The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-24
TAKE RECESS
OF TEN DAYS
Vermont Legislature ADJ
journed Yesterday Afternoon
MADE
Clash Between Representative senter Of
Montpelier and President Prouty Of
Joint Assembly on the Benning-
ton County Fight
APPOIN TMENTS MADE

Montpelier, Nov "a. Each with s120
safely tucked away, the legislators slip
ped out ~ Montpelier last evening,
bound for the Thanksgiving turkey at.
home. They had short session yester-.
day afternoon during which the joint
assembly witnessed warm scrap be-
tween lIr. Senter Of Montpelier and Lieu
tenant Governor Prouty over parliamen-
tary procedure. and the Senate acted on
several appointments by the governor
The fmry IN the House came about
over two reports regarding the states
attorney fight III Bennington county, the
majority report saying that no one would
be declared elected states attorney until
the ballots had been actually counted,
and the minority report, signed BY 2s
members, that William j MeagheF was
elected, the vote standing 2,i26 "a 2,il0
ITO William IN Daley, Mr. Sentel an4yel
the adoption Of the minority report ana
was promptly ruled out Of order on the
ground that the joint assembly had am.
thorlty 10 receive The report. but colil
make no action on t
Mr. Senter appealed on this ruling and
BY vote Of the assembly the chair was
sustained. Then Mn. Senter raised the
point Of no quorum and after two counts
II was found that there was d quorum
present. The vote sustaining the chair
was 50 tosa4. As the result Of this POI
sition by tile legislature and the aa-
iomnmeut until after December / there
will be no states attorney in Remington
county until the successor Of the present
office, ~. r. Daley, is appointed either
BY the governor "a BY the side Judges
Following the report III the Joint carr
wasting committee on its examination
Of the county votes, the Joint assembly
reelected the old court OF claims rs
foliows Frank Pumley of Northfiehl,
Frank G. Williams OF Newport aud Linus
Leaveas Of Cambridge,
When the joint assembly adjourned,
the two branches resumed their sittin9s.
In the House Mr.. Barden of Wallingfprd,
for the committee on corporations. in
troaueed a bin to incorporate the Yer
mont Improvement association. The
same body passed the bill relating the
L AtbAli VI iNttHAOfteH AHU ttlsh lftt Iitt
to discontinue portions Of the Hazen road
in the towns Of Hardwick and Walden.
Lest Governor Proctor should find Il
necessary to veto the bin to Incorporate
Burn & Fletcher, Incorporated the
House was asked TO return the measure
to the Senate for revision
I The following appointments By the
governor were approved by the Senate
/ Just before adjournment;
I G. W. Gates Of Franklin, state road
commissioner for two years.
4 II G. Thomas OF stowe. state fish and
lgame commissioner for two years.
1 =. H. Porter Of Wilmington, trustee
lof the state insane asylum for six
4 years.
/ Roger Hnlburd Of Hyde Park, trustee
OF the Vermont industrial school for sis
/ years
4 Harry J Staunard Of Barton Landing,
1 luther II. johnson Of Randolph. +. w.
Gibson Of Brattleboro and d. NJ. Stoeker
OF Danyille, board OF visitors to Nor
wich university for two years.
c. II. a. Stafford Of Morristown. trus-
Tee Of the state insane asylum for two
years.
n K. Chaffee Of Rutland, director Of
the state prison and industrial school
for six years.