The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-17
Legislature Adjourned Last
Evening for the Holidays
HUGH H. HENRY ELECTED
Commissioner of Weights and Measures
After Close Fight in Joint AS
sembly, Six Ballots Being Re-
quired to Decide 1t.

Yermonts first commissioner Of
weights and measures under the new
law, which was signed yesterday by
Gov. Mead, viii be Hugh H. Henry OF
Chester, the governors executive clerk,
who was elected commissioner by the
legislature yesterday afternoon after a
fight Of six ballots. The long contest
was caused by the multiplicity Of can
didates, five besides Mr.. Henry aspiring
to the place and they being Carl G.
! Fletcher of Swanton, Senator George NJ
Norton OF Huntington, G. K. Hamblit of
/ Barton, A. G. Mason Of Pawlet and
a. J. Croft Of Enosburg Falls.
The election was made in Joint assem-.
bly, Of the Senate aud House, and the
work occupied most of the closing SEES
sion Of the legislature before adiourning
for The two weeks holiday recess. On
the first ballot, Mr.. Mason led with AZ
votes, with Senator Norton having 45,
Mr. Fletcher AZ Mr. Henry SO, Mr. Ham
blit 20 and Mr.. Croft I6: scattering,
three. MIR. Henry gained steadily with
/ each succeeding ballot, finally receiving
\ 10, on the sixth ballot, to 81 for Mr..
Mason and five scattering, the other con-
/ testants having dropped out. On mo-
tion Of Mr. Cory of Montpelier, the cleo
tion was then made unanimous.
4 Under the new law, the salary of COM
missioner OF weights and measures shall
not exceed 81 400 and necessary ex-
penses, but there is no provision for Ak
/ ing the salary definitely; so that after
4 the holiday recess q bill will be intro
duced amending the law by giving either
4 the legislature or the governor the au-
/ thority to fix the salary. The new com
missioner is 27 years of age, a graduate
OF Yale university and lawyer by oc-
cupation. He is the son OF Hugh Henry
of Chester
Closing Work Of Legislature.
Outside Of the election, there was com
paratiyely little done by either branch
of the legislature yesterday afternoon
In the House the bill making the open
deer season in Essex county whole
month was ordered to q third reading, as
was also done with these bills; To es-
tablish legislative reference bureau
in the state library, to prohibit the fur
nishing of liquor to persons under Is
years, to amend Brighton's water rights
charter. relative to commitments to the
industrial school, to appropriate $500 to
the Vermont Horticultural society to
make an exhibit at the meeting OF the
New England Horticultural meeting in
Boston next year, to enable Poultney
(villagel to refund its indebtedness. TO
incorporate the Second Congregational
society of Brooktield, to change the name
Of Bennington Center to Old Bennington,
changing forms OF grand lists and alb
stracts of individual lists, TO give license
commissioners authority to close saloons
when the public good requires it,
Three new bills were introduced in the
House, one authorizing towns, cities and
incorporated villages to appropriate mon
ey for v ~ G.. armories. another to
provide place for records of the public
service commission, and the third amend
ing the law relating to fire escapes on
public buildings.
The Senate did less than the House.
On suspended rules. it passed the rules
relating to dealers certificates and le
CALLING the grand list of Mendon for
1910. 1t ordered to third reading the
bill relating to exemption of soldiers
homesteads from taxation. Word came
from the governor that he had approved
the Senate bill relating to joinder Of
counts in assumpsit and covenant. Then
Lieut. Gov. Slack wished the senators
merry Christmas and happy New Year.
and after the senators had reciprocated,
the Senate adjourned
Gov. Meads Acts.
Besides signing bills, Gov. Mead an
nounced the appointment of Representa-
tive T. G.. Bronson of Hardwick and Rep.
H. L. Hatch OF Strafiord to be trustees
Of the new state agricultural school.
The new laws are as follows:-
H. SOB, an act providing for the index
ing Of the journal of the Senate aud
House of Representatives and for the
preservation OF the original journals.
H. 800, All act in amendment Of and
in addition to chapter POS of the public
statutes, relating to the regulation Of
trade and inspection of weights and
measures.
H. 406, an act in amendment of and
addition to section 3427 OF the public
statutes, providing for a weigher Of
coal.
H. 393. an act relating to the registra
tion OF traction engines.
FL III, an act to amend section l2 of
No. III. acts of 1902 incorporating the
city and town of Barre appointment
of city oiiicersl
II. $50. an act to enable the South
Royalton graded school district to
change the date of its annual meeting
II. 1852. an act to amend section $3.50
OF the public statutes, relating to the
election of fire district officers
IT. 5l2 an act in addition to section 10
of No. I'll of the acts Of 1892, empower
ing the city council of Vergennes TO
water and oil the streets
II. 526, an act to amend No, 327 Of
the acts Of 1908, relating 10 the incor-
poration of Alphn Sigma ri fraternity OF
Norwich university.
IT, 6l9. an act 20 amend an act entitled
an act to legalizc the quadrennial APP
praisal of the town Of Nlendon for 1910.
IT, 402 an act 20 amend sections 3o55,
8o56 and 1857 of the public statutes.
GRANITEvILLE