St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-01-13
LEGISLATORS MEET
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of Canaan and Kyle It. Brown Of
Lunenburg; appropriations, z. A.
MeIlendy of Londonderry and II. M
Atwood OF Lyndon; town lines, E. G.
Story OF Victory and j. w. Thurs
ton of Walden; mileage and deben-
lures, w. n. Robinson of Sutton and
Irwin Turner of Concord; insane, A.
j. Mackay of Peacham; internal af-
fairs; NJ. G.. Morse of Hardwick,
chairman; minor courts. H. w. Lund
of Canaan; public buildings, Fred ID.
Gilman OF St Johnsbury; library,
irwin Turner of Concord; public
health, A. ]. Mackay of Peacham;
fourth Joint rule, George l.. Shores
of CRANKY; game and fisheries, e. w.
Hunt of Danville; immigration and
labor, H. w. Lund of Canaan; tenn
perance, George l.. Shores of CRANKY.
Senate Committees.
The chairman of the important
committees of the senate include:
Judiciary and fourth joint rule,
r. w. Simonds of st. Johnsbury;
finances, H. FL Cady of Mortified;
education. A. A. Dunklee of YER
non; agriculture, William Noonan
of Panton; manufactures and ap-
preparations, G. B. Hinsman of Rut-
land; railroads; d. S. Conant Of
Bradford; banks, w. H. Wright or
Brandon; corporations, H. B. Shaw
of Burlington; general, N. l.. Divoll
of Rockingham; state and court ex-
penses, F. M. Page of Groton; tenn
perance, w. B. Locklin of Richford.
Aside from the chairmanships,
Senator Page is a member OF the
judiciary, finance and temperance
committees.
Senator Simonds is a member or
the committees on banks and justice
and municipal courts.
Legislation Proposed.
The bills over which there prom
ises to be serious contests have not
appeared in large numbers as yet.
Senator Max L. Powell Of Burllng-
ton has introduced two bills hiking
the beginning of the terms OF the JUS
tices OF the supreme court and the
superior Judges on February 1, fol-
lowing their election. These bills
will undoubtedly determine the at
titude Of the legislature on the ques-
ton of judges.
House Bill No. introduced by
w. A. Atwell of Brandon would reg
Mate the employment of detectives
in Vermont and may show the senu-
ment of the attorney generalsn1p.
J. s. Eaton of Woodstock has in
troduced a bill fixing the compen-
sation of the members OF the gem
eral assembly at $500 per term anu
ten cents mileage each way. Inc
president of the senate ana speaker
of the house are to have salary
OF $500. This will bring. the issue
of limiting the time or sessions TO
a head.
has introduced a bill requiring al
wheeled vehicles to carry nghts IN
front and rear.
Several of the oId-time joke bills
and some relating to fish and game
have appeared. The total of bills
introduced in the house up to Mon
day evening was 33 and senate bills
seven.
The general disposition OF the
members at the opening was to push
the business of the session so an
early adjournment could be taken.
They stopped work on Friday fore
noon as usual, however.
Appointments by the Governor.
Gov. Charles w. Gates has ap-
pointed Stoddard l.. Bates Of Derby
state highway commissioners and he
has taken charge of the office. He
will keep the Office with the same
corps of help at franklin for the
present.
He has also reappointed H. S.
Brigham of st. Adams commissioner
of agriculture and F. G. Williams OF
Newport commissioner of banks.