The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-12

viding for the appointment of a committee
on the Columbian Exposition; adopted.
BY Senator Haskins, providing for joint
assembly to hear the message of the retir-
ing governor; adopted.
BY Senator Hall, providing for joint as
sembly at 300 p. NJ; adopted
ReportS.-By Senator Grout, from the
committee TO nominate standing committees;
ordered to lie.
The clerk OF the house announced that
the house had adopted the joint resolution
relating to joint rules. He also announced
as his assistants f. A. Rowland of Mont
pelier and Max l.. Powell of Burlington.
Announcement was also made OF the APP
pointment, on the part of the house, OF com
mittees to canvass votes. The clerk of the
house likewise announced that the house
had adopted all the joint resolutions passed
by the senate, and thereupon the senate met
the house in joint assembly.
The senate then adjourned
HoUsE--MoRNISG.
Devotional exercises by the chaplain, af-
ter which the journal was read and ap-
proved.
The speaker announced the appointment
of Foster of Derby, Martin of Brattleboro
and Cannon of West Rutland as committee
on rules.
The house adopted in concurrence the
following Joint resolutions: Adopting the
Joint rules of 1890 as those of this session
until others are adopted; for joint assem-
bly, at eleven o'clock to receive the message
of the retiring governors for a joint as
sembly at two o'clock to receive report OF
| the joint canvassng committee; and pro-
viding for joint special committee on the
Columbian Exposition.
Resolutions. BY Mr.. Enright, providing
for a committee to wait upon the governor
and inform him that the house was organized
and ready to proceed to business adopted,
and Mr. Enrght of Windsor and Mr.. Brown
of Nottingham were appointed as such COM
mittee.
BY Mr.. Weston of Newfane, providing for
the appointment OF committee on revision
| of bills; referred to committee on rules.
| A Joint assembly was then held, presided
over by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fletcher, who
appointed Senator Grout and Messrs. Oar
| ling and Cannon as a committee to wait
upon the governor and inform him that the
| joint assembly was ready to hear his retir-
| ing message. The committee returned with
Governor Page, who delivered his vale
dictOry message which will be found in full
| in the supplement to this issue.
The Joint assembly then dissolved, and the
house adjourned.
sENATE-AFTERNooN.
The president pro tempore, Senator Hall,
! took the oath of Office upon the assembling
| of the senate, and in a short speech thanked
the senators for the honor conferred upon
| him.
The senate then repaired to the hall Of
the house to participate in joint assembly
Upon its return the appointment of the fol-
lowing committees was announced
RuleS-Hall, Grout, Orvis.
| Findnce-DuBos, Proctor, Dawson.
Judiciary Haskins Foster, Nichols,
Boyce, Watson Hall, Grout.
Cldins-Mead, Beeman, Burnell, Ball,
Orvis.
Education Nichols, Vail, Foster, Pitkin,
Abel.
Agricultare--Vail Sanford Gleason.
nufdctures-Lncoln, Mead, Brownell
Elections Foster, Clark, Hathaway.
Military Al6dirs-Wat Abel, Haskins
Railroads = Merrill, Gleason, Amsden,
Dubois, Orvis, Lincoln, Brock.
Hghl0dyS and Bridges -Brownell, Hatha-
way, Sanford.
BdRkS-Brock, Mead, Mather.
Land Tdres-Abell, Turner, Hyde.
Printing-Mather, Ball, Burnell
General Committee - Proctor, DAWSON
Foster, Watson, Brock.
Federal Relations-Davson, Merrill, Tur-
ner.
States Prison-Amsden, Hyde, Clark.
Insane, Asylum- Sanford, Beeman, Turner
Grand List Pitkin, Boyce, Lincoln.
Senator Merrill offered resolution pro-
| viding for committee of two to wait upon
| the lieutenant-governor and notify him of his
election. 1t was carried and Senators Mer-
rill and Watson were made the committee.
The committee returned with Lieutenant
governor Stranahan, who was sworn in by
Secretary Powers and subscribed to the
oath. He then took the chair with few
words of acceptance.
Adjourned.
HoUSE-AFTERNooN.
The committee on rules made its report.
The rules adopted are about the same as
heretofore, changes being mainly in phras-
eology, not in subject matter.
The senate then joined the house in joint
assembly, which was called to order by the
president pro tempore of the senate, Sena-
tor Hall. The report of the canvassing COM
mittee was made, in which Levi X. Fuller
was declared the duly elected governor by