The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-10

the first bill in the House, which was to
make the offices of brigade commander,
adjutant and Inspector general, quarter
master general, judge advocate general
and surveyor general apppointive by
the governor, instead of elective by the
legislature, as they are now, except that
of surgeon general, and providing also
that the governors staff shall consist of
four aides-de-camp with the rank of col
onel.
Two bills have already been introduced
in the Senate in relation to our supreme
bench-one, by Senator Paul of Windsor,
to reduce the number to six; the other.
by Senator Greene of Franklin, raising
the salary of each judge from 81, 800 per
annum to $4,000, and also providing that
no Judge or any member of his family
shall travel on any free ticket or pass
over any railroad of this State and max
ing it an offence punishable by fine of
not less than 81, 900 for any person. cor
portion or transportation company to
give such free ticket or pass to a Judge
or any member of his family.
The legislature adjourned Friday
morning until Monday afternoon, in or
der to give Speaker Batchelder an OPP
portunity to make up his commi tees.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 8.
The chief interest in the doings of the
Legislature this week has centered in the
announcement of the committees. Speak
er Batchelder has been badgered and
bothered necessarily by members or their
friends, who had some favor to ask. The
complete list was not announced till this
morning, and as Il result some are pleas
ed. some are displeased, and others are
indifferent. Probably Mr.. Batchelder
has done as well as he could. Addison
county has no reason to complain. She
has the chairmanships Of the committees
on agriculture, State prison and library
the latter being joint committee
Messrs. Douglas of Whiting and Hassel-
tine of Bristol being the respective chair
men. Hasseltine is also on elections /;
Dean of Cornwall, ways and means /;
Thayer of Lincoln. federal relations
Hopper of Salisbury, on military affairs !;
Child of Weybridge. education; Farnham
OF Shoreham, claims; Lewis of YER
gennes, railroads; Walker of Bridport,
highways, fences and bridges; Chapman
of Middlebury, manufactures Hooker
of Goshen, land taxes Jackman of Walt
ham and Nash of New Haven, general
committees; Newton of Ripton. distrib-
utlng committees; Mech of Monkton,
State prison; Sears of Panton, corpora
tions; Darling of Hancock, mileage and
debentures Flint of Granville, town
lines; Hill of Starksboro, public build
ings; Bottum of Orwell, insane.
The postmasters are still in doubt and
the result of the election of sheriff In
Bennington county is yet undecided.
Petitions have poured into both House
and Senate for legislation against the
manufacture and sale of oleomargerine
Woodchucks ,hedgehogs, foxes and grass.
hoppers have also been legislated against.
a bill against the two first having been
introduced by Mr.. Hopper, and a bounty
of Sl.50 bushel provided for the last, il
collected and killed in June.
The election of Senator Morrill's sue
cessor will be held next Tuesday and it
is needless to say that he will succeed
himself. He has been at the Pavilion
this week and looks as hale and hearty as
he did six years ago. His reception by
the members has been hattering in the
extreme, all seeming anxious to pay him
every mark of respect and esteem pos
sible. s.