Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-28

dttlunul legislation Tor the suppression or luttn-
pcmncc; to committee on judiciary
RoDOrfs- From the committee on education
against II 40, relating to thc duties oi town SUI
porntondcnts. ordered to lic ON motion Of Mr.
Wells Of Gfauby
Prom the committee on Judiciary. Ia ntorof H.
80, relating 90 appeals arising under chapter 49,
general statutes thIrd reading ordered.
JOINT AssmmY
Atl2 o'clocl, 49,. in accordance with Joint roso-
luton 20 that effect thc Senate came into The
Representative Hall and joint assembly was
formed to complete Che election of senator OF the
United States for the state of vermont
Hon. LYMAN % lllNCkLEN, President OF the
Senate. loo the chair
GEORGE NICHOLS. secretary ol state, clerk
That portion ni the Journal Of the senate for
October 2Oth. 1874 relating To the election 0f
senator ns named m tine Joint resolution providing
for this Joint Assembly, having been read 10y the
secretary Mr. Baldwin, and that portion ot the
journal of the house OF the same date, relating o.
the election OF the same officer having been read
by the clerk Mr Camp, lnd i appearing there
from that GEORGE D. EUMlNDs, of Burlington,
had received a majority 0i 800 the votes cast in
both houses respectively, hc was declared duly
elected % senator from the state of Vermont to
represent said state boo tho Congress of the United
States for the full term of siN years from and
after the third day Of March, A. u. 1870
senator Wilson, of Orleans county, moved
committee of UIoa Doe appointed hf fhc chair ioi
wait 900 senator idmmd., mipm him of Dis
election and request his appearance u the joint
assembly. tn signify hi- acceptance oft the office.
The chair appointed as such committee senator
Wilson 0f Orleans Mr. ~fuauey OF Burlington
Mr. Henry. oi Chester who. retiring from the
joint assembly. presently appeared. conducting
senator Ldmmd- tu thc chair who, being lu-
troduecd hy thc president oi Che joint assembly
spoke as lolll0Ws
w. Pnsifuf oH S.n4to1. G0U,moa gf Mc
iiouse of R'pre 8tiHros'
ann profoundly grateful for ibis mari, of your
conhdcnoe Boo me, and in ihe small service have
been able tu perform llr our old commonwealth
J am perfectly well aware. and know that you
900 are, that hc election which you have conferred
upon me, finds it- motive much more largely iu
thc generosity which oIamotersc- the people ~
Vermont boo looking rather to the fidelity with
which Your representative may attempt TO per-
form hi. duty. boo disChargiug the trust which Nou
rcposc Boo him. thau Boo the amount that his poor
-er' ices may haNe been able iu accomplish in the
service of the country And -o I take 10 more
largely therefore, Zoo % personal sense. aud with
pr0iuuudel and deeper feeling of gratitude, that
your generous llndnc-- should regard rather thc
fidelity Hud GIfHlUuc-- of the public servant
umu what Doc may have hcon able t0 do or to
prevent And -o gentlemen. laenpt with "a siu-
celo tunau.ne-. This li-h trust that you have
al..in r'undel tonne
Wh.n vc loob hacl, over hc period of eight
leHr ihnt .Hf' l".s'd SINCE mvt in part repre-
saufsd iIt commonwealth 70 Washington, we
cluuui laI tu Observe boss gr Ht--how adlcaI.
ulf -f-.lNe hleu tNn changes tHut lafc UU-
CURED BOO .ho fundamental structure of tile com-
muuHGlI,h. HnH tIa 'rrf extraordinary events,
that hafc uuN Oeuomo iHrt 0i uur common hs-
tnri. which ltfa thtu place Zoo that time. The
ouu-fItutnnul Dur ouMIulu country bias receive
into 10. tn stand forever a- ! hope, three funda-
mental piuafo which boz Che constitution of olr
state have hecu iar the whole oi it- history, ctr-
dind objects hut which. now for the iir-i time
spreading Ncmscltc c- into every pant Of the great
nation which the American people now oompo-c,
have taken thcr place among the foundation
stone. of the pTo-pcrt, and hope. the happiness
of the republic And. besides That. WE laNc seen