The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-02
Harris's Me1ange.
MONTPELIER, October 30.
Felloto and Giro citizens:

FeItoto and Giro Citizens:
After the senatorial grand opera thc
1 second week of the session, it was
thought by those who didn't realize what
was coming that all distracting incidents
were passed and that the legislature
could get down to the bed rock of bust
ness; but they counted without theil
host. That is to say, they counted with.
out considering the host of women who
invaded and overran the city during the
week just passed. A large number of the
members brought back the female ele-
ment of their families the first of last
week, and the result can better be imag-
lned than described. Such show OF fair
and blooming faces and of fall and winter
millinery and dress goods never, no, new
er, was seen in and around the capitol be-
Eore. Every day and evening was filled
with entertainments and receptions and
lectures and reunions and banquets, and
the. ladies took their husbands under
tnelr wing and connected with every
Inlng on the program. The weather
throughout the week was perfect, for a
wonder, and seemingly there were more
lady visitors in the city than during any
previous ladies week. since the custom
has been established. Not only the wives
OF the members were nearly all here, but
ex,members and their wives, and ladies
official and unofficial f1ocked in by the
hundreds. The opening of the general
term of the Supreme Court and the an
Aual meeting of the State Bar Associa-
tion also brought in a hundred or two
non-residents; and, all in all, it was a
most pleasurable and successful week
except for the newspaper men, whose
work was doubled. And yet, notwith-
standing all that was continually going
on outside, the legislature actually found
time to dispose of considerable work.
Many bills were introduced, many were
killed, many were badly injured, and
quite goodly number are in the shops
for repairs. Up to date of adjournment
Friday afternoon, seventy bills had been
introduced in the Senate and one hun
dred and ninety-three in the House. Of
the whole bunch, perhaps thirty, after
being cut and hacked all out of semblance
and originality, will become laws. The
legislative work of the most Importance
during the week was that done on the in
spection bills, making appropriations for
the State fish hatchery at Roxbury and
the Laboratory of Hygiene at Burling
ton. In the case of the former, it was at
first killed by a vote refusing it a third
reading, but the next day the vote was
reconsidered and, after little haggling
and amending, it passed the House and is
at present before the Senate. Very likely
IL will be law by the time this is in
ef for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
4 sort-ef the hatchery during the year
1901 and $1,000 per year thereafter. This
in addition to the pei manent fund OF
$4,000 per year for the general work of the
commission. There was at no time set
tied desire on the part of the House to en-
tirely withdraw financial aid from the
hatchery, but it could not resist the temp
tation 20 poster the commission for a
while. Seriously. there is no question
but that the people are very much dissat-
isfied with the work of the commission.
The hatchery is in dilapidated condi-
ton. The organization has received too
much of the wrong kind. OF advertising
from the courts in liquor cases, and as a
whole the results of the work have been
Far from satisfactory. No proper results
are seen from the thousands appropriated
by the State in the past. This is the last
chance. The commission now has suffi-
cient funds to do the work expected of it !
thoroughly and well, and if 1t doesn't !
produce satisfactory results in the next
TWO years the jig will be up.
Although the laboratory bill was some
what delayed in the House by TECHNICAL |
lies, there was no opposition to it of con-