Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-11-22
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tOn from the Governor, covering the report OF the
commissioners TO consider the need for addit Onul
Toom in the Capitol building for the increasing
wants Of the State library, the State Historical So
ciety and the state Cabinet, which was ordered to
lie and be printed.
From Committee on Corporations, in favor of )
lq-, to incorporate tAe Barnes Hose Company, No.
:, of Burlington read third time ard passed.
Special Ordcr-H 39l, establishing the salaries Of
certain State officers, and fixing tire number and
regulating the pay ot certain State employ es
was taken up the special order Tor hsli-past
ten o'clCck. MIR Smalley OF Burlington, moved to
amend TO fix the salary 0! the members o. the
Senate and House Of Of Representatives. the Door
keeper, Assistant Doorkeeper and Chaplain OF the
Senate and House q Representatives at SltO !or
the regular session, with ten cents per mile each
way, and three dollars per day at each extra ses
sion of he legislature.
Mr. ScrantonlOi NeIgenneS submitted minority re-
port from the Committee on Salaries and Fees
The amendment prop,s scd by hlr smalley was
then disa II eed to-ayes 50, nays -.
Mr Fuller Of Fairhaven moved to amend so as 10
fix the pay OF II omhels at three dollars per day.
instead OF two and hal. dollars per day, and IA
vored his motion on the ground of paying members
so they will Lave sufficient 10 meet their actual
expenses while in attendance upon the legislature.
Mr. Ialcott OF NIll!ston, moved to amend the mo
tion twelve which would leave the pay OF members
just as il now is which proposition was accepted by
Mr. Fuller.
Mr. Waterman oc Johnson movet TO further
amend by striking out section thirteen, relating to
the pay OF the President Of the stnate and the
Speaker o! the House, and also section fourteen,
relating TO the pay Of Ser eant,at-Arms. lie sub,
scquenty moved 10 strike out also sections ten and
eleven. relating to pay OF the Clerk and Assistant
Clerks Of the House.
The am en- :mcnts proposed by blr Waterman o.
Johnson were accepted ty Mir Fuller Of Eairhaven,
ard the que ton stated striking out section
ten, relating 10 salary OF the Clerk section even
relating to salary OF the assistant clerks section
twelve, relating TO salary OF Ser atOis, RepTesenta
tives. Doorkeepers and tnapia Ms section thirteen
relating TO salary Of the President o! the Senate
and Speaker OF the House and section fourteen,
fipfr rn a tf he Sers nj A he
striking out Of these sections wouli leave the
salaries of the Ulcers named they now Mr.
Jones Of whtln.hsm demanded III" yeas and nays,
which were lak' n-nye l2i, nays III 20 the amend
ment was sgreed to.
Fencing the cons deratlon OF the proposed amend
ments, az lOurnId.
Afternoon.
Unfinished bus!ness-The House resumed cousid
eratit Cf II 39l, establishing the salaries o! GER
tain state ficers, and fixing the number and reg
ulating the pay oi certain State employes. the
question being On the motion OF Mr Smalley Of
Burlington to an end the motion oi MIR waterman
OF Johnson to strEe out and ., relating to
the salary Of secretary and assistant secretary OF
the Senate, by adding also 10 strike out secs 10 and
l6 relating lay ui eIsplt yes IN the Office OF Ser
geant-at Arms The bli! and amendments we're
discussed by Mr. Howe o. LUDLOW, Mr. waterman OF
Johnso Mr. Collins OF Barton, and the amendment
10 the amendments proposed by Nr Smalleb oil
Burlington was disagreed to. Tbs que,t.on re-
curing on the or .inal motion o! Mr. Waterman 10
strike OUT secs 5 9, il was agreed to ayes 75,
nays Is.
MIR Collins 0. Barton, moved to strike out Sc Is.
which refers To the provisions Of sections already
stricken out, which was agreed t.
Mr. Currier OF Troy, moved 10 ame nd so as TO
make the pay OF the members OF the House t25O
per day ard have it apply 10 the present session;
The amendment was discussed by Mr Collins OF
Barton Mr. Fuller oi Fairhayen, Mr. Huse o: Mont
pelier, Nr llOSc OF LUDLOW, Mr Waterman q! john
ron. and disagreed T..
Mr. Hammond OF Middlebury, moved to amend by
striking out OF section II, the words, ard no ac-
count Tor fuel. lights OF rents sha he allowed the
officers mentioned in sections /, 3 ,, and o! tbs
act d" which motion was discussed by Mr. Camp OF
Newport, and pending its Consideration, the Speak
or laid before the House the following reportr.
Reports-trom Committee on Conference on the
dissgreeing votes OF The two Houses on proposed
amendments 10 s l55, relating TO the management
of the State Prison and state NOrkhouse, recon-
mendins that the House receie from so mCeh OF the
House an endpent a. gives the Governor the power
u remove 4 director tor any cause. The recon-
mendatcns ci the committee were agreed to.
tefore resuming consideration Of II 3gl the hour
arrived fer the meeting Of tile
Joint Assembly.
The Senate came into the Representatives. Hall at
80 o'clock and Joint Assembly was formed Tor
the election OF Secretary Of State, Auditor o. hc
counts. Sergeant alarms, Adjutant and Inspector
General, Railroad Commissioner, Commissioner Of
the Insane. three Directors nt tEr stats Prison,
three Trustees of Vermont Reform SchOol,and three
Trustees Of nivrrslty Of Vermont and Stale Agrl-
cultural COLLEGE. Hon. r. T. Cotton, President OF
the Senate in the chair George Nichols, Secretary
0. State. Clerk.
For Secretary Of etate Mr Martin Of London
derry. nominated George Nichols OF Mort hheld;
seconded by senator Mead OF Orange county.
Whereupon 40 other nomination being made
GEORGE NICHOLS
of NortLGeld was duly elected TO that ihce for the
two years next ensuing, by viva yoce vote, ana
the Oa'h Of ofice administered by the Pr,al-
dent OF the ipiut assembly
FOR Auditor O, Accounts Mr. Spa que OF Brandon.
nominated Jed + Lndd Of Alhurgh s"sohded by
I..V n ind al
Huesbur.h, Mr. Niles ui tra.tsburY, Mr. Grown oi
Benson, Mr. Collins II Barton. MIR Fuller ui Fair
haven, Senator BAttel o. Addison county, Dir
Shores OF CRANKY.
Senator rallard o, Chittenden county, nominated
r. Henry Powell Of Rchiord. secOniod by Mr. Ely
Goddard OF West Farlee, Mf Steele OF Sharon MIR
Hammond Of Middlebury, Mr. Jenue Of tnOshurgh.
MIR Waterman OF johnson, Mr. Root o. Rupert, Dir
Pollard Of Windsor, Mr. Il ckwelI OF Bratt.ebofo
Mr. Bingham Of Essex, Mr. Chase Of Concord, Seni
tor Belden OF Caledonia county and Senator billing
ham Of Washington county.
Mr. Howe OF ast,eton, nominated samutl VII
lams OF CastletOu.
MIR White OF Calais. nJmnated Stephen e.
ShuItleff OF aiontpelier. sec,ndri by Dir Eaton of
Danville, and Mr. Rod gton Of rutland.
The ballots having been taken an examined by
the tsllers senator Ballard, Mr MrSprasue, Mr. lOSe.
and Dir White O.! tdlais.-Tesulted a. follows
Whole number Of ballots 2is
Necessary iOr II choice -----..-.---..-.-.--- Is
Jeld l.. Lidd had -
l.. Henry Powell had .-..------ --..-.-....-. Is
Samuel Williams had ~
stephen c. Shurt!en nhad..-...-.,-....-..-- p
Scattering ....----...........- ...-.......--..
And
HESRt rowELL
having received majoIity of all the Votes cast,
was declared duly elected Auditor OF Accounts
Tor the two Years nt Vt ensuing.
For Sergeant at Arms, MIR Howe Of Cast.oton.
nominated Truman 4 phinury ut Montpelier; stc-
Onded by senutor Deaue ui WINDSOR county, Sena-
tor reck of Chlttenden county, MIR Ely -GOddnrd of
West Fnirice, Mr. lIuso o. Muntpeiier, Senator
King OF EssuK county and Senator Dillingham; Ui
Washington county.
Mr Hove ot Ludlow, nominated A g Brown q!
Montpelier seconded by Mr. Gurus OF Lowell and
Mr WhppIe OF fomifet.
Tms ballots having heen taken and counted by
the tuler-, Mr. Howe OF CastlotOn, Mr. Howe Of
LudlJw. :, natur Il IN. aad Senator l4iusham,
Hc.lug as tcIIeTs ted as follows
Whole number Of Ia LOIS. -. is
Necessary iur choice ---.....-..--.-.. -.-- II
Truman u Phinney hid.--------.---.-.----- h id ~
A Brown had d-.-------------..--- .-------.-.. ~
Scattertng.------- .-.-.---.--- .--.-.... .-----.
And thereupOn
TRUMAN G. PHtSNEY
having received n majority Of all vOtos cast was
declared duly elected 10 the uihce 81 hoTsoint-Ht
ARM, lor tue two years next ensuing
FOR Adutant and Inspector GeLerdl, Mr. liuse OF
Montpelier nuIDinated james Peck Ol Montpelier,
seconded by Mr. Howe Of Ludlow.
Nhercupvn thsic being no Other nomination,
JAMES FgCR
Of Montpelier, was duly elected To that cihcs for
the two ycnrs next ensuing, 10y WA NUce vote.
FOR QIaiteTmHstrT ttenuTBl, Senator urn-hee oil
Rutland county, nominated Lew Il Kingsley Oi
.d.hl l,H H,uut Mt TuIlge a