Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-10-12
DOWN TO THE GRIND.
LEGISLATURES S BILL MILL NOW WORK.
ING OVERTIME.


When the senate met on Thursday
morning of last week Senator DeBoer
submitted the report of the committee
appointed to nominate standing COM
mittees for the senate. In the list we
find that Senator Porter of Addison
county has been placed on the Joint
committee on Public Health; the Insane.
and the Railroads. lie Is chairman of
the tirst-named Senator Hill is on State
Prison; Claims, and Federal Relations,
being chairman of the first
In the afternoon the senate met in
Joint assembly in the house, to listen to
the report of the Joint committee ap-
pointed to canvass the vote for state
officers at the recent election.
After this joint assembly the senate
reconvened In its own chamber and
swore In Senator Baldwin as president
pro TEN. Lieut.. Gov. Allen was then
escorted in. After taking the oath, Mr.
Allen addressed the senate as follows:
Senators: am aware of the fact that the
same constituencies that elected you as
senators elected me lieutenant governor by
virtue of which Office | become your
presiding officer. Through you | wish to
thank your constituents for the honor thev
have done me. When | look back over the
list of names OF the honored men who have
so ably hlled this office, and in the long list
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name is found of one who proved recreant to
his trust | am forcibly reminded of the
responsibility ! am assuming. shall en-
deavor to perform the various duties that
come with this Office to the best of my ability.
Relying on your kindness and assuming your
willingness to overlook any MISTAKES or
failures on my part, enter on the perform.
ance of these duties.
Work of minor Importance completed
the days session for the branch
During the forenoon there was little
work of importance in the house, being
mostly the routine work of opening the
| session. Committees were appointed to
canvass the votes for offices of iTdge of
probate and justices of the peace. The
committee named for Addison county
was Brown of Goshen, Morgan of Sails
bury, Ward of Waltham.
The Joint assembly for hearing Gov
ernor Smiths farewell address and the
Inauguration of Governor Stlcknev took
place in the house at l0:45.
Fridays session of the two houses was
short, the only business being the an
nouncement of the committees, and
adjournment to Monday afternoon. The
house committees contain Addison
county representatives, as f oil lows :
Elections, ketchum of Nergennes; fed
eral relations. Dana of New Haven !;
military affairs, Hodge of Ripton :;
education. Dana of New Haven; claims,
| llurd ot Addison railroads, Lawrence of
Bristol highways, bridges and ferries,
Buttolph of Middlebury: agriculture.
Bowles of Weyhridge and Thomas of
Orwell; land taxes. Wilson of Leicester !:
grand list, Hill of Starksbor and Hub
bard of Granville; general committee.
Smith of Bridport: states prison,
Martin of Ferrisburg; corporations.
l'latt of Shoreham; town lines. Farr of
Hancock; mileage and debentures. Nor
gan OF Salisbury: public buildings, Bean
of Lincoln; library, Brown of Whiting ;
house of correction, Meader of MonktOn ::
state and court expenses, FoOte of
Cornwall
The food of bills began on Monday
afternoon; but if the general course is
pointed our bv the initial bills intro
duced in each branch. some good may
come from the flood.
In the senate. the first business after
the routine of opening o'clock was
the introduction by Senator Rovce of
senate bill No. An act to obtain the
opinion of the voters on the question of
repeating the statutes prohibiting the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors and en-
acting statutes providing for high
license and local option. 1t was re-
ferred to committee on temperance.
Another bill relating to the creating
of board of public works for st.
Albans, the report of committee on rules
and Joint resolution for printing 5000
copies of the report of the committee on
double taXation-formed the rest of the
senate's business for the day.
In the house, house bill No. |, by
Mr.. Foote Of Cornwall, was introduced
and referred to the committee on iudici-
ary. 1t is for granting exemption from
taxation of money loaned on real estate
mortgages at an interest rate not eX-
ceeding four and one-half per cent in
terest; exemptions claimed must be
specified in inventory; parties claiming
exemption without granting reduction in
interest shall forfeit entire interest; nc
exemption shall be allowed for personal
estate or such mortgage debt.
There were seven bills introduced
during the afternoon in the house. No
3 provides for the reduction of legal in
terest TO five per cent. No. authorizes
State Board of Health to establish anC
equip of laboratory of hygiene for ex
animation of water supplies, milk anC
food products and suspected cases OF
infectious diseases and to conduct schoo
issue periodical; board shall appoint
director of laboratory and employ a sani
tary inspection; use of laboratory to be
free; appropriates $1,000 for apparatus
and $4,000 per year for expenses
Repeals act No. - of '9S. 1t was sent tC
joint committee on public health.
On Tuesday morning in the senate
Senator Cudworth introduced JOINT reso
luton for the appointment of a commit
tee of three senators and five representa-
tives to whom all matters of the Pan
American Exposition shall be referred
1t was adopted.
An aftermath of the Dewey celebration
came up in the form of a bill approprlat
ing S5727.l4 to defray the expenses o
that occasion.
Senate bill No. 4, by Senator Porter o
Addison county, limits the time within
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