News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-11-27

defeated IN the senate 1ueSuay Dy
vote of eighteen to twelve. 1t is said
that among themost earnest of those
who asked for the defeat of the bill
by that body were several Repre-
sentatives who had voted forit in the
house, but had afterwards been zen
Iightened' by those best acquainted
with the bill OF the twelve Senators
who voted for the bill, four were
farmers, three manufacturers, two
lawers and one banker. Those who
voted against it were farmers seven,
manufacturers three, lawyers two,
merchants two, produce dealer one,
station agent one, banker one, physi-
elan one.
Hon. Jonathan Ross of st. John
bury, was elected Chief Judge of the
Supreme Court at the meeting of the
Joint Assembly Tuesday afternoon
Judges Taft, Rowell, Tyley and Mum
son were re- elected Unanimously Hon.
II. +. Start and l.. S. Thompson were
chosen to fill the vacancies-thef for
mer unanimously and the latter by a
vote of 1877 to 119 for S. c. Shurtleff
AluOilS Iue ldSU dClS vi UIt' CtIdUe
was the confirmation of p. X. Gleed
for Tax Commissioner. Gov. Page
sent in the name about 6 O'Clock
Wednesday morning and it was i'm
mediately confirmed.
Other appointments made by Gov.
Page are: l.. o. Greene of Wood
stock, inspector of finance; W. w.
- Hh,,y
of Middlesex, H. W. Veil of Pomfret,
r. C. Smith of Pittsford, v /. Spear
of Braintree, j. o. Sanford of STAN
ford, members of the State Board of
Agriculture; c. H. Darling, judge of
the Municipal Court of Bennington;
HI. S. Peck, Judge of City Court OF
Burlington; Trustee of Vermont in
sane asylum, S. ID. Hobson of
Brighton, for a term of six years
from December, 1. 1890; directors
state prison and house of correction,
W. III. III. Bingham of Stowe for two
years, and j. c. Parker of Hartford
for four years; superintendent state
prison, E. W. Cakes of Windsor for
two years; superintendent house of
correction, G. N. Eayres of Rutland
for two years; board of railroad
commissioners, S. E. Pingree of Hart
ford, Amory Davidson of Craftsbury,
Leon K. Bagley of Rutland, all for
two years; special prosecutors of
criminal offences during the guberna-
torial term, F. M. Fuller of Fair
Haven, and J. B. Moore of Rutland.
All confirmed.
OF the nine representative from
Lamoille county seven voted against
high-license. The other two. Macoy
of Cambridge, and Warren of Eden,
are recorded as "absent, or not
voting"
Lamoille County voted solid for
the Agricultural College. The repre-
sentatives knew how their constitu-
ents felt in the matter.
The senate killed the constitution
al amendments re-arranging the
Judiciary department, fixing Novem-
Der freemens' meeting, reducing the
membership of the house.
In 1888 the vote on the high license
bill was: Yeas. 81; nays, 149; alb
sent or not voting, 81. In 1890 the
vote is: Yeas, 81; nays, 157; absent
or not voting, 16.
The senate of 1886 held reunion
in the senate chamber Thursday
night. Sixteen senators were pres
emit. Resolutions on the death of
Senator Chase of Rutland, who is the
only deceased member, were passed,
as was a resolution expressing SYM
pathy for Gen. William Wells in his
sickness. Lieut.-Gov. Levi X. Fuller
presided, and the senators all made
remarks.
The bill taxing religious societies
on all property except church and
parsonage was killed-125 to 81.
The house voted by a decided
majority in favor of reducing the
number of Supreme Court Judges to
six. In the discussion there was n
bitter attack on ex-Judge Barrett, |
who had written a letter to the Rut-
land Herald, giving reasons WHY five
Judges could do the work. This at
tack evidently had an effect opposite
to that which was intended. The
senate, however, refused to cut down
the number and seven are retained.
The salary of state officers has
been fixed as follows: Governor at
$500; treasurer, $4,000; secretary
of state. $4,000 secretary of civil
and military affairs (bienniaD, $3.50:
auditor of accounts, $4,000; adiu-
tant inspector general, $1,000; quar-
termaster general, 5000.
There was an informal caucus in
the courtroom Saturday morning at
nine O'Clock, attended by from seven |
ty-tive to one hundred members, who |
were thoroughly aroused in opposi- |
ton to the proposed school law. Mr..
Robinson acted as chairman. A
committee was appointed, consisting
of Messrs. Enright, Moloney, Living
ston, Croft, Taylor of Cornwall, |
Steele and EMERSON, to draw up a
bill based on III. bill 81, and to re-
port at the earliest possible moment.
I'll. 81 wipes out the whole supervisor
system and puts the duty of examin-
ing teachers, granting certificates
and supervising schools of each town
in the hands of the members of the
board of education for that town.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE PETITIONS
The following is list of the p4ti-
tions for the agricultural college bill,
with the number of signatures on
each. all the signers being citizens:
Barton, 9s; Barton, 80: Tunbridge, "a;
Alburg, 80; Pawlet 25 Orange. I6 Shrews-
bury, 10; Springfield, "a Randolph, 70;
Worth River grange, No. 165, p. of H., West
Windsor, 49, Newfane, A Chester, 90;
armers' league of Chester Waterbury, 1877;
Andover, %; Andover, Az Brookline, 40 '
reading, 81; Wallingford, 3S; johnson, SO;
randolph, Sc; Plaintield, "a Plain6eld, 90;
irand Isle, SO; Townsend, 81; Williams
own, 80; Enumeration Evening Star