Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-11
COMMITTEES NAMED
Windham County Men Hold Good
Positions
Legislative Work Interrupted by PresI-
dents Vislt-W. A. Graham, Secretay
Of Civil and Military Affairs.

Montpelier, October g.
The presidential visit has sadly interfered
with legislative work, and practically nothing
has been done in the two days when the gen.
eral assembly has been in session this week
beyond the making of committee appointments
| The two houses held a brief session Tuesday
morning, and met again in the afternoon to
| hear the reading of the committee lists
Wednesday morning they met in joint Assem-.
| bly, to hear the address of President Taft on
| the common soldier, and held sessions of n
| few minutes in the afternoon.
Senator Babbtt of Bellows Falls, president
| pro TEN OF the Senate, has the distinction of
introducing the first bill OF the session. 1t is
measure relating to trustee process Senator
Chattee OF Rutland also introduced a bill Wed.
nesday morning providing for the installation
| oil steam heating plant at the normal school
IN Castleton at an expense not exceeding
| $4,000
President Taft's reception in Montpelier was
the hnest he has had on his trip Buildings
| on the principal streets were decorated with
flags and bunting and Main and State streets
were brilliant with electrical displays. The
| PRESIDENT was two hours late in arriving
| tuesday evening He was escorted into the
city by detachment from the cavalry troop
OF the Norwich university cadets and taken
| w NV iaNihoH, Wnere ne was the guest OF
| Governor Fletcher. The commodious new
city hall was packed to the doors by o'clock
and 1t was past 9 o'clock when the presidential
party arrived. Hundreds of people stood out.
SIDE the hall, unable to gain admission
anxious to get sight Of the President. He had
intended to speak but a few minutes, but
seemed to be inspired by the size and quality
of the audience and his address consumed
nearly an hour Following the address he
shook hands with the people an hour more
ms morning he addressed more than 1000
school children at the city hall and the school
authorities gave him permission to grant
holiday to the children. He was then taken
| to the state house, where he addressed
crowd of 800 people from the portico and
then was presented to the joint assembly to
| denver his address OH the common soldier,
this being portion of the exercises of the
unwilling OF the memorial tablet to the COM
mon soldier. AS soon as he had finished his
speech the President left for ST. Johnsbury.
Governor Fletcher resigned the chair when
the President left and Col Porter II. Dale of
Island Pond was presented as chairman of the
remainder of the exercises
Miss Mary Strobe of Boston, formerly of
Island Pond, the designer of the tablet was
first presented. Miss Strohe who designed the
tablet without thought OF compen sation, wore
a handsome gold locket and chain presented
by Governor Mead and Colonel Dale. She
spoke OF the pleasure she had had in the work
and explained the significance of the design.
Harry b. Amey of Island Pond, who with
Colonel Dale and Justus Dart of Springfield
constituted the commission to procure the
tablet, then made the presentation behalf bf
the state. The acceptance the part of the
state was by the former governor John A.
Mead. Hon. Felix W. McGettrck of Boston,
formerly of St. Albans accepted the gift on
behalf OF the common soldiers.
The revision committee has been cut down
this session to two representatives and one
senator. This tends to economy and eff
cheney, for all the work almost necessarily
devolves on one or two OF the committee.
| J. w. Titcomb, commissioner of game and
fisheries, has had a complete revision made of
the fish and game laws of the state, which
will soon be ready for introduction. Piecemeal
legislation for dozen years has left the
chapter relating to fish and game in chaotic
condition. The revision is not much for
the purpose OF changing the provisions OF the
existing laws as to codfy and simplify it and
put it in such shape that it can be under.
stood The people from Essex county are
already calling for a special law for their
county. They border on Canada and New
Hampshire, where the law is different from
that of Vermont, and the county is so largely
a wilderness that it is almost impossible to
enforce law in regard to deer shooting as
stringent as that required for the rest of the
state.
| ouy W. bdiicy, SECRETARY Vi state, Is dt WOTk
on the draft of primary election law. 1t is
a large undertaking, for such law in Vermont
must be as free as possible from cumbersome
machinery and at the same time efficient and
easy of enforcement.
This is one of the platform pledges OF the
Republican party. Governor Fletcher in his
message recommended the equalization OF
taxation between the banks and individual
! loaners and Senator Rabbit has introduced a
trustee process bill These plain and
evident purposes to carry out platform pledges.
woman suffrage bill has been drafted and
will soon be introduced. 1t will appear as
Progressive measure but it is expected to
receive more support than that OF the limited
number of Progressves
Governor Fletcher has appointed Warner A.
Graham of Bellows Falls secretary of civil and
military affairs and w. r. McFeeters of Enos-
burgh executive clerk. Col w. w. Brown
OF Springfield will be chief of staff and Capt.
Preston H. Hadley of Bellows Falls has been
detailed for staff duty.
Mr.. Graham is member OF the law firm of
Ryder & Graham of Bellows Falls His part
ner is the representative from Rockingham and
chairman OF the judiciary committee of the
House Mr.. Graham is only 28 years old, but
has already won high reputation lawyer.
lie is a native of Greensboro where his par
ents now live. He was admitted to the bar
in 1907, graduating from the Albany law
school
The Democrats, considering their number,
Jared well in the committee appointments.
Watson OF St. Adams was made chairman OF
the house committee revision of bills, and
other charmanships which went to members
OF that party Claims, Ward OF Dan
! vile; street railways Hulett OF Rutland city
public buildings Callahan OF Montpelier
minor courts, Watson Of St. Adams; library,
Miller OF Bethel; game and fisheries, Orvis OF
Manchester. Recognition of the Progressives
was made by giving these chairmanships: Cor
porations Cook of Lyndon; education, Hunt
of Fairfax; manufactures, Locke of Barton
agriculture, Vaughn of Randolph; internal
! affairs Crosby of Brattleboro; immigration
and labor, Jose OF Johnson. Col F. S. Billings
OF Woodstock heads the important committee
on appropriations; f. p. Adams OF Marlboro
the oldest member in point of service, is chair
man OF the committee on elections. Other
important charmanships are these: Ways and
. means, Weeks OF Middebury; judiciary, Ryder
OF Rockingham railroads, Wright OF Willis.
ton; banks, Wright OF Brandon; general, Proc
tor OF Proctor; conservation, Parker of Troy.
Mr.. Crosby of Brattleboro in addition to
being chairman OF the committee on internal
affairs, is member of the committees on cor
porations and appropriations Mr.. Ryder OF
Rockingham besides his duties at the head OF
the judiciary committee. is assigned to the