The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-02
A DAY OF DISASTER.
lontInnal IIom - 90.

Tomorrow evening the joint temper.
anee committee viii give its first public
bearing.
The Rev H. j Nyeoa Of Chelsea was
The spiritual adviser ia the House this
i forenoon
i Fletcher d., SON Of the senator, look
ed familiar in the speakers chair this
forenoon.
rhe weekly payment bin is the bone
OF contention before the general com.
mittee this evening.
Last evenings banquet Of the I-egis-
lative Association Of 1900 was pro-
nounced the best ever.
Tie South Royolton, Enosburg and
Richiord high schools were visitors at
the State House today
Montpelier may breathe easier since
no bill for the removal OF the state
icapitol has been introduced.
In 25 minutes yesterday afternoon
"a bills were introduced, which Is almost
two a minute In all there were 1876
measures introduced IN the House alone
yesterday.
I One Of the hitherto unmentioned
lstrong men Of the House is Mr. Arehi,
bald of Manchester, one Of the most
foreeful speakers the present legislature
can boast,
That's me said woman when a
statement was made today that women
don't dare to 90 to the postofliee now
for fear OF the pesky thing" called the
lautomobile
Said the chaplain IN the House today
l"The salt hath lost its SAVIOR, etc En-.
leIy one looked about for the official re-
porter Joseph w Sault, ana found ne
was absent
The Senate did not feel itself conipe
tent this forenoon to take up the $780,
900 appropriation to the State Agrieul-
tural College and ordered it to lie after
a favorable report from the committee.
.Ianitor John Hill is full OF forebear.
lance but he did have to shut down on
4 basket picnic party in the House gal
| larry yesterday afternoon When these
parties adjourn they leave a trail that
| it sad to see.
The direful details Of the Rogers mlu
der case were rehearsed last evening at
the public hearing on the bills TO com.
mute the death sentence Of Mrs. Mary
Rogers, condemned murderess, and to
abolish capital punishment.
The number Of bills introduced thus
liar IS just the same as during the en-
tire session two years ago. There will
be something like one hundred more pre-
scented before the end Of the session,
making q most voluminous pile.
There was very large attendance at
the venison supper at the Baptist church
last evening, state officials and members
Of the legislature being much in evi.
dence Nenison, really an truly, we'll
cooked and quickly served, was the piece
de resistance.
| To prevent abuse of the pardoning
lpower by the chief executive Of the state
| is the matter in a bill introduced by
| Mfr. Kicker of ST. Johnsbury yesterday.
The introduction Of this bill is the out
come Of the liberal relase Of prisoners
by Gov. Mccullough.
A. ". Hurlbiut, the representative
from Georgia, was taken TO his home
this afternoon, having been compelled
10 give up his legislative duties on ae-
count Of serious illness Mr.. Hurlburt
has not been able to attend sessions for
two weeks. He was bitterly disap.
pointed to be compelled to give UP the
work.
1T begins to look as ii the members
might have come back after Thanks
giving to finish up legislation. More
than likely that an adjournment viii
be taken over the national election next
Tuesday, which cuts ont good sized
slice from that week, not much work
being possible until the Thursday fol-
lowing.
Twenty Or more members OF the Leg
stature Of 1900 met for q reunion IN
the State House yesterday after the
session and renewed acquaintance. Last
evening they cemented il over the ban
quet board. Speaker r. d. Proctor, a
ipiebeian members Of the House this
year, was present, as was also the lieu-
| tenant-governor Of that year
Mr. Pape 81 Barre city put lip good
| fight for his plurality election bill but
went down before the sheer weight Of
the small towns unexpectedly assisted
iby the representative of at least one
Of the cities. Now that the House has
killed that bill it remains to be seen
What it win do with the similar bill
laheady passed by the Senate.