The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-11-17
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Rutland, Vermont


alton had been made
The disagreement between the Sc
ate and House over the trustee pro
cess bills saems in a fair way to b'
settled this week In way that vii
save the honor of the Republican
party Action has been taken By
| both bodies which VIII lead To {
conference committee that II il
hoped will be able TO straighten ou
the tangle in way than viii leave
no sores. II is a pretty safe bel
that in the end the Senate 'wili
back down and allow the passage Of
some kind ol bill that will carry
out the platform pledge { the party
The members OF the Senate whc
are supporting the so-called Cush
man bill have been hearing from
their constituents and the Demo
cratic successes of last Tuesday al
80 gave force to the argument that
is being put up to them, which Is
II platform pledges are not Tweed u
to Vermont will soon join the Dem.
ocratic column.
tween the state superintendent OF
education and the state normal
schools. which ragged so flereely two
years ago and which has been con-
tinued this session. came to head
Friday when the state superintend-
ent scored an important victory IN
the passage by the House of bill
establishing teachers training cours-
les In high schools and academies.
There was the most bitter fight OF
the session before the House passed
II and 1t was not accomplished until
Mr.. Wall OF Dorset, had secured an
amendment In the interest of the
smaller towns of the state. BY Mr..
Walls amendment the money to pay
Tor these courses will come from
the state treasury and not from the
school money that is now apporitone'
among the towns.
There Is quiet general feeling
in the General Assembly that the
normal schools of the state. as at
present conducted, have outlived
their greatest usefulness and some
sort OF a change, perhaps by the es-
tblisahment of one central school, Is
very likely to be made A bill
which has been introduced TO ere
ate state agricultural school, and
which contains provision to utilize
the normal school at Randolph for
that purpose, is an indication Of the
trend of the feeling.
The governor last week made som
Of his long delayed appointments
and they were promptly confirmed
by the Senate. The appointments
aupIa 10 Soup AZ . 10 esoul DION
lin, to be highway commissioner for
two years o. l.. Martin OF Plainfield
to be commissioner Of agriculture for
two years; DR. q, s. Foster of Put
ney, to be supervisor OF the insane
for six years; Frank G. Williams
OF Newport,to be bank commissioner
for two years; j. f. Cushman OF
Burlington, to be commissioner OF
taxes for two years and DR.. &. >.
Caverly OF Rutland. 10 be a. mem
Der OF the state hoard of health foi
six years These are all reapp0int-
ments and are SO generally conceded
to be deserved that GOV. Mead 10
receiving many congratnlations on
making them. Gov, Mead also ap-
pointed last week Hon. John l.. Lew
is OF North Troy member OF the
penal institutions board The Other
appointments TO b emade by the gov
governor. chief among which are
10 be mlyie by the
those OF cattle commissioner and
member OF the public service com
mission, are still in the air Friend
OF Fred l.. Davis. the present cattle
whom the governor
has said he would not reapDoint,are
still active In his behalf and the
members Of the legislature from Rui
land county have signed petition
asking for his reeappolntment This
action II rather Interesting for the
man. whom il Is unacr}iood tn. gov
ernor has picked out for the place
l.. II. Cook OF Dandy. comes from
that county
NJ ]. Hapeood OF Peru. was
visitor at Montpelier all VI last weef
He Il Interested IN several bills aud
planning his views One OF the
bills Mr Hapgood would like TO see
become a Law Is 20 change the form
Of the ballot 50 as TO make splitting
ticket more easy and simple than
Ii now IL
Hon. J. X nalchelder of Arlingto
vas also Montpelier visitor last
week. being interested II IL under
stood. III getting through the House
the bill TO ALLOW railroads 20 ass Ell
ther steam OF electricity as motive
power. This bill Is understood 70
be III tha interests of the Benning-
ton 4 North Adams Street Railway
Company 90 the New York. New Ha
ven 4 Hartford Railroad, which con
trolls Il. can run steam trains into
Bennington. TIE bill went through
both houses all right but struck a
snag when Il reached tie governor,