The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-15
WITHIN and WITHOUT.
Capitol Happenings. Facts of Leg
islation. Fads and Fallacies
of Legislators.

Matters pertaining to the grand list
will get bit of sitting, so long as
Billings of Ripton is a member of
the committee. Tim" can't or rath-
er he won't be bluffed.
The football game drew heavily on
the House for attendance Wednesday
afternoon, and not the youngest men,
bers watched the fun on the gridiron
either.
John G.. Norton of st. Adams is to
be inspector of rifle practice with the
rank of colonel on Governor McCul-
lough's staff. John will make as
smooth colonel as could be found in
Franklin county.
Horace W. Bailey of Newbury is that
he is too large to frown or even look
serious. His smile is continuous
performance.
A perusal of the biennial report of
the supervisors of the insane shows
that Grand Isle and Bennington coun-
ties, during the two years covered by
the reports, have furnished but one
person each to the State hospital.
Washington and Chittenden counties
to the institution, the former sending
forty and the latter forty six persons.
The one topic of conversation at
| the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon was
I the death of General Grout.
Senator Phelps, Washington coun-
| tvs Republican Senator, is taking an
active part in the early business of
the Senate. He is creating a good
impression by his business-like ap-
pearance and actions.
Senator Cartmell of Addison and
Senator Brownell of Chittenden hold
down the end seat, on the back just
now. There will be no danger of any
gaining on end plays around that line.
| They are sure tacklers and can break
! up interference in fine style.
One hears only words of approval
and praise for the manner in which
President Stanton conducts himself in
the Senate. 1t comes from all parties
that he is amply qualified for the Of
flee and fills it admirably. He is a
calm and impartial presiding officer
and has all the physical powers which
add so much to public speaker, or
presiding officer.
The Senate leads the House in
anxiety to get down to business Bills
are coming in more rapidly there and
the hours of adjournment are later.
curt" Emery is one of the much
consulted Senator'S His experience
and ability give him rank among the
best, although he is comparatively
young in years. He is in the prime
of manhood and his actions show it.
In his prayer on Tuesday Chaplain
Farman feelingly referred to the late
General Circuit as one of Vermont's
most prominent citizens, taken away
after life of service to the State
Among the spectators who watched
today's proceedings none showed
greater interest than the thirty pupils
of ST. Martyrs convent, St. Adams
who were present as guests of Rev
d. J. O'Sullivan, the member from
st. Adams.
The principal guiding hand in leg
islation thus far appears tc be that o.
Judge Ross. The General Assembly
might easily go further and fare worse
and usually does. The venerable
judge is pretty safe adviser, al
though all of his advice need not nee
essarily be taken. Anything, how
ever, which comes from his hant
comes carefully considered and tn,
finished product of an expert mind.
The bill for the creation of an in
dependent cattle commissioner will
curtailed authority to command
wholesale slaughter, and providing TO
payment at full value for cattle con
demned, will take very much of tn,
wind out of the sails of those ben
on annihilating the commission. Blu
the plot thickens in many details ant
there is certainly very pretty row
ahead Judge Powers is employed Al
general adviser and counsel for tn,
cattle syndicate, and will ably direc
their campaign. The judge will pres
claim for full recompense for cattl'
already destroyed, and claims entire
confidence in eventual success.
The joint committee ON temperate,
consisting of nine members of the Sen
ate and fifteen from the House, com
prises some of the ablest minds of tn,
General Assembly, and is probably TIN
heaviest committee, intellectually a
well as numerically, that body ha
constituted in recent years 1t is beini
recognized that the liquor question i
of the largest Importance, men hav,
been selected with the utmost care 70
the purpose. The committee will b'
headed by Senator Emery and TIN
leading mind on the House end will
be the Tom Reed of the House, Bale,
of Newbury. The committee has in
finite labor before it, but is equal t,
the great and unusual emergency.
1t is unnecessary to say that Lieut.
Gov. Stanton is a very large success
in every way--in the Senate's higl
chair. Zed has an infinite capacity TO
making only friends and most favor
able impression everywhere and al
ways.
Ladies' week is destined to begil
Monday the goth. The Colonial
Danes will meet in annual con
clave Wednesday of that week, anC
the Vermont Officers reunion will III
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