The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-06
Legislature Of Vermont.
SENATE.

SENATE.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 5.
Senators Grout, Willisms and Whcelock
were appointed committee on rules.
The senate at IL o'clock proceeded to
the house to hear the report of the can
wasting committee. On their return, Sen
ators Smons and Circuit were appointed to
inform the lieutenant-governOr of his cleo
ton. Hon. Redfeld Proctor appeared at
the bar Of the senate and took the oath of
ollice, and on taking the chair, addressed
the senate as follows:
SendtorS-lt is n favorable oign OF the
times, a hopeful promise for the future,
that the people, not only Of our own state.
but OF the whole country, perhaps might
say OF the civilized world, are giving in
creased attention to public affairs.
Our state has always occupied higher
position in the nation than our small terri
tory and limited population and wealth
would eeem to entitle us to. Onr repre-
sentation in congress has always been a
highly respected and influential one. Our
state, and all our municipal affairs, have
been conducted with a large measure of
honesty, wisdom and economy. The de-
cisons of our courts have deservcdly ranked
high among legal authorities. Our soldiers
in the field have always go maintained the
honor of the state that every man was
forced to proclaim to his comrades from
sister states, that he represented Vermont
Our young men who have gone out TO help
build up other portions of the union, have
carried with them the strongest certificate
of intelligence, energy and fidelity to prin-
ciple, in the very fact of their nativity and
carly training in Vermont.
do not mean By this to claim that by
nature our public men have greater virtue
or ability, or that they are better trained;
nor that our young men have more Unborn
courage and vaor than others. To me,
the explanation of our high position is sim
pie. 1t comes from the virtue and intell-
gence of the people. The inspiration for
the highest possible achievement on the
part Of those who have the honor to repre-
sent such state in any capacity or direc-
ton, springs from the people themselves.
We have as state, been held up, and
think justly, as furnishing one of the
brightest examples of the results of govern
ment by the people, Nowhere is intelli-
gence more generally diffused; fair de-
gree OF education more nearly universal;
property more eqaally distributed with less
of the evils resulting from tho extremes
of wealth or poverty. Nowhere is the
standard of private character higher; the
conduct of public servants more carefully
scrutlnized, and the faithful discharge of
their duties more vigorously exacted. No
where are the laws better understood or
more respected. Nowhere is labor more
honorable or lis rewards surer.
To represent such people then, and at
this time, in the making of their laws,
while il s the highest honor, devolves up
on us corresponding duties and RESPONSE
bilities. | cannot doubt that we shall use
our best endeavor % prove worthy of our
trust For myself alone, with great dis
trust Of my capacity, can only promise
an honest effort TO faithfully aud impartial
ly discharge the duties of the position to
which l am assigned by the freeman of the
state.
on motion of Mr. Walton the senate ad-
journed.
AFTERNOON.
A rule was established increasing the
judiciary and railroad committees to seven,
also creating committee on state prison, in
sane asylum and grand list.
The committees of the senate were then
elected The Rutland county senators are
assigned as follows;
Mr.: Smons on the judiciary.
Mr. Williams on elections; general COM
mittee (chairman).
Mr.. Lathrop on agriculture railroads,
banks.
Mr.. Brigham on education insane asy-
lum.
HOUSE.
Canvassing committees were ordered to
count votes for county officers and men,
bers of congress.
Mr.. Peck of Ira, introduced bill relat-
ing to traffic in Intoxicating drinks.
A joint assembly was held at II o'clock,
at which the election of governor, lieut.
governor and treasurer were declared.
Senator Walton. Mr. Wales Burlington,
and Du Bots of Randolph, were appointed
to inform the governor of his election.
Mr.. Fairbanks accompanied the committee
to the join assembly where the oath Of Of
fee was administered by Hon. Timothy p.
Redfeld, Judge of the supreme court.
Resolutions distributing the governors
message to the appropriate and select COM
mittees were adopted.
The full report Of the proceedings will
appear in our next issue.