Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-31

Brewster, Carney, Clark. Cristy. Curtis,
Day, Field, Fletcher, Garfield, Gibbs, He
bard, llobson, Horton, Howe ldc John
son, Jones, McDullcc, Moren, Mott,
Thompson and Williams.
Election of Judges
The salary and number of Judges being
Of Senator Brancrd introduced
II Joint resolution providing for Joint
assembly to elect them This was adopted
in the Senate, and in the House after
amendment making the date of the cleo
ton, Thursday, Oct. 30, 1890 Il. m. instead
of Wednesday as first proposed
The New Orleans Exposition Bill.
The House spent portions of the fore
noon and afternoon upon the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Arnes of Springfield, for the
Joint special committee upon the New
Orleans Exposition. This bill appropri-
atcs the sum of 5000 of the States money
''for the purpose of defraying the expenses
of an exhibit of the resources of the State
Of Vermont in the various mineral agri-
cultural and manufacturing departments
at the coming Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition at New
Orleans the appropriation to be eX-
pO'''''' '','''' WV '"'''''' v, ,'''i''''
9'"ller' W "e "Ppolh'c" y! 'he NoNerhor
and an executive committee, consisting of
the Governor and two members to be APP
pointed 10y him. 1t provided that "the
necessary eynrnsos of thr commissioner
and executive committee should be es-
timated AS a part of the cXpensc attending
the state exhibit. and shall. together with
such compensation aS the said committee
may think fit to award to the commissions
or. or to any member of the committee, -
be paid out of the 5000 Mr.. Clark of
moving to make the appropriation S25O6.
to abolish the executive committee
and to make the pay of the com
ini'AI9i'tI - " "dN anu eNRtnSeSS,, VIZ
Gated his amendments, and Mr.. Arnes of
Springfield, Mr.. Bartlett of Rutland, Mr..
Henry on hester, MAJOR Nrlht OF Derby;
h, W, ,'i,f, ~ f., W w. T.,
the afternoon Mr. clark : two first amend
ments were voted down, and he Withdrew
he rest, IN order that Mr.. Stckney Oh
ipe'ilei; mug olieI t'ilolllei ms was ~
shouId he limited r. his necessary eynrn.
,rs and 5000 and that the executive com
mittee should have no pay. This amend
ment was adopted Mr., StlCknGy, who l.
IL. /.
IT, because II was eVlueht lnal lhe l9oS,
way III "h.fn 'he OH WaS ,'r"Mm m."tt IT
poSSl'ie lhaI tie Nloie dpPrIPIitl loi
expenses, and that nothing might he LETT
n,t,,,i..i",,, a,,i o,.oo,,ti,.a rntnr1itt,,,
for three months-and they could not well
stay at the exposition ii less time-would
be $1,000 at the least; add the commission
sa,ars anu az tlItlr lures ~ hliu iIoi
in the nnnronr .iaIti 0 Wr tIIen onnnseG
the bill in a short but able speech anc
called for the yeas and nays. The bill
was ordered to a third reading neX'
tuesday morning by lot ayes To VI nays.
ur por,.r.. po,o,ti,
The reception given by Hon. Charles W
Porter, Secretary of State. to the member.
of the I.erislot,,re and tbrir ladies nj tb,
po,.i1;,,,, On ,rh,,rsd,,. n,.a,,i,,, ,.,,,' ~,
i"N iilo" VI" n"i'u"S evening" was 'h'
most successful social event which ha'
occurred in Montpelier for many years
About six hundred gentlemen and lodie.
,,.ara ,,ro.o,+ MIA h.IIs ,,,d ,,,r1,,n, -,
, p,r;l' .'''' e'it pa us "
the laNIlloh were 'aS'elulE decorated
with ferns and cut flowers. Mr. Porter