The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-15


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write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
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timely words from her will show
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both.
A bill was reported from the in
vestigaUing committee in the Senate
on Thursday afternoon relating to the
investigation of State institutions. 1t
provides for the appointment of three
commissioners by the Governor to in
vestigate further the institutions that
have been partly investigated and also
investigate Other institutions with
the assistance of the attorney general
and report to the Governor, who shall
take proper action under existing laws
The bill was read twice and under a
suspension of the rules ordered to third
reading, read third time and passed.
The Governor has received the resig.
nation of Clark O. Fits of BIattle-
boro as a member of the State board
of library commissioners and has ap-
pointed Hale K. Darling of Chelsea
as commissioner to fill the vacancy,
also designating HIM as chairman of
the board.
The General Ass molly made good
selection in Linus Leavens to serve
as third member on the court of
claims. Mr.. Lesvens was faithful
and thorough worker on the sub-in-
vestigatiDg committee.
The idea of making appropriations
for State expenses so to conform with
the fiscal year is good, as is also that
of dividing the amounts set apart for
the various institutions by twelve and
permitting only the monthly allow :
ance to be drawn at a time. Hard
wick Gazette.
The Governor has appointed the fell
lowing to be the first State board of
osteopathic examination and registra-
ton: W. W. Brock of Montpelier,
for three years; Guy E. Loudon of
Burlington, for two years; FL. X.
Sherburn of Rutland, for one year.
The Governor has signed bills of
the following titles: An act to pro-
tect the monument and burial lot of
William French at Westminster, Vt.
an act relating to the powers Of Off
GERS, Of municipal corporations; an act
relating to voters in city. town and
village meetings. an act to incorporate
the Montpelier and Northern Traction
Company.
That investigating committee led by
Senator Fletcher of Cavendish and
composed of Senators Lord and Isham
and Representatives Miles of Barton,
Chedel, Davis of Chester, Wall and
Slade. which was sent ON the unpleas-
ant mission of exposing to the sunlight
of public inspection the inside work.
ings of the State institutions with the
object of finding out what was wrong
there, certainly did it's duty in fear
less manner. Their recommended ons
are straight from the shoulder and are
intended to aid in purging the insti-
buttons OF all semblances of graft and
poor management.
The Senate slaughtered the weekly
payment bill without word being
said in its defense or vote being cast
for it, 1t was reported adversely and
the report was sustsined-that was
all, 1t is expected that the friends
of the bill will now attempt TO rush a
bill through the House providing for
bi-weekly payments Of wages and
thus compel the Senate to put itself
on record again, hoping that this bill
containing in modified shape the
principles of the first bill may have
some chance of becoming law.
Senate and House in joint assembly
elected on Thursday Frank Williams
of Newport, Lucius Leavens of Cam
bridge and Frank Plumley of NORTH
field, judges of the court of claims.
The first and last named were re-
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