Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-10-16
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Short Accounts of Principal Do
ings at the Capital City,

On Monday both houses got together
but nothing of any account was done
before the announcement of the Senate
committees. j. B. Donoway, ESQ.,, of
Addison County was named on the
judiciary committee, also on committee
on corporations. G. G.. Poulin, the re-
porter of the Senate, is i'll with appendi-
citis at his home in Rutland.
A tabulation of the House shows that
about one-half of the representatives are
farmers.
Tuesday, Oct. 10, Speaker T. G. Cheney
announced the standing committees of
the House. 1t is the opinion of the ma
jority of people that Mr.. Cheney has
done well in passing around the appoint
ments. Representative Allan Calhoun,
ST., of Middlebury was appointed men,
Der of the standing joint committee on
the public health. Representative How
ard of Shoreham is at the head of this
committee. Representative Murphy Of
Orwell is another Addison County man
on committees, he being assigned to the
Industrial school committees; Represen-
tative Smith of Addison will serve on
the game and fisheries committee
The official record of the vote cast in
the first congressional district shows
that Congressman d. j. Foster had a
majority of 13,4S1. In the second dis
trict the Hon. Frank Plumley had ma
jority of 1927.
Leon Griswold of Burlington has been
appointed stenographer for Sec. Homer
L. Skeels of the Senate. Mr.. Skeels is a
graduate of Middlebury College.
The legislative directory will be issued
early in the session this year, something
that has not occurred for many years,
being generally handed out about the
close of the session.
Colby Stoddard of Barton was on
Tuesday appointed reporter in the Sen
ate during the illness of c. V. Pouin of
Rutland.
In the House on Tuesday bill was
adopted providing for the appointment
of one senator and three representatives
from each county to canvass the vote for
members of Congress.
The chair appointed the following
Addison County men as members of
standing committees: On judiciary,
Fish of Vergennes; on claims, Fuller of
Starksboro; on railroads, Nelson of Sails
bury; on insane, Howard of Shoreham.
Blaisdell Of Bridport; on general, Cal
houn of Middlebury and James of Wey-
bridge; on agriculture, Cushman of Fer
risburgh; on land taxes, Allen of Pan
ton; on ways and meaps, Fish of Yer
gennes, and on military affairs, Spoor of
Ripton.
On Wednesday joint assembly rati-
fed the official vote cast for congress
man in both districts, and David j.
Foster of Burlington and Frank Plumley
of Mortified were declared elected con-
gressmen, with terms running two years
from March A, 1909.
According to "A resolution that barely
passed in the House Wednesday morn
ing, some seem to think that telephone
companies affairs need a prying into.
The resolution as passed authorizes the
speaker to appoint committee of five
membefs to make thorough inquiry
regarding the cost of construction, oper-
alton and management of the telephone
companies of this State, including the
annual cost of repair and general deteri-
Grafton and whether the lines were es-
tablshed with proper regard for the
safety of the people and their property;
also the charges for service by the re-
spective companies. The committee is
to make its report to the House within
twenty days and is empowered to take
testimony and employ a stenographer
and typewriter.
Bills began to float in quite promiscu-
ously for few hours. Mr.. Otis of SUIT
ton introduced a bill in the House pro-
viding that all fees Ipaid by licensees for
liquor licenses shall go into the State
> treasury.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Walker of
Dummerston shortens the open season for
trout, salmon and longe in brooks and
streams, making the open season from
April to July Land in ponds and lakes
from May l to September /.
The bill authorizing the city of St.
Adams to issue warrants for $15, 900 for
! increasing its water supply was read
/ again and passed by the House.
, An adjournment occasionally as the
} spirit moved was taken, giving the law
} makers enough breathing spells to keep
} their temperature down and their spirits
up.
The chair announced the committee