Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-08-24
II. T. SEAVER
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such feeling.
GAS to standard time and daylight
saving time, am certainly glad that
we have enacted q Uniform law for
the whole state. Last year when one
town had standard and a town near
by had daylight saving time much
annoyance and confusion was caused
| The law of the state provides that
commissions and commissioners
should be appointed by the governor
and the advice and consent of the SEN
ate. Either all those boards and
commissioners should be appointed
by the governor with the consent OF
| the senate. or else they should be
elected by the assembly. refer no
more to the Office of commissioner OF
highways than to any other like Of
/ fees.
I think the legislature should stick
strictly to the budget system, that is
that all appropriations should be in.
cluded in bulge bill or bills.
"a bill which was defeated should
have the attention of our next 1egis-
lature and that is the censorship OF
moving pictures. Something should
be done to keep this kind of amuse-
ment clean. Massachusetts, after
quite a struggle has finally adopted
a censorship bill as have some other
states and think Vermont should
give it's serious attention to the mat
er.
81 have felt that too much money
cannot be spent for the unfortunates
| in our state institutions, provided il
! is spent in wise and judicious way
Vermont has become more and more
| a nj FL, ~s.sI
ors and the more we improve our
roads and hotels the more people we
will attract to our state.
"All Vermonters take pride in their
state capitol. A noted architect once
said that Yermont's state capitol was
the finest piece Of architecture of its
kind in the whole United States;
therefore it must be satisfaction to
us all that $4,000 was appropriated
for the improvement of the capitol
and it's grounds. The work is pro-
crossing rapidly.
"In my experience Of three terms
in the legislature / have never seen
the least suspicion of money being
used to bride a member and usually
the members are clear and independ-
ent thinkers and vote for the best in
terests of the state.
"One raise in salary. met with very
general approval and that was the in
crease in the salaries of the justices
of our supreme court and of our SUI
perior judges-men of conscience and
ability, who devote their time and
strength to the melting out of JUS
tice. A prominent man recently said
that /: No state or government can
exist unless justice is administered
alike to rich and poor without the ex-
ertion of political influence
In. these days of upheaval in the
worlds affairs, in these days of Boil
shevism and other isms. think we
can congratulate ourselves that we
live in the state Of Vermont, a state
inhabited by men and women who
have in their hearts the sense of deep
patriotism, who are not Influenced bv
every new propaganda. Although
thew may be slow in their judgments,
their decisions are usually conserva-
tive and wise."
The church wishes to extend the
thanks of all who assisted either by
their service or bv their presence in
making the reception so interesting
an event.
Colonel and Mrs. Billings and
danehter nnotored up from Woodstock
returning Thursday. and were enter
tain"d over night by Mr.. and Mrs. M.
E. Calkins.