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Some Breezy Observation From the
State Capitol


Some Breezy Observation From the
State Capitol
Montpelier. Nov. 7, '0S.
The Solons treated the tercentenary
bill with proper consideration in the
House Monday by voting the $4,000
as called for by the bill There were
nearly three times as many nays r
as yeas" on the proposed amendment
TO cut down the amount to $4,000
Some wanted to appropriate $4,000
while a few others had concealed
thoughts that to vote nothing would
be the proper thing to do. But that
would not be right, inasmuch as the
committee appointed al the session Of
% has done it's work well and en-
listed the state Of New York and the
United States, as we'll as the Canad-
ian government in behalf of the pro
iect New York Will give 100000 or
more and the Canadian government
quite a number of thousands.
The tercentenaTy celebration Of the
discovery Of Lake Champlain by Sam
uel Champlain will take place in July
of next year, and probably will be the
biggest celebration Vermont has ever
had So it is up to the people In q
very large extent of territory besides
our own commonwealth to even now
begin to save pennies to attend the
great and grand event.
The House of Representatives was
/ in session presidential election day,
forenoon and afternoon. From 1880
to 2:30 O'clock the members voted I'M
! the secretary of states Office There
were 22G votes cast, 1913 republicans,
80 democrats and one prohibitionist
/ OF these 1873 were representatives., 4
were senators and "a were employees,
officers and state house attaches. In
/ the evening quite a number of the
members went to the Representatives
hall where the returns from the cleo
ton from all parts of the United
States were read every five minutes.
/ We stayed there until 10 o'clock and
then came down into the city and read
the reports on the flash light bulletins
until midnight Cheers were fire.
quently given by the big crowds be-
cause of the great republican victory.
Governor Hughes success In the state
OF New York caused much rejoicing.
Well it's all over for four years more
and there's no doubt that President
Taft will hold down the lid all right
! would rather have cast my vote
in my own town. but il counted one
with the others up here. Governor
Prouty did not 90 to his home at New
port to vote, and was the first one "a
hand his ballot to Secretary Of State
Bailey here Now we will listen for
the disturbance Of the man who told
YOU so" II may console my demo
cratic friends 10 remind them thai
Billy Bryan says that he had rather
be a member Of congress than presi
dent. and from Nebraska It looks nov
as if the legislature of his state woulC
re-eleci him to the United States sen
ate as successor to Burkett, republi
can, whose term expires March
] 1911
Quite a poser was hurled at tho
gentleman from Hartford when asked
what's the difference between {
stone and a rock2' Mr Bacon haC
been arguing IN the house that al
, stones. loose or otherwise. should b.
thrown out of the highways once II
80 days | was reminded then tina
the road commissioners Of my towi
had been pretty faithful in fulfllin.
that function of the law The "loos,
stone" man carried his point as Il d
left for the commissioner TO take on
those not loose. and rocks. at his dis
erection, while doing his regular worl
] on the highways.
When you come TO think of it, on
q Of the greatest triumphs Of a nationa
election day and night is the swift
collection, tabulation. yerification an,
conn rieOn OF the votes cast by abou
fifteen millions of people The worI
is done by the newspapers and thei
agents all over the country. and tn
, comprehensivenes Of the task. whicl
, enables the people TO learn the result
in such a short time, Is one Of th
greatest feats of journalism.
The Thanksgiving arrangement
, can now proceed Everything seem
, to have been ordained and arrange
TO harmonic with the occasion.
There is every reason TO ASSUME
! that a close scrutiny of the Oyste
bay ballots will show at least on
vote for Dear y z 30 Yes, am
| young Theodore cast his first vot
, there, too Once in @ while ! am ii
J a query here The other evening a
1 / was walking down State street
| voice from window in the tourtl
/ story Of a mig building shouted 'hey
r there, catch this letter." AS tn
hour was quite late and there wer
: not many people on the street l ash
1 ed II it was me he meant. Yes" h
=. replied, please put this letter In tn
) first mail loX."
"All right, ! will do SO" said ], ant
! down came The letter fitting throug
b the cool air / do not know whethe
! the gentleman knew me or NO
j didn't know him, II ! had possibly
might have asked him later for
3 chew Of spruce gum,
F. The next morning while walkin
. mp Main street n young man asked m
E II was not a lawyer When | reptile
in the negative he said that h
thought ! was aud that he had an iu
port0nt case and as he lived In al
adjoining town ne wanted goo
Montpelier attorney TO attend To
f-n. .nf trii i'm the vs.
the Hermit but would have. had h
not been so serious recommends
n Capitol city lawyer to him an
from latest accounts he is getting o
we'll with his troubles.
But perhaps the best case OF mis-
taken identity was the one when, "a
ter | had left the dining room on
noon for a 1880 session In our con
mittee room at the state house,
transient guest asked my landlddy
the gentleman who just went out wa
4 q clergyman,
j II don't think he Is" she ropucJ
!. "but he's good fellow, and awful
inllVl"