Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-20
A GOOD DAYS WORK.

Congress did a full days work
Thursday. The Senate without a
dissenting vote passed Mr.. Edmund's
Anti-polygamy bill after an exhaus-
tive discussion. The provisions of
this measure are given in our dis
patches. There is every reason to
believe that the House will pass the
same bill, which, if enforced, will in
fict fatal blow upon the institution
which has so long defed the power of
the Government as well as the senti-
ment of the country.
The House practically finished the
Apportionment bill. The Seaton
plan, which seemed so just when it
was announced, had only nine sup
porters when the vote was taken upon
it's merits. This may be regarded as
a victory of the small States over the
larger ones. The number of mem
bers in the Houses during the next
decade will be 1926, or 80 in excess of
the present House. The States which
gain Representatives by the appor-
tionment are as follows: Arkansas,
1; California, 2; Georgia, 1 Hi
nois, l; Iowa, 2; Kansas, 4 Ken
lucky, 1 !; Massachusetts, /; Michi-
gan, 2; Minnesota, 2; Mississippi,
1; Missouri, ; Nebraska, 2; New
York, 2: North Carolina, 1; Ohio,
1 3; Pennsylvania, 1 South Carolina,
2; Texas, 4; Virginia, l; West
Virginia, ; Wisconsin, total, 30.
The States losing members are as
follows: Maine, l New Hampshire,
1; Vermont, total 3. The States
which are classified as the North gain
p members and lose 3-a net gain
of Is. The Southern States gain IA.
Thus the North gains members by
the bill.
The House approached the explo-
sive point twice during the debate ;
once when Mr.. Cox, who is more
than ever near boiling over, was re-
fused permission to speak when the
debate had been closed pursuant to
the rules of the House, and again
when the Speaker stupidity, as it ap-
pears to an outsider, ruled that a
proposition upon which the House
was called to vote could not be read
if objection was made. On the
whole, however, it was a good days
work.-JOWnM.
MAY HIS TRIBE INCREASE George
l. Seney, the New York philanthro-
pist, whose gifts to religious, charita-
BILE and educational objects now ag-
gregate million and half dollars,
told Tribune reporter, the other
day.
'EFirst of all [ feel that am q
trustee, responsible for the right use
of the money given me. With the
experience that [ have, 1 believe that
l am the person best qualified to carry
out the provisions and duties of that
trusteeship. What certainty have
that these provisions and duties would
ever be duly carried out after my
death? Absolutely none. Whereas
now, by making these gifts in my
lifetime, | am sure that the precise
object / desire is accomplished il
just the way [ want. And then, too
l am more and more convinced o.
the truth of the words: 1T is more
blessed to give than to receive The
great danger of increasing riches il
that it fosters disposition to HOARD
money only for the sake of boarding
it. Slightly to alter common word
it becomes money-mania with them
they gloat over their millions just be
cause they are millions, and not be
cause of the happiness producibl
from them. Now / maintain tina
such a spirit is unworthy not only o
a true Christian but of a true man
and have determined never to let
appear in my character.
, The North american ReUieao for Marc
presents striking array of articles, ey
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