The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-08

law is TO be made and such a COM
promise as a bill granting $40
Exemption with the provisions OF
he Cushman bill applying 10 the 60
ectlon OF all debts above that sum
Say be the result
GOV. Mead has pretty much clean
d up the appointments he has 70
make. the only one of Importance
.emaining being that of cattle com
missioner. Last week he appoint
ID John W. Titeomb Of Lyndonvllie
state fish aud game commissioner.
Deputy Warden Harry Chase OF Ben
sington. had many warm support
,rs for this place and would pro-
,ably have received the appoint
nent had not man Of Mr.. Tit
,omb's experience in such matters
,eep In the field The governor
llso appointed the municipal court
Judges last week. among them be
.ng r. II. Holden of Bennington.
Speaker Howe tried his one SEES
sion day plan last Tuesday and II
worked so poorly that one trial
vas enough The idea was to give
he whole morning to committee
york but lack of rooms TO hoio
meetings. In and the fact that most
If the members are on several COM
nittees and could not solve the
problem OF being In more than one
)lace at the same time prevented
"a being a success. The bulk oi
he members spent the morning
Sllling time, no easy task In Mont
)elier. and were so thoroughly dis
ynsted with the effort that no fur
her trial of the plan haas been
attempted.
The attempt by the friends OF the
lormal schools to have the vote
passing the teachers training course
,ill reconsidered in the Senate
Monday evening, TO permit which
10 business wae allowed to be trans
ieted at the previous session OF the
senate. was neatly frustrated by
quietly sending the bill to the
House where the Senate amend
nent was concurred In and the bill
.ushed TO the Governor for his sig
nature. So when the normal school
men got around to Jake up the
reconsideration Of the vote they
found the bill had already become
Jaw. Ii was clever bit OF WORK
.arrIed out with neatness aud DIS
patch and the discontinue OF the
FORMAL school lobby was sad tc
behold. while superintendent OF
Education stone pussy-footed about
.he corridors wearing a smile oi
he wont come off brand. Gov
Mead was also some pleased and Y
s said the rapidly With which hs
affixed his signature To the bill
places him IN the front ranks o.
The ready writer's. The bill tc
make the office OF state superinten'
lent Of education appointiye IN
stead OF elective has been kilied
so that when the committee 10 WISH
The normal school OF Castleton has
made It's report. the motive OF whici
Z pretty well understood III advance
and the bill for high grade cehtra
nofmal school has been passed th'
state normal schools, as they nov
exist, viii be pretty thoroughly oui
II business The fight 10 chang
the normal school system Of thu
state has been long and at time
bitter. but Gov Mead has turned
he trick az last
Tihe legislature IL getting afte
passenger rates on some Of the rail-
roads Of the state and Joint reaolu
dons we're adopted by the Hous'
Z Wednesday directing the atiorne.
general 10 conduct an investigation
I before the public service commits
slon 10 determine whether the rate
I ehareoa on the Rutland and tn
Montpelier 4 Wells River road
are excessive. The resolution reiai
ing ID the Rutland road was intro
dnesd By Mr Stone Of wailingfor
and that relating 10 the Montpele
& Wells River road by Mr.. Calder
wood of 81. JohnsbuTy. Mr. calde'
wood ssld that this road had recent
~ raised its mileage rate 10 ihrs