Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-02-03
LEGISLATURE AT REST

LEGISLATURE AT REST
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pressive incident and there were few
dry eyes as the chaplain was ushered
to his seat again.
Legislative Notes.
The following letter was recently re-
ceived by Speaker Cheney of the house.
"Middlebury, January.
"Mr. Cheney
81 read in The Burlington Free
Press that you thought of adjourning
in about weeks &, yesterday you
thought you might get through this
Week now | cant see why you adjourn
before the 9TH of July. You are so
near to it you will have to adjourn
then for Holiday bisides it will give /
you time to appropriate much money. |
see by N. Y. paper you have ap |
propriated until the state is bankrupt |
so why not keep on & raise every off, |
GERS salary in the state be it high or low
as the Gov. is million Heir why not
give him another thousand oh My God
what Legislation it has been.
Il move we adjourn"
| One Of the most clever bits of sarcasm
that has yet been seen is the following
purporting to be special despatch to
the Free Press.
Hyde Park, Jan. 26.-The friends of
Representative E. Sherwin and Sena-
tor L. Fl. Lewis are planning to give
them a public reception should they
return home from their iegisl .tive du-
ties before sleighing breaks up. The
event is for the purpose of renewing
old time acquaintances and meeting
new people who have located lin town
since their departure for Montpelier.
The cost OF. this session of the legis-
lature amounted to about $l35, 000
State Treasurer E. H. Deavitt pays
from his Office about $l27, 800, and
State Auditor H. F. Graham pays the
salaries of the secretaries, reporters,
etc., which amount to about $1,000
8 This session that "has just closed
. was 20 days longer than the one two
years ago, which was the longest one
8 in the history OF the state. AS tue
result of the raise in the salaries OF the
! members to 81 day, it cost the state
extra $50. 900 this year. The mileage
bill amounted to about $4,000.
e Speaker Cheney refused to accept the
9 increase of pay under the bill passed b.
i the legislature. This amounts to 1874
e and he has turned it back to the state
treasurer for the benefit of the per
manent school fund He says that h,
does not feel like accepting this none!
e because The understood what the pa!
n was when he accepted the office, ant
IS on account of his personal feeling il
: the matter. Six other members of tn,
house also refused to accept thei
e money. One is Mr.. Adams of MARI
| OOAos 0lAd uC StotCA p0bllNly O1 sAlC llOO
% of the house that he would not accep
II the money. It is understood that Mr.
&c Hewitt of Berlin is also one of tn
- seven. The other members wer
y reticent about their actions and aske
.c the treasurer to avoid exposing thei
ID actions to publicity. Some of Their
&c turned the money into the permar
- ent school fund and some into tn
ie general fund of the state. 1t is under
~ stood that Senator Bliss of Calais wi
III turn his balance into the treasury Q
1e his town. Mr.. Seaver of Williams
70 town will turn his extra pay into til
= church of his town.
or The house has organized for reunio
es purposes as follows: President, Job
at L. Bacon of Hartford; vice presiden
ed F. G. Williams of Newport; secretar,
nd M. B. Leary of Burlington: treasurer
D. w. B. Locklin Of Richford: executiv
nd committee. Representatives Kinsley Q
a Rutland. Barber Of Brattleboro, How
10. of Bennington, Watson of st. Albar
IN city. Fletcher of Cavendish, Fish {
% Vergennes. Drew Of Barton. Harm,
se ton of Grand Isle, French Of Concorc
al Martin of Essex. Seaver Of William
ay town, Dole of Danville. Boyce of w,
,er terbury and Cheney of Morrisvill
en- Governor Prouty and other state of
Ell. GERS were made honorary members
an the association.