Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-11-15

ences when convinced of the propriety
and reason OF so doing. Like most men
who say little and think much, his i'm
pressions were generally correct and his
convictions the prevailing convictions of
the Senate.
Mr. Gay belonged to that class of our
citizens of whom many are needed, and
none of which we can afford to lose He
saw many years since that what our lit.
State needed was that every stream
should be turned upon wheel, aud
manufacturing, to which the State is so
eminently adapted should be encouraged
and developed With him conviction
was a synonym for action, and he en-.
tered at once and largely into manulac-
turing enterprises. That his judgment
was correct his industry untiring, his
integrity unreproachable, is proved by
his success. He established business,
which would of itself perpetuate his
name; but he has his monument In the
grateful remembrance of those immedi-
ately around him whom he strove to ele'
vate whom he loved and by whom he
was beloved and who will ever cherish
the memory of one whose wisdom and
forecast gave character and direction to
an important business enterprise of the
State.
That these personal qualities aud
characteristics were appreciated by his
associates is proved by his positions on
| the committees of the Senate OF last
year. The finances of the State were
! safe in his hands, and her manufactur-
| ing interests were sure to receive that
attention which they so eminently de-
| served.
Mr.. President, we are admoniShed by
the decease Of our hOnored associate
that we, too, shall soon listen to the roll
| call that shall summon us to the great
congregation of the Lord. Shall we not
so beautify life that when the summons
comes we shall have no gloomy fOrebod-
ings of the clark valley" but an alb
sorbing realization of that Higher Life
with God and Christ in realm of immOr-
tality.
HOUSE.
BiKS intr0duced and refeyTed-By Mr..
Hamilton of Fairhaven, to incorporate
the Fairhaven marble and marbleized
slate co; to committee on corporations,
By Mr.. Walker of Ludlow, to incor-
porate the village of Ludlow to com
mittee on corporations.
BY Mr.. Parmalee of Bristol, in amend
ment of section 4 chapter II general
statutes, relating to fee for registration
to committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Lane of Cornwall, to pay to
Franklin Butler the sum therein men
toned to committee on claims.
RemonstranceS-By Messrs Stafford OF
Westminster Pease of Rochester, Marsh
of Woodstock, Harris of Windham
White of Windsor, Converse of Towns.
bend, Robinson of Newfane, Shedd OF
West Windsor Paul of Pomfret, Wood OF
Bridgewater, Hubbard of Stockbridge,
Fletcher of Reading. Trip of Stratton,
Earle of Plymouth, Curtis of Somerset,
| Sherman of Dover, remOnstrances against
the formation Of new county by the
name of Union referred to select COM
mittee on that subject.
From committee on education, bill
in addition TO act to incorporate the
University Of Vermont and Agriculture
College. Amendment proposed by Mr.
Clark Of Poultney, and bill and amend
ment ordered to lie.
House bill in relation to the qualitiCa-
ton of voters, providing for a registry
law, was taken up. Mr.. Brigham OIL
Hydepark proposed to amend so as tC
provide that instead of the petition Of
one tenth Of the legal voters at the last
freemans meeting, it shall require the
votes of a majority of the legal voter,
at a meeting legally called for that pur
pose; and also so that it shall apply
only to freeme'ns meetings. He was Op
posed to the bill, but if it was to pass h
hoped his amendments would be adopted
Mr.. Hubbard of Stock bridge was Op
posed to the amendment as it would
virtually anuul the design Of the bill
He regarded these amendments as {
tacit admission on the part of the gen
tlemau from Hydepark that the party u
which he belonged desired to have The
opportunity to cast as many Illegal votes
as possible and wished to defeat the OBJ
jrcts of this bill by the adoption o
amendments which would give his party
an opportunity to defeat its designs.
The amendments were farther op
, posed by Messrs Miner of Manchester
Herrick of BrattleborO, Cleveland o
BroOkfeld, Johnson Of Rockingham
Park of Bennington, and rejected.
Mr.. Hathaway of Moretown moved tC
strike ont zone tenth" and insert the
word "thirty;" opposed by Mr.. Mason
of Rtadsboro and rejected.
Mr. Drew Of Tunbridge moved fur.
Their amendment providing that it should
require one tenth of the legal voters
who voted at the last freemen' meeting
rejected.
The bill was then passed.