Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-11-24
House and Senate Insist That
Witness Fees Be In.
creased.
HEF0RM IN AUDITING
BilIs introduced ny the Joint It-
fee ON Claims after Making nm In
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Holds up
Nomination ny GOV. Bell
More Appointments Made.

Montpelier. Nov. l7-Wthout word
of debate or expression of opinion on
.ho floor of the senate that body to-day
81 a vote of "a to 6 OVERRIDE the veto of
Governor Bell to Senate bill 105, making
'ocs for Witnesses in county court s. in
etoad of 81 per day and again passed the
hill the governors veto notwithstand-
,u-. This measure went to the House,
where it was taken up this afternoon and
after discussion passed by u vote of 116
e. - The Senate is still holding ur the
hatch of nominations sent in by Cover
nor Fell u week ago ard II is rumored
they will not act upon these nominations
until the investigation into the affairs
of stat institutions Is completed
The governor this morning made the
following appointments:
Albert w. Higgins of Rutland to be IL
,lcmhor Of the state board of pharmacy,
Tcrprontcd.
charles n. Stearns of johnson. Henry
l. Clark of Castleton. Albert Edison of
Randolph resident normal school COM
Nissioncrs.
Edward NJ. Goddard of Montpelier to be
member Of the board of library COM
nissioners
rory commissioners as follows:
Mrs. Susan II. Smith OF St. Johnsbury,
Mrs. Martha Z. Buckham of Burlington,
Mrs. Elizabeth II. Wirslow of Brandon,
Clark c. Fits OF Brattleboro, Edward
NJ Goddard of Montpelier.
Governor Bell has designated Mr.. Fits
as chairman of the board.
The governor also sent to the Senate
for confirmation the following appoint
trent.
George II. Perkins of Burlington, to be
State geologist and curator. Reap'
Ioiutcd).
The Senate this morning adopted joint
resolutions making the per diem OF the
chapllns of tie Senate and House the
slu-o as that of the members. These
resolutions also included other employees
NJ the state House who are paid by tho
Cpy and gives Miss Ethel Ainsworth. the
accommodating telephone operator at
the free booth at the State House, s. per
day
m. senate this morning killed the bill!
which had been passed by the House
ana when provided that publishers OF
NEWSPAPERS could not collect subsC rip
lion after such subscription had expired.
Jhe committee had made an adv evse re-
port ana the Senate killed the bill With
out debate
The House this morning passed without
debate the Senate bill creating the Office
OF attorney-e general and the bill ha, now
some to tne governor for his signature.
a full abstract OF the hill introduced by
Mr. Proctor for the ways and means
Vomriittee relating to TIE taxation Of
collateral inhoritances and taxable trans
fors may be found in the official report
OF the IIONea.
1t was expected opposition would de-
NcIop to the House bill increasing the
annual appropriations of the State nor
nal schools from 5000 to $500 but the
bill was read d third time ana passed
without 81 peep.
IhC House refused third reading to
the bill providing that grammar school
money raised in Orleans county should be
expended in that county. The bill was
d batod ut considerable length before /;
vs. killed
Caledonia county cannot have u nrW
San for the next two years, as the bill
providing for building one was killed in
tho House. as was the JOINT res BUTTON
which hnl been adopted by the Scratc
10 establish memorials to Col. Seth Way
rer and Capt. Remember Baker.
Ms !. H. Buxton. wife of the senato
frm Rutland county. gave an Eat hor,c'
at her rooms II the Riverside this after
nom. assisted by Miss Milic Buckin;,-
llam hrr niece, at which Mrs. Stearis
wifo e tho lieutenant governor. the
wives Of many senators and repr. sci tl-
ti,cs. and Montpelier ladies' were present
Mr. and Mrs. G. g. Farrineton of Wal
den and M and Mrs Carroll :. Mont
romorY Of Eas: Ilardwick are guests OF
Governor Sell. Mr. Harrington was tbs
representative from Walden in 1902.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported adversely ON the Joint resolution
appropriatinr s2coo for memorials to col
Seth warner and Capt, Remember Bah
er. which was killed in the House this
morning not because the committee was
opposed to such memorials but in thci
judgment To eXpend this amount for tab
lets was unwis" 1t is probable thu
Colonial Danes. Daughters of the Amcr
can Revolution and the legislature %
1915 will take some definite action toward
erecting suitable monuments to thcs,
heroes Of an early day
EXAMINERS OF TEACHERS.
Governor Bell with the advice of w
r Ranger, state superintendent Of edu
cation, has appointed the following ex
amners of teachers for the several coun
ties for the biennial period: Addison
Thomas r. Boyce of Middlebury: Ben
lington, j. Francis Allison of North Ben
nington; Caledonia William II. Taylor o
Ilardwick; Chittenden, John l.. Allen o
Westford Essex, Aida f. Enright o
Concord Franklin, f. II. Dewart of 81
Adams; Grand Isle, Mary Montgomer,
OF Isle La Motto; IAmoile. William A
Beebe of Morrisville; Orange, John NJ