News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-11-02
Montpelier Letter
From Our Regular Correspondent.
MONTPELIER, Nov. LIST.

Week, there has been something do
ing at the capitol, since our last was
written, in the direct line of state
business. The outside" features
Mrs. Gov. Bells reception and the
meeting of the Daughters of the Rev
olution, Colonial Danes, Bar Asso-
citation and Historical Society-were
all properly attended to. 1t is said
by those who ought to know that
the reception on Wednesday evening
was the most deliberately gowned
affair of that kind that the capital
city has seen fer some years. 1t was
very largely attended, in spite of the
unfavorable weather. Mrs. Bell was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. c. H.
Stearns of Johnson, Mrs. Roswell
Farnham of Bradford, Mrs. L. K.
Fuller of Drattleboro, Mrs. u. A.
Woodbury. of Burlington, Mrs. Josiah
Grout of Derby, Mrs. Z. NJ. Mansur
ot Newport, Mrs. M. F. Allen of Fer
1-isbur5, Mrs. Z. S. Stanton Of Rox-
bury, and Mrs. c. S. Page of Hyde
Park. The sessions of the Legisla-
ture, from Tuesday morning till Fri
day ware attended by many ladies,
who saw the wheels go round" and
seemed entertained by the buzz.
The long looked for decision of the
Supreme Court as to the local option
law arrived on Friday morning, but,
fortunately for the Legislatures
peace of mind, it did not make neces-
sary any radical changes in that
statue. The Court declares uncon-
stitutional that part of the law
which discriminates in favor of the
farmer, who grows apples and makes
cider, in allowing HIM to sell that
cider and native wines made by him,
while Others are not permitted to sell.
The joint committee on temperance
breathes more easily now that the
Court has spoken and their task is
comparatively light.
OF INTEREST IN LAMOLLE.
Members from Lamoille county
have put in some bills the past few
days. MIR. Waite of Hyde Park has
introduced measure providing for
service OF notice o absent defendants
in divorce cases in same manner as
in other actions. Mr.. Hines of VOL
colt wants Lridges that are at least
100 feet long lighted at night, when
20 voters petition therefor. Mr..
Maxheld of Johnson would reduce
the minimum fine for obstructing
sidewalks to one dollar. Mr.. Shat
tuck of Eden, Mr.. Bacon of Elmore
and Mr.. Ainsworth of Belvidere have
introduced bills calculated to improve
the fishing in Lamoille county ponds.
Both houses have passed the bill
permitting Lamoille county to spend
money on her official buildings and
it has been signed by the Governor.
Mr. Waite's bill reducing the limit
OF exemption for saving banks de-
posts to $500 never had the ghost
of show, and the action of the com
mittee in reporting it adversely was
no surprise. That gentleman is not
discouraged, however, and is ia
hopes that the limit, $1,000, will have
better luck.
NOT TO ABOLISH.
Mr.. Starts bill abolishing the rail-
road commission was killed by the
House after a somewhat warm dia-
-logue between that gentleman and
three members of the railroad COM
mittee. The opposition to the COM
mission was based on the general
ground that it was of no practical
use to the state, but an undesirable
bill of expense. No definite facts
were presented to back up this plea,
and no substitute for the commission
(Which has existed in one form or
another for some fifty years. was
suggested. Nh. Grout of Derby de-
Tended the adverse report OF the COM
1nittee, which had been made because
there was nothing else for the com
rnittee to do, in the lack of definite
statement and evidence. The galer-
les enjoyed the fun, but the House
voted the bill down.
PASSED BY EITHER HOUSE.
The House has passed the bills pro-
viding for newspaper publication of
notices OF listers meetings and the
report of the county finances.
The bill to prevent adulteration of
food and drink has also passed that
branch. There was a hitch over the
section imposing a penalty for selling
four weeks old calves as edible veal.
That was objected to by couple of
cattle shippers, who thought calves
of that age more fit to eat than old
or ones fed on creamery milk. But
the House stuck to its text and re-
fused to strike out that section.
The House has also passed a bill
providing for radical changes in the
method of registering births. marri- |