St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-12

tutions, and of course have found them
admirably managed in every detail and
that everything is exactly as 1t should
be-except that little appropriation IS
nee ded to make necessary extensions and
engagements in certain direction. nave
heard it so often that can whistle IT.
The first town asking for an appro'
priation for repairing highways was
Highgate, and that got badly turned
down. 1t wasn't made a precedent,
however, and the house allowed Middle
sex So 900, Probably some of the other
poor towns will also receive aid. In
some cases there won't be any road if
the state doesn't help.
The friends of the Insurance Commits
sion bill claim 20 senator's, but are not
quite ready to state their majority in
the house. They are pretty sangulne,
however. The prospects are that the
murdere1s will not all be eventually
turned loose on the state by comtnuta-
ton OF sentence, and it is not thought
that the bill abolishing capital punish
ment can possibly get through. They
should and very probably will all die in
a heap, the three commutation bills and
the adjustment bill. BY the way, an
other pardoned murderer has reached
Montpelier and yet another, the noto-
rious Mildred Brewster who has been
quietly resting in the Waterbury Asy-
lum since her crime, is now pronounced
sane and will shortly be released. So
murder continues to be cheapene1, and
the legislature is asked to further excuse
it. l think not.
Two weeks from tomorrow the legis-
lature is expected to adj urn finally, and
go home for Thanksgiving. The remain
ing work of the session can we'll be done
within the allotted time by continuing in
the present way of killing pretty much
everything that shows up. Outside of
rum and human and bovine tuberculosis
there are very few important matters
which will be seriously discussed. A few
will, of course, but the mass will be
tossed onto the rubbish heap with scant
ceremony and less charity. In this way
the work Of the session can be well
cleaned up and every measure can be
given all the consideration it II, eds or
deserves. 1t will be session notable for |
its few new laws and its lew changes of |
Did ones, and considering everything, the |
state will have every reason for being |
grateful for what it reIrained from doing. |
One matter, at least, will long render |
conspicuous the session of 1902,-the |
1ivorce of the republican party OF Yer
mont from the policy of prohibition. II
he divorce is as thorough and complete
he people will put on the finishing
-ouches two years hence. That appears
o be the temper of the large majority of
he members OF the present general as
embly.
1t is understood that the policy Of the
abroad committee will be to prevent, as
ar as possible the crossing OF steam lnt S
~ ele- trio lines at grade, which is an
ldoption of Gov. McCullough's recon-
nendation and in every way a most
ensible measure of safety.
Among the bills killed the past week
we're; the bill repeating the law against
incorporating tarrier's and
lorseshoer's association; valued policy
insurance bill as regards personal prop
rty. 1t is understood that the bill al
owing towns to elect two road COM
nissioners will 60 through.
Burlington wants to bond for 500
100 soldiers monument, and wants to
'e allowed to elect a board of park
commissioners. Nine out of ten of the
ills before the general assembly are of
10 general consequence or interest, but a
ew are as follows: compensation for
amage to crops by deer; to prohibit
he selling of sened fish outside the
tate; local option in taxation for local
purposes; penalty of $40 for selling
rout; affording jailors security for sup
'ort of person confined on civil process;
making working day of nine hours; for
he better care OF cemeteries; exempting
rom taxation cooperative creameries
where capital is less than $4,000; regu-
ltlng appointment of town liquor agent;
o prevent foreign loan associations from
harging more than six per cent; for
eStructlon OF tax inventories after GER.
ain time; for examination of insurance
once in three years; to prevent
he spread OF CHAMBERS; penalty for intim-
1at1on OF wOrkmen or tor boycotting;
Or better protection of public water
upply; to secure pure liquor and regu-
ate its sale; assistant judges to locate
chools instead of stlectmen; providing
Or a forestry commission; prohibiting
living OF railroad passes to legislators
nd state officers; giving three, quarters
ay tor cattle slaughtered by the state.
The senate has regulated the speed of
automobiles at X miles per hour in
tiles and incorporated villages, twelve
allies per hour elsewhere, aud the bill
vii probably become law.
] E. HARRIS.
Montpelier, Nov. II, 1902.