The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-10-08


rules of this house until others are adopted;
adopted.
BY Mr.. Perkins of Windsor, that the clerk
be directed to furnish each member of the
house with one daily newspaper and one
weekly newspaper printed within the state
during the session; adopted.
Mr.. CIRCUIT of Derby offered a resolution
that the house do now elect a chaplain for
the two years ensuing, which was adopted.
Mr.. Butterfield of Wilmington nominated
Rev William A. Bryant of Wardsboro. No
other name was presented, and he was
elected, uicd roce.
On motion of Mr.. Sherwin of Jamaica, ad-
journed.
HoUsE-AFTERNooN.
At /: 30 o'clock the members assembled
and the drawing of seats took place. At
2: 20 the house was called to order.
Communicating NTH the GOUernor.-Mr.
Dillingham; of Waterbury offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resoiped. That His Excellency the governor be in.
formed that the house has completed its organiza-
session.
The speaker appointed as a committee to
wait upon the governor, Messrs Dillingham;
OF Waterbury and Abel of West Haven.
They reported that they had communicated
with the governor, and that he had directed
them to say that he would lay before the
house communication in writing this after
noon.
Votes for State 0ficers.-The speaker an
nounced as the members Of the Joint com
mittee on the part of the house, to canvass
votes for state officers, the following: Addi-
son county, Messrs. Walker of Bridport,
Nash of New Haven and Darling of Han
cock; Bennington county, Messrs. Sheldon
of Dorset, Barton of Salisbury and Knapp
of Woodford; Caledonia county, Messrs.
Giffn of Sheffield, Parks of Waterford and
Cochrane of Ryegate Chittenden county,
Messrs. Hall of Bolton, White of Hunting
| ton and Rolfe Of Colchester; Essex county,
Messrs. Silver of Bloomfield, Shaw OF Vic
| tory and Austin of Brunswick; Franklin
county, Messrs. johnson of Georgia, Combs
Of Richford and McQueeney of Fairfield;
Grand Isle, Fisk of Isle LaMotte and Mar
| tin of South Hero; Lamoille county Messrs.
Kenfeld of Morristown, Andrews of John
| son and Davis of Wolcott; Orange county,
| Messrs. Tracy of Chelsea, Storrs of Ran
| dolph and Hay of Bradford; Orleans county,
Messrs Williams of Coventry, Skinner of
| Lowell and Tice Of Holland; Rutland
| county, Messrs. Holden of Pittsford, Fish of
| Ira and Adams Of Sherburne; Washington
county Messrs. Wetmore of Barre, Davis of
East Montpelier and Evans of Moretown;
Windham county, Messrs. Sherwin Of ia
maica, Adams of Marlboro and Shepard of
| StrattoD Windsor county, Messrs. Pease of
| Hartford, Robinson of Weathersfeld and
White of Reading.
Message from the GoUernor.-A message
was received from his excellency, the gov
ernor, which the clerk read, as follows:
| GOVERNOR BARSTow'S MESSAGE.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentdtiUes The law imposes upon the re-
| firing governor the duty of making certain
| reports to you, while the increasing duties
devolving upon the executive by the action
of each succeeding legislature seem to make
a general report, or message, at the close OF
| the biennial term, the only method of con-
veying to the general assembly the informa-
ton necessary to legislation upon the sub
| jeCts to which those duties relate. l shall,
therefore, without apology, follow the ex-
| ample of my predecessors and lay before you
| such report with some brief comments and
suggestions upon matters of public interest.
| BENEFICIARIEs.
| In obedience to the requirements OF law
| have the honor to transmit a report OF dis
bursements for the support OF the deaf
| dumb and blind and of feeble-minded
| youth. The provisions of section six hundred
eighty-four of the Revised Laws, making it
| the duty of boards of civil authority to re-
port the number of these unfortunates to
| their respective county clerks, are not OBJ
| served, and recommend that this d ~ be
transferred to the listers, and that they re-
port to the secretary of state, or else that
| the law be repealed
MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND
| MEMORIALS.
The reports of the Mary Fletcher Hospital
at Burlington and of the St. Adams Hospi-
| tai, made in accordance with law, will be
found in the appendix. have the honor to
transmit, as requested, certain joint resolu-
tions adopted by the legislature of the state
OF Tennessee, relating to an anniversary
celebration of the inauguration of President
| Washington. | also transmit, by request,
the following documents: A communication
from the secretary of the interior at Wash
ington, calling attention to the provisions Of
the United States law under which the gen.
| eral government pays one-half the expense
of state inter-decennial census; commu-
nication from the Hon. George b. Loring,
commissioner of agriculture, relating TO for
estry; a communication from the American
committee of the Statue of Liberty in regard
to the inscription of the coat-Of-arms of the
state OF Vermont upon the pedestal of the
Bartholdi Statue of Liberty in the harbor OF
New York; communication relating TO an
American Exhibition in London; memo
rial from the chiefs OF the Iroquois, or St.
Regis, Indians, asking the appointment of a
commissioner to adjust their claim against
the state of Vermont. The claim Of these
Indians has frequently been laid before the
general assembly. In 1855, the committee
on claims of both houses recommended the
payment to them of q certain sum, the
amount of which is not now known as the
| papers were burned with the state house in
1857. Full information on the subject can be
for 1855 on page six hundred nineteen.
APPOINTMENTS.
| Under the Joint resolution of 1882 relating
| to the forests of the state, appointed Red
field Proctor, Frederick Billings and Ed
ward j. Phelps as commissioners. These
gentlemen, realizing the Importance OF the
subject, accepted the appointment and the
report will be laid before you. Having re-
ceived from the secretary Of state at Wash
ington request to nominate a commissioner
and alternate commissioner for the New
Orleans Cotton Exposition, 1 complied
Herewith by selecting Joel III. Gates OF
Burlington and Henry &. Root OF Benning-
ton, and they were. duly commissioned by
the president. AS commissioners for the
woman's department of the same exposition
Mrs. j. Gregory Smith of st. Adams and
Mrs. Edward W. Peck of Burlington were
appointed. General Edward ii. Ripley was
appointed commissioner for Vermont to the
American Exhibition at London, and Will
liam =. Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury com
missioner to the Denver National Mining
and Industrial Exposition. Delegates &c
various national educational, agricultural
and charitable conventions have also been
appointed Vacancies occasioned by death
occurred in the probate districts OF Man.
chester and Washington. They were filled
by the appointment of Loveland Munson in
the first, and Hiram Carleton in the second
named district. Both of these gentlemen
have since been elected by the people to fill
the Office in their respective districts. I'm.
der the provisions of An act regulating the
practice of dentistry appointed rs com
|, | miasionarg q. p EOrbuah of Montnalip