St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-15

likely The whole question is precipi-
tatirg a white-hot fight, however. The
next meeting is to be held tomorrow
Wednesday, evening and weekly there
after.
This afternoon at 2 80 the two houses
will vote separately for United States
senator and Wednesday, at high noon, a
Joint assembly will be held to declare
William P. Dillingham; elected by an over
whelming majority. The tifty-three
democrats have been discussing a candi-
date for senator, but this morning it is
uncertain to whom they will throw their
vote. Thursday will occur the joint as
sembly for the election of judges of the
supreme court and minor state officials,
and as in no instance has there been
suggestion of change the present incum
bents will go in again with practical
unanimity. Democratic Judge Hazslton,
appointed by Gov. Stckney, will be
allowed to remain, and at last it seems
that the democrats have permanent rep.
resentation on the bench. The usual BIZ
ennial uproar over the election of state
superintendent of education will be
avoided this year by the deservedly
unanimous reelection of Supt. Ranger,
who has thus far made most excellent
record. Gen. Gilmore will continue to
magnify and adorn the two Offices Of
quartermaster general and adjutant and
inspector general, and is well qualified to
take good care Of every other office Of
the kind which may be laying around.
So Thursdays joint assembly bids fair
to be entirely devoid of excitement, and
will only serve to break up the legisla
ton day. On the whole it is not expect
ed that much in the way of general egis-
lation will be done on the floor Of either
house this week. Some bills will be in
troduced, of course, but it is yet too
early for the committee to begin to re-
port back to any extent. The more i'm
portant COMMITTEES have plenty of work
already GA hand, and the work Of the
session will progress encoura2ingly, even
if neither house is in session an hour
during the week.
There is a mistaken idea that when the
two houses are not in session nothing is
being done, when, as matter of fact,
the actual work OF the session progress
es much faster then. 1t gives the com
mittees a chance to work uninterrupt-
edly, and in committee is where the real
work is done.
1t will be seen from above how this
week will be taken up. Next week is
Ladies Week, and the members will
bring their wives, sisters, cousins and
aunts galore. Several impressive social
functions have already been arranged for
the week and a very lively season of six
days is assured. Mrs. Mccullough will
entertain both formally and informally,
the fashionable set of the city will be on
the qui vive, and the visiting ladies will
not lack for ocialenttrtainment During
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS annual meet
ing OF Colonial Danes will be held, and
Thursday the Vermont Officers Reunion
is scheduled.
Petitions for the retention of the pro-
hibitory law have begun to come in
thus far from the ladies and clergymen of
Wilmington and Milton, but they are too
late. The present statutes on the sub
jet are absolutely doomed. Judge Ross
bill introduced by Senator Walbridge
recognizes this, and seeks to change the
present laws into a semi-dispensary sys.
TEN, recognizing the selling of liquors as
beverage. There is bare chance, one
in thousand, that this may succeed
but the overwhelming desire is for q con
sentative license law. l firmly believe
that the joint committee on temperance
|
a clean, moderate and acceptable license
local option law which will be endorsed
by the general assembly by a large ma
jority. l realize that they have much
hard work ahead Of them in preparing
such a b H. but | fully believe them to bC
equal to the emergency. Quite likely
however, there will be minority repor
from the committee, signed by few
members, but a large majority will b.
fully agreed. 1t now looks as if no
more than four or five license bills woult
be introduced, in which case the work O
the committe will be somewhat simpli
fed.
Representative Lawrence of Ru land
the labor member, evolves the bennia
weekly payment bill, which will late
+ be the basis of some oratory. Bills ar
also in to restric! the operation OF auto
I mobiles on the reefs AMI highway
and to strengthen the laws agains
( cruelty to animals. All these are of cor
, siderable importance, and will receiv
careful attention.
u The usual resolutions are beginning t
come in allowing the Joint committee
4 on the various state institutions t
:, visit and report all OF which is til