National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-10-29
legislature IF De,m0nt.


Rutland, Secretary, Mason B. Car
pentcr, of Barre, Assistant Secreta-
ry, and Rev. Perrin b. Fisk, of
Peacham, Chaplain.
In the House, Gen. Geo. w. Gran.
dey, of Nergennes, was elected
Speaker by l72 votes, against 10 for
the democratic candidate, Asa NJ.
Dickey, and two scattering. Gen.
Grandey received the entire vote of
the republicans present, and it was
only a just recognition of his fitness
by aptitude and long experience for
the place, qualities which lend ma.
terially to shorten the session and
lessen the sum total charged to the
treasury Cor debentures. For clerk
of the House there was Il very pref
ty contest, in which ID. NJ. Camp, of
the Newport Express, came out a
little ahead. His competitor, was
Albert Clark, Esq. of the st. AL
bans Messenger, who iSa gentleman
prepared for the place, alike with
Mr. Camp, by experience as an as
sistant clerk. For choice 100 votes
were required, and Mi. Camp re-
ceived lJS-three more votes than
the requisite number. His case was
happily managed by Mr.. Gleed of
Morrisville, who secured his point,
r we think, mainly from the fact that
both speaker and clerk have been
r for several years taken from West
. ern Vermont. Mr.. Glecd pleaded
= comfy and courtesy, and succeeded.
. Mr.. Clark confessed that the thing
was fairly done, and in ten minutes
was on his way back to st. Albans,
declaring that he was going to at
tend to his business.
+ The following are the Comm ittees
. of the Senate:
/, On Finance-Mess. Dewey, Ladd,
Nash.
On carbohydrates. Dale, Heath
! Wheeler, Pingry, Royce.
c On Claims-Mess. Green, Hast
t ings, Orvis, Hutchinson OF Orange,
q Camp.
! On Education-Mess. Farnham
Benedict, Collamer, Hutchinson Of
y Franklin, Merrill.
c On Agriculture-Mcss. Hall, Hal
if bert, GOOdell.
- On Manufactures-MeSs. Elkins
r. Ladd, Dewey of Windsor.
On Elections--Mess. Hutchinson
( of Franklin, Hutchinson, of Orange
&c Jones.
y On Military Afiairs.-Mess. Farn
~ ham, Ladd, Benedict.
On RailrOatls-M Mess. Royce, Jones
- Dickcrman.
d On Banks-Mcss. Clark, Nash
1t Hastings.
is On Land Taxes-Mcss. Hutchin
!. son of Orange, Hall, Orvis.
=, On Printing-Mess. Camp, Farm
" ham, Green.
X General Committee-Mess. Hal
Ii, bert, Fairbanks, Merrill.
of On Federal Relations-Mess.C Clark
,r Heath. Collamcr.
w On Highways and Bridgcs-Mc
" Hutchinson of Franklin. Goodel
mt Copeland.
nc AS was confidently anticipated
i'll the Legislature has adopted the pre-
on posed fifteenth amendment of tn
We Constitution OF the United State
In the House on Tuesday afternoo
lr, the joint resolution ratifying sal
lc' amendment, was adopted by a vo,
Of 1914 to II. On Wednesday IL
Senate concurred by ~ umanimol
'R' vote with the House, in passing Il
I'll joint resolution ratifying the pr,
>'' posed amendment. On Thursd;
Us the Senate came into the Rcprcser
vs. ativcs Hall, and a joint assemb
'c' was formed to elect State officers f
'" the ensuing year, which are as t,
w lows -
we For Secretary Of State, Geoi;
to Nichols, of Montpelier; Sergeant
ave Arms, Iebina &. Camp, of Montl
airs Her; Auditor of Accounts, Duga
ton Stewart, Of Middlebury Commi
ma missioner of Insane, Alvin &. " I'll
lty. of Wllllston; Adjutant and |
, he spector General, Pcrley L. Pitch
the of Montpelier; Judge Advoca
po' General, Stephen +. Atwood,
ain Monkton superintendent of st;
in Prison, James A. Pollard, of VIII
pre- sor; Directors of State Pris,
ant Jones, Of Benson, Grout, of Bar,
ong and llincklcy, of Chelsea.
at The following appointments fir
her' the Sergeant at Arms were apr
III ed by the Speaker -
gia, John Barden, of Wells, doorke
the er; Geo. Il. Hyde, Of Chelsea,
hor> sistant doorkccpcr Geo. w. Cir
the dcy, Jr., Of Vergcnnes, Herbert
Prl Foster, of Calais, Fred A. Jones
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