The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-10
wooDFoRD Hz7Hirs LETTER
Some More Doinco IA and Around the
State CAPITAL


sun. cool air, this NJ nday morning
are good health-givers and lung-ex-
panders and from appearances the
lawmakers | haye seen on the streets
and i'm dining rooms will be all ready
for business when the gayei drops
this evening in Representatives hall
at 1890: the first time this session,
when the solons have been called TO
order for business at that hour.
Fully one-half of the members went
to their homes after adjournment on
FRIDAY night and Saturday morning,
and it is probable that those who
stayed at the capital city relished
venison dinners Sunday as well as
those who we're at home. Venison
was on the menu yesterday at all the
hotels and restaurants and boarding
houses. One member, from town
not so far back, either, was heard to
say that he liked hedgehog meat bet
ter than venison even If il is called
worthless animal So you see that
appetites differ, same as all other
things.
It is always best to have an anchor
to windward, DO matter what the UNI
dertaklng in which one is engaged. !
have no doubt but big majority of
the legislators have in mind what
they are here for, yet it is noticeable
that now and then a member viii
make an utterance which tends to
show that he would like to have some
petty grievance In his town adjusted
by passing a state law An idea
seems to prevail in his mind that bus.
mess should be done like that in the
annual March meeting at home and
that his town only is to be Cooked
out for However. ] think that the
number Of these is lesser than of
those who are "lelsurely bent" and
don't nina how they vote on bills Of
minor. or even greater Importance.
and do so because others after the
maner born do so. It IS not always
for the best for men Of wisdom" to
follow the band wagon, unless it is
headed in the right direction.
II. Bill No. 234. introduced by Mr.
Battell of Middlebury, one Of the
fathers in the House to provide for
publicity all campaign expenses, is
rather drastic In its measures. Mr..
Battell's bin now pending provides
that each candidate for office file with
in seven days a statement In writing
OF expenditures and specific nature of
such item and purpose for which It
was expended. r. also provides a fine
OF $1,000 and one year Imprisonment.
a member at my elbow says Gee
whizz. If the committee reports that
this bill ought 10 pass and It becomes
a law and Is enforced, some OF the
big ones would squirm more than the
little ones"
Evergreen trees and bees we're
used for filters at the afternoon ses.
sion Of the House Friday and notwith.
standing the fact that many members
dropped out to take trains for home
considerable business was transacted.
The evergreen bill, otherwise call.
ed the Christmas tree bill was passed
Thursday Since then letters have
come pouring In on members telling
them OF the hardship the law placed
on the dealers II It should take effect
at once. They do not object to the
law but believed that they should moi
be legislated oct of existence. when
their contracts We're made for the
year. One man informed Or. BRYANT
OF Ludlow who made the statement
from the floor. that If the bill became
a law on its passage Il would mean Z
!. loss TO him OF $4,000. which Is primf
facie evidence of the great value o.
these young trees which have FOL
n years been allowed to be cut by thu
landowners The Hermit" has al
ways protested against 1t. and Sc
4 should any ore who believes In IN,
4 conservation of our forests and mm
bermen, too, for future growth Of tim
4 Der on their land. II Is within
bounds TO say that in my own tow
during the last 90 years. 100000 o
y these best OF all thrifty little trees
\ and some not so small. have been Gu
4 and hauled away by out OF town par
n ties and the pric paid did not averag,
4 two cents apiece. The present bill
n provides for 25 cents to be paid an,
i one-half OF this amount to 20 to tn,
state, so that II would be a revenue
Il producing measure Fifty cents.
i opine, would have been nearer right
i After Mr.. Martin Of Brooklne. an,
n others. urged that action be recon
Il mended. the House amended the bill
4 making II take effect at its passage
for II to take effect February I. III
4 and II the Senate concurs Il will b,
a come a law.
House bill No. 60 granting munic
n pal suffrage to women occupled mos
s. OF last Thursday afternoons session.
Those who remained at the Men
Forum after service Sunday mornIn
M at Bethany church we're edited by r,
marks made by Lieutenant Governo
T. Leighton p. Slack. on Mexico. its 90,
eminent and people Mr.. Slack "a n
able man and Vermont made no mi
take In electlng him to the Office h
II now holds. Governor Mead ais
4 spoke. "'
George Briggs, the bright voup
member from Searsburg went 10 Re-
nlngton Saturday to see his brothe
who is recovering from typhoid feve
George was In his seat when N
House was called to order Nonda
evening "''u'
" That was dait,htf..t