Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-11

met at Concord, on Wednesday, under IN
usually exciting circumstances. Over a
thousand politicians of the State, in and out
of the Legislature, were present in the city,
and all sorts of exciting rumors were in cir
culation. The Democratic clerk Of the last
lIoase, who is clerk of the present House
till his successor is chosen, had refused to
show his roll of the House, on which the
House must organize, and considerable ap-
prchension existed lest, by some hoeus pocus'
Republicans enough should be excluded from
the roll to give the Democrats control The ex-
citement abate1 somewhat during Tuesday
evening when it became known that the clerk
had had his roll printed and that it showed
a clear Republican majority. In order to
preserve the peace and afford a basis for
settlement Of the questions at issue, the Re
publicans, on Tuesday, submitted to the
Democrats a resolution, adopted by the Re-
publican General Committee, to the effect
that after the organization of the House OF
Representatives by the Republican majority,
they proposed to submit to- the Superior
Court the question as to the cOnstitu iionality
of the action Of the Governor and Council in
relation to Senatorial Districts Nos > and 4,
and to abide By their decision.
The Democrats, on their part, while tax
ins no formal action, said that the roll Of
the House should be fair one They also
stated that if the Senatorial questions were
submitted to the Superior Court, and a de-
cision should be obtained adverse to the ac-
ton Of the Governor and Council, the popu-
lar feeling would be 50 strong that the only
course left for Mr. Proctor and Mr.. Priest
would be toretire from the Senate. The House
met at noon. and after the usual preliminaries,
proceeded To ballot for Speaker The ballot
resulted in the choice of c. p Sanborn, Of
Concord, the Republican candidate, as Speak
er, by a vote of 100 to 49, This is Re
publican majority Of eleven, which viii en-
able the Republicans to elect Republican
governor. The result of the vote for Speak
er was received with prolonged applause,
and the Speaker elect was warmly greeted
ON taking the chair
In the Senate. a formal protest against the
right Of Senator Priest. Of District No. >,
and Senator Proctor, of District No. !. to
seats in the Senate, was presented by Sen
at1r Whitney \ ballot was then taken
for president, which resulted in the election
Of John ". Sanborn, of Wakefield, by tie
seven Democratic votes, the Republican, not
voting. Tie FIVE Republican Senators then
withdrew from the Senate in body and
mt in another room, and organized tenn
porarily by electins president ard clerk,
after which they adjourned.
The Republicans have referred the soma
toral question to the Superior Court. This
Court consists Of two Democrats and one
Republican bat it is considered an able
and fair bench. and its decision VIII bring a
peaceful settlement of the trouble
THE nomokE CArAsIRorus.-Tlc eoro-
ner's jury on the victims of the Ilolyoke dis
aster strongly condemn the criminal care
iessnoSs shown in the construction in the
church "a le1y and the means of egress
therefrom. The testimony shows that the
galleries had hcen seating capacity Of 400