St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-05

and sensible measure tor which there is
demand. Therefore the senate has
passed it and it stands an excellent
chance OF becoming a law. The bill to
allow town representatives to be elected
by plurality vote after the first ballot
has also been passed by the senate after
much tribulation and stands good
chance of going through. The hou e
passed the bill abolishing the office Ct
Judge advocate general, and the senati
passed bill allowing such an 9th ,lal to
be appointed by the governor il be saw
fit This puts the whole matter in
hole, and the result will probably be
tn the present law will remain. A b Il
to create department Of insurance with
a state commissioner at $4,000 per year
and a small stated sum Tor expenses has
been introduced in the senate as well as
in the house, and there is an evident de
termination Oh the part of the friends ct
the scheme to push it..
Evidently the democracy expects to
have abundant reason Tor profanity in
the not distant future ard wants full
legal swing in the use of it, ju Rjng from
the fact that the democratic floor leat er,
Mr.. Porter of Wilmington, has introduced
a bill repeating the law against profani
and removing the penalties tn retor
What specific occa sion the democracy
has in view is nor UNDERSTOOD but occa-
sious are continually arising for which
they require such vent.
1t has been accideutly discovered that
nearly if not quite all the proposed char
tiers tor electric or steam roads contain
section allowing the cOrporators to take
| by right of eminent domain any and all
water powers unimproved, on or in the
vicinity of their proposed lines. This
would allow a wholesale garnisheeing
of such property in every direction, and
has occasoned lively outburst OF pro
tests. Before any of these charters are
allowed to go through this sect'on
must be eliminated or very materially
modified in the opinion OF the committee
Among other ecent applications for
from Newbury (WeIls River) to Barre
through Orange and Caledonia counties
This project is said to have plenty of
capital behind it, and to be certain of
being carried out Such a road as is
contemplated would prove vast con-
venience to the public, and would op n
up a large section of country. The com
mittee has told the warning factions in
St. Johnsbury, who are after opposition
charters. that they must get together and
pool their interest, otherwise, no chart er
to anybody, The indications are that
this advice has been accepted and that
one satisfactory charter will be forth
coming.
Large numbers of bills are pending for
the relief Of small towns which have SUI.
fertd disastrous loss By freshets, the
remedy being the appropriation of a
lump sum for the reconstruction Of high
ways. The granting of the desired as
slstance in each case would seriously
emba, ass the treasury, and it would
seem that many of the applicants must
be disappointed. They are al worthy
objects of this charity, however, and the
question is a very delicate and seriou:
ore.
The bill emanating from the bar asso
citation proposing to increase the salaries
OF the supreme court JUICES from $4,000
to $4,000 per annum is being quietly
pushed by strong and very infue tia
lobby, but will meet with hot opposition
when it gets out into daylight. So alst
will DR.. Peck's bill for compulsory vac
cinatiou. Very many people emphati
caIly object to vaccination on principle
!, and many more object to being com
PEELED to submit 10 it. 1t will certain,
be holly opposed, and it seems hardly
possible that it will succeed.
Durick of Castleton wants a law tC
compel a railroad to pay from two