Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-01-28
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Rutland Senator Chosen BY Leolsia-
ture AFTER Fifteen Ballots.

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The exciting canvass for the superior
court iudgeship made vacant By the nd-
vancement of the other judges on account
Of the creation Of an additional member
OF the supreme court bench ended Tues
day in the election OF Senator +. M. But
Ter Of Rutland, who won on the fifteenth
ballet in joint assembly lasting most OF
the day.
At the start there were four candidates
Senator Butter, Representative Fish Of
Vergennes, Representative Watson Of st.
Albans and Ex-Governor Stickney OF Lud-
low. The first ballot resulted: -: Watson
so. Fish es. Butler 65, stickney 43. On
following ballots Fish gained, reaching
III votes on the sth. Watson lost steadi-
" until on the tenth be had only votes.
StickRey on the 9Th and 9TH ballots had
fallen to also. On the 10th, Harland B.
Howe OF st. Johnsbury received AZ votes.
Butler held his strength best throughout,
rising to lis on the 7th, then declining
to "A on the 11th. Then the tide set
toward him again until the 18th indicated
his election. Meanwhile stickney's
strength came back to him, while Fish's
fell away. The 18th and decisive ballot
resulted Butler 124, Stickney 50, Fish
35, Watson "a. The argument that Rut-
land county deserved a judge, having
none in either court, prevailed. Watson
was handicapped By being 4 Democrat and
from q city that already has one iudge on
the same bench.
In legislation not much has been &C
complished thus far this week. There
are not many bills left to handle, but the
House and Senate are at odds over the
normal school, the tax and the trustee ex-
emption matters. The Senate wants q
sec, 900 appropriation for a new normal
Industrial school and has aunended the
normal bill that had already passed the
House providing . $50, 900 appropriation
for the existing schools in that way.
The Senate changes in the normal
school bill came up In the House yester-
day and provoked q wide debate in which
Mr. Parish of Randolph. Mr. Flint Of
Braintrse aud Mr. Goodrich Of Royalton
opposed the new school idea. Mr.. De-
Boer OF Montpelier made a strong speech
for It. On yea and nay vote, the House
refused to concur in the Senate amend
ment, 1877 to 66. The Senate insisted on
its amendments and asked for a confer
ence committee. Senator Flagg has
place on the Senate end Of it. II the bill
should Tail OF passage. the present appro-
priations to the existing schools OF $500
each per year will be continued under 9
I previous act.
The Bacon-Cushman tax bill, which
got through the House after all
attempts to abolish Offsets and fix a
fat rate on intangibles had failed, was
doctcred in the Senate so as 20 include
these very provisions and sent back to
the House for . reopening of the auaa-
4ssf4& ft4I4f AI4.s
4 bill yesterday afternoon. Flat rate on in
tangibles and abolition OF offsets, as em-
bodied in the Senate amendments, were
thoroughly threshed out. The reformers
had the most 'stalkpen but the other fell
lows had the most votes, and the Senate
amendments, all put together, were de-
feated on a yea and nay vote, 155 to So.
This means another conference commit
tee, which the Senate will ask for, with
little prospect Of final agreement on any
thing. The Senate will agree to q IS ex-
emption from trustee process, but the
House has sent back the bill with $40
exemption. which has already failed in
the Senate.
Because OF this peculiar situation, the
date Of final adjournment is still uncer-
tain and viii probably be late in the
week at best.
On account Of the length OF the session
and the increase in pay Of members voted
by the House, the committee on appropri-
aticns has increased the sum set aside for
the expense of the Legislature from s25,-
600 to $65, 900.
The difference between the houses over
the newspaper-railroad interchange Of ad-
vertising and mileage was patched up BY
a compromise compelling the railroads 10
publish their timetables in such newspa-
pers as the public service commission
may designate.
The effort of the Tuttle company tc
''get inn on the payment for state print.
ing the same as the Free Press and Mes
senger failed, the House refusing the Sem
ate proposition to that effect. The Senate
will probably reeede, now that Butler,
the Tuttle chsmpion. has resigned biz
seat.
The House held its first evening session
last night.