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LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The personnel of the Government of
the State of Vermont for the coming
biennial term of 1S94-95 consists of near
ly 375 officials and attaches. This civil
list of the State includes 81 Representa-
tives, 80 Senators, seven Judges of the
Supreme Court, the officers and employ
es of the Legislature, the members of
the various State boards, and the heads
of the Executive and Administrative de-
partments.
The list of positions to be filled by
election or appointment during the CO n
ing session of the Legislature, is as fol-
lows: By Standardization pro tenn.
of the Senate, Speaker of the House,
Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the
House, Chaplain of the Senate, Chaplain
of the House, Sergeant alarms, seven
Judges of the Supreme Court. two Trus-
tees of the University of Vermont, an
Adjutant General, a Quarter Master Gen
eral, Brigade Commander and Judge
Advocate G General; also State Superip-
tendent of Education, and one or more
Supervisors of the Insane.
The places to be filled by appoint
ment under the Sergeant at Arms, or of
ficers of the two Houses, are these: Two
Assistant Clerks of the House, two
House Doorkeepers, two Senate Door
keepers. an Assistant Secretary of the
Senate, two House and one Senate Re-
porters, ten Messengers, an Engrossing
Clerk, three Clerks. two Engineers,
Watchman and four Sweepers.
Gov. Woodbury. has the appointment
of an Inspector Of Finance, Tax Com
missioner, three Railroad Commission
ers, two Fish Commissioners, one or
more Directors of the State Prison, one
or more Trustees of the Reform School.
one or more Trustees of the Vermont
Asylum for the Insane, six members of
the Board of Agriculture, three members
of the State Board of Health, State Ge-
ologist, a Superintendent of the State
Prison and Superintendent of the
House of Correction also a Secretary of
Civil and Military Affairs, an Executive
Clerk, Surgeon General and military
staff.
A forecast of the probable result of the
elections for officers of the Senate and
House is not a difficult matter to make,
even at this early day, especially for IL .
principal offices to be filled.
For Speaker of the House ] hear only
one name mentioned, that of Hon. W.
w. Sticlsney of Ludlow, and 1t would not
be surprising if he was hOnored with
unanimous election. Representative
Stickney was Speaker of the House of
1892, and made one of the best presiding
officers that ever occupied the Speakers
Chair He is graduate of phillips Exc
ter Academy and member of the Wind
sor county Bar. He held the Office o.
Assistant Clerk of the House in 1872,
1878 and 1880, and was Clerk from 1882
to 1890.
The leading candidate for President
pro tenn. of the Senate is Hon. Frank
Plumley of Northfied. Mr.. Plumley
was United States District Attorney ur-
der President Harrison. He has been
State Attorney of Washington county,
represented Northfield in the House in
1882 was President of the Republican
State Convention of 1886 and Delegate
at-Large to the Republican National Con-
vention of 1888. Mr. Plumley is bril-
liant orator and has rendered signal SER
vice to the party on the stump in Yer
mont and Michigan in past campaigns.
Senator o. NJ. Barber of Bennington
county has been mentioned for the Office
of President pro tenn. He is an able de-
bator, and one of the leading lawyers of
Bennington county. Senator Barber was
q member of the House of 1892, and is