Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-21
secretaryshIp Of the senate.

One of our exchanges, in spe aking Of
the probable reelection Of the Editor-in-
Chief Of this paper, says that Henry
Clark has held that Office longer than has
any other person. This ID an error. Gen.
d. Witt O. Clark held by continuous cleo
tions longer than any other. Next to him
comes Hon. G. Fl. Chapman, of Proctors-
vile (of Ludlow when first elected) who,
including the term of his service as as
sistant secretary, received the same num-
Der of elections as has the Editor of the
HERALD. The late Norman Williams
was the first Secretary after the organi-
cation Of the Senate in 1888. Mr.. Will
liams had his choice to be Secretary of
the Senate or Secretary of the State. He
preferred the former, and to him and to
his clerkly neatness and peculiar ability
in that line are all subsequent Secretaries
indebted for the system'of order and cor
rectness required in keeping the minutes
and making up the journal of that
body.
Ga Mr.. Williams vacating the Office,
Mr.. D. w. Clark, of Burlington, came in,
and remained, we think, thirteen years.
Mr. Conant. of Brandon, succeeded Mr..
Clark, and at the end of two years, fail
ing health and death closed his term
The late Commissioner of Pensions, Hon.
Joseph III. Barrett, was his successor, and
at the end of two years be retired to as
sumo the higher and more honorable pc.
-ition of an Editor of paper in Cinciu-
att. Thence he was transferred to the
Pension Bureau at Washington, where he
remained till recently, when lie is again
promoted to the editorial chair of a. Gin
cinati paper
Mr. Chapman took Dir. Barrett pllc,
in the Senate by promotion from the Of
flee of an assistant. Mr.. Gleason, OF Mont.
pelier, succeeded him, and AT the end o.
two years he retired to devote hims7lI
more closely to his legal practice, and
Henry Clark has held the Office even
since.
The incumbents Of the Office Of Assist
ant Secretary, have been more numer
Gus.
Mr.. Weston, late OF Burlington, and
Doctor Powers, OF Woodstock, are Of tn,
| most prominent of the number.
We remember that during the contiuu
ance of the Secrearyship of Mr. Chap
man, the names of Miner, OF Manchester
Harvey, of Burlington. Benton, of ST
Adams, and Walker,.of Ludlow, appeared
in the list Of assistants.
And since the present incumbent Ia,
occupied the Seeretary's chair, the post O
Assistant has been filed by different gen
I tlemen, to-wit:
In reviewing the list of those who have
held the pen in front of the Senate Presi
dents elect, we find that many of then
have passed on to the future and bette
/ life.
! Williams, the brightest and best" at
| ripe old age, having served continuous
as Clerk Of Windsor County Court 70
more than quarter of century, nov
/ rests from his labors, and his earthly Z.
mains sleep with the dust of Marsh, Col
| lamer, Tracy, and Hutchinson, his EN-
inent contemporaries in the valley, wher
the lovely village of Woodstock nestle
among the hills so dearly priced by him
/ Conant died and is buried among hi
/ honored kindred in Brandon. Nn""h Q"
tor mnnrns tho onri, death of the younl
aud promising lawyer, II. f. Miner, an'
Harvey was early cut down by that in
| sidious disease, 70 fatal TO New Englan,
youth Indeed, we think that Conan'
and Miner, and Harvey, al died Of con
sumption.