St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-12
More Montpelier News.


prom our Regular Correspondent
The house committees were an
nounced yesterday and the senate
committees today. Caledonia county
does not get craftsmanship in the
latter list; but Senator Blodgett is
a member Of the judiciary, railroads
and grand list committees, and Sem
ator Hall is on the committees on
agriculture, land taxes and state
prison. In the house 1.-THE gentleman
from St Johnsbury" gets the chair
manship of the committee on public
health and is member of the COM
mittee on the insane. The other
members from this county are as
signed as follows: Mr.. Henderson
OF Ryegate, military affairs commit
tee; MIR. Johnson OF Lyndon, educa-
ton; Mr.. Webster of Burke, claims (;
Mr.. Choate of Barnet, highways,
bridges and ferries; Mr.. Mattocks
OF Danville, banks; Mr.. johnson Of
Hardwick, banks and joint rules;
Mr.. Taft of Peacham, agriculture
Mr.. Noyes OF Kirby, grand list; Mr..
Hastings of Waterford, general COM
mittee; Mr.. Ball of Newark, dis
tributing committee; Mr.. Leslie OF
Wheelock, state prison; Mr.. Stafford
of Walden, town lines; Mr.. Ruggles
of Sutton, mileage and debentures;
Mr.. Morrison of Groton, immigra-
ton and industrial matters; Mr..
Stevens OF Stannard, land taxes 4;
Mr.. Phillips Of She field, temperance.
Lieut.. Gov. Bates was sworn in
yesterday afternoon and is now the
able presiding officer of the upper
house. On taking the chair Mr..
Bates said:
"Gentlemen-You have been elected
by the freemen of this commonwealth
to represent their interests in the
general assembly. In common with
the members OF the coordinate
branch, important duties rest upon
you. Under the limitations of the
state constitution and the constitu-
tion of the United States you are in
vested with the legislative and law
making powers OF the sovereign
states. That you will bring to the
discharge OF these duties your best
abilities and earnest endeavors. there
is no doubt. This fact is a sufficient
guarantee to the people OF contin-
uance of the conservative and wist
legislation of Vermont, and that thu
interests of the people will be jeal-
ously guarded and sacredly pre-
served.
Senator's, no man can undertake
the duties of this position with COM
plete assurances Of success. Much
will depend on your forbearauce an.
aid; and may not now invoke tina
aid? May l not ask that that aid
may be completely and generously
given in the future? And may w.
not hope that the acquaintance her,
begun, or renewed, may by associa.
ton ripen into friendships, and thai
when the hour OF separation shall
arrive, those friendships may survive
without jealousy or resentment il
any heart? Senator's, the chair
awaits your further pleasure"
Six bills were introduced in tn,
house this forenoon, and one in thu
senate. These touch mainly on mat
tiers of minor Importance. Neithe
house has settled down to business
as yet, and need not be expected t.
until next week, as the bills are no
ready for introduction and the com
mittees have but just been named
Indications are that both houses will
adjourn on Thursday noon unit
Monday afternoon next. The invi
tation extended by the city OF Bur
lington, to participate in the recep
ton to the Third Cavalry, has beel
accepted; and as the special trail
provided for the legislature leave
Montpelier on Thursday noon, tina
means that no business can be don
during the rest of the week.
The establishment of an insuranc
department, with commissioner a
its head, promises to provoke cor
siderable discussion. Two bills hav
already been prepared along this lin,
and, judging from talk heard abou
the capitol, there is a growing fee
ing in favor OF some such bushes
like way of handling the states il
surance interests. J. w. S.
LATEST.
Especial Dispatch to the CALRDoNiAN.)
Montpelier, Oct. IL. The annu
al.