The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-03
C. Wilson Elected
Speaker at Session
This Morning
MOST OF OFFICERS
MEN OF EXPERIENCE
Contest for Sergeant-at-Arns Develop
ing into Lively Fight = Much Dis
cussion Concerning Proposed Revision
of Rules.
Especial TO The Reformef.)
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MONTPELIER, Vt, Jan. 3.

MONTPELIER, Vt, Jan 3.
The Vermont legislature organized this
morning, Rev. Frazer Metzger of Ran
dolph nominated Stanley c. Wilson of
Chelsea, Republican, for speaker Of the
house. Park G. Pollard of Cavendsh
nominated Daniel E. O'Sullivan of Col
chester, Democrat, stating that If Mr.
G Sullivan had not had sufficient expert
ence he would have before he was elected
speaker, which was the only humor of the
morning session.
Mr.. Wilson received oil votes, Mr..
0Sullivan q, Mr. O'Brien Of South Bur
lington /. Mr.. Wilson was received with
applause and in short speech called for
quality rather than quantity in the legis-
lature.
Harry Black Of Newport was reelected
clerk OF the house. He appointed julius
Wilcox and Roswell Austin as assistants.
For chaplain Rev. James Wills Of Water
ford received l46 votes, P. c. Mansur 20,
Rev. Edgar Clahin OF Barre 65.
In the senate H. s. Peck OF Burlington
and D. w Foote of Niddlebury withdrew
from the contest for president pro TEN
and W. H. Fairchild of Fairchild was
elected Guy NJ. Page of Burlington was
elected secretary and Miller C. X Taft was
appointed assistant. Rev. NJ. W. Farm
ham was reelected chaplain.
Congressman Porter Dale and Exon
gresham Plumley and various members
Of the bar association. which had been
holding its state meeting here, were in at
tendance today.
= The contest for the position of sergeant
at arms, which will not be determined
until next week, Is somewhat complicated
by the entrance into the race of Barre
live wire, Murray A Love, an insurance
and real estate agent. Dwight J. Dwinell
OF Montpelier, residuary legatee, Charles
A. Smith and w E. Poole, all residents Of
the Capital city, are making strenuous ef
forts to land the plum about to be relin
quished by Frank T. Parsons
; State house gossip is devoted to the
rather radical changes suggested by the
committee named to redraft the rules-H
X. Darling of Chelsea, Judge John E.
Weeks Of Mddlebury, H. s. Black of
Newport and Guy NJ. Paige of Burlington,
officers of the last senate and house Vet
eran members are inclined to shy at the
r suggestion that three-quarters vote Of the
: members in either branch be necessary to
e reconsider a measure and also that the
! same strength OF vote be required TO sus-
pend the rules.
q One of the rather radical suggestions Of
). the committee is that bills may be amend
). ed only on the second reading, except by
unanimous consent. The tentative rules
Z provide for the printing of all bills before
;. introduction in either house by the bill
!, = revisers. The rules. so framed, would
|, provide for the expedition of business by a
7 daily reading of the calendar to the end
that all measures upon which no contest
$ is forthcoming be forwarded in a routine
h - @l.- H.,
f compamed by unfavorable report. ---
e The revised rules would make the leu
d tenant governor and speaker, in their. re-
l. spective branches, .czars 50 far as the ex-
e tension of courtesies to newspaper report
&c ers go.