The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-01-26
BENNINGTON CouNTY's REPRE-
sENTATIvRs IN MONTPELIER.
A Close-to-Hand View BY the Jour
nails Special Correspondent al
the Capitol.


nails Special Correspondent al
the Capitol.
Montpelier, Jan. g4.--t6pecial =
This IL likely to be the last week
OF the session OF the Legislature
and everybody connected with /,
is rejoicing. As a plain matter o.
fact everyone 10 tired out, many arr
sick and the epidemic OF colds ant
grip that has been raging for the
past two weeks has made home lool
pretty good TO the members.
II is plain TO be seen that tht
work IN getting on the nerves OF al
connected with II end debates In tht
House are marked by acrid person
alities that has more than one
called out remonstrance from tn
speaker.
Last week saw the finish OF tht
great normal school fight when tn,
bill making provisions for the con
tinuation OF the schools at johnson
aud Castleton went through the Sen
ate by vote OF two to one. Gov
Mead Kept up the fight rs long al
he could but was beaten at ever.
point by the normals. II has beef
great fight and the administia
tons defeat about the worst eve
sustained by an administration II
recent years. The bill, which start
ed out as central normal schoo
proposition, came out with no refei
ence whatever In II TO such a schoo :.
II was the governors pet projec
and the two schools that he set ou
to wipe off the map have come ou
In better shape than they ever wer,
before. There Ia some fear that th
governor may yet win out by
pocket veto OF the bill, but he ha
been Informed that the friends o
the johnson and Castleton school
will not allow the legislature to ad
journ until he has either signed o
vetoed the bill. They do not pre-
pose TO adjourn and have the bill
die on the governors desk.
Last week also witnessed the Bit
railroad fight In the House and tn
victory In that body OF the Bosto.
& Maine road in It's effort to Sc
cure the right to take land of tn
Central Vermont road at Brattle
boro to allow il to build Its ow
line from South Vernon to Brattle
buro. This Is the biggest railroa
fight a Vermont legislature ha
seen In years and 1t has attracted
a lobby that has filled the corridor
OF the state house. The Centra
Vermont officials have been livint
here for the past two weeks in thei
special train and attornies iron
Providence. r. l., all the way Z
Montreal have been at work for tn
road. The Boston & Maine roat
has placed its principal dependenc
on w. b. c. Stickney of Bethel, bu
he has able and ample assistance
The bin Is now In the Senate wit
the prospects little brighter l.
that body for the Central Vermont
Today, Tuesday. a proposition Y
take the whole Senate to Brattle
boro at the expense OF the Bosto
a Maine road was defeated and tn
fight will be opened at a hearing L
be held tomorrow afternoon. IN
bill In the Senate was referred to
special COMMITTEES composed OF tht
Judiciary and the rail, oad committee
which is regarded az rather
shrewd move on the part OF %
Central Vermont. The Senate rail-
raod committee has been sittint
with the House committee In all o.
the hearings that have been heit
on the matter but the addition o.
the Judiciary committee makes tht
taxing OF the testimony over agaii
necessary.
The direct primary bill wal
Slaughtered In the House last weel
after being once passed and then re
considered, There was an extend
ed debate In which speaker Howe
took prominent part In favor OF
the bill. II was evident, howeye
that the politicians Of the stat
were against the bin and with tht
help OF the smaller towns they Kill
ed IL. Two years ago the Senat'
PASSED the bill and trusted TO th'
House TO kill II.
Another important bill relating tc
elections was killed by the senat'
after II had passed the House. lhl'
was the Battell bin providing fo'
publicity OF campaign expenses.
An attempt TO pass referendum
bill on the liquor question also fall
cd In the House last week. Thl'
vas attached TO the Burbank DIS
pensary bill and was fought out a.
length. This means that no I'm
portant changes In the liquor iAv
wili be made at this session al
though some change in the mannel
Of appointing commissioners WI
be made. The bill relating TO I'M
matter mos, likely OF passage leave
the appointment with the side Judge
as Al present. but provides that y
case the judges cannot agree tnel
shall call In the first selectman o
the mayor to assist them.
I IL il pretty well settled tha
there Il 10 be state tax this year
although II may be Disguised nhde
he name Of a highway tan on &c
count OF the big $4,000 appro
prtstioa made for better roads Ihn
The governor ioosss on sno,hef Q
his projects which aas 70 aSoia
state ian by all means- u wa
thought for q time that the "a
could be avoided by the passage ?
ixw tAxing direct inherliahee'
sach a bill passed the House bl
was twice killed by the senate =
one can tell until the closing hour
80 ~. session sust how much hi