Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-10-04
THE LEGISLATURE.
Opening OF the Session at Mont
peIier.

The Senate was called to order
Wednesday morning BY Lieut.. Gov
Sfranahan. and the senaf0rs-elect took
the oath of Office. The officers of the
Senate are as follows President pro
TEN, Senator Frank Plunley OF North
field; secretary, George NJ. Powers of
Morrisville; assistant secretary, Chas.
4. Plumley Of Northfield; reporter,
Carl c. Fletcher of 81. Johnsbury:
doorkeeper, John X. Seaver Of Caven-
dish: assistant, l.. B. Skinner Of Bar
ton.
The Secretary Of State called the
House to order, and after taking the
oath, the members proceeded TO elect
speaker, clerk and chaplain. Speak
er w. ". Stiekney was elected with
out opposition, as was Clerk J. IL.
Merritield. The other officers are:
Assistant clerks, Fred A. HowIand Of
Montpelier. 4. q. Cheney Of Norris
vile: reporters, John II. MiInms Of st.
Alhans. J. w. Sault OF st. Johnsbury;
doorkeeper. George K. Stebbins OF
sheldon; assistant, Chas. Briggs of
Brandon.
The Governors reception Wedues-
day evening was one of the most brill
liant affairs Of the kind that has ever
been witnessed at the Capitol. IL was
given by Governor and Mrs. Fuller in.
honor of t;overnor-elect Woodbury.
and Mrs. Woodbury., to the state Off
GERS and members of the legislature Of
the state. The receiving party con-
sisted, in addition to the retiring and
incoming governors and their wives,
Of Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs. Stranahan
and Lieut.. Governor-elect Col. u. NJ.
Mansur and Mrs. Mansur. The re-
ception was held in the Executive
Chamber and was public,a large num-
ber bsing present.
Adit. Gen. Il. ;. Peck, QuaI.tcrmas-
ter General w. II. Gilmore, Judge
Advocate General +. Z. Alfred, Col.
A. q. Fales. Col. L. W. Jewett, Col.
c. G. Gilmore, Col. II. f. Parker, Col.
4. l.. Bates, Col j. G. Pollard and
Col. G. NJ. Dowley, Of Gov. Fuller's
staff, and Capt. II l.. Tutherly, U. ;.
A., assisted by their wives, presented
their guests 10 the receiving party.
The Burlington friends of Governor
elect Woodbury. and Mrs. Woodbury.
came to the reception in special
train. They were accompanied by
Mai. Morris and the regular army Of
ticers and their wives Of the Fort Ethan
Allen garrison.
The Inauguration of Goyernor-elect /
takes place Thursday af- /
ter the votes cast at the September
election shall have been eanvassed and |
The result declared in joint session OF
the two hoCses. The messages of the I
and incoming governors will
both be delivered Thursday, and the
Lieut.. Gov.-elect will also
be installed rs president of the Senate.
One Of the most important meas
lres that will occupy the legislatures
attention is the revision OF the state
avs. Al the session of 1892, Hons.
Barbour, Hall and Gleed were APP
pointed a committee TO revise the
statutes. The work of this committee
will, no doubt, be referred to the ju-
liciary committee of the present ses-
ion and will require a continuance OF
he session Of 1894 until about Decem-
,er "a, as was the result of the last re-
'ision Of the laws in 1880. The fol-
owing is list of the appointments
which have been made for the COM
NO session: Scnate-Doorkeep j.
:. Seaver, Proctorsville; assistant, &.
w. Briggs, Brandon; pages. Downer
|. Newell. .St. Johnsbury. Ernest Reed.
fernon. House-Doorkeeper, George
:. Stebbins, sheldon; assistant, +. N.
skinner. Barton Landing; pages, Edw.
}. Field, Rutland; Max Wilson, john
on; sanford II. Lane, Cornwall:
Thomas J. Nenable, Bennington; mes
engers. Sergeant-at-arms Office, j. Eli
;oodenough, Montpelier; Alfred +.
Weston, Newfane; Robert L. Phin- ,
ev. Montpelier; secretary of state,
'arl Il. Brownel, Burlington; execu-
i've department, Edward 7. Wood
ury, Burlington.