Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-02-14
Bellows Falls Times
CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR CONCORD LETTER.
Governors BaII-$l5.000 a Year for
Decentralization Local Bills are Faring.
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Governors BALL lo,UUU rear fOr
Dartmouth How Local Bills are Faring.
CONCORD, N. H., Feb. IL, 1901.-A
reception, ball and two long be-
business in the legislature last week. A
good many bills were forwarded, it is
true, and few were killed, but nothing
like the work was done which is neceS-
sary for final adjournment three weeks
from Friday. The most important and
most debated matters of legislation, such
as the public printing reform, the calling
of constitutional convention, the crea-
ton of a court of appeals, the preserva-
ton of the forests and the granting of
disputed electric railroad charters are
still to be heard from. That subject
which most interests readers of the
TIMES in this legislature, namely, the
freeing of toll bridges, has not yet been
aired in the house, nor fully in the
Judiciary committee.
On Wednesday afternoon Governor
Jordan received the public in the rotun-
ola of the state house, being assisted
therein by President Ellis of the senate,
Speaker Little of the house and the men,
bers of the staff, including CommiSsary
General T. Nelson Hastings of Walpole,
Respondent for the first time in their
new uniforms. The last appointment on
the staff was made by the governor that
day in the person of Colonel Charles S.
Aldrich, who comes from Colebrook, the
governors native town. The reception
was largely attended, many of the mem
bers and their wives preferring this func-
ton to the more elaborate one scheduled
for the evening.
The latter was the inaugural ball ten
dered to the governor by the citizens of
the state. 1t was held in Phenix hall
which was appropriately adorned for the
occasion in living green, laurel, smilax,
pine and spruce, no bunting being used
and the necessary dash of color being
furnished by roses and chrysanthemums.
From 8 to 9 Governor and Mrs. Jordan
received, being assisted by the members
of the staff and their ladies. Meanwhile
fine concert was given. The grand
march started little after nine with
Governor and Mrs. Jordan leading and
was followed by dancinguntil o'clock
Thursday morning. The occasion was
most successful in every way.
General Hastings, who was the chair
man of the committee on invitations, had
as members of his party for the occasion,
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Holland, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Perry, Rev. William S.
Nichols, Miss Nichols and Mr.. Frank
Parker, Walpole; Mr.. and Mrs. F. j.
Perry of Bellows Falls and Miss johnson
of Boston. Others present included,
from your section, General Hugh Henry,
who represented Governor Stickney of
Vermont, and Mrs. Henry; Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Thompson of Bellows Falls; Hon.
Bertram Ellis and Mrs. Ellis of Keene ;
Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Worden, Mrs. E. A.
Worden, Mr.. Fred A. Buckley and Miss
Nellie Corliss of Hinsdale. Ex-Governor
and Mrs. Rollins, Senator-elect Burnham
and daughter, and the representatives of
Governor Hill of Maine, Colonel Ander-
son and Major Holman F. Day, the Lew
iston Journal poet, were others of prom
inence present.
cally the entire day in discussing the
in place of Thomas L. Hoitt, democrat,
as representative from the town of Barn
stead. Hoitt was declared elected on
November 6, but subsequent recount
showed the election of Young. The
democrats claimed that the votes were
tempered with, but were unable to offer
any positive evidence to that effect.
The house finally voted 1874 to ITO to seat
Young. The principal speech in Hoitt's
favor and one of the best of the day on
either side was that of Mr.. O'Neil of
Walpole who appealed to the sympathies
of the house with great skill, presented
such facts as he had to the best advan-
tage and did not ''slop over' in any direc-
tion. Mr.. Fuller of Exeter chairman of
the elections committee, made the main
speech on the other SIDE
The senate had ''big talk of it's own
Thursday over six page bill introduced
by Senator Chase and designed to make
the laws of New Hampshire with regard
to negotiable instruments uniform with
those of other states. The bill was final
ly passed and is now under consideration
in the Judiciary committee of the house
The senate is keeping well up with the
house in the work of the session and is
quite rapidly of the measures
which it originated itself. Last week it |
reconsidered its action in killing the state
flower bill, which, however, is not likely
to become law.
The house has voted to give Dart
mouth college SIS, 900 year for the next
the senate. The appropriation asked for
was $4,000 year. The committee on
state college has recommended an appro-
priation of $40,0 for a new agricultural
building there. The amount the college
desired was 100000. The $4,000 appro- |
priation for the Soldiers Home has
passed the house and been ordered to
passage in the senate. Several minor
appropriations have been made but the
bills carrying the most money have not
yet appeared.
A couple of measures showed up last
week that are sure to cause trouble when
their final disposition is due. One is a |
bill to do away with the printing of vital
statistics in town and city reports and to
provide for their publication by the state
registrar of vital statistics in one large
volume. If this bill and another doing |
away with the present method of pub |
fishing the acts and resolves as news
paper supplements should pass, the
revenues of printing offices in this state
would be materially diminished.
The other likely source of trouble is |
renewal of an attempt made two years
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