The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-11
ASSIGNED TO
COMMITTEES
Legislators Had Their Special
Work Outlined Today
BUT SHORT SESSION HELD
A. M. Fletcher Of cayendish Given Chair
manship of House Committee on Ways
and Means--H. S. Peck Heads
Judiciary in the House.

isldtut tHlS iofelloOH' tne selectlOu VI
the committees was announced. Speak
er Howe and the Senate committee,
whose duty it is to appoint the Senate
committees, had beefH given since Friday
noon to make up the lists, and both were
ready with them at the opening this
morning Allen NJ Fletcher OF Caven-
dish, veteran legislator was given
the chairmanship of the House ways
and means committee, and Hamilton S.
Peek Of Burlington becomes the head OF
the judiciary committee in the House
Other important assignments were as
followsi Chairman of the House com
mittee on education, Mr.. Burbank OF
Cabot; chairman Of the corporations
committee in the House, Mr.. Calderwood
Of st. Johnsbury; chairman of the House
committee on municipal corporations
Mr. Rowland of Poultney Mr.. Amey
of Brighton heads the important House
committee on appropriations; Mr.. Dartt
OF Springfield of the new House COM
mittee on state schools Messrs Chat
fee OF Rutland and Cory of Montpelier
head the committees on railroads and
street railways, respectively, while Mr.
Cave OF Barre City is chairman OF the
banks committee in the House. The
agriculture committee has Mr.. Bronson
of Hardwick for chairman, and the gen.
eral committee has Mr. Boyce Of Water
bury.
In the Senate, Powell OF Chit
tonden county heads the finance
committed; Archibald OF Benning
ton the judiciary, with Gordon
of Washington second, Senator Seaver
OF Orange is chairman Of the claims
committee and Porter Of Caledonia of
the education committee. Senator Da-
Wis of Windsor heads the railroads and
Clark of Rutland the street railroads.
The banks committee win be presided
over by Senator Dale Of Essex. and Sem
ator Gordon of Washington heads the
important general committee The cor
porations committee has Senator Edger.
ton Of Windsor, and the appropriations
has Senator Pike Of LamoiIle.
The standing committees Of the House
were announced as follows;
Rules, Fletcher Of Cavendish, Stone Of
WalIingford, Shaw of Stowe.
Elections, Stone Of Wallingford, Cooke
OF Ripton. Briggs Of Searsburg, Billings
of Barnard, Whitney OF Marlboro, Nell
son OF Fayston, Buchanan of Glover,
Billings of Yershire, Wood of Georgia.
Cutting Of Concord, Phillips Of bolton,
Ormsbee of East Montpelier, Steinburg
of Stamard. Plumb of Halifax
Federal relations. Bates OF Derby, Wall
Of Dorset, Miller Of Bethel. Cave OF Barre
City. Calderwood Of st. Johnsbury, Cor
~ OF Montpelier, Converse OF Balti-
more.
Ways and means. Fletcher Of Caven-
dish. Babbitt OF Rockingham, Robinson
of Elmore, Calderwood OF ST. Johnsbury,
Branch OF GraRsi Isle, Peck of Burling-
ton, Ballard Of Fletcher, Hutchinson Of
Cotfrin OF Groton, Dartt
Of Springfield, Dixie Of Bristol
Military affairs. Roberts OF Rupert,
Of Northlieia, Smith of New
bury, Shorey OF Lyndon, Ives of Mt
Holly, Pierce of Mendon, Beeman Of Mil
ton, Pitredge of Leicester, Wright Of
Coventry.
Judiciary, Peck of Burlington, Amey
Of Brighton. Webster of Swanton Row
land OF Poultney, Martin of Brookline,
Stone Of Wallingford, Fletcher of Caven-
dish. Babbitt of Rockingham, McCuen
Of Nergennes.
Education. Burbank Of Cabot, Young
Of West6eld, Gage OF Weathersfeld,
Bowles of Weadford, Sheehy Of Fair
fax. Day Of Panton. Allen Of Westford,
CARL Of Canaan, Wetmore of Chittenden,
Ladd of Worcester. Dewitt of Newfane.
Claims, Wall of Dorset, Allen Of Fer
risburg. Budy of Sutton Marlow of
Wright OF Starksboro, Webb
1f Sherburne, Wiley OF Cambridge,
Thomas of Guilford, Hazeltne OF Ando-
yer, Bean of Maidstone, Sawyer of More
town, Blanchard Of West Windsor, Glea
son of CRANKY, Coyey of Grafton. Bar
ton of Plymouth, MeLam of Topshan, /
Root of Benson, Williams of Peacham, |
Ellis Of Royalton, Billings Of Vershire,
Bemis OF Athens, Wightman of Alburg.
State prison. Fitch of Windsor. |
Dixie Of Bristol, Msttison of Glasten-
bury, Wightman of Alburg, Thomas of
Monkton, Reed of Williamstown, Rum I
,ry of Holland Dawson of Dandy, Mar
in of Hartland.
Corporations, Calderwood of St. Johns
bury, Pecdrigh OF Guildhall, Grout Of
rownshend, Cory of Montpelier. Hunt |
If New Haven, Lyon of Highgate, VIII
Jams of Winhall, johnson of Castleton,
Webster Of Swanton
Municipal corporations. Rowland of
oomltney, Allard of Colchester, Gutchell I
# Charleston, Eaton Of Bradford, Blan-
hard of Readsboro. Maun of St. Adams. /
)wyer OF West Rutland. McElroy of
Lyman of Stratton.
Town lines, Mattison Of Glastonbury,
Whitney OF Bakersfield Smith Of +
Jeune Of Reading. Lucia OF
Ifnesburg. Dodds of North Hero, Amey
# Brighton.
Mileage and debentures. Blanchard of
2eadsboro. Cook OF Ripton, Cutting Of
Waterford, Caswell of South Burlington.
Iosford of East Haven. Fitch OF Wind
or. Tracey of South Hero, Hubbell of
Volcott. Billings of Vershire. Parkhurst
# Troy. Holden Of Clarendon. Pitkin of
.iarshaeld, Sherwin Of Jamaica, Marsh
+ Sheldon.
Public buildings. House Of Berlin. Bar
ows Of Johnson. Stafford Of Brattleboro.
bishop Of Stamford. Seager Of Brandon.
iutchell Of Charleston, Clary of Green's
.orn