The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-22
NOTES AND COMMENT
ON LEGISLATURE

UN LEUlSLAlUkE
Senators w. A. Lord, NJ. d. Wells,
and o. q. Eaton, Washington county
members of the Senate Of 1904, enter
tanned the members OF the 1904 reunion
society at banquet al the Montpelier
house on Wednesday. W. A. Lord act.
ed as toastmaater. This reunion ban
quet idea was started by the Orleans
county senators and was repeated by
the Caledonia senators. Twenty-seyen
members were present.
The House established time-savng
| pro cedent on Wednesday afternoon
when IL 'refuscd TO reconsider its vote
Of the day before refusing third read
ing to the House bin relating TO salaries
Of assistant judges but il did reconsider
Mr.. Dacon's bill empowering towns and
cities and incorporated villages TO APP
rfopriate money for agricultural fairs.
This was done so that il could be re-
committed and given hearing. Mr..
Fletcher Of Cavendish called halt on
the reconsideration habit and his re-
marks were heartily endorsed by Speak.
er Cheney who said that he did not
know when the legislature would finish
its work IL IL commenced reconsidering
It's action on so many measures.
Indications last evening pointed to
the election Of Hon. Zed s. Stanton as
superior Judge this afternoon. The va
cancy on the supreme bench made by
the retirement Of Judge ]. NJ. Tyler will
result in the election of Superior Judge
Hasclton to the supreme bench and Mr..
Stanton will likely Gil the vacancy on
the superior bench. Rutland county
voted to support Henry J.. Clark at a
caucus on Wednesday. G. II. Ferrin
will be reelected sergeant.at
without opposition, General w. II. Gil
more will be elected adjutant general
and Mason S. Stone will be reelected
superintendent of education.
Postmaster and Mrs. Collins Graves
81 Bennington were visitors at the
State House on Wednesday They werl
guests Of Senator William p. Dilling /
ham az the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
$. Dillingham; on Seminary hill.
The farmers meeting in the cloak |
room on Wednesday evening was about |
the most interesting occurrence at the
State House this week. IL was attend
ed by 60 or 20 and large part Of
those present spoke on the questions. |
Upon motion of Mr.. Cook of Dandy it |
was voted almost unanimously that an
open sea son for deer OF six days was
about the right thing allowing doe as
well as bucks TO be shot. The bill /
that caused the most fun was the one |
with reference to the bounty on noxious
Some favored bounties on
hawks, others on foxes, others on
skunks and one man proposed bounty
or hogs and then the question was
raised as 10 whether hog was an ami
NAL at all. Upon motion Of Mr.. Tuck
er Of Tunbridge it WAS finally voted Is
to 1s that no bounty should be placed
on any noxious animals. An amend
mont was made in the constitution pro.
viding that past members be made
honorary members Of the farmers as
without being required to pay
dues. This motion was laid over for
week A partial list OF the speakers
follows: Adams of Marlboro, Deyall of
Walker Of Dummerston,
Of Newfane, Goodrich Of Roy
elton. Virgins of Andover, Croft of
Fuller of Bloomfield, Tucker
VI Tunbridge, Brennan of Fairfield,
Bean Of Wheelock, Lewis of Norwich,
Pinney OF Bridgewater, Wilder Of Waits
field, Martin Of Plainfeld, Akley OF
Vernon, George Of Newbury, Cook Of
Danby, Otis Of Sutton, Kendall of West
Long Of Fayston, Untiedt Of
Emerson of Orange, Wheelock
If South Burlington and Boutwell, of
Stoekhridge. Young Mr.. Martin Of
as president, presided at the
meeting.