Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-10-17
THE LEGISLATURE.
WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AT TIE
CAPITOL THE LAST WEEK.
A state Engineer of Roads Educational
Matters Election OF United StateS
Scuator--Thc Barre Contested
Election Case,


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pr .Teuas of Keferhurv nrovidinr for the
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doc, tovy.,d bsttar country ro,da Tho 10
mort or tba dov.s doinqs folIoyvs.
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corvoss tho votas coat for conoressr,sr mot
in tbe Iarge c;o9t room This afternoon at
1.3O o'cIocl- and uniformed t,air work
Se;a+or Allcr ,,~asided over +be deliboro
+ions Of the committee from the first district
with Se-eto. Abhott as secretary and Seno-
+ors Lincoln and trout rsrforn,ed t,e sor,a
dutias for the second district committee
Tbav found tbat in the first distrir, II II
Powers received I, 1aG votes IT " Mo
lonev SfOs with II scattaripg vo+as. ma
jority for H. Ii. Powers, $500 In tue sec
ond district ". W. trout received S.O92
votes. >. - Shurtlen $3.50 with 30 scatter
ing votes; majority for W. ". Grout
90y9.
The House committee on elections began
the hearing on the East Haven contested
election case this afternoon. H. O. Smith
Tep) received 10 votes at the election, A.
W. Hudson ldem.) Is u1d there were II
cast Tor two other candidates. Tho ballots
cast for Smith had no designation "for
representative and the democratic consta-
BILE declared Smith $ votes Illegal and Hudson
elected aul adjourned tue Meeting The
republican first constable called the meeting
to order again and directed another ballot.
when Smith received q majority of the
votes cast md received a certificate Of cleo
ton from the first sclectman. while Hud-
son received one from the constable The
contest deals with the legality Of the votes
cast which bore no designation and the
validity of the adjournment declared by the
constable. Either Smith viii get his seat
or the town viii bo unrepresented. St
Johnsbury lawyers get all the glory there
is in the legal contest, Ide and (uimby
appearing for Smith and Bates and May
Tor Hudson.
Friday.
The diRuified SENATE became facetious over
aresoIution n introduced bv Senator Smith
having for its object the reduction Of sal,r-
les because of the great scramble for ofIico
as provided in the constitution of the State
The Senate voted for the customary visit Of
the committee on military affairs and State
prison to the Soldiers Home at BENNINGTON
and the States boarding house at Windsor
ard tinkered the Joint resolution from the
House creating a comrniltee on the yorIdis
fair.
in the House the iudiciarv conmitfee
made the first report on bin during the
session and il was ordered TO n third raeJ-
ing next Tuesday morning Other Lills
were reported during the afternoon and the
third reading ordered for the same time
Mr.. Elrisnt CT Windsor introduced the ex-
bill was read by title only and ordered
printed, TO the great relief of Clerk Stick
ney.
Monday.
Seventeen senators were in their seats
when the Senate was called to order Mon
Gav afternoon but the II remained in
session only lon. enough for Sen
utor Roberts to ntroduoe hin Tbo
sents in the Touse ware Dronortion-
atalv better filed and n number af bills
wore intro .uced The renloustrapce AGAINST
The returned member from Barre j N
Perry, L...!.. allowed to retain lis scat is
made on tho ground that on one Of tbe
ballots T. certain voter cast two votes for
Mr. Perry. whereas il he had cast but one
vote. e.. 4. Smith the democratic candidate
would have been elected A subsanuont
ballot resulted in Mr.. Perry's election. DR.
Ieuas does not intend that menbers shall
vote away the State, money in the dart,
as MS resolution shows. The committee on
education hos still another bill 10 consider
In tho shape Of Mir. Darling's bill proyid