme for business. The
Buffalo people do not pretend that it has
any other reason for existence, az we under
stand. w by should they not make all the
Investment. also?
Some Of the Governors appointments are
looked for at any time now, and candidates
are beginning to point their ears forward.
The special commission of five to exam
inc into the condition and management of
the Castleton Normal school is said to
agree, three to two, that the institution Is
all right. The minority, however, makes
some plain statements and uses some en-
phatic language as to conditions there,
which indicate at least chance for re-
form.
1t Is expected by many that the new rail-
road commission may retain Commissioner
Miller and will probably contain j. K.
Cushman OF Burlington. The third men,
Der Is very uncertain.
1t Is now expected that the Office of tax
commissioner will be retained, and many
expect to see 1t filled by the appointment of
Col. Emery OF Chelsea.
The bill to elect the railroad commission
ers by joint assembly was reported favor
ably In the Senate on Tuesday, but order
Cd to lie out OF courtesy to Senator Glenn
emit who was absent. 1t Is said, however,
that it may pass the Senate. An amend
Legislature should be chosen on the board,
but the committee disagreed on it and IL
was not reported. The bill is opposed by
many as slap" at the governor.
One Of the most prominent members of
the Senate, and who usually knows what
is doing in the inside, says that Col. Emery
will certainly be on the railroad com
mission, and recent history seems to bear
this out. He also says that a man will go
on from Windsor county, either Commits
sioners Watson or Senator Pollard. Some
things point to the latter. All allow that
Mr. Cushman is rather more than possi'
bility.
The valued policy bill came up in the
House on Tuesday on special order. 1t
was sbly advocated by Gale OF Guilford,
| Col Franklin of Townsend, Porter OF viii
mington, Graves Of Colchester, Lewis OF
| Norwich, Stewart of Bakersfield and Smith
| of Halifax. 1t was opposed by White OF
| Rutland-of the committee which reported
| 1t favorably George of ST. Adams, Emery
| OF Chelsea and Lawrence of Bristol. The