Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-22


the highest officials of the state and was
another effective vindlcalion for Judge
Royce by the people of Vermont.
This morning Mr.. Hail of Isle La Mote
asked that the record of his vote as given
! by the official count, which was printed
/ IN the FREE PRESS Nesteld day, aud which
! placed hlm among those who voted Tor
/ mir. Edmuuds, be changed, a. he gave his
! vote for ". ii. II. Bingham. The change
WAS accordingly made, and the result OF
! the vote OF the House tor senator stands.
| therefore, EdmUuds lJS, bingham 2S,
| NeHle! 5, giving MIR Edmunds II majority
IN the House of lG2, and IL maj lrlty III the
! two Houses of 800
TIE ELECTION or UNITED STATES SENATOR
At precisely Il O'Clock this noon the
Senate entered the hall Of the House and
the joint assembly convened to complete
the election of United States senator.
That part of the journals of the House
and Senate of yesterday were read con-
tanning the record of the vote for senator
which was given III the FREE PRESS yes
| terdaY. The combined vote of the Senate
| and House was us follows
Whole humber OF votes cast .2fi
| Necessary Tor 1t choice ....... ......... l:}I
George f .dmunds hud .............. ~
". II. III. II nghdm had ....... ...... -
| Whctluck q Ncdlcy htd.............. 3
| Majority for George f. Edmunds ............l 100
On motion OF Mr. Abel OF West Haven
the president appointed a committee to
wait upon Senator Edmuuds. inform him
OF his electl and invite him to come be
| fore the Joint Assembly and address them,
also to invite Senator Morrill, for
the same purpose. President Fuller
| appointed as such cummItt,e oena-
tor swain of " inuham. MIR
Abell of West Haven aud Mir Marsh
of woodstock, vino retired to the eXecu-
| tive chamber where they fOunC senator
| Edmunds III company with Governor
| q mabec. senator Morrill, had lett town,
and IN company VITA Governor Orms nee
| and SeuHtOr EImuuds the committee re
turned to the hall OF he House. As they
entered with their distinguished guess
the membprs OF the Senate aud House
alose to salute them. The Committee re-
ported their duty performed and Presl-
dent Fuller introduced the senator. elect
To the Jolnt Assembly, wuO tnereupOu re-
sumed their seats when Senator Ed
munds addressed them as follows:
MIR EDMUNDs's SPEECH
Mr. President, NJ, Speakcr. Gcnt'cmcn
Of the Senate anu House Ot heprc>cnt0-
tires.
am sure you will give me credit for
sincerity when say that no words of mlne
can be adequate To express the gratitude
'oNdlu you anu toward me constituents
You represent for the great honor to me,
The DONG oil which YOU have just com.
pleted.
| know from experience how impossible
| II Is Tor any man u llNe up TO his own
ldeal OF what he should be ana do, eli her
as II clllzen or as II representative of Cili-
"ehS ia any position OF trust And 80 |
| leel more deeply Inc Kindness OF tht PEG
! pie OF my native state, and yours rs thcir
| representa- ives, IN overlooking the many
| laulls thal IN the many Years OF my SER
vice must have committed, a"u III again
! choosing me with an tApl esslun of conf
! denct 80 nearly unanimous. But ! think
1t NIGHT to say, as a cdlzcn Of TN, Old STATE
OF ours, lhat what the people have dOue
| ana WHAT you nave done - lar more than
| any personal huhur 10 my sell, or any con
ildenct rcpused IN me. 1t Is, think, and
as understand 1t, an expression OF the
Ola, tue, Green Mountain courage aud
| honesty ana purity OF the people who IN
spite OF combinations and calumuies, un-
dtrstoud their own business in their own
way ana chose to do 1t. Applause. In
TINS SENSE cannot take these houors to
myself they are the hOuoro that belong
10 sell respecting, self understands Z
and Intelligent people; they are the hon
ors that belong 10 States which without
regard to size of territory, or accumula-
tions of wealth, stand as equals in the
great sisterhood that makes our nation,
ANA 10 states which, constituted rs our
state Is Of II homogeneous people, of an in
telil9ent people, OF an upright and Chris
tlan people, ale to be, 50 long as there is
any hope for free government III the
world, Il Sulue and beacon Tor the future.
! accept this renewed trust, TOO, with
more than an ordinary SENSE of splicitudc
aud responsibility for the future. A. you
know, must from experience have seen
how heavy he work Is, how great the
responsibilities are, how difficult and
sometimes sudden the emergencies are
that call upon your representatives and
representatives OF other states to take ac
tlon IN respect to affairs that affect the
welfare OF All and have seen, too, how
rapidly, even IN IA body where the term OF
Once Il Tor SIX years The representatives
OF states appear and disappear In the
time III which Our State has honored mt
ahd my colleague, whom am sorry not
| to see here al fms muupnt pNprv Sp,,nt an