Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
Cushman. Caverly, Gates, Martin and
Foster Retain Old Positions-GOv-
ernor Is Congratulated.

Montpelier, Nov. 10.-In executive ses-
sion this morning the Senate confirmed
the following appointments by the Gov
ernor:
J. f. Cushman of Burlington, to be tax
commissioner for two years.
c. s. Caverly Of Rutland, to be a mem
Der of the State board OF health for six
years.
c. w. Gates Of Franklin. to be highway
commissioner for two years.
O. l. Martin OF Plainfcld, to be COM
missioner of agriculture for two years.
q. s. Foster Of Putncy. to be supervisor
of the insane for two years.
These appointments were sent to the
Senate yesterday accompanied by a re-
quest from the Governor that they be
considered In executive session and under
a rule were required to lie "a hours be-
fore action was taken. Three Of the names
sent to tho Senate were made public this
morning long before the Senate could take
action on them which caused consider
able comment in that body. One Of the
members said that he supposed the reason
for the request that the appointments be
considered In executive session was to
prevent any embarrassment that might
to confirm any of the names and re
considered that If the names were going
to be made public through the scource he
had reason to think these were that theme
was no use I'm the senate holding IN the
publication of the journal and taking the
other precautions for secrecy It did in this
case. He looked upon it rather In the
| light OF an insult to the Senate
These are all appointments and Gov
ernor Mead has been warmly congratu-
lated for continuing In Office men who
have proved most capable cflcials.
FEE SYSTEM CONDEMNED.
The House bill to take away justice
| fees in criminal cases in places where
there are municipal courts seems to be
| having a hard time getting through the
| Senate. 1t was reported this morning
| by the committee on State and court ex-
| penses TO which 1t was recommitted and
| the committee recommended that the
| Senate rcccde from its proposals of
| amendment and pass the bill in its orig
| inal shape. Senator Powell Of Chitten-
| den. argued that the amendments, which
| include grand Jurors with the justices
should be retained AS they struck at the
| tap root of the whole evil the bill sough,
| to correct. The whole trouble lay In the
| fee system and the grand jurors were as
much as fault as were tne justices. He
said he knew OF one grand juror In Bur-
lington who received $1,000 In fees for
! prosecuting cases the States attorney
was paid to look after. The amendment
would not only save the fees paid out tc
| grand Jurors but would result In fewe,
cases as the States attorney would not
bother with petty cases that attract the
grand Juror simply for the fee there Is ir
| It,
| The Senate voted to insist on it's amend
ments and then ordered the bill to third
reading.
II Senator Powell has his way the ex.
penditure by the State OF $500 in the
past two years for detective work will be
| investigated for he introduced a joint
resolution providing for a joint commits
sion to look into the expenditure Of this
money. The Senate adopted tho resolu
| ton.