The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-19
United States Senator Page
Warmly Received
WHEN FORMALLY ELECTED
Joint Assembly Of Two Branches Of the
Legislature Completed the Choice
To-day-Many New Bills
introduced.


state legislature, held at high noon to-
day to complete, according to law, yes
terday's election OF United States SEN
ator, attracted large number OF yis-
itors to the capital, and the State House
was thronged with men prominent in va
rious walks of life from all over the
state Senator G. S. Page came to town
this morning and has been an extremely
busy man, greeting his many friends
and receiving the congratulations that
have been showered on him from. every
side. There is probably no man in pub
lie life who has a wider acquaintance in
this state than Senator Page, and his
reelection to the important office he
has so well filed for the two years OF his
occupancy is the nearest example that
under the present laws can be OF the
popular election OF a United States SEN
ator
The assembly was presided over by
Lieut. Gov Slack, who, on motion Of
Senator Pike of Lamoille, appointed the
following committee to notify Senator
Page Of his election and to escort him
to the chair: Senator Pike Of Lamoille,
Senator Davis OF Windsor, Mr. Calder
wood Of st, Johnsbury, Mr.. Amey Of
Brighton aud Mr.. Chaffee OF Rutland.
On being escorted to the chair. Senator
Page spoke for three-quarters OF an hour,
giving resume Of legislation in Wash
ington and expressing his desire to hear
the wishes of his constituents.
The first direct attack on the license
law came this morning in the House
in the shape OF a petition from ST.
Johnsbury, presented by Mr.. Calderwood
OF that town, praying the legislature to
repeal the license law and substitute
a prohibitory law. The petition is in-
teresting chiefly from the fact that it
Is the first OF a probable deluge Of
similar efforts by various bodies to get
the state. or in other words the Repub-
lican party, to do something il has
promised the people OF the state it would
not do.
The House this morning got a liberal
dose of bills from the revision commit
tablishment of October IL as Columbus
day and legal holiday. 1t was intro.
duced by Mr. Cory of Montpelier.
Another bill, introduced BY Mr. Peck
OF Burlington asks for $4,000 for the
OF Vermont and State Agri-
cultural college for instruction in agri-
cultural pursuits, notably plant growth,
stock judging farm machinery usage
and poultry husbandry.
Mr.. Pittridge of Leicester introduced
a bill to repeal U. S. section 1904, relat-
ing to the appointment OF county super
visors of highways. The same gentle
man introduced another bill, providing
for the election of state highway com
missioner with other state officers, at
a salary of 81 500 and expenses for cler-
ical work of $500,
Mr.. Getchell of Charleston presented
a measure to amend section 49S OF the
r. s., relating to restriction on exemp.
ton to taxation. Mr.. Chatfee of Rut-
land has one for fixing the dates of
court in Rutland county, making
it the second Tuesday of March and
in city OF Rutland Mr.. Pit
fridge Of Leicester put in another bill,
to repeal p. $. section SECS, relating to
Of county fish and game
wardens.
A labor bill was introduced by Mr..
Branch OF Grand Isle, limiting the hours
1f employment of women and children;
females under 10 shall not work in mills
lr factories exceeding 81 hours per week.
The amendment of the charter Of the
Farview Casualty company of Barre was
he gist of bill presented by Mr., Cave
If Barre City This bill says the office
shall be in Barre, where records shall
De kept, and the meeting held the third
Tuesday in January.
I'm the Senate, two bills were intro
luced, bringing the number in that body
ip 10 eleven. The bills We're as fol-
ows:-
An act to amend 1860 of the public
statutes, relating to the location of de- |
,ots or stations by the public service /
Provides railroad corpora |
ions shall maintain depots and station
louses, with suitable accommodations. |
It points where commission deems nee /
ssary, on petition. Commission shall I
pecify place, kind of depot or station
o be built. and fix time for order to /
Ne complied with. If at a junction point /
ailroads cannot agree on station to be 4
'uilt, commission may apportion cost
nd expense between said roads. Re- 4
erred to the general committee.
BY Senator Butler of Windham. an
ct regulating pay of grand and petit
urors. For travel Sc a mile; for at
enhance, $3.50 per day; each talesman,
2 80 per day When kept together by
rider of court, necessary expenses borne
" the state. Referred to the judiciary
The first official junket OF the session
,ill come tomorrow, when the commit
ee on the industrial school will visit the
Institution at Nergennes, if the joint
esolution providing that the state pay
he bills goes through the House, il al
eady having passed the Senate, where
!. started.
The various committees, especially the
iore important ones, are getting dosn
o work in fine shape, and the demand
or rooms in which to hold meeting.
eeps Sergeaut-at- Perrin racking
is brain to accommodate them an. The
on game and fisheries, which
a. more bills in its charge than any
ne committee, is to have an important
leeting this afternoon. when it Is ex-
ectcd that the state commissioner will 4,
: present Il Is hoped By many that
he committee viii report some Of the
ills they have repeating the law al.