The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-14

McDuffee and 5. b. Hebard of Orange
county, l.. II. Thompson of Orleans county,
Henry #. Field and Edward Horton of Rut-
land county, Il. w. Chaplin and Il. X. Jones
OF Washington county, II. ID. Holton and
.. II. Garfield of Windham county and Nor
man Paul and Rollin Amsden of Windsor
county. acknowledgement Il. j. Orms-
bee presided. Secretary G.. w. Brownell
Jr., and the other Senate officers were also
present.
In the House, about one hundred twenty
members occupied their seats of last session.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ormsbee presided in
the Senate and Speaker Batchelder in the
House. Resolutions were offered in the
latter body regarding the death since last
session of Joseph p. Tracy of Chelsea and
William Turner of Duxbury, members, and
George s. Mott of Alburgh, page Speaker
Batchelder received handsome ovation as
he assembled to the chair. Some transactions
OF a " mock session nature were carried
on. The honorable Senate was announced
and in they marched, the solid form of Cap
tain Ormsbee at the head. The lieutenant
governor then received the gavel from the
speaker, and some further introductions of
bills and resolutions occurred, the reading
of which occasioned considerable merriment
The session was short, however
THE BANQUET.
AT forty-ive minutes past seven. Thurs
day evening, the doors of the Golden Fleece
were opened and those who had remained
to the banquet filed in, to the number of
lengthwise of the hall and one at the top of
the hall, crosswise of it. The menu was
capital one rejecting high credit upon the
caterers-Manager Warehouse of the Pa
vilion and his steward, Mr.. G. b. Cannon
When the guests We're all seated Chairman
Hooker asked their attention to the invok-
ing of the divine blessing by the chaplain
During the banquet the Howard Opera
house orchestra furnished music Colonel
Hooker presided over the " flow of soul ="
and again exemplified his aptness and abil-
ity for such occasions. just as the "iron
tongue of midnight toled twelve" the ban
queters broke up their assembly. The ladies
who graced the occasion by their charming
presence composed nearly half of the num-
Der at the banquet. 1t was a pity that ont
of all the wisdom and virtue present there
was not more gallantry, for the toast to
the ladies went begging. The toasts and
sentiments, with the remarks of speakers
thereon, were as follows:
I. yERMoNT-First born of the Old Thirteen-ex-
enpar of freedom and unity" mother of noble
sons We fright to he proud of her history. her
people, her institutions. Foremost in Sie past in
many good cause, let to 1t that she is still
kept at the front.
LIEUTENANr-GovERNoR ORMsBEE, in the
absence of the governor, responded to the
above toast. He said: Gentlemen and
ment appropriate to the toast of our noble
state could be made than that contained in
the words you have just heard read? | am
glad to speak to so many Vermonters. 1t is
rare that man is permitted to address so
many representative men of the state as are
assembled at this time. We hope it will
not be so rare in the future. Vermont-the
Green Mountain State-though small i'm her
acreage, limited in her mileage, where, in
this collection of commonwealth, nobler,
grander people than the citizens of our own
dear state? Ever at the fore in liberty and
It's cause, at the very front in that which is
the basis of all that is great and good in a
state or nation-the education of her people
The very best elements of society in the
states of the West, even to the Pacific slopes,
are made up of Vermonters. 1t is with
pride and credit that man is able to say,
am citizen of old Vermont Those of
you who can look back over thirty years of
our legislative history can see what rapid
development our state has made. What
state in the Union has done more to shape
legislation throughout the country than our
Green Mountain State? The voice of YER
mont has always been listened to and re-
garded. Look into the annals and records
of national legislation and upon those acts
that are highest and best in their character
There stands Vermont upon those acts.
need not recall how ably we are now repre-
sented in the National Legislature. Vermont!
neu,er tn W any worus Oh mine Is the proud
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o w., inom ~ iiao oeeh my lot to-hlSht TO
task to perform, but | always answer the
call that is made upon me to nv hest ability
Other and more glowing lights are to follow
me, ana VIII close. Let me add in clos
ny, .naV every man ana woman present
shot'iu pe Prouu anu consider IL thelr nigh
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and ne.re ' ''''' ''"''! an" '"ooesSi"i III war
lows: " Mr.. President Gentlenen of the Re-
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, i'' ms 10 ',io iaHu VI INC On
erclSes OF one OF tne most pleasant occasions
| ever participated in. We have listened 10
such GLOWING trihutas to our S+ata Of W.
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hills, clothed in all the gorgeous beauty of
her aIItllmnal foliape we shall r.alizc we
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are living III tne most Deautliul state IN TINS
entire universe. j have been called upon to
- w., IL i VI 'iio oN- oi-
hois' am the ohly one now present, re-
greet to say Colonel Farnham then briefly
alluded to each of the living ex-oovernors
in annronriate farms Ha thouoht tha In
scrintion {. lie rho o,tars hon 'nio III
hope behind him." applied particularly to
the ex-poyernors of the state inasmucL as
,;tl 80 ,,.; VI eno ''@'. i"asniuoii as
WIN ohe eAceptloll, none Ol lne nNlnR eX-
governors had been called to fill any
other office in the Gift of the neonle They
are electeu governors Tor short time; they
are elected eX-governors for life"