The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02
HERMIT or wooDFoRp
His Regular Weekly Letter From the
State Capital.

tons for various things made by the
present legislature already amount to
nearly half a million dollars. and It is
conjectured that before the session
closes it will have the appellation of
the million-dOllar session. Look at
this as you may. It shows that some
thing is doing" Some will maintain
that this Is extravaganza but in all
probability the enterprises for which
the big sums are given will return full
value in time and il would not be lust
to assume OF presume that a leglsla-
ture 50 intelligent as this one is
would do things unwisely Let Us
hope not,
The Montpelier Daily Journal says
that the new tax commission bill is
fairly comfortable little appropria-
ton all by itself II calls for three
members at a salary of $4,000 a year
with $4,000 more for clerical assis-
lance, also travelling expenses. Call
1t $4,000 and add another step to the
million dollar mark toward which the
assembly Is steadily climbing.
The first bill from the taxation com.
mission met with disfaYor when it
struck the House. The II per cent.
penalty and its apparent attempt to
Interfere with the towns private bus.
mess were what killed it.
Montpelier is ahead of Bennington
! In the moving-picture business. There
are four places within two minutes
walk of each other, which are all good
but the Palace takes the lead. |
understand that all these places are
well patronized every afternoon and
evening. Many of the men Of via
dom" take them In.
When the yeas and nays were de-
manded In the House the other day.
and Tyler Goodells name was called.
he answered by saying, Il always vote
| as | drink, and that's yes"
The other day walked out to where
! stopped when a member In "a. Four
minutes took me there. No changes
materially In the IA years only the
people. AS was passing by the big
residence where the late Tommy Ven
able and had rooms an old gentle,
man, David Fuller. aged SO years.
briskly walked from the house to the
street. | told him that ii years ago
this was my stopping place. asked
! him where Mr. Weston, the former
owner was, and he replied that he
was in Boston. The old gentleman
was pleased to see me and we had a
! pleasant chat. Had there been a
lapse of 20 years since l was here ]
would have been reminded of Rip Van
! Wrinkle, and / was somewhat, as II
was
GnaaLfpo of ohopgae "a ,.eo,.r 49,
the city was not ablaze with electric
lights. as now; there were no electric
cars then; no telephone or postoffice
In the state house, no moving pictures
and several other things which do not
come TO my mind at this moment OF
course similar progress has been made
In many other towns Verify Yer,
monters are a progressive people.
A bill passed the house this morning
granting the governor power to issue
a proclamation TO hunt and shoot
game birds. before the opening of the
deer season, November g. now the
rain has come, ! am sure will please
my sporting friends down that way
and In all parts Of the state. That is
what | thought when ] voted for rs
passage
Richard Standish. with whom ! an
stopping, had pleasant experience
this morning. by finding a big bucl
deer al the back door OF his market
The buck was sent to Richard by hi,
friend, Edwin S. Meigs OF Canada. Tn,
state game and fish warden. II. T.
Thomas who is in the city. went forth
with TO Mr.. Standish, telling him tina
the deer was the property Of the state
OF Vermont that he must not cut Il
and that the railroad company would
have to pay 800 for delivering tn,
animal
"All right" said Mr. Standish witt
a concealed smile.
After saying I'm have Attorne!
Fits attend 10 this matter" Mr. Tho
mas walked away However. but I;
few minutes elapsed before Mr.. Tho
mas telephOned Mr. Standish to &,
ahead. cut up the deer and do any
thing he liked with the yenison. an'
the next time he called the cigar
would be az his expense. Meantim,
the fish and gene commissioner hat
learned that the deer had been sen
from Canada and ruse" friend
just for a Joke had complained o
Mr.. Standish In some cases II is
good thing 10 be put wise"
II is a bit bewildering how quickl
some Of the bills pass the House ant
become laws in that body One goo,
cid farmer from "Hayville' remarkel
today that II is doe so darned quicl
that sometimes he hardly know
whether 10 vote yea or nay. But
notice that nearly all the rural mem
bers study their printed bills so as I
understand them.
At the Blanchard opera house L
night Is one OF those down east
plays and a large number Of the fal
mers will attend. and many of tn
professionals
The House has had three squat
bles" this week over the adjournmen
for presidential election, and eac
time the vote has been nearly two I
one No" So the House will meet I
session Monday afternoon for bus
ness as usual-if there be a quoruT
present Many of the members wen
home Friday p m just the same on
a goodly number will 20 Saturda
morning. Those who are here Tuei
day will vote here,
S. NJ. Bowles.