The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-21
ACTION FOLLOWED
DRAMATIC CLIMAX
In Which Gov. Gates Signed
Bill Limiting the Term of
Fletcher's Appointees to
Feb. |, 1915, and Latter
rendered Their Resigna-
tions, to Take Effect Jan.
81, 1915

Il With the governors signature attached
to the bill fixing the term of supreme
court justices to begin Feb. |, 1915, with
the entire personnel of the supreme court
appointed by former Governor Fletcher
resigned, the designations to take effect
Jan. 81, 1915, and with authority given
by the constitution, the Vermont legis-
lature proceeded this afternoon to the
election of new supreme court, as well
as q superior court, sergeant-at-arms,
an adiutant and Inspector general, a
judge advocate general, five trustees OF
the University OF Vermont and com
missioner of weights and measures. The
election was in joint assembly regularly
called by joint resolution.
Contrary to report, the six superior
court judges did not resign yesterday
afternoon when the five members Of the
supreme court bench rendered their resig.
nations TO Governor Gates. Their offices
are statutory.
At the opening of the session IL was
generally believed by those in position
TO hazard opinions that the personnel Of
the supreme court would be the same as
prior TO the Fletcher appointments last
fall with the single exception that be-
sides being restored to the bench, Love-
land Munson would be made presiding
Judge in place of Chief Justice George NJ.
Powers, while the latter would be named
as associate Justice along with John II.
Watson, William II. Taylor and Seneca
Haselton, the ast-named of whom was
removed from the bench through the
Fletcher appointments.
Speculation as 10 the superior court
judges had il that the probable selection
would be Leighton p Slack of st. Johns
bury, Zed S. Stanton of Roxbury, EleaZ-
er l.. Waterman of Brattleboro, Willard |
w. Miles OF Barton. Frank l.. Fish of |
Nergennes and Fred NJ. Butler of Rut. |
land. BY electing those named, the two /
new appointees. Walter A. Dutton Of |
Hardwick and James y. Donaway OF /
Middlebury would be dropped.
Frank T. Parsons, Hugh Henry OF /
Chester and Lee $. Tillotson Of st. Al 1
bans viii be elected sergcant-at.a
inspector Of weights and measures. and 4
sdjutant general respectively. They are /
now holding Office by reason Of appoint
ment.
This morning Eve House bills were
read the third time and passed without
and. acting on favorable com.
mittec reports. q like number Of meas
ures were passed 20 a third reading in
tho House But one bill. House hill No.
81, % create commission for the pur.
pose Of establishing a uniform system
" town. city and village accounts was
killed. Mr. Caswell of Derby spoke
against lie adoption on the ground that
le was. and be believed small towns in
he state 20 be. against creating such
'ommissiOn. there being ALREADY too
many such bodies. Mr.. Morse Of Hard
sick and Mr. Taylor. the introdurer of
he bill spoke iu favor without avail
IN the senate senator Powell intro
luced : bin Of considerable public inter !
~. namely 70 provide heavy penalty for :
ny person writing and having published q
defamatory article. civil suits TO h. ,
wrought and one hall Of amount recov- ,
red 20 be paid INTO the sum ~ the state :
rsasury. The sum Of $500 shall b. for I
cited for the Publishing Of said comm. 3
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Tes wiN ~ turned toward The e8uca.
tousi problem awaiting the legislature &
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