The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

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some music then with Senators Rus
sell and Stiles as rivals.
A Probably assistant Secretary 81 e is
is in favor of a railroad commission
with powers to enforce connections.
At any rate he missed connection at
Rutland and failed to reach here UNI
til evening. Fortunately the Senate
was not rushed with business so his
absence did not drive Secretary Farms
worth to suicide.
Hardly day passes without an ex-
| Senator dropping in to renew memoir
les of bygone days On Monday
| Cassius Peck and Rufus Brown of |
Burlington stepped in and on Friday
j. A. DeBoer was present for few |
minutes.
Senator Russell waxed eloquent to-
day Tuesday in defence of his cattle |
commission bill and in opposition to |
Senator Stiles whom, he asserted, was |
trying to impose on the farmers. Sen
ator Stiles clai ned that though the
palm for eloquence must 90 to the
above named gentleman, yet the logic
of the situation and facts are against
him. The attack and defense on the
question were both well managed.
AuOllleT VI ObudIOT DuUIOD Oils Is
doomed to die. His hill making ex-
aminers of teachers was reported adj
versely and was snatched from the
jaws of death by being laid on the
table.
Automobiles beware" will be the
rule when that automobile bill as
amended by the Senate becomes law,
as it probably will. Six miles an hour
~, oil tod II
twelve miles an hour outside will not
give much opportunity for exhibiting
speed-and may prevent some acct
dent.
The railroads-and Bill Viall-won
and the Ross bills for new railroad
, commission law were killed without a
word spoken by Senator in the TO-
rum in favor of them. These bills
, were drawn up by a man eminently
, qualified for the work, from his
q knowledge of the needs of the case
and of the law, and from his fair
, mindedness in treating the subject.
. Now, supposedly, bill more pleasing
!. to the railroads will be submitted
Y a large number of school children
\ from Barre town were spectators in
6 the halls of the lawmakers on Friday.
I The schools in that town were to have
6 closed Friday but the school directors
6 gave orders for them to close regular
sessions on Thursday and, to wind vi
with, provided for visit to Montpel
!, Ter as an object lesson.
The pages and Office clerks held a
caucus on Thursday evening and SLATED
officials for mock session which will BIZ
: held week after next. Among the Off
Gals chosen are these: Speaker, Jack
8 Mimms; clerk, j S. Harvey; assistan
clerks, f. A. Mutt S. c. Wilson; ser
geant-at-arms, f. NJ. Bennett; chaplain
. E. l.. Bates; pages, Horace Bailey, G. f.
Russell, Q. S. Backus, Joseph Battell
j. f. Gale. The boys are getting al
kinds of bills fixed up for the occasion
and no doubt there will be plenty Of fun
Senator Russell says that if Senator
Stiles resembles Mckinley he can swing
into line as Mark Hanna. He is called
o MARX" in his own home town and HI
g. has certainly striking resemblance t.
|. the Ohio statesman. There came nea
e being a row when Russell told Stiles tina
:. the latter ''would look like Mckinley if
u wasn't for his face" The president i'm
D. mediately took his seat and let the gave
y fall to avoid serious( p trouble.
s. uC lCSlSldIOIS udNC ndQ d ClldHSG "
IL heart, apparently, about work. Anywa
,r they didn't want to work on Saturday thi
r week, and they didn't.
!, The Youths Companion of the issu
30 of October 80 bears a fine half ton
W likeness of Governor Mccullough upol
y, y, the cover.
1t The speech of Mr.. O'Sullivan of st
Sc Adams, in support of the joint resolu
l. ton memoralizing the President an,
x Congress in behalf of Gen. W. F
ly Smith, was all that the friends of tina
l. gallant soldier could ask. 1t was al
~ earnest plea for justice to one t.
to whom justice has not yet been done.
., Senator Brownell has a habit of in
40 quiring into the necessity of every ap
=; preparation asked for. But if he il
- the Senate watchdog of the treasury
~ he banks oftener than he bites, fol
- seldom does he really oppose appro
y priation except by suggesting that il
seems unnecessary or too large. He
rs is usually non committal on the vot
ID ing.
!. Only occasionally do petitions come
20 into the Senate now relating to the
10 liquor question or anything else.
Never mind, there are enough on hand
is now to be a stropg reminder of the
N sentiments of the women as to prohi.
al bition.
y Senator Walbridge is the most fire.
quent speaker in the upper House. II
a any debate is on and frequently il
lie there isn't, he has word to say and
r says it. 1t is barely possible he talks
l. too frequently to have his words carry
l. the most weight.
Senator Sutton apparently enjoys
:, differing from his brother Senators
y from Chittenden county. About hall
y of his speeches begin after this man.
fTF ner 81 am very sorry that / am
e obliged to differ with my very learned
= colleague on my left, but, etc. -
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