Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-11
ADJOURNMENT
THIS WEEK.
War License Question. Judiciary
Measure and Vail School Take
Time. Mock Session.
THIS WEEK.

Governor Graham's court bill is the
first administration bill to meet de-
feat. In its present state the courts
will remain practically as they now
are and new Judge viii be elected.
Stanley G. Wilson, speaker of the
present house, is said to be a candi-
date for the position and in the event
of his election a neY speaker will be
chosen and there is talk of placing w
W. Reirden of Barton in that posi-
tion.
BY vote of 21 to the senate late
yesterday afternoon voted to post
pone indefinitely action on the joint
resolution approving the continuance
of the agricultural schools at Ran
dolph and Lyndon, and thus refused
to go on record in favor or against
the continuance of the Lyndon school
A few minutes later Senator De-
merritt created mild sensation by in
Producing a resolution providing that
the property given the state by The
odore n. Vail be allowed to revert to
the Lyndon institute. The resolution
was referred to the committee on ag-
riculture.
The biennial mock session Monday
evening attracted its usual large audi
ence, novel features being the ''heav-
enly choir" directed by Mr.. Merrifeld
of Grafton which sang a number of
patriotic selections, and the investi-
cation of the investigators of the
Brattleboro retreat. Arthur N.
Chamberlin of the Free Press imper-
sonated, Hattie, the star witness"
and Miles McAllister impersonated,
"Jeff, the governors ear drum. Par
odies and take=cftfs, together with the
usual number of burlesque bills and
resolutions, filled out a highly sue
cessful evening.
A bill that would close all second
class saloons in the state during the
war, is in the mill Some desire to
have the bill so read that the gov
ernor may do this if in his judgment
it is best for the people and our coun-
try.
The legislators in the house con-
sistently and persistently refuse to
raise salaries. A proposed raise for
the governor and state road commits
sioner have both been refused in the
past week.
Wright of Coventry made a telling
plea for a special appropriation for
that town to help build and maintain
bridges, which carried the house with
him and Coventry was voted $4,000
for this purpose.
The house dismissed with the wave
of its hand the Amidon bill for 81
100000 for developing water powers
and the $4,000 Burlington dock bill,
both measures admitted on all sides
to have merit, but the scope of which
made the house turn pale when it
thought Of a million-dollar war ap-
preparation already made with no one
able to tell what the future had in
store.
The bill to repeal the charter of the
Fifteen Mile Falls Power company un-
less a half million was spent on the
development on the Connecticut near
Barnet within a certain period, was
killed on an adverse report. The re-
peal of the charter was asked for by
representatives of st. Johnsbury and
other towns in that section as well as
in Washington county where power
had been assured.
The state treasurer reports that %
Vermont institutions, 21 banks, one
life insurance company and one pri-
vate estate have subscribed to the
state loan TO cover the 81 100000 ap-
preparation for military purposes to
the amount of $758, 900 and it is ex-
pected that the whole 100000 sub