Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-11
UNDER HEADWAY.
VERMONT LEGISLATURE NAMES
AUsPICIoUs BEGINNING

AuDoint Committees IN lhite p"s
Col Proctor Speaker.--Governor's
Amendments. Interesting Session
Promised.
With rather less than the usual ereak
and lar. the biennial session OF Vermont
swisdom and virtue" got under way at
Montnelier last week Wednesday. There
wss little contest over the organization OF
either house and but for the tussie OF the
narsons for the chaplaincies It would nave
been absolutely spiritless.
The retiring acknowledgements hen,
ryC. Bates, presided in the Senate un'h
Thursday when his successor was lhaugu-
ra,ed At the first session OF the senate,
w. Baldwin Of Barton was chosen pres
tdent protempore and Max l.. Powell oil
Darlington secretary, without opposhion'
Mr.. Powell appointed as his assistant w.
z Farnsworth of Rutland. F. w. Sault
n, yergennes is the official reporter. IL
reouired three ballots 10 elect chaplain,
Rev. ]. Hall Long OF Tinmouth being
chosen over Rev. A. J. Hough of White
River Junction and Rev. J. q. Angeli Oh
North Hero. In the House, Col. Fletcher
n Proctor OF Proctor was chosen speaker,
receiving 100 votes to As for John W. Cur
rier Of Troy, the Democrat. For clerk,
Thomas c. Cheney OF Morrisville received
10 votes TO 40 for Harry c. Shurtlen OF
Montpelier, Democrat. Rev. W. A.
Warner OF Bethel was chosen chaplain
on the third ballot, over i've other rlVsls'
IN. Johnson OF Randolph and e. Z. NC
Intyre OF Rutland were appointed house
reporters and r. l.. Hamilton OF oallsDuri
and @. A. Plumley OF Northheld assistant
clerks. Nothing was done IN Tue h s'Is',
Wednesday except to organize anu uia"
seats. -. 80,
Wednesday evening there was the usual
receDtion to the two governors-outgolng
and incoming. II was not very largely
attended and not a very "dressy anaiE'
The receiving party consisted OF GOV;
smith and wife, Gov.-eleet Stickney ane
wife. Lieut.. Gov. -elect Allen and wife, as
ststed nv the governors staff and the
military officials. The Montpelier or
chestra furnished music In Representa-
tives' hall.
THE MESSAGES.
Thursday morning, a joint assembly
was held and Gov. Smith delivered MS
retiring message. IL surprised everyone
nv ita strength Instead OF reviewing the
states affairs in detail, 1t singled out
few things for recommendation 10 the as.
sembly. 1t brought out the flaws ID our
system OF accounting and urged the APP
poiDtment OF board to assist ana olrecl
the state auditor. IL favored the passage
OF legislation that would make the grant
ING ~ charters a source OF large revenue
10 The state, after the New Jersey plan.
IL reiterated Gov. Smiths idea OF special
tax arrangement with non-residents. IL
commended the operation OF the new law
relating to permanent roads, as admins
tered by Commissioner Wan, ana auVlseu
the increase of the state highway TAX 10
ten cents, from five, to be expended as at
present. II was nom committal as to pro-
hibition Ii dwelt at length on "oouble-
taxationn and as remedy suggested tine
treating OF all Indebtedness alike, wheth-
er against real or personal property. II
closed with an eloquent peroration, forei-
bly, delivered. Gov. Smith received warm
applause.
liz the afternoon another joint assembly
was held and the votes having been cam
yassed, il was discovered that the Repub-
lican candidates for state officers had been
elected by liberal margins. The news was
gently broken to Gov.-elect Stickney,
who CHANGED to be in the corridor, and he
was invited in TO take the oath OF office
and afterwards delivered his inaugural.
II is apparent that Vermont has gov
ernor VINO is "onto his job" He threw
several large sized bombs at the outset,
condemning the practice OF multiplying
state offices and commissioners, recon-
mendlng the abolition OF the office OF
state tax commissioner and the consolida'
tion OF the offices OF adjutant- general and
quartermsster- general and doing away
with the brigade organization OF the mill.
tia. He thought a better enforcement o.
the present law relating TO care Of paupel
insane would make unnecessary any in
creased appropriations for the asylums
He came out strong for prohibition anC
favored change in the method prescribe
for amending the constitution. HI
thought the September elections ought u
be held in November as in most othe
states. He warned against needless al
terations in the statutes and got a hand
clap when be declared, "The good legis
lator is the one who votes against ever!
measure which cannot be demonstrates
to be a substantial improvement OF tn
existing law" The state finances wer
declared to be In a favorable condition
The inaugural was well received.
APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES.
The governor announced as bis secre
tary of civil ane military affairs his LAY
partner, John g. Sargent Of Ludlow, VIII
will always be handy.
The governors staf consists OF w. i
Huntington OF Rochester, surgeon gener
al; Col. ]. II. Mimms of st. Adams, chic
OF staff; Col. Homer A. Dudley of Lon
donderry, inspector OF rife practice; Co
John c. Coolidge OF Plymouth, Col. F.
Burgess Of Burlington and Col. Henry {
Carpenter OF Rutland, aids.
The Senate committees were announce
Thursday afternoon and Friday mornin,
Wall of Orange is chairman of the con
mittee on railroads and is on the commit
tee on highways; Smith OF Orange is o
the committee on finance and the generi
COMMITTEES; Walker OF Windsor is chail
man of the committee on agriculture an
on the committee on elections; Leland
Windsor is on the committees on claim
and banks; Pollard of Windsor is chat
man OF the committee on manutaetur
and on the railroad committee. The r,
naming chairmanships went as follows:
Rules, DeBoer OF Washington; fnanc
Clement OF Rutland; judiciary, Cudwort
OF Windham; claims, Brown OF Chittel
den; education, Royce OF franklin; ele
tions, Greene OF Essex; military affair
Pike OF Lamoille; highways, Marvin
Grand Isle; banks, Graves OF Bennington
land taxes, Ballard of Franklin; printin
Miller of Mindham. general committf