Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26
Vermont Delegation in Congress
Will Leave Washington
Very Soon.
sen. PROCTOR TO REMAIN
His Health Will Not Allow Him to
Spend March In Vermont-Some OF
the Work OF the Delegation for
Their Constituents-Appoin
ments for Vermonters.

WASHINGTON. n. c.. Fcb 2S.-The Yer
mont delegation in Congress will hardly
hurry back to the Green Mountain state,
when the present session has come TO an
end. Senator Proctor has a residence here
and as his health is rather poor this winter.
lie will hesitate about facing the cold
March winds of the North, even i the
Senate does not have an extra session dur
ing March Senator Dillingham; will q
back to Montpelier pretty promtply. Ills
son was recently here on n visit to him.
Representative Haskins also has a resi-
dcuCc here hut will get back to Ncrinont
as soon as he conveniently can. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Foster, who have been
living in n rented fiat, will likewise depart
early after March 4 but may tarry a
little In New York city
Senator Proctor, who has been the act
ing chairman of the committee ON mill
tary affairs this winter, is having some
difficulty over the army appropriation
bill. It was settled once in conference
but the House refused to accept the con-
terence report and accordingly the meas
,ire has gone back to conference. whore
Mr.. Proctor is the leading contorc@. one
of the difficulties is over provision Tor
retiring army officers who served during
the Civil War
Tho senior Vermont senator has pre-
scented A petition of the MONTPELIER branch
OF the Granite Cutters National Union.
asking for the passage of the eii:ht hour
hill. A similar petition has also been
presented by Senator DILLINGHAM;
The Junior Vermont senator has re-
ccved and prosecuted numerous other petit
tons for constituents in Vermont. Re-
tail merchants of ludlow have asked for
n parcels post system. That petition
went to the committee on postofices and
postroads. Other petitions presented by
Mr.. Dillingham; are From the state
council Of Vermont, Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics of Luren-
bureh. Vt. asking for n passage of the
immigration bill and from sundrY clti-
zons of Brattleboro. asking for cert ain
amendments TO the same measure both
petitions being ordered tn lie on the
table; from the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Animals, demonstrating
against the enactment Of certain le6lall-
ton about the transportation of live stock
and similar petitions from humane So
CetIes at Bristol and Rlluand from Reed
and Rattan Workers OF Rutland, asking
repeal Of the desert land law end commu-
tation clause Of the homestead law; from
W. G.. T.. /. Of Jamaica, VT, for legisld
ton to prevent the sale Of intoXicarts in
government buildings; from Labor unions
in Bellows Falls. Rutland, MiddlCt urY
Montpelier. Burlington ana WhJer. IT.,
asking for the passage of the eight hour
bill.
The comptroller of the currency has Civ
en- formal notice of the election of L. =
.!oslyn as assistant cashier of the Water
hurry, VT. National bank: also of the e,eC
ton of John a. Mead as additional vice
president of the Baxter National bank 81
Rutland. VI; Cf tho election Of James II
Williams, Ji.. as assistant cashier Of The
National bank of Bellows Fails. Vt; 90
The electior Of James w. Brock, as vice
president in place of George w Scott o
The Montpclier, VT. National bank; anl
also OF the election of Charles II. strong
as cashier in place of Andrew Ross. OF thu
National bank OF Nergennes. VT. No no
ti~o has boon received of the election o
an assistant cashier in place of Mr.. Stron'
who was promoted
A patent has beon grduted To William
g. Farnum Of Arlington, Vt" for gam
apparatus; and to Ierley L. Kimball o
Fellows Falls for q centrifugal separator
fugal pump
Frederick w. Taylor and w. II. Sarsen
have assigned to L. and r. Fairbanks 4
Co. of St Johnsbury, their rights to
patcnt for relieving gear for scales
The treasury department has place i
tho St Adams custom house to FIJI "
civil service examination 1t is the plaC
of watchman and fireman, which pays
annual salary of $500. No applicants wi
he allowed to take the examination unlcs
they have had previous experience a
nremcn. Eligiblcs for the place must /
etwecn 81 and 30 years. Those who wis
10 take the examination must commuu
cate with the civil service bureau, III
city. and file an application before Mare
81 next.
L. w. Chestnut of Burlington, Vt, ha
been appointed a special laboror in Il
Portsmouth navy yard,
H. X. Barrows of Burlington has bee
appointed assistant engineer at salar
OF 81 GOO and w. e. Sawyer of Essex jun
tlon,- engineer ala at salary Of $1,000