The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-22

anything in the lobby line with the
Senate committee on banks regarding
the establishment of new legal holt
day it evidently got no farther than
the committee.
James S. Morrill,, of STAFFORD, one
of those seconding the nomination of
Hon. William p Dillingham; for the
United States Senate, made one of the
neatest speeches of the session thus
That vote on the junket resolution
showed the timber in the Senate.
1t is sturdy oak and will not bend
with every breeze. '- - ENgse@e .s,.. ,,,-,
The limited woman's suffrage bill
presented in the Senate yesterday is
sensible measure for one of it's kind.
1t gives suffrage where it would be
most beneficial to the progressive
women who have mind and business
of their own.
1t is a pleasureTto look on Senator
Russell's face-it shows so full of good
nature. He apparently follows the
rule, Laugh and grow fat. " But
while he laughs he works.
In nominating Hon. Elisha May for
the senatorship, Mr.. Bundy referred
to him as man whose interest and
sympathies and abilities were at the
service of the unfortunate ones of
earth. This would indicate that
Mr.. Bundy regards his fellow Demo-
Gratis as among "the unfortunate ones
of earth. "
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The Senate is evidently not anxious
to add to the list of rest days for Yer
monters, since it readily fell in with
Senator Emery's notion to strike out
the Lincoln's birthday feature from
the holiday bill which was ordered to
a third reading. Not that the Chelsea
Senator is disloyal to the memory of
Honest Abe, " but he doesn't want
the banks closed and the payment of
notes interfered with too many days
in the year.
"I'Il fight u referendum, tooth and
nail, said Barre man who was
having an earnest discussion with the
member from -, son the ground
that it involves great moral reform,
and a great moral reform is always in
the minority"
The long bills have had their in
nings early in the game, though the
sleeves of some of the law makers are
capacious and may still contain other
lengthy measures.
There is quite apt to be some vari-
ETY., even in so formal a proceeding
as calling the roll ON vote for
| United States Senator. On Tuesday
one member, responding to his name,
got the civilian p" out easily
enough, but had to hustle around in
the halls of memory for several long
seconds before he found the "Dilling-
ham. D." Another voted for civilian
p. d. Dillingham;" an still another
for Elisha Hay"
The Republicans of the Senate smil-
ed Wednesday when Senator Royce
voted for United States Senator. The
Senator was evidently absent-minded-
/ ly thinking of the practical unanimity
with which the votes were being given
for Senator Dillingham; when his name
was called, for he answered "Will-er
Elisha May He almost voted for
the right man. Less than a dozen Wis
itors were present in the Senate during
the voting.
The Senate showed sound sense in
refusing to allow junket to the
House of Correction. The joint reso-
free trip to the House of Correction
to the visiting committees on State
prison and Industrial School and thir-
ty-five other members, in all sixty-o one
persons. Why is not the one commit
tee enough? 1t is intended to be.
A large majority of the legislators
this year are temperance men in u
measure. The main trouble is, there
a big difference of opinion as to the
proper size of the measure,
That the railroad commissioner
should be given power to enforce its
rulings, and be vested with authority
to command the railroads of the State
to do as the commission recommends,
seems the prevailing opinion at pres
ent. Even in such small matters as
calling a railroads attention to the
need of a tlagman at certain points
might be mentioned as coming within
their jurisdiction, when it is learned
that seventeen hundred people crossed
"A dangerous crossing ut Richmond one
day last week.
Hon. $. ID. Hobson of Brighton was
at the Capital yesterday. Judge Hob
son has served with distinction in
both branches Of the General Assem-
bly,, He has served the State we'll in
various departments of its affairs, and
in political campaigning Judge Hob
son has been "A power.
Adjutant General Gilmore humbly
beseeches the press to publish as often
as possible the program for "ladies
week. that he may have time to attend
to his other duties aside from giving
out oral information respecting the
coming festivities.
United States Senator Dillingham;
welcome by the joint assembly upon
being presented to that body as Sena-
ator-elect was spontaneous and gen
uiue.
There isn't much heard about that
acknowledgements senatorial deal
just at present. One more bugaboO is
dead.
The third reading of the bill for the
election of Representatives by plural
ity vote was ordered without debate
and without dissenting yote-but
will it pass as easily?