The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-09

Number FOJeS cast. ....s ..,.,,.,.. 4Z,0ZO
Necessary for choice. ..........., Il ,lbZ
Percival w, Clement had ...... 2S,3jS
William B. Mayo ID had ..... l2,5l7
William B, Mayo tPl had ...,. 1872
Scattering 100
Majority for Clement. t..,....,.... 1883
Therefore, Clement was declared elect
ed governor of Vermont for two years.
Mason :. Stone was declared elected lieu
tenant governor, having received 30,l49
votes out of Al ,209 Henry G. Brislin of
Rutland, Democrat, had l0,03l and John
NJ. Perham, Prohibition, had LOIS.
The president of the Senate appointed
a committee to canvass the vote for
county officers as follows: Senators La
Fleur of Addison county, Payne Of Ben
nington county, jackson of Chittenden
county, Carr of Caledonia county, Amey
of Essex county, Steele OF Franklin coun-
ty, Hall of Grand Isle county, Maurice of
Lamoille county, Adams of Orange coun-
ty, Hamblet of Orleans county, Taylor of
Rutland county, Hill Of Washington
county, Daniels of Wndham county and
Ballou of Windsor county
Following the devotional exercises con
Quoted by the chaplain, Rev. James III.
Wills Of Fletcher, the House proceeded to
business at 10 o'clock this morning, On
motion of Mr.. Austin OF Reading the
House voted TO dispense with the reading
of the journal during the remainder of
the session.
Mr.. Fitzgerald of Norwich, who was
not sworn in yesterday, appeared at the
bar of the House and received the oath.
The sr.ualyar ho NJ
ment of the committee from the House
to canvass the votes for county officers.
The Senate resolutions above referred TO
were then adopted in concurrence.
Directly after the report of the can
yassing committee on state officers was
heard in the joint assembly, the House
adjourned at ll:l5 o'clock on motion OF
Mr.. Dyer of Salisbury.
Both the Senate and the House held a
recess for thirty minutes yesterday aft
ernoon out of respect to the memory Of
ex President Rooseelt, whose funeral vas
held at Oyster Bay.
During the short time that the Senate
was in session yesterday afternoon the
president pro tenn appointed as com
mittee to canvass the votes for state off
GERS, Senators Noonan of Addison, Carr
Of Caledonia, Root Of Bennington, Tracy
Of Chittenden, Amey of Essex, schof Of
Franklin, Hall of Grand Isle Maurice OF
Lamoille, Adams Of Orange, Lewis Of
Orleans, Morgan Of Rutland, Bates OF
Washington, Tenaey of Windham and
Billings Of Windsor.
The afternoon session in the House
was spent in the drawing of seats. Mr.
Knight Of Shrewsbury was the represen.
tative to draw the first seat, and he
picked No l4l.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion, Capt. Slayton, representative from
Haverhin twho is the only man in the
House wearing the uniform of the Unit
ed States army made the motion that,
in respect to Mrs. Roosevelt and family
and to the memory of Colonel Roosevelt,
whose funerahwas being held at that
hour, the House adjourn for one-half
hour. The motion was carried and the
choice Of seats began Immediately upon
reassembling of the House.
In the selection of seats, Royal W
Barnard. the gentleman from Pittsford,
who represented his town in the legisla
ture Of 1872, secured the same seat
which he occupied at that session. Mr..
Barnard says that he was next to the
Youngest member in the House in 1872,
being % years Of age at that time. Mr.
Barnard looks younger than his years,
and says he is feeling fine. He served in
the Civil war.
Among those looking on at the session
is Mr.. Hapgood, former representative
from Peru, Mr.. Hapgood is considering
making contest for the seat of the
present member from Peru. Joseph f.
Farnum, whom he claims has no consti.
tutional right to the seat.
1t was after ) o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoou when the last representative had
chosen his seat, yet the House rushed
through some necessary business of or
ganization, including an amendment to
the joint resolution providing for two
daily and two weekly newspapers 10 be
delivered to the members and officers of
the legislature during the session.
Several appointments and committees
were announced, including the appoint
ment of Clarence White of Burlington
a. second assistant clerk.
Announcement was made of the ap-
pointment of ]. G. Norton and L. A.
kelly of Montpelier as official reporters
for the session.
The following committee on rules has
been announced: Mr.. Sudworth of Lon.
donderry, Mr.. O'Sullivan of Colchester
Mr.. Buttles of Brandon; and on joint
rules the committee is: Mr.. Webster of
Swanton, Mr.. Aiken of Putney and Mr.
Phillips of Irasburg. The committee
from the House to canvass the votes for
state officers, consisting of three MEM
bers from each county, was also an
nounced,
BANQUET AFTER INSTALLATION.
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