St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-10-02
The Legislature.
ORGANIzATIoNQF BOTH 81 kNEs YES
AHDAr.

= The senate - called to order at
Montpelier yesterday at 10 O'Clock by
Lieut.. Gov. Pingree. L. H. Thompson
of Irasburgh was unanimously elected
president pro tenn, and Chauncey w.
Brownell, Jr., of Burlington was re-
elected secretary by viva voce vote.
The former assistant secretary, A. X.
Brown of Richford, was also reelected.
Rev. w. S. Hazen of Mortified was
unanimously chosen chaplain, and j.
Stearns of Middlebury was appointed
senate reporter. The senate is COM
posed of thirty senators, of whom
there are twenty-seven republicans
and three democrats. Eighteen have
been members of the house, two of
the senate, one of both house and SEN
ate, and nine are new senators. TWEEN
ty-five were born in Vermont, two in
Maine, one each in New Hampshire,
New York and Ireland. Thirteen re-
side in the town in which they were
born. Eleven are farmers, four law
yers, two physicians, two lumbermen /;
one is a speculatOr, one a manufac-
turer, one banker, one an insurance
agent, one station agent, and one the
president of a life insurance company.
AS to religious belief, six have no pref
erence, twelve are CongregatiOnalists
five Methodists, two Unitarians, and
one each a Baptist, Episcopalian, Pro
testant, Christian and Independent
John Curtis of Bennington county is
the oldest senator and l.. H. Thompson
of Orleans county is the youngest.
The house was called to order by
Secretary of State Nichols, and prayer
was offered by Rev. II. A. Hopkins of
South Burlington. After James K
Batchelder of Arlington had been
nominated for speaker by the repub-
licans and ii. F. Brigham of Bakers
field by the democrats. Major Josiah
Circuit of Derby arose and withdrew
his name and urged the name of Mr..
Batchelder. The result of the ballot
was as follows: Batchelder 1876, Brig
ham %, scattering 3, total 226, Batch
elders majority I64. w. n. Stickney
of Ludlow was elected clerk by vote
of 2l9 to 26 for p. NJ. Weldon of Rut-
land. Edward Dana of Rutland and
George NJ. Powers of MOrristown were
appointed assistant clerks. Rev. w. A
Bryant of WardsbOrO was chosen chap
lain of the house. All the members
elect took the oath of office except
Smith Wright of WillistOn, who could
not qualify under the new oath re-
quired of members to the effect that
they did not, at the time of election,
hold any Office of profit or trust under
the United States government. 1t
seems that Mr.. Wright's resignation as
postmaster at Williston was not re-
ceived until Sept. 5, the election Oc-
curing Sept. 2. The governor and
other state officers will be indicted in
to Office to-day. T. c. Phinney, the
sergeant-at-arms, has selected as door
keepers for the senate, Lafayette j.
SOper of st. Johnsbury, with J. E.
Weeks of Salisbury as assistant. For
doOrkeeper of the house of represen-
tatives, j. w. Gould of Windham
has been selected, with Capt. r. J..
COffey, of Windsor, as assistant. As
messengers Mr.. Phinney has chosen
George Mott of Alburgh, Hartman S.
Graves of Burlington, Ernest B. Nc
Dutfee of Bradford, --Moriarity of
Mortified, Thomas C. Underwood of
Burlington, Edwin L. Carter of Nor
risville, Frank Weeks of st. Adams,
Edward T. Rock of Hartland. Captain
Harlan w. Kemp of Montpelier has
been appointed assistant sergeant-at-
arms, with George E. Camp of Mont
pelier and Charles w. Pierce of Ben
nj N Utnn aS maSSan uars