Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-03

Act creating a State cattle commits
sioner. Killed in the house.
Act repeating sixinch trout law
killed insenate.
Act establishing fish hatchery al
Swanton passed.
Bill preventing adulteration of milk
passed.
Joint resolution relating to tablet to
mark birthplace ex-President Arthur
adopted.
Act fixing salary of insurance COM
missioners passed.
Act abolishing capital punishment
killed IN the house, yeas 10Y, nays 118.
Act making State school tax ten
cents amended by the senate making
it eight cents passed.
Appropriation for Pan American
exposition killed in the house.
Gov. Stickney had little deadlock
with the senate over the appointment
of a state highway commissioner
when he sent to the senate the ap-
pointment of J. o. Sanford of STAN
ford, as state highway commissioner
in place of w. B. Wall. The senate
sent a petition to Gov. Stickney sign
ed by q senators asking for the re-
appointments of Mr.. Wall. Gov. Stick
ney said he did not like the idea of
the senate petitioning him in this way
and refused to withdraw the nomina-
ton. The senate finally confirmed
Mr.. Sanford's nomination.
An act in which the public will take
much interest was the remaining ap-
pointments by the governor, owing
to legislation intended to place the,
penal institutions under the manage
ment of one board of three members
and abolishing supervisors of the in
sane not being killed until a late hour
it was after four o'clock Thursday
morning when the governor sent his
appointments to the senate. They
Immediately confirmed them and they
were:
Director of State prison and House
of Correction for the unexpired term
of ten years; Zina Fl. Allbee of Rock
ingham; director Of State prison and
House Of Correction for six years,
John n. Woodfin of Rutland.
Commissioner of State taxes, Jud-
son E. Cushman of Burlington.
Trustee of State asylum for the in
sane, for term of four years, Curtis S.
Emery of Chelsea.
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for the insane, for six years, George
W. Wing of Montpelier.
Supervisor of the insane for six
years, DR.. Lorenzo NJ. Greene of
Bethel.
Trustee of Vermont Industrial
school for six years, Roger w. Hurl-
burd of Hyde Park.
Col. Emery refused to serve as a
trustee of the State asylum for insane
ana at later executive session the
governor presented the name of |
Charles H. Maxham of Pomfret |
which was confirmed.
The house bill to amend charter; of !
Central Vermont Railway Co., vetoed |
w /
over the governors veto in the house
came up in the senate Thursday and |
the bill was passed. Yeas, 21; nays,5. |
The house bill to commute the SEN
tence Of Charles Doherty was re-
ported adversely in the senate.
Senator Royce favored the bill on
the ground of not believing in capital
punishment. He was not in favor of |
committing sentences but there were I
two cases of like character two years
ago.
Senator Stanton favored the bill |
because he did not want to send a
human being to his death and should
vote for the bill.
Senator Dunnett said he did not
have any scrupIes in voting against
the bill. This man had committed a
wilful murder, he had fair trial and
there is no reason to commute this
sentence.
Senator Royce favored the bill be-
cause he did not want to take the res
possibility upon his hands to send
this man to his death. The bill was
third reading, yeas II, nays
l5.
Perhaps the first item in novelty
and, therefore, in interest in the
house Saturday was the presentation
Of resolution approving the Grout
bill before congress
md its adoption on the part of the
house. The amendment reads:
Whereas, There is now pending in
he house of representatives at