Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-15
Their Announcement in the Upper
House Only Important Legis-
lative Business.
MEMBERS SLOW RETURNING
Secretary of states once Tabuiater
the Occupation and Religious Pre-
fcrenccs Of the 245 Represents
ntiycs-12S Fnrn,crs-Pou-
lin Mny Not Recover.

Montpelier, oct. 12-With the exception
of the announcement of the standing
and Joint standing committees Of the
Senate no business of Importance was
transacted in either branch of the Leg
islature to-day. The members were slow
III returning from their homes and there
We're many vacant seats in both houses.
The house adopted a joint resolution, in
troduced by Mr.. Hitchcock of Ptttsford.
granting the use of Representatives hall
Thursday evening. oct, %, to the State
Forestry association for It's public ex-
ercises.
The Senate committees announced to-
day are as follows:
Rules-Croft. Franklin: Gross. Orleans;
Flagg. Orange.
Agriculture-Gross, Orleans; Hobart,
Chittendcn: Kennedy, Chittenden.
Finance Walker, Rutland; Gleason,
Caledonia; Potter. Bennington.
Appropriations-Lewis Orleans; Bar
ney. Franklin; Kidder, Windsor.
Judiciary-Butler, Rutland; Finn.
Windsor; Gibson. Wtndham; Donoway,
Addison: Sherwin. Windsor; Lewis Or
leans; Gleason, Caledonia.
Ba~nks-scott. Rutland; Barney, Frank
lin. walker. Rutland.
MISUNDERSTANDING. Washington; Croft
Franklin; Wright, Grand Isle.
Claims-Barney. Franklin: Finn,
Windsor; Flags, orange; Orvis Benning-
ton; Gross, Orleans.
Manufactures Mcintyre. Rutrand:
Thavcr, Addison; Huntley. Washington.
Observation-Disclosures. Windsor; Lewis,
IA p1nill, = i-Ia,Lg CoInd,nt,. RAIL-.
Windsor, Croft, Franklin.
Military affairs-Flagg. Orange; Varcs
Essex, Bliss. Washington.
Itailroads-kidder. indso Gibson.
Windhar; Mcintyre. Rutland; Ken
ned%. Chittenden: Lewis. Lamoille;
Barney, Franklin, Potter, Termination.
street railways--Corry. Washington;
McLar). Orange; Sherwin, Windsor;
Gleason, Caledonia. Orvis, Bennington;
Bliss, Washington; Bingham. Chitten-
den.
Insane-Bingham. Chittenden: Cor
Windham: Potter. Bennington.
Printing-Lewis. Lamoille; Ken
nedy; Chitterden: Wright Grand Isle.
State prison-Tkayer. Addison; Kid
der, Windso:; Mcintyre. Rutland.
Land taxes-Wright. Grand Isle; Nc
Lam. orange; Hobart. C%hittenden.
Grand list-McIntyre, Rutland; Bliss.
Washington: Croft. Franklin.
Municipal corporations - Gorham.
Windham. LewiS. Orleans; Orvis. Ben
%nington.
Genera'-F1ina. Windsor: Sherwin.
Windsor: Walker, ku LAND, Hobart.
Chittende:: Scott. Rutland.
Corporations - Doroway. Addison:
Cory. Washington; IIuntley. Wash
ington.
Federal relations --Kenneiy. Chit
tenden; Fiagg, Orange; Nence, Essex.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
Librnry-Fairbanks. Caledonia: Cor
ham, WindhaIn; Lewis. Lamoille.
I~mmigratior and industrial affairs
Cory Washington: Vance. EsAex; Gross,
Orleans.
House OF Correction-Bliss. Washing
ton; Lewis, Orleans; Butler. RUTLAND.
Game and tishe~ ries-Orvss. Bennington;
Hobart, Chittenden. Wright. Grand Isle;
Bingham. Chittenden: Huntley. Wash
ington.
Industrial school-IIobart. Chittendep;
Walker, Rutland: Donoway. Addison.
Public health-Gorha,r. Windham; Kid.
der, Windsor. Potter, Bennington; Bling
ham, Chittender.
Insurance-Vance. Essex; Scott, Rut-
land: CORY. Washington.
Revision of bills-Butler. Rutland. DON
oway, Addison.
Tenn erance-Potter. Bennington: But
Ter, Rutland; Thayer, Addison; Fair
banks, Caledonia.
Under the fourth joint rule-McLam.
Orange; Fairbanks. Caledonia: Vance,
Essex.
Joint rules-Gleason, Caledonia; Dono-
way. Addison: Nolan. Orange
State and court expenses-Gibson. Wind
ham, Scott. Rutland Lewis, Orleans.
OCCUPATIONS IN THE HOUSE.
The force in the secretary Of states
office has been engaged to-day in
tabulating the occupation and religious
preferences Of the members of the House.
This tabulation is as follows:
Farmers 100