Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-10-16
BUSY AT MONTPELIER.
Committees Appointed. Taft Addresses
Legislature. Many Bills Presented.

governor IN the senate. mo partlSan-
ship was displayed in the committee
assignments as some progressiv>s S and
democrats prophesied. Seven demo-
Gratis got chairmanships and six pro-
gressives received chairmanships. In
the senate the three democrats have
chairmanShipS.
Locke of Barton and Parker of Troy
received the only chairmanships of
house committees coming to Orleans
county. Locke is chairman of the COM
mittee of manufactures and Parker
on conservation, both important COM
mitteeS.
Other members from Orleans county
are upon the committees as follnws:
Wylie Of Glover on the committee on
town lines; Harlow of Irasburg on the
grand list; Flint of Bloomington and
Lawson of Coventry on the general
committee; Robbins of Newport on
the committee on insane; Kendrick Of
Greensboro on highways and bridges;
Canning of Charleston on claims;
Parker of Troy is also a member of
the committee on railroads; Clark Of
Westfield on education and Hall of
Holland on agriculture. On the joint
standing committees of the house,
Robinson of Westmore will serve on
the library committee; Cargill of
Morgan on game and fisheries: Lathe
of Craftsbury on state and court ex-
penses Mcclure Of Derby on temper
ance; Tillotson Of Lowell on immigra-
tion and labor and Hall of Holland on
revision of bills.
In the senate, Blanchard Of Orleans
is chairman Of the joint standing COM
mittee on the part of the senate on
insurance and will also serve on the
committees of claims, highways and
bridges, corporation, state and indus
trial interests of the senate commit
tees. Davis is chairman of the senate
committee on printing and also serves
on the committee of municipal cor
poration and the general committee.
Orleans county members acting upon
the committee from the second district
| to canvass votes for congressman
were Canning of Charleston, Magoon
of Jay and Wylie of Glover.
Among the first bills to appear is
one to do away with the hedgehog
bounty, and one to substitute electro
cution for hanging as the death pen
atty. Another is bill to appropriate
$40, 900 yearly by the state for the aid
of agricultural fairs which have been
in existence Is years or more
On Wednesday forenoon President
Taft addressed joint assembly of
the legislature upon the subject, 1.-The
Common Soldier" at the unveiling
Of tablet to the common soldier.
Pres. Taft's speech paid a ringir"
tribute to the common soldier and
especially to the common soldier If
| Vermont, who represented courage and
character. In part the President said d:
Il am grateful to your honorable
body for this invitation to assist in the
dedication Of a memorial to the
private soldier. Armies are made up
of men and the most important feature
of their composition is the character
of the private soldier. Officers whose
duties are more conspicuous control
and lead but it is the private soldiers
who have to do the fighting and as
war is fighting it is upon them that
falls the brunt of the issue.
cit would seem, therefore, that,
memorials to the private soldier should
be more frequent. The present me-
dallion has the peculiarly of being
erected to the private soldier as dis
tinguished, from the officer. 1t empha.
/ sizes the Importance in the late Civil
War of the character of the private
soldier in that war.
What was shown in war was what
has distinguished Vermonters as E
part of the people of the United
States. Their history proves ir
highest degree that the character oil
an army and its success are due largely
to the common soldier and enlisted
men. 1t is we'll then that IN Vernon
the first memorial to the private
soldier alone should be dedicated
because it is the Vermont private
soldier throughout the war who has
demonstrated the effect upon the arm!
at large of the personal intelligence
character, and courage of the men VIII.
filled the ranks.
The speech was given the closest
attention and literally applauded
Mr.. Taft made several other shor
addresses in Montpelier, speaking t.
400 school children, and was received
with enthusiasm everywhere.
The tablet to the common soldie
: was designed by Miss Mary Strobe O
Island Pond. Amid applause she un
yelled the tablet and then told tn
story of her design, which included tn
} state seal, the u. A. II. badge,
border design of red clover, the stat
flower, and a profile of Governo
Mead. She was given a notabl
tribute of applause at the close of he
remarks. This tablet was designe
during her spare time and while earn
n ing her living.
g Upon convening YESTERDAY mornin
after adjournme ent from friday bill
began pouring into both branches Q
the legislature, and fl om now on it
y expected things will be Kept moving
: Among the bills of general interes
4 presented is one by Mr.. Locke of Bal
= ton relating to the distribution of e;
tates of deceased persons; one by MI
Plumley of Mortified which provide
= for the safe keeping of wills by fill
them in the probate office; one by N
Callahan of Montpelier making tt
t open deer season the first 10 days
e November instead of from the 18th
!. the 18th as now. Mr.. Wylie of Glove
was appointed the member Of a speci;
: committee from Orleans county {
:, cOrcf 1r1fiO1al amendments