Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-02

voice with which Mr.. McFeeters Of Enos-
burgh moved that the resolution intro
duccd by Dr. Peck of Brandon providing
for a recount of the State vote be laid
upon the table indicated determination
on the part of Mr. McFeeters to back up
ms motion with convincing speech If
necessary. The House was in no mood to
instruct its canvassng committee to
spend a week or ten days counting votes
and the motion of Mr. McFceters was
unanimously adopted. DR. Peck even
neglccting to vote for his own resolution.
CANVASS OF THE VOTES.
Tho joint committee to canvass the votes
for State officers met in the cloak room at
3 O'Clock and organized by the election of
| Senator Anns as chairman and Senator
powuer. secretary. Alexander Dunnett Of
| .ot. Johnsbury attempted to call the at
| tention Of the committee to its duties. but
was promptly ruled out of order by the
chair, on the ground that he was not a
member of the committee. Senator Nelson
| of Rutland county appealed from the de-
cision of the chair. Senator Stiles of St.
JohnsburY and Representatives McFect-
ers of EnosburEh. Morrill, Of STAFFORD and
Battell of Middlcbury spoke in favor Of
sustaining the chair which was done by
a vote of Il to s. When the House COM
mttee returned Representative Ellis of
Fair Haven substituted a minority report
for the canvassing committee stating in
substance that the committee had been
given no opportunity to examine or count
any votes This was ruled out of order by
| the chair on the ground that it should
have been presented to the joint assembly.
Mr.. Ellis then withdrew his resolution.
After the Joint assembly had convened
Mr.. Ellis again attempted to introduce his
minority report hut was ruled out of order,
| the chair declaring that there was no pro-
vision for Il minority report.
When Lieutenant -Governor Allen an
noUnccd no election by the people of gov
ernor and lieutenant governor and ordered
n ballot for governor, the tension all over
the crowded hall was very great. The
| galleries were packed to suffocation and
every aVailah inch of room on the floor
| of the House vas occupied AS the pre-
siding officer arose to announce the result
| of the vote for governor the silence was
almost painful. and the applause that fol-
| low ed the announcement OF the result of
| the ballot. caught up again and again in
| the galleries and on the floor. was not only
Il tribute tC General Mccullough but was
| Il relief from the tension to which the
great gathering had been strung.
| The election of Il. 5. Stanton for lieuten-
ant governor completed splendid days
work and shortly before 6 o'clock the JOINT
| assembly dissolved.
| PLACE FOR o. S. ANNIS.
| The way in which senator Annis of Troy
presided over the deliberations of tho joint
! committee. to canvass votes this afternoon
stamped him as a leader of men. The at
| tempts at dilatory tactics did not rattle
him in the least and the manner in which
! his ruling was sustained that a Clement
attorney not member of the committee
had no standing before the committee was
very satisfactory to the republicans Of the
| House and Senate. After the report of the
joint committee had been accepted and the
| chairman had been instructed to sign II to
| cap the climax before an adjournment
was taken Mr. Dunnett arose and thanked
the committee in behalf of himself and
| Mr. Clement for the manner in which he
had been treated. one of the points prac-
| tically settled is that MIR. Annis will -
chairman of the Senate judiciary commit
| tee.
| The benefit of a caucus the night be
| fore the converting of the General As
! scmbly had been demonstrated to-day in
the amount of work performed In past
years only about half the members have
been in Montpelier the night before the
session opened while this year the eau
Gus called for Tuesday evening brought
nearly every senator and representative
to Montpelier and the work done to-day
| Is credited in no small measure to the
| fact that an understanding was reached
at the caucus last evening.