Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-02-26
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Winds Up It's Affairs Saturday Morning.
Campaign Publicity Bill Smothered.
More Tax Measures Killed.

The most costly legislature Vermont
ever had adjourned sine die at 8 O'Clock
Saturday morning, after having been
in session 119 days. The total cost of
the legislature of 1912 13 is nearly
$780, 900, as against S145. 600 two years
ago Each member of the Legislature
received S476 and mileage for his serv-
Ices during the 119 days.
The chief act of the closing hours of
the legislature was the smotherlng of
the campaign publicity measure.
There had been marked disagreement
between the House and the Senate
over this measure, and last night the
committees of conference got together
and agreed on proposition to be pre-
sented to their respective branches.
The senate on its part accepted the re-
port of the conference, but the house
refused to ratify the proposal, one of
the stumbling blocks being provision
to prevent the publication of newspa-
per articles for pay. although owners
of newspapers could say whatever they
wished.
Mr.. Aldrich cf St. Johnsbury fav-
ored the bill as did Mr.. Locke of Bar
ton but it was opposed by Mr.. Jose of
johnson, Mr. Cooke of Lyndon and
others and was killed 116 to 80.
Another feature of the closing hours
was the act in reducing the appropra-
tion for the weights and measures de-
partment from SIS, 900 to Sl3, ,03O.
Another tax measure was brought
out and discussed but was killed.
| No more will we have protractec
town representative contests. as Gov.
ernor Fletcher has signed the bill max.
ing the election by plurality aftel
three failures at majority election.
The popular election of United
| States senators was ratified by the
just closed Legislature and a concilia
| ton and arbitration board is provided
for. A referendum has been provided
| for on the direct primary and many
other important measures passes
which we have not the Tune and spac'
to enumerate here. in the course o
a few weeks every subscriber Will re
ceive an official copy of the bill
passed by the legislature as supple
ment to this paper.
At the close of the legislature a nun
Der Of the officials were made gener
Gus gifts. Harry A. Black OF New
port, chief clerk of the house, was Civ
en- a handsome watch and Rev. NJ. w
Farman OF Westtield, chaplain of tn
senate was presented with purse O
money. A permanent organization 0
the legislature was made, G. A. Plum
ley being made president. Mr.. Lock
of Barton is the member from Orlean
county on the executive committee
The senate also organized and MI
Blanchard of Newport was made one O
the committee of three on the eXecu
tive committee.
The Orleans county members of tn
General Assembly of 1912, organize
FeO. 2lst by eiecting Senator +. {
Blanchard of Newport, president; II
A. Robbins of Newport, vice pres
dent; 0. w. Locke of Barton (O1
leans) secretary and treasurer, and a
executive committee of three to act i
conjunction with the other officers a
follows: Mr.. Robinson of Westmore
Mr.. Flint of Bloomington, MIR. Iath
OF Craftsbury. A midsummer reunion
Is now contemplated.
A photograph Of the Orleans count
group was taken and the Monito
expects to use the picture soon.