The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-08
Legislators Adjourn Until
Monday Committee
Appointments
JUDICIARY CHAIRMAN
REP. WARNER GRAHAM
Fletcher's Secretary Lands Important
Post-Wilson Heads Ways and Means
Senator DivoIl General Committee
Chairman.
Special to Tie Reformcr.)
MONTPELIER. Jan. {

Both branches Of the legislature adj
iourned this morning between 10 and IL
o clock, the house, until Monday afternoon
and the senate until Monday evening
The business of this morning amounted to
VERY little, the most important act per
haps being the ratification by the senate
| OF Governor Gates's state highway commits
sioner appointee, Stoddard Bates of Der
by
There was much interest in the an
nouncemcnt by Speaker Weeks Of his
committee appointments. The important
post of chairman Of the judiciary commit
tee was given To Representative Graham
OF Rockingham, secretary of civil and mill
tary affairs under Governor Fletcher
Stanley Wilson al Chelsea. chairman of
the Republican state committee. was made
chairman OF ways and means Other inn
portant chairmanships are: Hewitt OF
Plaiatield, education: Chalmers of Rut-
land, railroads; MeClary of Windsor,
banks; Foote OF Cornwall, agriculture
Black OF Burlington, corporations; Proc
tor Of Proctor. appropriations; Caswelt OF
Derby, general.
Senator Divoll of Windham county has
been made chairman of the general COM
mittee of the senate. Conant of Orange IS
chairman Of the committee on railroads.
Wright of Rutland county, banks; Shaw
Of Chittenden, oorporations
! Twentv-eight bills were introduced in the
| house this morning, among them one deal
| ing with the eternal question of hedgehog
bounties. Among tho hills in the hands OF
the revlsers Is an important measure look
Ing toward reoEF FT- i2sfroTf u rTi- - rT7Sff5 r5
| Ware OF Townshend.
| But little official business was transacted
yesterday. The house journal was not
read upon motion of Mr. Hendee of Pitts
| ford. The house committee on rules was
named Mr.. Proctor Of Proctor. Mr.
Hewitt Of Plainiield and Mr. Wilson OF
| Chelsea.
The house members OF the JOINT rules
| committee are Graham of Rockingham.
| Mayo of Northfcld and Hendcc of Pitts
lord.
Senators Powell Of Chittenden and Hins-
man OF Rutland and Representatives Gra-
ham of Rockingham, Miller of Bethel and
Herbert of Arlington were the committee
to escort Governor Fletcher ON his last
lotiicial visit to the Joint assembly
John G.. Norton OF 81 Aibans and Wal
i ter IL. Crockett OF Montpelier were APP
INOi1lcu mouse. reporters.
i The committee to escort Governor-elect
lGates was Senators Carver Of Washington
land Lockln of Franklin, and Representa-
ttives Olmstead Of Franklin. Mayo OF
Northfield and Hollister- OF Bennington.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate yesterday afternoon -
;. /. loolin-Amends See IL r. s.
Persons may hold voting residence by fiji
ing intention within 10 DAYS of election.
5. ,. PoweIl-Term of office of justices
of peace to begin Feb.1 and continue tive
years
$. ;. conant Municipal court for
Orange county
S. 4. Conant- Notice 10 hbelee in di
vorce cases
5. .. Conant Permitting tecommit
ment of commission on deceased persons
. estate
The senate rules committee: Powell
Brown and Martin joint rules commit
tee: Conant, Wright and Dnoll
= J.. A. Kelly of Montpelier was anpointe,
!. lsenatc reporter
Q Governor Gates appointed Stoddar,
! Bates of Derby as state highway commits
/ Isioner. Mr.. Bates viii have his headauar
! ters at Franklin. At hearing Wednes
:, tday night IN the eexcutive office of tn
:. lroad commissioners of the state NJ,
= Bates's prospective appointment was an
! lproyed by the county highway commission
and Governor Gates was presented with
watch and chain, ID. T. Perry Of Brattle
lboro making the speech.
Hapgood of Peru slept during the great
Ter part of the time that Governor Fletche
was delivering his address He said afte
being awakened that he intended to ure
} the resignation of supreme court judges