Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-12
MONDAY.
A Special Temperance Committee to BE
Appointed - Speaker Grout
in His Place.

MONTPELIER, Oct. S.-The speaker took
the chair at p. m, and seemed none the
worse, apparently, for his severe shaking
up of Saturday. The idea adopted at the
last session of appointing special TEN
perance committee" worked so well that
it is to be repeated. Judge Marsh of
Woodstock introduced resolution tor the
appointment of such a com mittee, and 1t
was unanimously carried. Resolutions
were also moved for the usual special
committees Oh court and State expenses,
and on revision of bills. The last named
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Maun of
Wilmington, keen, wlde-awake gentle
man, who Will make his mark in this ses-
sion, as he did in the last.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The House was in session to day about
50 minutes. Mr. Childs of Weybridge in
troduced resolution which was carried,
referring so much of the gubernat orial
messages as referred TO agriculture, to the
committee on agriculture.
The joint resolution, introduced by Mr..
Marsh of Woodstock, provides that a joint
special committee consisting of three SEN
ators and five representatives, be appoint
/ ed by the president of the Senate and
speaker of the House respectively TO be
called Joint committee on temperance, TO
whom snail be referred all bills, petitions
aud other papers relating to temperance ;
adopted on the part of the House.
| A Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Manning of Weston, providing that Il
| joint special committee OF three members
OF the Senate and five of the House shall
be appointed by the presiding officers OF
the Two houses respectively, to whom may
be referred all matters relating to the
State and court expenses, 10 be called the
JOINT special committee on State and court
expenses; adopted on the part of the
| House. A resolution was Introduced by
MIR. Mann Of Wilmington providing for
the appointment OF committee on the
revision OF bills.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met at the usual hour,
Lieut. Gov. Woodbury. in the chair. The
president announced that he had ap
pointed William 4. Lord reporter OF the
Senate.
Senators Fisk Of Lamoiile, and Taft of
Chittenden, were appointed as committee
on Joint rules
The following resolutions We're adopted
in concurrence from the house PrOvld
ing tor iOlnt committee to Canya.s votes
| for representatives to Congress prOVid
ing for "A Joint committee TO canvass votes
tor county officers and justices of the peace
granting the Use OF the hall of represent
atives to the surviving soldiers of the 4th
| Vermont regiment Oh the evening OF Oc
tober l9Lh granting the Use OF the hail
of representatives, to Senator Morrill, on
Wednesday evening, October 10Th, tor an
address ON the State Agricultural col
lege providing for a JOINT special COM
mlttce on court expenses; providing for 6
joint special committee to be called tQe
committee on temperance.
A Joint resolution by Senator Bates OF
Caledonia, ordering the printing for the
use of the Legislature oi 1000 copies each
OF the messages OF the governor and re-
firing governor WAS adopted Oh the part
of the Senate.
The char appointed the following sen
atOrs as joint committee To canvass votes
for members of Congress, on the part OF
the Senate; First district, Senators Ham
mond, Simouds, Terril, Giddlngs, Fisk
of Grand Isle, Fisk of Lamoille, Ripley
second district, Senators Bate, Mansur
Frary, Chamberlin, Smith, Butterheld
Johnson.
The following joint committee to can
vass votes for county officers aud justice:
OF the peace was appointed by the chair
Senators Peake, Matlison, Bunker Hlg
bee, Mansur, Bell, Fisk of Grand Isle
FISK Of Lamoille, King, Stevens, Adams
Jones, Holmes aud Parker.