Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-08
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
National:
OPENING OF TIE LEGISLATURE.

OPENING OF TIE LEGISLATURE.
The Vermont legislature convened
at Montpelier last Wednesday. The
Senate was called to order by Lieut.
Gov. Bates. The first basiness was
the election of a secretary, and Max
L. Powell of Burlington was found to
be the unanimous choice of the senate.
Mr.. Powell announced as his assistant
W. @. Farnsworth of Rutland. F. W.
Baldwin of Barton was elected presi-
dent pro tenn without opposition.
Rev. j. II. Long of Tinmouth was
elected chaplain on the third ballot.
FL. Sault of Vergennes was selected
as reporter. A. B. Nelson of this
county was made a member of the
committee to canvass the vote for the
state offices. and Senator Baldwin a
member of the committee to nominate
standing committees. Senator Brown
of CFittenden county introduced
resolution providing for the supply of
two daily papers and one weekly
paper to each member and each Off
Ger of both houses during the session
ton was passed.
Senator Baldwin is member of the
judiciary committee in the senate and
of the committee on printing. Sena-
tor Nelson is a member ofthe COM
mittee on military affairs and is
chairman of the grand list committee.
The house of representatives was
called to order by Secretary of State
Rowland. Fletcher d. Proctor of
Proctor was nominated by ihe Tepub-
icans for the office of speaker of the
house; the democrats placed j. w.
Currier of Troy in nomination for the
Office. Mr.. Proctor received 1876 of
the 235 votes cast and was according
ly declared the choice of the house.
Mr.. Proctor, in assuming the duties
of the office, made short speech
thanking the members for the honor
of the office, and urging on them the
necessity of getting to work early so
that too much business may not be
crowded into the last weeks of the
session. T. G. Cheney of Morrisville
was made clerk of the house, receiv-
ing handsome majority over Hrrry
G. Shurtleff of Montpelier, the demo-
cratic nominee. Rev. Wilmot Warner
of Bethel was found to be the choice
of majority of the representatives
for chaplain of the house. The house
reporters are L. B. Johnson of Ran
dolph and E. @. Mcintyre of Rutland.
The assistant clerks are F. L. Hamil
ton of Salisbury and @. A. Plumley of
Northfield. II. F. Graham of Crafts
bury was appointed as a member of |
the house committee on rules. Mr.. |
Rowell of Albany. Mr.. Clark of Glover
and Mr.. Bailey of Irasburgh are mem
bers of the house committee to
canvass the votes for state offices.
There are forty nine democrats in the
house and they evidently intend that |
they Will make their power felt as
they have contested several offices.
ing and organized, electing ]. W.
Currier of Troy as chairman and T. G.
Bundy of st. Johnsbury as secretary.
Gov. Smiths message contained |
many suggestions which should be
given careful consideration by the
legislature. The first subject consid-
cred by him is the system of account
ing that at present obtains in the
state. This department more than
any other is responsible for the dis
bursement of the states revenue,
amounting annually to over 100000
It ought to contain the most careful,
Fxact, and perfect system of account
ing but the actual condition is exactly
Ehe opposite. The work is far great
Fr than one man can do and in the
bast only those things have been
hone which were abso lutely necessary
nd the rest have been left over.
|rhe governor suggests as remedy
|or the present situation that the