Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-11-18

any party pledges.
CalderwoOd Of St. JOhnsbury aud his
seat mate Fletcher Of Cayendish did not
agree as to the merits of the Senate bill
relating to trustee process.
The House killed the proposition to
elect the Highway Commissioner by the
Legislature. Within twenty-four hours
after the bill was killed the Governor
had appointed Mr.. Gates.
The morning that the trustee bills
were to come up in the House and Sen
ale the Chaplain of the House prayed
that the two great aud august bodies
might act in harmony aud that no strife
might arise to impair the good work of
this session.
Wednesday evening, November l6,
was set apart by joint resolution as an
evening for the public spirited citizens
| OF the state to meet aud exchange views
relating 10 the publicity bills aud the
making of "New Vermont.
CARL of Canaan is easily the wit of
the House. A bill was in the other day
to tax derricks, travelling cranes and
compressors, when Mr.. CARL arose and
asked il travelling crane was any con-
nection of the Murray Crane who trav-
elled about the country as a party har-
monizer.
The House has passed an automobile
bill which gives non residents a recl-
procity arrangement in this state.
A bill to cut down the savings bank
exemption from $4,000 to $1,000 was
killed without word of protest FROM
any one.
The Legislature has Iegaized the
Grand List of Morristowu, amended the
charter of West Derby, rechartered the
Soldiers Home and incorporated a score
of Cemetery Associations. So it would
not be fair TO say that nothing has been
done.
4 A committee is going to investigate
. the states detective service. It's safe
bet that the COMMITTEES will not employ
-, any spoilers to do the investigating.
II More railroad construction is likely tC
h result from this sessions work than /,
f usual.
u II looks like road from Norton t.
II Island Pond The inhabitants of Nor
5 ton cauuot reach any other town in tn,
state by team without going for SON,
Is miles in the Province of Quebec. 'rh,
It temper OF the House il favorable la tn,
L proposed road and the community t,
# be benefited may ms well extend thank
lie gently.
,r Bean OF Newport has introduced
ID bill preventing railroad companies from
3 shifting and shuutiug cars or making
D up trains over highway crossings in vii
,f lagos having more than 1900 population
A bill /" raise pay of Judges OF tn
% obate courts met with instant aud VIC
ID lent death The one to raise the paw O
u the Bank Commissioner aud the Attor
;" ney General will probably meet lk
T. fate.
That training course for teacher
:, fight seemed to he largely Windso
County affair. Dr.. Bryant of Ludlo,
tathered the bill Miller Of Bethel OF
Tered the amendment on which tn
: fight developed; Dart of Springfield
was the most vigorous supporter of til
bill aud Billings of Woodstock was out
spoken against the Superintendent u
Education.
The Board of Agriculture and Forest
ny got its appropriation of $4,000 with
out struggle of any kind Ii the High
way Department gets It's 100000 W
may indeed hope that Vermont is OF
the way TO realization of its dream
of New Vermont and if the small az
preparation asked for toy the puhlicjt
department meets with favor we ma
be reasonably certain that Vermont ha
taken step in advance.
!, II it is in order here we will say tina
=, this state will make better progress if
"A goes on with reasonable rapidity wher
the road seems clear than it will if
hesitates before each step. An occa
l.. sional stumble will not he so disastrou
ia as the delay caused by feeling out eac
>, step with cane.
il The proposed railroad from Morri,
% town to Montpelier which the Hons
" has chartered if built will open as fin
o. a country as can be found in Vernon
I'd The cemeteries OF the state seem t
lie be the only thing thus far which al
r. being properly developed.
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