Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-26

Montpelier, Oct @
This is the legislatures gay week. Not
that the members have been getting TOO
gay. but ladies have visited the capitol
In large numbers and society has made
demands that could not be set aside What
with the reception, and the ball. and the
supreme court sessions, and hearing on
important measures. in addition TO the
regular daily sessions of the general as
sembly, there has not been a dull hour in
the whole week, and the lawmakers will
be excused for going home Friday for
respite from the dizzy whlrl.
The House entertained itself and the
Senate and a great many outsiders on
Tuesday afternoon with a spirited debate
over Mr.. Senter's joint resolution pro-
viding for a special committee to inves-
tigate the cattle commission and its dis
eased meat deals. Mr.. Senter stoutly
maintained that there wasn't any poll
ucs in his resolution-he was only anX-
ious that something should be done to
protect the cattle industry and the fair
name of the state. But he was alone In
his spoken advocacy OF the measure The
House did not lean his way, and did not
believe in Chasing the ghosts Of dis
eased cattle" as the gentleman from Hyde
Park put it. The fact that the judiciary
good care of II was enough for the House,
and the resolution was dismissed on
yea and nay vote of 40 to 66.
Inc Monday night hearing on capital
punishment and woman suffrage was very
largely attended and much interesting
talk was INDUCED in on both sides Of
both questions; but at the close it was
not easy to guess what the Legislature
would do with either. The sentiment for
the retention of capital punishment, in
some form, seems fairly strong
The bill providing for the retirement OF
judges OF the supreme court at the age
OF 60 or 20, according to the terms Of SER
vice, was adversely reported by the ju-
dietary committee on Tuesday morning
and killed without a word said in its IA
vor. The House also declined to enter
into the controversy over the election Of
states attorney in Bennington county
and rejected a joint resolution looking
that way.
The substituting of fairs was brought
into prominence again the first of the
week by the Introduction of a bill pro-
viding that any agricultural society which
has held three annual fairs shall be en-
titled TO receive state aid to the extent Of
20 per cent of the amount it pays in pre-
miums In any one year; but societies ad-
hitting questionable exhibitions or devices
10 their grounds shall forfeit the aid they
would otherwise get.
Fish and game are getting the usual
amount OF attention, and bills calling for
special legislation to meet the needs OF
dlnerenu localities are being tossed in
dlscriminately into the hopper.
Mr., Senter continues hot on the trail OF
diseased meat, and has a bill in imposing
a heavy penalty on anybody who sells
meat known to be ''passe."
The reception given in the executive
chambers on Tuesday evening was an
enjoyable social function. Mrs Proctor
and Mrs Prouty were assisted in re-
celvlng by the wives OF former governors
and acknowledgements while members
OF the governors executive family and
stan ofhciated as ushers. The chambers
were handsomely decorated, and Whit
tiers orchestra discoursed fine music
Informal social intercourse was INDUCED
In ad libitum in the brilliantly lighted
representatives hall and the scene was
an animated and attractive one.