The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-14

ton of assistants to the revision COM
mittee were adopted in concurrence.
Mr. Fletcher of Cayendish.. propos-
ed an amendment to the rules abol-
ishing rule 22S under which no bin
for the charter, re-charter. or in
cease Of capital of any bank, or for
the alteration of county or town lines.
or the removal or alteration of shires.
shall be entertained by the house I'M
less II is made to appear to the com.
mittee to which it NAV have been re-
ferred that the required notice has
been given Mr. Amey Of brighton,
opposed this and a brief colloguy en-
sued, Mr. Fletcher withdrawing his
motion. It was renewed by Mr..
Hunt, Of New Haven and ordered TO
lie over "a hours.
Notices were given Of meetings Of
tho committee on corporations. game
and fisheries, public buildings. the
Joint committee to canvass the votes
OF members of Congress and the Or
ange and Essex county members.
Speaker Howe has appointed Mr..
Jones Of Sheffield Mr.. Chaffee OF
Rutland. and Mr.. Cave Of Barre city
as a committee to investigate the sys
tenn Of bookkeeping used in The Office
OF the state treasurer. provision for
which was made yesterday. Cover.
nor Mead has reappolnted the mem
bers Of the commission on the Lake
Champlain' Tercentenary celebration.
as there is still some work to be done
by the commission In connection with
the monument which is TO be erected
and 1t also has some funds left on its
hands. The members OF the commits.
sion were: Gov. George II. Prouty.
Newport, Walter II. Crockett. Mont.
pelier; Lynn NJ, Hays. burlington:
Horace W. Bailey, Rutland John M.
Thomas, Middlebury; w. ]. vanPat-
ten, F. o Beaupre, Burlington:
Frank l.. Fish. Vergennes: Arthur F
Stone, 81. Johnsbury; George T. Jar.
Wis. Rutland.
A hearing will be held in the sen.
ate chamber Wednesday evening on
the proposed income to amendment
to the federal Constitution.
Senator Archibald Of Bennington
introduced the necessary resolution
for the election OF a United States
senator which win come on Octobe,
1S.
Other bills introduced in the Sen
ate were two by Senator Archibald
authorizing the Vermont Valley end
the Connecticut River railroads Il
hold stock In other railroads and an
[ other by Senator Archibald amendm,
; the law relating to final appeals from
, the decision Of listers.
Governor Mead has accepted IN,
, resignation OF +. Z. Langley of Barr,
, ms printing clerk and has not yet mn
. ed the vacancy. II was reported thu
, the Governor sent 70" Charles I Wa
, ter OF the st. Iohnsburv Repuhllca,
and held long conference with him
J.. Mr. Walter Is said 10 he n candidnt
. tcg The position
I Just before adjournment this morn
/ ing there was an extended debat
|. over a motion presented by MI
/. Boycc that when the house assemble
tuesday afternoon that the roll b
G called and that the practice becom
4 regular order Of business when N
. speaker should direct. The motto
. was opposed by several members VIII
i expressed the opinion that they corl
!. be depended upon to look out for IN
interests Of the state. The motto
g was lost by vote Of 40 to 50.
/. In the senate today the commItte
q to act on the proposals to amend m
:. constitution was appointed and col
o sists Of Senators Gordon. Clark 70
!. ter, Seaver shepardson and Adams
I. The governor has appointed Fran
y I. Parsons manager OF the Montpe
n Ter as printing commissioner to tai
:. the place OF Frank r.. Langley. pu
: Usher OF the Barre Times who rsceu
y ~ resigned