The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-22
LEGISLATURE.
Wednesday, Oct. 10.
SENATE-MORNING.

Bills introduced. BY Senator Mayo
repeating Sec. -, No. 60, acts 1900.
S. 81, by Senator Brownell, to in
corporate the Chittenden County Trac-
ton Company.
S. 80, by Senator Emery, to amend
the charter of the Rutland Railroad
Company.
S. 80, by Senator Stiles, to incorpor-
ate the st. Johnsbury Street Railway
Company
Joint resolution, by Senator Downer
calling for ballots cast in Windham
county in last election.
Bills passed. IS. 10 making color
of justice ballots red.
S. 6, plurality vote to elect Repre-
sentative debated and ordered to lie.
Visit to Soldiers Home sanctioned
by joint resolutionlumasy Also to
at Waterbury.
Various petitions received relating
to prohibitory law
HOUSE-MORNING.
Bills introduced. H. 81 to A in
elusive relating to various local cor
porations and other affairs.
II. 40, by Harrington of Walden,
for relief of town of Walden
50, 800 on account damage to roads
and bridges by floods in August, 1902.
II. 46, by Pillsbury of Sutton, re-
| ducing State taxes on savings banks
and trust companies from tenths
of one per cent to one-half of one per
cent.
H. A to 81, relating to claims, pros
ecutions for cruelty to animals, weeds,
and minor corporate matters.
Petitions relating to prohibition
were presented.
Admiral Clark. Mr.. Stafford of
| Morristown offered the subjoined res
| olution:
Whereas, the General Assembly of
| 1900 authorized the Governor to pro-
cure portrait of Captain, now Rear
Admiral, Charles f. Clark, U. S. n,
commemorative of his gallant and de-
cisive services while in command of
the battleship Oregon in the late war
with Spain, and
Whereas, the Governor has executed
the commission placed in his hands,
and the portrait is completed and
awaiting the carrying out of the pur-
pose of the resolution of 1900, there
fore be it,
Resolved, by the Senate and House
of Representatives that the Governor
circumstances for the formal unwilling
of the portrait, and that he invite
Admiral Clark to be the guest of the
State on that occasion.
Resolved, that when the vote is TAX
en- on the foregoing resoluti ons, the
members of the Genreal Assembly rise
in their seats as further expression
of the sincere pleasure they feel in
bidding Admiral Clark to partake of
the hospitality, and receive in person
the homage of his native State
Unanimously adopted by rising
vote.
Joint Assembly
At high noon the Senate appeared
in the Representatives Hall, to COM
plete i'll joint assembly the election of
a Senator of the United States for the
six years from March 4, 1903, the
President of the Senate in the chair,
the secretary of State in the clerk S
desk. a comparison of the records of
the two Houses showed that in the
vote of Tuesday, October II, William
p. Dillingham; had received a majority
of the members of each branch of the
General Assembly, and the president
thereupon declared him duly elected
for the term of six years from and
after March 4, 1903.
The Senator elect was presented to
the joint assembly, addressed the
members, thanking them for the dis
tinguished honor they had paid him,
in electing him to the office of Senator
from Vermont for the full term.