The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-09
Routine Work Took Up the
Attention of Lawmakers
This Morning
RETIRING MESSAGE
THIS AFTERNOON
Legislature Assembled TO Hear it at
2.15 on Joint Resolution Passed by
Both Houses--WilI Not Get Under
Way Before First of Next Week.
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MONTPELIER, Jan. q.
Very little business was done at the
morning session OF either the senate
or the house today The event of the
day was the joint assembly this after.
noon 10 hear the message of the re-
firing governor, Horace F. Graham.
summary Of the governors recon-
mendations Will be found elsewhere.
The senate convened at 10 o'clock
and devotional exercises We're conduct
ed by the chaplais. Rev. Joseph Hamil-
ton Of Randolph. Senator Maurice of
lamoille county introduced Joint res
olution. which was adopted by the SEN
ate, providing for n joint assembly at
Ill O'Clock this morning to hear the re-
port of The committee appointed to can
vass the vote for state officers.
This senate resolution was presented
TO the house and there adopted in con-
currence. together with a second res
| olution from the senate providing for
q joint session Friday afternoon, Jan.
| TO- nj o.l5 o'clock. 10 hear the mes
sage of the incoming governor, PEREZ
val ". Clement of Rutland.
| Al the joint assembly at IL O'Clock
report OF The committee appointed to
canvass the vote for state officers
/ showed that there was no error in the
votes and elections.
The president of the senate appoint
cd a committee to canvass the vote for
county officers as follows: Senator's
l.aFleur of Addison. Payne of BEN
nington. Jackson of Chittenden, Carr
of Caledonia. Amev of Essex. Steele
of Franklin. Hall of Grand Isle
Maurice of Lamoille, Adams of Orange,
lIamllet of Orleans, Taylor of Rut-
land. Hill of Washington. Daniels Of
Windham. and Ballou of Windsor.
The senate recessed at II o'clock for
the joint assembly. Following the de-
votional exercises conducted by the
chaplain, Rev James Ii. Wills of Flet-
cher, the house proceeded to business
at 10 O'Clock this morning. On mo-
tion of Mr. Austin of Reading the
house voted to dispense with the read
ing of the journal for the remainder OF
the session
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Norwich, who was
not sworn in Yesterday appeared al
he bar of the house and received the
oath.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment Of the committee from the house
. to canvass the vote for county officers
The senate resolution above referred tC
was then adopted in concurrence.
, Directly after the report of the can
vassing committee on state officers was
heard in the joint assembly the house
adjourned at 11.15 o clock on motor
/, of Mr. Dnar Of Co sb1,rx-
o Yesterday afternoon s session in thl
e house was spent in the drawing o
y seats Mr.. Knight of Shrewsbury wa
: the representative to draw the frs
/. seat, and he picked No. 14l.
d At the opening of the afternoon ses
n sion, Capt. Slayton. representative
from Morrisville {the only man in tn
House wearing the uniform of tn
: United States ARMY. made the motioI
that, in respect to Mrs Roosevelt an
q family and TO the memory of Co
Roosevelt whose funeral was bein
held at that hour, the house adiour
:. for one half hour. The motion wa
- carried and the choice of seats bega
ds Immediately upon the reassembling G
~ the house.
i. Tomorrow afternoon will be taken Il
4 with the message of the governor elee
n and the reception, while the governor
Of bali viii be held in the evening. Th
on means that no regular business wi
eI- get before either branch of the legisl.
he ture before the first of next week,
In the selection of seats, Royal Y
as Barnard, the gentleman from Pittsfor
Is. who represented his town in Il
he Legislature of 1872, secured the san
tu- seat which he occupied at that sessio
Mt Mr.. Barnard says that he was nc.
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