The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-19
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Dear Friends:-Another ; has
rolled around and here we gain.
OF course you read much our
doings here. besides what Vrite.
however, my many aequ lnees
may be bit interested In geek-
ly sayings. SO here goes az
II was easy to tell DEMO- from
Republicans last week Tues light /
while the election returns COM |
ing in by the smiles on II aces, |
and some of them shouted. was
kept up Wednesday morning as |
the "dems' here are good lows, !
many republicans joined in glee |
but not on the real issue" lubli-
cans do not take the matter )usly
but look upon 1t as an of yea ppen
ing once In q score of ye The
causes for the results are We lown
by my readers so | will NJ icuss
them at this time.
will add that George Ny dem
ocrat, member from Pownai very
sedate gentleman, had an ually
broad smile, at intervals. tn at
ter election, the weather b cool
and clear, when he said: is
pure democratic air and body
will feel better after BREATHE t." I
Now and then one of the few
| democrats here would say, ,nder
1 how Teddy likes the word lZzle'
now? Hope it won't make him * to
take his own medicine!"
The committees on highw and
bridges and appropriations a
meeting last week Tuesday ming
and jointly considered Mr. bits
bill aPpropriating 100000 ( high
ways. Members of the c, lttee
thought the amount sought too
large but the gentleman fro Jock
lngham was optomistic, and ught
the amount was too little II hing
and said that some members nted
to amend the bill and make $780,
900. When asked where the roney
was coming from Mr. Rabbit said
that II they approved of the + sure
the committee on approx ions
would take care OF the where 'hal."l
He suggested three means, 10 in
crease the revenue, inheritanc lxes,
an income tax of FIVE per cen; II is
the general opinion that the ~opri-
alton will be increased but haps
not to the extent suggested In TO bill
Mayor Burke OF Burlington r "a a
history of the good roads mo- nent
in that city. He is in favor Nond-
j ing to build the roads while I'll gov
ernor and many other leadln men
are not.
There is much heavy work T. ONE
before the legislature and II gins
to look as II the session would tend
well into December, as there I be
a Thanksgiving recess of severn lays
One morning last week at Il re-
quest of the chaplain the dew 'onal
/: exercises were varied by the racital
OF the Apostles creed, in which ~'any
= members joined. In his invc ltion
the chaplain prayed that the /, .isla.
tnre might avoid discord and vrang.
ling and that they would rem mber
their oaths Of Office and their party
, pledges. Chaplain Ford told re the
next morning that he thought his In
; novation bore fruit for within few
minutes the legislature became con
ciled by the Senate extending the
e olive branch to the House by reriest
: ing the recall OF the House b'l 10
called the trustee process bill hicl
D has different applications, such al
Z the Bowles bill. and the Cushman bill
j These bills are similar.
l. The shell OF the egg was br0ker
: again Friday morning when tho bill
was made special order. Severa
members were ready for deba'a II
n the House. when Mr.. Fletcher Of Cav
| oh In. 1. fu -
ner. moved that all after the oNact
ing clause OF the Senate bill be s'rick
I. en- out, and the bill known as Hnus,
u bill 10 be inserted In its place Mr.
a Fletcher who may we'll be called TIL
r "pacifcator," explained that this wa
l. the only way the matter could b re
ferred TO q conference committee
s. which will not only have the pnwe
l. to consider the bills in question bu
+ any others that have been introd iced
He believed they might as we'll begil
n now as later. The amendment wa
y adopted by almost a unanimous vote
n Before this is In type the new fac o
the conference bill viii be known.
], is TO be regretted that there Is an
II friction between the two branches O
the legislature. Even some poin ) @
D. administration measures are not ror
q CURED in, one being the WORTHLESS
e dog, spoken OF by the governor ~ hi
% message when the House killed IN
70 bill putting a double taxation or tn
noble quadrupeds. with hundred do
IS lar bond attachment.
IT. Normal school supporters. most a
" ways streng In the legislature, ver
v set back last Friday morning by ms
70 age OF the House bill providing 70
the training OF teachers in big
IN schools and academies. The NJ ani
ne ment offered by Mr.. Miller OF II h,
IN would give the board OF educ" 10
a control OF the teachers trainln
e course, instead Of the state suncril
IL tendent. Mr.. DaItt OF Springfield 70
iy merly state superintendent OF ed.,c
III ton aud Mr.. Bryant OF Ludlow y I'd
u strong speeches In favor Of the III
Il passed In the House and is now
TO the Senate. II Is very probable M
NJ many OF the teachers In our sat
e. who possess not. the natural ablt
nd and many who are aspiring for III
position, need effective training Z,
to the important work. After 30 v, n
NJ experience, more or less. along h