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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-03
PRISON REFORM.

The Rev. J. K. Fuller, chaplain of
the State prison at Windsor, believes
that capital Punishment and the lock-
step and striped convict's garb should
be done away with. He is not a sick
ly sentimentalist either, as some of
our friends like TO term people of this
belief, but level headed man whose
daily work is among the unfortunates
of the criminal class and who knows
by reason of this intimate association
what will minister to their redemp-
tion to lives of usefulness. st. Adams
Messenger.
Prison reform is great problem, ia
now-has always been. Time was
when a man who had served term
in prison was considered forever an
outcast No one would have dealings
with him after he was set free. Nc
effort was made while he was in pris.
on to redeem him. If he had any good
in him it was crushed out by brutal
treatment The galley slaves of Older
times were criminals. They were
thoroughly vile, their lives and souls
were disregarded.
Times have changed. A man now il
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Sen. Lord ssked IL the property is
owned by the State. Sen. Baldwin
did not know but thought so.
Bills introduced S. 80. BY Sen.
Isham, by request, to make certain
sections " s. apply to corporations
formed by special charters.
S 81. By Sen. Prouty. Extends
law relative to probation officer to
municipal courts and Justices OF the
peace.
s. 80 BY Sen. Hawley, by re-
quest. Extends certain statutes to
cover electric railroads.
s. SO. BY Sen. Prouty. Relating to
operation of electric cars over grade
crossings with steam railroads. A
person or persons, or corporation, who
runs an electric car over any grade
crossing without first bringing car tc
stop and displaying such signals al
railroad commissioners have ordered
shall be fined $25 for each offense.
Adjourned.
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PANAMA'S TROUBLES.

There is a feature in the history of
Panama which has not received suffi
cient consideration. When, in 1868,
Panama entered the federation of
New Grenada, afterwards the United
States of Colombia, it was as SOW
ereign State. She had her own leg
islature, enacted her own laws for
domestic administration. She was
sovereign member of oonfederacy of
States, not Union. She, with her
sister States, had delegated certain
powers to the central government, but
a two thirds vote of the States had
the power to override any action of
the Congress. She chose her Town
Governor and other officials She
enjoyed home rule.
With 1885 came a complete change
in her fortunes The President, DIR,
Nunez, set aside the constitution,
made and put in force a new one, in
the making of which Panama had no
part or voice, and under which Nunez
became practical dictator. Through
no fault of her own, with no pretense
of right and by sheer force of might,
Panama lost the home rule she had
so long enjoyed and became prov
ince, under the absolute command and
despotism of government 800 miles
away. From that day until the day
Of her last revolution she suffered
every injustice that could be per
petrated upon an outraged State by
tyrannical government. OF the S15,-
600, 600 paid TO the Bogots government
Tor the canal franchise, Panama re-
oeived no penny. Over 50, 000 900
loaned by Panama to the Bogota gov
eminent was retained and the debt
repudiated She had been in an al
most constant state of Ineffective re-
volt for eighteen years.
These facts readily account for the
satisfaction of the American people
when they learned that the Panama
revolution was an accomplished fact,
Perhaps. too, they largely account
for the fact that when the Panama
treaty came up for ratification sixteen
Democratic Senators declared them
selves in favor of ratification as
against seventeen that opposed it, 1t
is not feared that Mr.. CulbeIson will
make many votes out of the Panama
issue. Nobody believes that President
Roosevelt had hand in starting the
Panama revolution. But it is not to
be doubted that in connection with
most of the rest of the American peo-
pie he was personally glad when the
revolution came. He was alive to
the advantages which this country
might derive from the events and was
not slow to act as he thought wisest.
And everything so far goes to show
that he acted as all would have him.
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Champlain and Mempbremagog.

Champlain and Mempbremagog.
Third Reading. H. &c. repeating
the hook and line Act of 1909, as to
Lake Champiain,
H. 40, close season for bass in any
waters of the State.
H. 1O7, to prevent forest fires.
II. 1913, relating to duties of SER
geant at farms.
Bills introduced. i 274, by Hap.
good of Peru, extending jurisdiction
of railroad commission over telephone
and telegraph companies.
H. 275. by Phelps of Barnet. pro-
viding that town superintendent of
schools shall be elected at March
meeting by ballot.
H. 276, by Sherwin of Jamaica,
legalizing grand list of Jamaica
Adjourned
The House adjourned this afternoon
till Monday at 2 O'Clock
HOUsE-AFTERNOON.
Friday, Oct. 2S.
Bills Introduced H. 277. by Darl-
ing of Chelsea, including trust COM
panies within the provisions now APP
plying to officers of savings banks.
H, 27S. by Ainsworth of Belvidere,
providing for license for trappers of
small game; game and fisheries.
H. 279, by Tyler of Guilford, pro-
viding penalty for killing gray squir-
-els.
H. $50, by Durick of Castleton, by
request, annexing part of the town
of Ira to Castleton.
H. PSI, by Graves OF Bennington,
refusing town of Bennington the right
to elect more than one road commits
sioner.
H. 2S2, by Ainsworth of Belvidere,
to permit selectmen to lay out lumber
roads at any time of year; now re-
strioted to winter
H. 2S3, by Garfield of Arlington,
to pay Robert A. Blair.
Passed H. 1906, providing for fire
drill in schools with 80 pupils.
H. 1879, incorporating the Eastern
Vermont Telephone q Telegraph Co.,
to operate in Orange, Washington,
Caledonia and Windsor counties,
H. 1911, changing the capital stock
of the @. B. WEIGH Company.
Third Reading. S. IL, relating to
collection of taxes in cities and incor-
porated villgses.
H. 81, incorporating the Mechanic
Vile Cemetery Association
Adjourned to Monday, p. M, 2:90.
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SENATE MORNING
Friday, Oct. %.

Friday, Oct. rs.
Bills Introduced IS "a, by Sen.
Prouty. Regulating operation of
electric railways, Telephone or other
direct communication must be in
stalled for all turnouts along the line
so that employees can communicate
with all other turnouts and with car
barns Penalty 500 to $500.
S. 70, by Sen. Carpenter. Amend
ing charter of Howe Scale Co.
S. rs, by Sen, Prouty. Sixty per
cent Of highway tax in city or incor-
porated village shall be expended ac-
oording to mileage in the wards of
cities or districts.
S. n, by Sen. Isham, by request.
Gives foreman and clerk of Grand
Jury So 30 per day.
S. 78, by Sen. Isham, by request,
relating to issue and redemption of
trading stamps. Stamps must have a
cash redemption value printed upon
them and be redeemabe for cash mt
that rate as we'll as in goods, No
penalty provided
S. 10 by Sen. Isham, by request,
Gives to husband or wife, surviving,
wearing apparel of deceased.
Plurality Election of Representa-
tives. On motion of Sen. Slack of
Caledonia, ordered to lie and made
special for Tuesday next at 10. 30 a M.
Question is on passage. On motion
of Sen. Pierce voted that when Senate
adjourns this forenoon it be to meet
at 2. 80 p m on Monday next.
Sen Slack of Caledonia presented g
joint resolution requesting the Su
preme Court to furnish the committee
on temperance with copy of opinion
in case of State VS. Soampini Adopt
ed.
Third Reading, H. 80 Relating
to publishing statements of county
finances.
H. 50. Legalizing reorganization
of Swanton Savings Bank.
Bennington Monument. joint res
olution from House relating to com
mission to investigate property o
Bennington Battle Monument Associa
tion. Sen. Prouty asked as to til
purpose. Sen. Baldwin explained
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The LEGISLATURE.
DISQUALIFICATION.
Wednesday, Oct. s6. =

Wednesday, Oct. &C..
Bills introduced. S. 81, by Senator
Lord OF Washington, relating to chal-
lenge of Jurors in civil causes.
S. 90, by Senator Taylor, of Wind
sor, to pay ]. @. Enright.
S. 60. by Senator Isham, of Chit
tenden, amending V. s. 4577, relating
to the preservation of fish Open sea-
sou for fishing May 10 to Sept. 1.
Special Orders. 6. relating to
election of Representatives Proposal
of Observation-Disclosures by plurality
on third ballot. Made special order
for 10 80 a. IN. on Thursday.
Ordered to Lies 81, amending
V. S. 297l, relating to voters in March
meeting.
The time for joint assembly having
arrived the Senate repaired to Repres.
entatives' hall.
Killed.-S. 81, relating to voters in
town meetings Killed with a few
votes favoring.
Third Reading. IS, 35, incorpurat-
ing Central Savings Bank at Barton
Landing.
Killed. S. 30 Providing for in
cooperating of local independent
churches.
Third Reading. H. 4S, to pay Tut
tie Company.
II. 81, to pay John E. Goodrich.
Bill Introduced. S. 81, by Sens-
tor Isham, of Cittenden, by request,
amending law relative to the practice
of emhalming.
Adjourned.
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HOUSE-AFTERNOON.

Thursday, Oct. 27.
Bills Introduced. H 236, by Kicker
of st Johnsbury, providing for build.
ing Jail for Caledonia county; tag
of not over cents for each of next
five years. Referred to special com.
mittee of members from Caledonia
county.
81 288, by Hiiliard Of Cabot, amend.
ing charter of Cabot village.
H 239, by the same, incorporating
Winooski lodge l. 0. G.. T., of Cabot.
Fl 240, by Aiken of Westmore, semi
monthly payment of wages by incor-
porations.
. II 242, by McGinn of Fairfield, to
equalize taxation; money loaned at
not more than AZ per cent on mort
gage shall be exempt.
H 243, by Blanchard of Newport,
providing clerical assistance for the
reporter of decisions; not over $500
annually.
H. PA, by Start of Bakersfield,
changing time of holding county
court in Franklin county.
H. 245, by Newton of Reading.
Requires fish and game commissioners
to close streams. Joint committee on
game and fisheries.
II. PAT, by O'Brien of Burlington,
for trout from August to May.
II. 24S, by the same, relating to
teachers certificates.
Third Reading. H. 1O6, Fire drills
in certain schools.
Passed. H. l47, Taxes personal
property where located, or where debt
or resides.
Substitute Bill. H. 249 Gives
Stowe authority to build water sys.
TEN.
H. 7G, approprlating 100000 fol-
Morrill, Hall. Passed, yeas ITO
nays a.
Adjourned
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Sold 3" All Druggists.

Buncombe, thy name is economy
Look at the record this Legislature is
writing Starting out with high ad
monitions to reduce expenditures,
economy got black eye in the Senate
on the first round, in the defeat of the
O'Sullivan anti .junket resolution.
Now, bills for increasing expenditures
are coming in by the bushel-a bill
to increase the salary of judges Of the
Supreme Court 1000 a year-aggre-
eating ST, 600 year; bill, sugar
coated with the name of Morrill,, to
PUNK $50, 900 in one lump into a
building for the agricultural aggrega-
tion at Burlington; bill to raise Gov
ernor's salary $1,000; ditto, superin-
tendent of education; bill to raise
pay of members to $40 day; bills
this county or that-and so on, and
on. Will some member, in the name
of economy, bring in a bill to make
the mileage OF men bers 90 cents a
mile intstead of 10 cents, coming and
returning by longest way round.
True, the railway fares are only from
&c to SC mile, and a thrifty man,
travelling on his own business, always
takes the shortest routes; but private
business is one thing and public bus
mess entirely another proposition.
Dump the whole batch of these bills
for public plumber into the waste has.
ket and let the State trundle along on
the old salary schedule. For every
office, from q judgeship or the govern
orship down, at the old salary rate,
there is a scramble the instant there
is vacancy, and often before
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HOUSE MORNING.
Friday, Oct. %,

Friday, Oct. 20.
Soldiers Home. H 80, appropriate
ing $40, 900. Third reading ordered.
Bills Introduced. H. $50, by
Aitken of Woodstock, relating to cleo
trio railways.
Fl. 25l, by the same, Providing
for disputes over farm crossings
H. 252, by Trumbull of Pawlet, re
lating to descent of personal estate.
Strikes out 50, 600 limitation.
II. 1853, by Dow of Coventry, for
relief of that town in repairing
bridges.
H. 254. by Smith of heffield In
creases yearly appropriation for nor
NAL schools from So, 600 to 81, 500.
H. 300, by Herrick of Highgate,
granting relief to town in permanent
work on highways.
H. 257, by Dartt of Springfield, au.
thorizing village to issue bonds
Fl. 258, by Redfield OF Hubbardton,
amending act defining time when road
commissioners shall report to State
commissioner.
II, 260, by Brown of Wilmington,
authorizing the Deerfeld River Com.
pany to issue bonds
H. 26l, by Parsons of Fletcher, re-
lating to the duties Of road commits
sioners.
H. 1858, by Pierce of Fairlee, pro-
hibiting firing bullets over Lake
Morey.
quiring specific appropriations for
municipal expenditures.
II. 267, by Waite of Hyde Park.
Service Of notice on absent defend.
ants in divorce cases can be made as
in other actions.
H. 300, by Bacon Of Elmore, to
preventing catching fish in Elmore
pond and Little pond.
protecting fish in Little Hosmer pond.
Mr.. Dartt OF Springfield, presented
a petition from the Daughters of the
Revolution and Colonial Danes ask
ing 81, 600 appropriation for bronze
tablets to Col. Seth Warner and Capt.
Remember Baker to be placed in the
STATE Capitol
Passed. H. 80. publication of
notice of listers meetings to hear
persons aggrieved,
Veal Calves H. 100, providing for
inspection of food, drugs, etc., was
read third time.
O'Brien of South Burlington, moved
to strike out Sec. 10 prohibiting sale
OF veal calves less than four weeks
old
Discussion followed. Motion lost,
also on amending four weeks to three.
Bill passed-few no votes.
Plurality. H. l6, plurality cleo
tion of representatives was taken up
as special order. Made special order
for next Tuesday at $50 p, III.
Passed. H. 10, registration of
births, marriages, divorces and deaths.
70 to Al.
II. 121, preservation of Hubbardton
battle monument.
H. 1873, examination of auditor S
report, accounts and vouchers
S. 81, relating to the Vermont
justice and public officer
Killed H. %, repeating the Act
of 1902 relating to practice of phar-
macy.
H. 10, formula to be attached to
packages of medicine.
II. 1872, relating to SEEMING in Lakes
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1t appears but right and proper that
House bill No. SO, should pass. This
provides for payment of certain snms
to various persons to reimburse them
for loss suffered by reason of the
slaughter of cattle and other stock
during the winter of 1902-l903. for the
purpose of preventing the spread of
the ailment known as the foot and
mouth disease 1t seems but right
that the State should stand portion
at least, of this loss, inasmuch ~ the
purpose of the slaughter was in the
interests of the whole State. Ii is un-
derstood, moreover, that only thirty per
cent of the actual value of animals
killed is asked for, as against eighty
per cent that has been paid for cattle
| killed because of tuberculosis. 1t is
hard to see why the State should not
pay SO reasonable claim as this fol
! which House bill 9a-provides.
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The railroad commission has sur
vived one more storm. What little
power it has had during the past two
years is still left to it. 1t appears to
be doomed, however. to ride around
upon the railroads of the State, re-
garded by the railroad officials as COM
paratively harmless and of little more
Importance than any other passengers
1t may have hearings and recommend
changes to be wrought by the rail-
roads, but in most cases the railroads
can disregard those recommendations
and act their own sweet will with i'm
punity, Railroad commissions in
some other States are real powers,
having authority to enforce their re-
Communications, subject to appeals to
the courts. The railroads must be
careful that they pay due regard to
the recommendations of the commits
sion, even though they do come with
ont the power to enforce, or some day
the people, as represented in the Gen
eral EAssenbly, will give such powers
to the commissioners as will make
them and not the corporations masters
OF the situation. 1t is to be regretted
perhaps that the author of the bill tt
abolish the commission in its entirety
did not go further into the wesknesse
of the present system, leaving the per
sonal element entirely out of consi1
Grafton. 1t might have opened tn,
eyes of some members of the Legisla
tura
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Thousands Cured.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has
cured thousands of cases of Piles.
II bought box Of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve on the recommendation
of our druggist. SO writes Q. H.
LaCroix, of Zavell, Tex, And used
it for stubborn case of Piles. 1t cured
me permanently. Sold by all drug
gists.
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HOUSE-AFTERNOON.
Wednesday, Oct. 26.

wednesday,, OcJ' 20.
Killed. - H. 27, making the exempt
savings bank deposit $500 instead of
50, 600.
Third Reading H. 76, appropriat-
ing $50, 600 for Morrill, Agricultural
hall; by standing vote of 80 to SO.
Passed IS 10, deposits of domestic
insurance companies doing foreign
business.
Bills Introduced. H 20l. by Mr..
Fits of Brattleboro, relating to bonds
of municipal officers
II. 202. by Mr.. Leisure of Readsboro,
incorporating Deerfeld River Power
Co.
H. 203, by Mr.. Broughton of Poult-
ney, relating to protection of fish in
Lake Bomoseen.
Special Order. H. 90, appropriate
ing a sum not exceeding certain
sum for the support of the vt. sol
dier's home. Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 27, at 3 O'Clock.
Joint Assembly "A joint assembly
was held to hear the report of the
joint committee canvassing votes for
county officers and justices of the
peace.
Justices elected to fill vacancies:
Leicester-Oliver q. Huntley.
observation-disclosures M. Woods
Lemington-Jesse S. Oovell.
Mount Tabor-Martin V. Sargent.
Roxbury-W. j. Webster.
Baltimore-Waiter A. Pollard.
Bill Introduced - H. 204, by Mr..
Trumbull of Pawlet, for the protec-
tion of public travel oompels cutting
of bushes, trees and shrubs within
boundaries of land owned by railroad
and other corporations.
Reconsldered Vote refusing a
third reading, H. 1870, relating to as.
sessment of county tax. Bill recon-
mitted to the judiciary committee.
Taken from Table. H CT. abolish
ing the railroad commission. Mr.
Start of Bakersfield, author of the
bill defended it, opposing the commits
sion on the ground that it is of no
practical value to the State and a
needless expense. 1t is simply polit-
ical office of use only for politicians
Mr.. Grout of Derby explained the
reason for the adverse report of the
committee on railroads. and urged the
necessity of commission.
In reply Mr.. Start said the commits
sion is controlled by the railroads
and because of this is of no use to
the people of the State.
! Mr. Kicker of st. Johnsbury eX-
planned briefly the action of the COM
mlttee.
Mr. Gslusha of Koyalton didn't be-
leve in this sort of retrenchment, and
endorsed the commission as worth sus-
tanning. Regarded IL as an easy med
ium for the people. and its reports as
throwing light on the railroad prob
lem.
Mr.. Campbell OF Rockingham thought
the railroad committee could not vel
report otherwise than adversely, witt
the testimony at hand.
Third reading refused, 80 to 68.
Bills Introduced. H. 205. by Mr.
Smith of Sheffield, to prevent doubl,
taxation. Money loaned at 4 per cen
or less, secured by mortgages on Yer
mont real estate, to be exempt to al
amount equal TO appraisal value o
land mortgaged as listed in town wer
situated.
Joint resolution from the Senate
adding two mmbers of each Hous
to the special Investigating oommitte
for State institutions; employing
stenographer and taking testimony
Adopted in concurrence.
Adionrned
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cushion arose, the bill was strongly
supported by Mr.. Agan-who intro
duced the bill-and others. Third
reading ordered-two or three dissent
ing votes.
Adjourned.
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SENATE MORNING.
Thursday, oct. ~.

Thursday, oct. ~.
Bills Introduced. S. SO, by Sen
Rowland, to incorporate village of
Poultney
S. SO, by Sen Carpenter, regulat-
ing practice of osteopathy
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SENATE-AFTERNOON.

Thursday, Oct ~
Bills introduced. IS 80, by Senator
Hswley. A person. who has not paid
his tax cannot vote in March meeting.
S 70, by Senator Prouty, amending
No. 80, of Acts of 1898, relating to
SEIZURE of certain devices for fishing.
S II, by Senator Hawley, by re-
quest, gives railroad commission
power to change the toll If upon hear
ing it seems proper. This power for
merly lay with the Supreme Court.
If railroad refuses to comply with Or
der of the commission changing tolls,
States attorney of the county in
which the trouble occurs shall prose-
cute the railroad. Appeal may be had
to Supreme Court.
S ~, by Senator Hawley, by re
quest, all overhead highway bridges.
wires, ropes, ETC., shall be not less
than 2 feet above the top of rails of
railroads.
5 70, by Senator Lawrence, to pay
O N Thomas for services in r K
Brown case.
Bills Signed. S 10. relating to de-
posits of domestic insurance compan-
les doing foreign business.
S 35, amending charter of Black
River Trust Company.
Having returned from joint session
the Senate adjourned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
CAT SAVED AFTER
3 YEARS In WALL
Pussy in Deep orevice Fed Daily
During Long Term Of I'M
prisonment.

New York, July 23.-After nearly
walls four stories high and only a lit
tie more than three inches apart,
cat has been rescued by means of a
lariat. The feline dropped into the
screvice when it was only few weeks
old, and has been there ever since
fed and cared for by families residing
lin, the buildings
The prison which it occupied so long
is between two buildings in East
Fourth street. The crevtce is closed
front and back, and even closed par
TALLY on top by tin roofing.
Efforts which the kitten made again
and again to climb up the slippery
walls only to fall back, were watched
with sympathy by the neighbors and
they became divided into two fac
tions-those who thought the kitten
ought to be killed and relieved Of its
misery, and those who held that while
there was life there was hope. The
latter fed the cat and gave it water
by means of a long string. Discon-
tented neighbors many times threw in
chunks of poisoned liver, but the ami
NAL never touched 1t.
Meanwhile the cat grew and every
effort was made 70 release 1t, but with
out success. A few days ago the story
became generally known and came to
the notice of an ex-cowboy, who, with
an old Iariat, soon dragged the cat
from Its prison., thus removing a
source Of much worry to the. Society
for Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals.