Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-21
HOUSE-AFTERNOON.

Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives:
whereas It has pleased the Almighty
to remove from us the Honorable James
l.. Martin. United States district Judge.
formerly United states attorney for the
district of Vermont, and speaker Of the
House Of Representatives Of Vermont,
after career of useful ana valuable
citizenship, therefore
BE II resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives
That while we realize the loss that our
state and our nation have sustained In
the decease of an upright citizen. an able
lawyer and conscientious Judge, We
recognize that his life has heen an H.
ustrious example of duty well per
formed
As speaker he was able. energetic and
impartial as q lawyer he was Industrious
and faithful az district attorney he was
fearless loyal and efficient: as Judge he
vas sensible practical and lust, main
tanning his high office With wisdom and
dignity; as n citizen and Nermonter his
was the consciousness of well spent
life
That the president OF the Senate and
the sneaker Of tho House of Representa-
tives appoint n committee consisting ~
two senator. and three members ~ the
House to attend his funeral.
That Vermont does hereby extend 80
the family ~ Judge Martin this ex-
nre.son Of tho States esteem of his life
md labor aud its a,1npathv in their
loss
Of TAT h.
structed 20 send 10 the family Of Judge
Martin a copy Of these resolutions
That the president Of the senate nnd
the speaker Of the House " Representa-
tives adjourned their respective houses AZ
three o'clock and 70 minutes this after
noon N respect to his memory
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
| BY Mr. Miller Of Bcthel, granting the
Use Of the hall Of the House of Repre-
sentatves 10 members Of the Legislature
of zoos for q reunion "Wednesday evening,
January q Adopted on the part of the
House
! To nav J r Harris the sum named
/ Referred 10 the committee on State and
| court expenses.
communication was read from Kyle
T. Brown. mcmber-elect from Lunenburg
stating that he had been detained by the
illness Of his wife
| JOINT ASSEMBLY
At $50 O'Clock a Joint assembly was
convened to listen to the report OF tn,
| Joint committee appointed to canvass tho
votes for county and probate officers ant
| Justices Of the peace Lieut. Gov. Hale
K. Darling presided. and Secretary 81
State Guy w bailey read tho report OF
the committee. On motion ~ Senator
| Shaw Of C'h'ttenden county IT vas votcc
| to dispense with the reading of tn
names OF justices Of the peace. To ri
vacancies in the office OF Justice Of thu
peace the following persons We're elected
! addison county. Leicester. Julius w
Alden. Frank c. Ayers; Pennington
county. Pownal. cha rles y. Myers. r, F,
Greene Joseph Norwood; Caledonia
county. Burke ]. y. Wateby Esse'
county. Bloomfield. Henry P. Scott; or
leans county, Barton. r. y Pierce; Rut
land county. Proctor s Weston. Pitts
field. L. r. TAYLOR; Windham county
Marlboro. r. r. Whitney Rocldngha n,
Walter r. Glynn, Somerset, Fredericl
Smith. Charles Davis. Tho ioint as
semblv was dissolved AT three O'Clock
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
Joint resolution relating to IN" dealt
~ the Hon J I" Martin
SENATE BILLS REFESRED
S :, relating to the terms ~ superio
Judges Referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for Joint assembly on TUES
day afternoon. January 70. az $3.50 ocloc
to unite with the Vermont Historical 80
cety In the dedication OF a tablet to tn
memory OF Daniel 7. Thompson. autho
of The Green Mountain Boys"
In accordance with a resolution tn
House was adjourned at $50 o'clock,