Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-22

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Special Correspondence Of TEE PHOriI.
MONTPELIER, Oct. 10, 1880.
Editors If The PhGni5:
As might be expected, the election news
was the absorbing theme with every one dur
ing last week. A universal surprise. the result
gave the Republicans all the more cause for
rejoicing. Early dispatches was received by
prominent men here, and were read before
and after the regular sessions TO the members
Of the Assembly, who greeted them with
storms Of applause. One morning the tele-
grams so affected Chaplain Currier Of the
House that in his prayer he thanked God "for
the good news just received, which gave the
Democratic members wry faces. The jour
nal and Argus each had out bulletins which
were anIiously watched. Atkins kept up his
courage until Thursday when he threw up
the sponge" and left for New York ito help
pick the bones Of the Democratic rooster, az
was currently reported. The jollifcation
over the result eliminated Friday evening in
torchlight procession participated in by
the FIVE local Republican clubs and the Mont
Pelier Band. After the parade, short and wit
ty congrBtulatory speeches were delivered
from the steps Of the Pavilion by Governor
Farnham, Judge Dunton Of Rutland, Speaker
Martin and c. H. Heath, which were warmly
applauded. On the trAnsparences carried in
the procession were many good hits the one
which caused the most laughter being pic
ture Of "Hirnm's rooster" in a badly whipped
condition, with the explanation Indiana did
it,"
The breeze which was started in the House
by the Democratic and parsimonious Repub-
hcan members over the proposition to invite
General Grant to visit this State and to be q
guest Of the Legislature, and which has been
blowing quite stoutly through the State since
then, can now be allowed to die down, ns it
ii announced to-day that Secretary Nichols
has received q letter from the General saying
that other engagements will prevent him
from visiting Vermont at present He Ac-
cepted the Governors invitation in good faith,
and people are busy conjecturing the cause of
this change of mind. II might be explained
psrhaps on the ground that several New York
and Boston papers commented quite fully on
the opposition made in the Legislature to his
visit. BE that as it may Vermont has evil
IDENTITY lost the opportunity of entertaining
the first citizen OF the republic" The oppo-
sition to his visit was perfectly groundless
and senseless, the expenses Of his enter
tainment we're to be paid by private contri-
button.
The Vermont State Medical Society held
Its annual meeting at the State House on
Wednesday Of last week On the evening OF
that day DR.. ThRyer of Burlington, president
OF the Society delivered lecture il Repre-
sentatives hall on The State of Medicine. "
| The most Of the remarks Of the venerable
doctor were in fsv or of the establishment OF
q State board Of health. Several members OF
the profession occupied seats at the right OF
the speaker. We recognized among them the
faces Of Drs. Draper and Holton Of BrAttle.
boro. Bills for the establishment of .
State board Of health have been intro
duced in both houses. The constitutional
amendment introduced in the Senate in "a
vor Of the State c lection being held in No.
vember, and Of the Legislature assembling the
| first wednesday in January, will be warmly
supported by many who art sick of the great
| political agitation on presidential election
years-on one side to cut down the Republi.
can majority and on the other to increase it,
while those who like the excitement incident
to such a campaign will OF course oppose
the amendment While Vermont il as strong
| ly one-sided as At present, very little money
would be expended on work done 10 prepare
for November election. As yet it is impos-
Aible to get the drift of sentiment enough "a
predict on the success OF the movement, but
quite number of prominent men are declAr.
ing in favor of the eh Rnge, aud it would not
be surprising if the voter Of the State were
called upon for their de ciSion of the question
A committee has been proposed by joint res
olution to decide upon the earliest possible
date Of adjournment. 1t lie hoped that the
final day may be reached by the last OF No.
vember, but some of the wise ones say that
at least seventy days will be taken up by the
work Of the session. When one sees the
large book Of Revised Statutes and remem-
bers that all the contents must come before
the Assembly in some form, he despairs of an
early adjournment That work might be
pushed little faster at the FIRST is said with
much truth. Some committees have as yet
made no report, but the Judiciary gentlemen
are setting good example by reporting their
bills promptly.
No Nermonter is ashamed of our state
house. 1t is q fine building, in many re-
spects better than is owned by any other New
England State, and yet one or two depart
msnts are sadly crippled for room. The L.
brAry probably suffers the most from cramp-
ing, Some of the alcoves are packed even
full with books, 10 that it is impossible to
reach the shelves without much work, while
thousands of books aud public documents are
packed into large room in the dome. The
Natural History aud MineralOgy cabinets are
also overcrowded, it being impossible to e1-
hibit many fine specimens for want Of room
The result may be that unless more room is
provided many valuable documents and spec
linens will be lost. The committee on public
buildings will probably report in favor of an
extension of the wings of the capitol but
this Legislature is to reduce taxation, and il is
doubtful if any appropriations are voted for
this purpose.
Among the notGbles who are mombers of
the House are eI Gov. Page of Rutland and
ex-Lieut. Cows. Taft of Burlington and
| Hinckley of Chelsea. The member who at
tracts the most attention is Capt Ely Ely
Goddard of Ely, who is at once the youngest
man and the one who spends the most mon
oy. When he drives on the street with dog
cart, horses tandem, and liveried fOOtmAn, or
or with any of his other ''turnouts," he at
tracts all eyes. Brownie" has been severe
ly criticised for his letter to the Boston
journal in which he compares the new men,
bers of the legislature TO ''unruly colts, and
complains that the Speaker has a good deal
of trouble with them to keep them under
proper restraint, while the facts are that very
few of them have as yet .ried to take part in