Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-01-13
The legislature.

The legislature of 1S14-16. which con
vencs in special session today. vii
probably make short work with the bu>i
ness that i, properly to be- considered
which we take it, does not include thing
not pertaining Immediately to The Reform
of this mtJtrr 80 pl,inIy prop to b,
done IL TO receive unanimous consent, i
would be well enough 10 consider it-bu
general legislation thu i of such doubtful
I'll the regular session Of 1876. and the
state receive no htrm.
The movement t. remove tn school to
Ecrgcnne>. and the general >sIhiect of what
Is necessary for the b"si interests of thu
school, VIII rive opportunity enough for
debate. The late session gave plomi
incnce to CERTAIN members OF jhc general
assembly. and :, brief sketch of these @,n-
tIemen may not br ont of place. nov tia.
We may expect 10 hear from them again.
Jud-e Powers of Morri~,own will o;
man cannot serve two masters, :, he call
not he Judge of tire supreme court and
member of the assembly 1T th, same time.
Josiah Grout, member from Newport.
and speaker of the house. WI, born III
Compton, +. g. in ISL and lr,~ >crvc.:
two terms in the general assembly. NJ
Grout while on the floor Of the house on
an cnviable reputation a> Il dehatrr. Cen
orally speaking with great fairness. hr i
always listened To with pleasure. and with
the exp citation that his points will be
clearly ami fortiblv made He can. on
occasion, = wake up very thoroughlv
and some of the most earnest speeches the
house has listened To were from him on
the Orleans county matter.
Loyeland Mun>on of Manchester was
born in the town which he represents
July 81. 1913. and i, like Mr. Grout. scrv-
ing his second term. He made his mark
in the Legislature of lS12. and would have
been speaker of the present house had not
the ship of 1874 borne "C;rslr and his
fortunes from the presidency of the re-
publican convention at Il rlinrton to
where he now ~lt> cnihronrl rs the >cv-
enth son, not Of prophecy, but of Justice,
and la not the SpeakcrShip been a part of
the tide which WIS to be taken at the.
flood. Mr.. Mun~on in the pres cnt lcgi>la
ture took Il leading position, from his power
Is Il debatcr an the careful study which
he devotes to matters of legislation He
is chairman of the judiciary committee.
Gen. Grout of Barton, brother of the
speaker, was also born ut Compton. p. 9
and is thir,y-eght yetrs of are. He has
hal much experience and occupies an in
fluentitl position in the house. Gen
Grout WIS one of the field officers in the
fifteenth Vermont, and afterwards a gen
eral in the state militia He is chairman
Of the railroad committee.
DR.. Henry Bonyton of Woodstock is Il
nrtive Of Pepperell, Massachusetts. and is
tiftv-one YEAR of are. He i one of the
most fnrciblc speakers in the legislature.
but during The last session hi health did
not permit him to take the place which
really belongs To Inn. Nevertheless he
had great weight in influencing legislation.
We presume Dr. Boynton is in the South
for his health during the present winter
Gen. William W Lvnde of Marlboro
was born in Guilford Feb. Is. 1s2o FeI
was an officer in the eighth Vermont. and
has for four years admirably performed
the duties of quartermaster general He
has been several sessions member of the
house, and was in 1870 one of the senators
from Windham county. Gen Lvnde in
CURED the hostility of 4 lot of the good
fellows" last fall for sticking sharp sticks
into the project to pay Mr. Scott an in
creased 'honorarium " for his picture