St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-09
Dillingham; and Husband.
Their Work on immigration Bill
Other Matters in Washington
of Vermont Interest.
Washington, Feb. 8th:
Dear Old CALIFORNIAN =


me so near back home to Gods coun- /
try as the weekly visits of the venerable |
and venerated CALIFORNIAN. With the {
old North Star of my native town it was |
my first primer, and it has ripened and |
mellowed and improved with the years |
until it is now the most valued connect |
ing link between the old home and old |
Caledonia and the far off shifting scenes |
where are expatriated many other Yer |
duty and priced pleasure to read it from
beginning'to end every Thursday, and
then my mind goes back home and to
things Honey among the scenes and
friends who become dearer as the years
grow shorter and drift into the brighter
and happier past. I just couldn't help
this tribute it dubbed out spontaneous,
from pressure of feeling.
The urgent deficiency bill, in which was
the item of appropriation for the continu-
alton of the life of the immigration COM
mission until next December. came up in
the senate last Wednesday. Senator Dill
bingham made clear and concise state
ment as to the general work accomplish
ed by the commission in the three years
of its life, and gave in comprehensive
terms what the result would be if the ap-
preparation was not made IN order to en-
able the board to tabulate and codify the
result of its labors. Of course much of
the three years labor would go for moth
ing il it could not be put in understands
able condition, and the senator's state
ment was so eminently fair and satisfac-
tory that no determined opposition was
manifested by any senator. Not only
that, but no senator-after the Vermont
senator's Neutrality-suspicious. IN any
detail the value of the work or the neces-
sity for its orderly ending as proposed.
At date of writing the committee of con-
ference of the two houses has not acted
on the bill in this respect, but there is lit
tie doubt but that the item will remain
in the bill and become law The item
allowing the appropriation was amend
ed by the senate committee to provide
that no further field work be done by the
commission, and also providing that the
salaries of the commissioners shall cease
March 1st. The appropriation, there
fore, must all be used in office work here,
tabulating the mass of facts already
gathered, and the life of the commission
finally expires the fifth OF December next.
AS regards the office force of the COM
mission, outside the general work OF the
commission themselves, it is known and
conceded that Walter w. Husband has
been the bl aims and directing spirit. Who
Walter Husband is I will not attempt to
explain to any Caledonia county reader.
He has for three years been in practically
sole executive charge at the headquarters
office here, and to him should be credited
the large success of its work. 1t has
gathered together an infinite mass of
facts on every conceivable phase of immi-
grafton from the four corners of the
earth, and in so doing has well earned
for himself degree of executive ability
seldom excelled or even equalled by any
young man in official life. He has neces-
sarily made many acquaintance in Off
cial circles, and everyone is proud to call
him friend When his service on the COM
mission ends he will not lack for further
opportunities to distinguish himself, and
| his hosts of friends black home" may
confidently expect to be afforded further
! reason for being proud ofclaimlng him as
| their own.
VERMONT CASE IN SUPREME Court.
The Vermont case by which the United
| States supreme court will decide the con-
stitutionality or otherwise OF the federal
| corporation tax law is set for March
| 18th, but Mr.. Evarts informs me that it
| NAV be a few days longer before the
briefs in the case are heard. In any
| event, Vermont will have the honor OF
deciding this great question.
W. A. Dutton of Hardwick, w. B. {.
Stickney of Bethel and Attorney General
Sargent of Ludlow were in town few
DAYS ago on their way home from bus
mess trip west.
Col. Ham" Baldwin of Wells River
4 was here few days since on matters
pertaining to the Wells River postofice.
/ AS this is written the Ludlow post Office
is under investigation by government
officials. There are charges that the
mail of the Office has been tempered
with, but this is vigorously denied by
Postmaster Howe. In case he is given e
clean bill of health. as his friends surely
expect, he will be re-appointed to sue
coed himself
THE VERMONT MEMBERS.
Senator Dillingham; has introduced (
. bill to regulate the practice of osteopa
E thv in the District, which same is being
vigorously fought by both the OH
schools of medicine. Lively hearing
, will be had before the committee, but i
is likely that the bill will go through il
possibly an amended form.
Mr. Howard Buker of Jacksonville as
! | sumed the duties of clerk and secretar,
! to Representative Foster, February first
Representative Foster will deliver al
| address at the First Congregations
church in this city on Lincoln, next Fri
day evening, and the next day. the ami
| versary of Lincoln's birthday, will ad
!, dress the Young Mems Republican Clu1
at New Haven, Conn.
During the discussion of the agricul
tural appropriation bill in the Hous
last week Representative Foster mad
his usual earnest effort to knock the gar
? den seed item out of the bill, and a
!. usual, was defeated by large majority
4 This is perquisite which the averag
!. member is extremely reluctant to lose
$ and it is likely that the rural communi
!. ties will be furnished with free seeds for
: long time to come. The southern mem
( bers are especially tenacious of this priv
ilege, and it is probable that had it no
been for democratic votes the practic