The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-01-12
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Weekly Budget from the Banners
Special Correspondent
MontpeIier, Jan. 5, ~.

being a good one, l viii begin my
weekly letter
AS was predicted the woman's suf-
frage bill did not pass. and last
Thursday it was defeated by a vote
of 126 to 81.
Plainly speaking, | viii reiterate
what have said before, that | do not
believe the women are at all anxious
for the right TO vote on the liquor
question. How. many Of my readers
have ever heard them say that they
wanted to crowd around the polls
with the men? And If they did have
that right | am inclined to think that
many more Of them would vote yes
than is even dreamed of, inasmuch as
the present local option license law
is the best that Vermont ever had,
and learned women know 1t.
In closing my remarks on this
theme, will say that to keep order
in the House during the debate OH the
woman suffrage bill Speaker Howe
had TO wraD so hard with his gayel
that he split his desk
A report on the trustee process bill,
which has been before a conference
committee several weeks is long over
due, but probably will come to light
again soon with concessions that
may about half please those con
tingents" most interested.
Many of the men of wisdom attend
ed the various churches today. A
goodly bunch" followed the Her
nit" to Bethany church this morning
Nineteen new members united with
that good old church at this service
The weather has been lovely and
mild today. In the afternoon there
was party of about 200 skating
on the Winooski river, all city folks.
1t looks now as if the time is near
at hand when Vermont will have but
one normal school. Last week there
was warm discussion and while the
upholders of the present normal
schools at Castleton, Randolph and
Johnson held their end of the argu-
ment well, II seems to me at this
time that the. final climax will soon
be for one Normal school in the
state, which would better facilitate
the training for teachers and be bet
ter all around The large amount Of
literature which has been placed on
the desks Of members advocating the
one normal school idea has been Civ
en- careful consideration and no doubt
each member will strive to exercise
his best Judgment In the matter. One
of the representatives. who is new
one, said to me the other day that
one should have the brains OF Phila-
delphia lawyer TO keep track of all
the questions and measures that come
up in rapid succession, one after an
other, to give them proper considera-
ton. There is food for thought In
his assertion, even with old mem
bers.
There is a big band OF lobbyists
here, in about equal numbers, for the
three schools to be retained, on the
one hand, and for the one normal
school on the other The text with
the careful and conservative members
Is: Wen do the best we can The
next one you meet will say, never
mind how well we do. well be dam'd
IL we do. aud dam'd II we DON'T
Quite so.
At various times commissions have
been appointed by legislatures to in
spect the systems OF the three nor
NAL schools and the reports have in
yariably been that the system was
poor and the schools not up to the
standard. Notwithstanding the fact
that during the past y years the
state has appropriated over S225.00O
for their maintenance and consider
ing that the property Of these schools
Is not owned by the state, the contri-
buttons have been extremely liberal.
Good authority makes II plain that
the present system has been shown
10 be entirely inadequate TO our
needs, so the sooner one good up-to-
date school is established the better
Il will be for the welfare OF the
state.
II is now past midnight, big snow
fakes are falling and the weather is
moderatlng.
Monday morning. Jan. 3. II rained
after midnight, weather like spring
time.
A large amount OF business will be
done in the legislative halls this
week beneath the golden dome.
There will be a long session this
evening. The bill legallzlng the
quadrennial appraisal and grand list
OF the town OF woodford Tor the year
1910 has passed the House and Sen.
ate and been signed by the governor.
Gov. Mead made two good appoint
ments when he named T G. Bronson
Of Hardwick and II. l.. Hatch OF Stat
ford trustees Of the state Agricultural
school at Randolph. The governor
has scored most cverytlme on his ap'
pointments. and Is making good In
other ways.
II Is my good pleasure to occasion
ally see Hon. Horace w. Bailey here
who was the noble Senator ses-
sion Of 1894. when / was a member OF
the House. Senator Gibson OF Ben
nlngton who was leading member
Of the Senate that year. will readily
recall his acquaintance with Mr.
haley. lie was now L. s marshall
ana has an Office In Rutland.
The general sentiment around th,
State House Ia that the income tar
amendment to the Federal consttu
ton viii be ratified by the legislature
There seems to be a desire for TIT
al over the state.
A leading member suggests that
; would he the proper thing 20 add
clause to tho pure food law that a
Vermont products raised aud made j
the state should be labelled grow
In Vermont" or made In Vermont
A good idea. Then no Vermont Pre-
, Idvrts would no aoid ng Maine Pre-