The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-12
GATES MAKES APPOINTMENTS
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At his home in Proctor by the serious III
ness of his mother, Mrs Redtield Proctor |
wife of the late Senator Proctor.
The house was called TO order at 225
Yesterday afternoon by Speaker Weeks |
The attendance was good, although some
were unable to be present owing to the
distance from their homes to the scene OF
action After devotional exercises by |
Chaplain Wills the house at once got |
down to business. \ joint resolution was
offered by Mr.. Farnham of Montpelier
that the use OF representatives hall be
granted to the Vermont Equal Suffrage
association Tor a meeting to be held on
the evening of "Wednesday, Jan. ~. 1t
was adopted ON the part OF the house.
Five bills were introduced, the most i'm
portant being II 20. which provides for a
lump sum of 5000 and 10 cents mileage
each way for the president of the senate
and the speaker, other members to receive
$500 with the same mileage. 1t was nitro
duced by Mr. Eaton of Woodstock and
after the second reading was referred to
the joint committee on state and court
expenses.
Speaker Weeks last night announced his
! appointments TO the following committee
! Town lines. mileage and debentures, in
i sane, state prisons, internal affairs, minor
courts, conservation, public buildings,
games and fisheries, state and court eX-
penses. immigration and labor, temper
ance, and the joint standing committee on
the library, house of correction, industrial
school, public health, insurance and fourth
Joint rule. Representative F. f. Perry OF
Brattleboro heads the public building,
committee and Mr.. Ware of Townshend
the immigration and labor committee
The other members from Windham
county appointed on these committees arc
as follows Wheeler Of Nottingham. game
and fisheries, and town lines; Smith of
Athens, mileage and debentures; leonard
of Grafton. minor courts; Stocker OF
Nardsboro. state and court expenses .
Thurber OF Halifax, immigration and
labor Eddy of Stratton and Higgins Of
Newfane, temperance; Howard of Dunn
mcrston and Leonard OF Grafton, indus
trial school: Worden of Marlboro. Higgins
OF Newfane and Newton of Vernon, Insult
ance. The speaker announced change
on the committee on municipal corpora
tons, Mr.. MaFsette OF Shelburne replacing
Mr.. Derosia of Sheldon. On motion ol
Mr. Powell of Riehford the house adj
journed at 3 o'clock.
Balance of House Committees
The balance OF the house committee.
were announced by Speaker Weeks as fol
lows:
Town Lines-Fish. Ira; Wheeler, Whit
, ingham; Mears, Sandgate Bagley. Scar,
, burg; Hinsdale, st. George; Story, Vie
tory; Thurston. Walden
Mileage and observation-disclosures. Shrews
bury; La Fountain. Montgomery; Ward
I l. } ID L
: Bolton; Turner, Concord: Martcn Gran,
= Isle; Slayton, Belvidere; Mann, Braintree
= Anderson, Glover; Doty. Worcester
i Smith, Athens; Leonard Andoyer
lnsane-Briggs, Bristol; Mackay Peach
am; BndiclS, Colchester; Billings, Sharon
d Adams, Coventry:s G'Brien South Burline
; ton; Fish. Ira.
e State Prison-Taglor. Springfield; Pun
cell, Orwell; Hooper, Fletcher: Bostwick
! FEmcshurz; Waite. Woodbury.: Garland
e Lincoln; Marsett. She}bHtnc: Wieein,
?, Bloomington; Perkins. Bridgewater.
/ Internal AffairS-MoTis. Hlrdwick: Hu
; lett. Arlington; O'Brien. South Bmlng
h ton: Dubois, Troy; Parker, Cavcndieh
d hayward, Addison; Dunsmore. Yves
@ Windsor.
ie Minor Courts-Lund, Canaan; Ston,
= Nergennes; Me- larey, Windsor: Hewitt
ibttliIl- l-tpIldits NsIdllfits i)lN. hlItOl
G. Mcbride. South Hero.
10 Conservation Putnam, MiddleseN: HaT
., good Peru; Reynolds, Cambridge: Dnl
A. gin, Morgan; Hubbard. Hancock; Wei
g. man Chester: Mason, Mount Tabor
Teddy Cnderhill.
O. Public Buildings-Perry. Brattleborc
p. Hill Waterbury; Fairchild, Fairfield: Pa
a. lin Charleston: Gilman, ST Johnsbury
N Olmstead, Franklin; Stacey, Hartford
he Joint Standing Committees
Library Blanchard Nershre: Parlle
: Chittenden; Fogg, Gmldhall; Turner. Cor
- cord; Spaulding, Plymouth.
y" House of Correction - Hapgood. PERI
90 Colburn, Mount Holly; Lennert, Leice
nc ter; Dunn, Stamford; Bartlett, Bloomfiel
no Industrial School-Miler, Bethel; Pc,
A. ell Richford; Hin. Waterbury; IIowar
Dummerston: Leonard, Grafton
Public Health-Mayo. Mortified; Ro,
ne West Rutland; AIackay, Pcacham: Bu
cr dick. Colchester; Abbott Fairce Harr
IL Dandy: O'Bricn. Bolton.
Insurance - Davis, johnson; Worde
Marlboro; Bolster, Weston; Higgins, Ne
- fame; Newton, Vernon.
Fourth Joint Rule-Ta Bernhard, /,
= Ia Motto: Hunt. Danvillc: Shores. Ora
II by.
III Game and Flsheres-Elolllster. BennlT
II ton: Ieavitt Wheelock Baker, Sto,
Il bridge; Allen, Pittsfeld; Wheeler, VIII
4 ineham; Moore. Barnard Hunt, Danvil
Il Ryan, Richmond; Ladd. Rozbury; c.
n ford Pomfret.
ri Immigration and Lahor--Ware, Tow
Ri bend. Lund Canaan; Butler, Brighto
III Ward st. Adams Town; Thutber, III;
II fax; Billings. Sharon; Abbott, Washi
Ml ton,
4 State and Court Expenses-Moore, L
& low: Wilcox, Moretown; Hickey, Ba
al Town; Reynolds, Cambridge; Arch
hi W ardsboro.
81 Temperance Hutchins, Stannard; Ed
MI Stlatton; Higgins, Newfane; Nelson, T
Ml ston Perkins, Bridgewater; Martin. G
4&i D,.a,n III.