St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-10-13

The senators from Caledonia county, |
in the choice of seats, selected chairs |
ls and 49,
Senator Brainerd was the represen-
tative of Caledonia county on the COM
mittee for the canvass of votes cast for
the state ticket at the late election.
Silas H. Stone of Danville and d. s.
Jones of Wheelock were admitted to
their seats without the production of
their credentials.
The nomination of Mr.. Stickney of
Ludlow for clerk was seconded, among
others, by Mr.. Stone of DanvilIe.
The senate adjourned from Friday
noon until Monday afternoon, but the
house refused to adjourn by yea and
nay vote of III to II, and held sessions
on Saturday and on Monday forenoon.
Col. Hooker was prominent in oppOsi
ton to the adjournment.
A bill has been introduced in the
house making habitual drunkenness Il
cause for divorce, and another allow
ing the libellant and libellee to testify
in all divorce cases. AT present they
are only allowed to testify in cases the
ground for which is intOlerable severi-
ty or wilful desertion.
Mr.. Farr of Lincoln introduced bill
prohibiting trout fishing for five years
and imposing a fine of $50 for each
trout found in mans possession dur
ing that time.
G.. NJ. Russell, the assistant door
keeper of the senate, has been prOmot-
ed to be doorkeeper in place of w. H.
Hartshorn of Guildhall, resigned, and
l.. II. McAllister of Waitsfield has been
appointed to be assistant doorkeeper.
The Boston Journal correspondent
says that representative r. G.. Abel of
West Haven may well be called the
''Father of the House," this being his
seventh term.
Henry Oviatt and Edward Dana have
been appointed official reporters of the
house.
Barber and Wall, the only democrats
in the senate, must feel sort o lone
some.
Z. w. J. Hawkins of Starksboro, who
has just been elected states attorney
for Addison county, has been reap
pointed engrOssing clerk by secretary
of state Nichols.
Speaker Martin recognized the claims
of the unusually large democratic mi
nority by appointing DR.. L. c. Butler
of Essex, their candidate for speaker,
as chairman of the important commit
tee on railroads.
One hundred and twenty members of
the house were on deck on Monday
forenoon. The house evidently means
business.
Tuesday was the forty "elec-
ton day" which the venerable ROlla
Gleason attended.
Henry n. Newell, late clerk of the
house, has been appointed to an $500
clerkship in the pension bureau at
Washington.
Senator Brainerd has been appointed
on the committee to canvass the votes
for county and probate officers, and
Senator Ide on the committee to can
vass the votes for members of Con-
gress and on the joint standing com
mittee on reform school.
Senator Ide introduced bill on
Tuesday entitled ''an act to preserve
humun life," the bill providing for Il
fine of not more than so for selling,
giving away, or having in possession
with intent to sell, toy pistols; also a
bill amending an act relating to levy
of execution. This bill provides for
the sale of real estate on execution, in
stead of its being appraised and set of
law. The method provided in the act
is the one now adopted in most other
states.
Senator Brainerd introduced bill
relating to court expenses, providing
for the maintenance of good and suita-
BILE court buildings in each county.
On Tuesday Mr.. Robbie of Barnet in
troduced a bill to legalize the grand
list of the town of Barnet for 1881.
Gibson of Ryegate, Corliss of New
ark and Welch of Groton are on the
committee to canvass the votes fOr
members of Congress.
Gov. Barstow's staff is made up Of
Col. L. A. Woodbury. of Burlington
Joseph H. Goulding of Rutland, Viii.
liam H. Gilmore of West Fairlee anG
F. Fayette Fletcher of st. Johnsbury
He has appointed DR.. Leroy NJ. Bing
ham of Burlington as surgeon-general
Quite an exciting hearing was haC
before t e general committee on Mon
day evening on the bill to repeal tn,
present highway law, which does away
with the right to secure damages from
towns for injury on the highway. The
general sentiment seemed to be not t,
repeal the existing law, but to amend
it in some way so as to make the adj
ministratiOn less intricate.
On Wednesday DR.. Huntly of Dux
bury introduced bill in the house TO
the Communication of the death sentenc,
of Louis Almon Meeker to imprisOn
ment for life. 1t will be remembered
that he and his mother, Emeline, wer'
arrested, convicted and received I
death sentence in the spring of 1881