The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-09
LEGISLATURE
MAKES READY
FOR MORE WORK
Governor Graham Is Notified of
Organization
O'BRIEN GETS SAME SEAT
Resolution Adopted Regarding Death
Of Col. osevelt--lntroduoed
by Senator Kingsley.
O'BRIEN GETS SAME SEAT


answered to their names IN the house
with the exception of Messrs. Hale Of
Fairfield, Fitzgerald of Norwich, Dur
kee of Duxbury, Stratton of Towns
hend and Jones of Weathersheld
Representative-elect Bert Z. Cole Of
Windsor died shortly after his cleo
| ton.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed in the senate by Rev. Frank Blom-
field of Berlin and in the house by
Rev. r. Barnaby Leach OF Montpelier
There was no ripple noticeable
when the resolutions were introduced
to notify the governor that the senate
and house had organized. The mo-
ton in the senate being offered by
Senator NJ. p Maurice, of Lamoille
county, Senator La Fleur of Addison
county acting with him to inform the
lgoyernor.
In the house the motion was made
I by Mr.. Cudworth Of Londonderry and
Messrs. Buttles of Brandon and O'Sul-
livan of Colchester, comprised the
committee which notified his exec :
lency that the house was ready for
business.
/ Charles F. Dana was nominated for
speaker of the house by Represents
tive George f. Child of Weybridge,
his nomination being seconded by
Messrs. O'Brlen OF South Burlington,
Aiken Of Putney, Dyer of Salisbury.
OSullivan of Colchester, White Of
Woodstock, Austin of Reading, Buttle
of Brandon, Moody of Waterbury,
Hopkins of Burlington, Howe of Reads
boro and killet of Irasburg.
NJ II. Alexander of st. Adams city,
was nominated by Representative
Karl White OF Georgia in speech
which expressed glowing praise
for the gentleman from st
Adams The nomination was second
ed by Messrs Austin of Franklin,
Webster of Swanton, Kenneth OF
Greensboro and Tracy OF Johnson.
Benjamin Williams of Proctor, nom
mated Judge Addison +. Cudworth OF
Londonderry, the nomination being
seconded by representative George
l.. Dunham of Brattleboro.
For the democrats the name of VII
liam F. Aher was presented by his
friend and neighbor, Timothy +. Dur.
elk of Castleton.
These presiding officers made brief
speeches of acceptance and apprecia.
tion. Mr. Dana declaring that he re-
garded his election as a"just recogni
ton" of the agricultural interests OF
the state.
The president pro tenn of the senate
appointed as a committee to canvass
the vote for state officers, Senator!
Newman OF Addison, Carr OF Caledon
"a, Root OF Bennington. Tracy of Chit
tenden, Amcy OF Essex. Schoff OF
Franklin, Hall of Grand Isle, Maurice
of Lamoille, Addison of Orange, Lewis
of Orleans, Morgan OF Rutland, Pap,
of Washington. Tenny of Windhan
and Billings of Windsor.
The senate adjourned at 1910 n. m.
and the house at 1850, the motion il
the house being made by Mr.. Sweet o
: Lowell
In the afternoon the members o
the house devoted practically all IL
time TO the time honored spectacle o
! drawing seats but Mr.. O'Brien of Sc
Burlington was made the subject of
special motion on the part of MI
Moody OF Waterbury by which tn
house unanimously assigned the ve
y eran member seat which he has oC
7 cupied for the past three sessions.
Mcntpelier, Jan. S--This afte