Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-08
The Vermont Legislature.

legislature in attendance. Both SEN
ate and house proceeded to business
promptly, In the senate Lieut.. Gov.
Fuller took the chair and Chauncey
w. Brownell was elected secretary
bv reclamation, and was duly in
stalled in his customary chair in front
of the president. For assistant sec
rotary four candidates were In the
field, viz: A. @. Fay of Montpelier
the assistant secretary of the last
previous senate, Messrs. w. Ross'of
Poultney, Fred w. Cady of West
Windsor, and A. II. Butterfield of
North Troy. On the first ballot
Cady led with eight votes, the others
getting seven, seven and six respect
lively. On the fifth ballot Cady |
was elected. For chaplain there
were three candidates. Senator Frary |
nominated Rev. J. A. Pierce of
West Randolph, seconded by Sen
ators Ripley Taft and Butterfield.
Senator Giddings named Rev. O. w.
III. Clarke of St. Adams, seconded
bv Senator Fisk of Grand Isle. Sen
ator Simonds presented the name OF
Rev. E. P. Wild of Manchester, sec
onded by Senator Chamberlin. On
the second ballot, Mr.. Pierce of the
Baptist church of West Randolph
was elected, receiving 10 votes to l
for Mr.. Wild and for Mr.. Clarke.
For president pro tenepore of the
senate Senator Bunker nominated
Senator H. G.. Bates of Caledonia
seconded by Senators Fisk, Mansur,
Taft and Smith, and Mr.. Bates, was
elected by viva voce vote.
The president appointed as COM
mittee to canvass votes for state
officers Senators Hammond, Sim
onds, Bunker, Taft, Mansur, Bell,
Fisk of Grand Isle, Fisk of Lamoille,
Frary, Stevens, Briggs, Jones, But
terfield and Parker.
In the house secretary Of state
Porter called the house to order and
administered the customary oath OF
office to the members.
The representatives of Hartford,
Proctor, Newark and Andover, be-
ing present without their credentials,
were seated by special votes.
For speaker the name of Hon.
Josiah Grout of Derby was present
ed by Mr.. Prouty of Newport, Sec
onded by Marsh of Woodstock, Boy
den of Randolph, Eldredge of Mid
dlebury, Howard of Fairhaven. Bal
lard of Burlington, Hazen of St.
Johnsbury and Palmer of Waterbury.
Mr.. Carpenter of Colchester pre-
sented the democratic candidate, Mr..
Furman of Swanton, who, however,
for some reason, failed to receive his
party vote in the house, which is 10
The ballot gave Josiah Grout 21l
Henry Ballard 4, d. G. Furman .
blank 1,-Josiah Grout was declared
elected speaker. Ex-Gov. Proctor
and d. G.. Furman, Esq, then con
Quoted the speaker to the chair, anc
he returned his thanks in a very ap
propriate manner.
3 10
new of Ludlow, the able and expert
enced clerk of several previous ses
sions. was nominated by Mr.. Marsl
of Woodstock and unanimously elect
ed.
For chaplain the name of Rev. Eli
hu Snow of Swanton was presente
by Mr.. Perkins of Bakersfield, tha
of Rev. w. S. Hazen of Northfielo
by Mr.. Boyden of Randolph, and thu
of Rev. Sylvester Hayford of Ea;
Montpelier by Mr.. Bingham of WI
liston. Rev. Mr.. Snow was secon(
ed by Scott of Plymouth, Proctor
Proctor, Holton of Brattleboro an
Slack of Springfield, and of 226 vote
cast Mr.. Snow had 165, and W;
elected. Mr.. Snow is an esteeme
clergyman of the Methodist churc
was a good soldier in the war, HI
been active in the Grand Army, al
has the support of the old soldiers
the house.
In the afternoon the represent
tives chose their seats, the names /
ing drawn from the box and announ
ed by the clerk, and the represent
tives, as called. announcing the nul
bers of their seats. Representativ
Proctor. Marsh and Ballard to
seats at the left of the speake
chair, other leading members are SC
tered elsewhere on the floor.
The speaker announced the appoi
ment of George NJ. Powers of MI
risvilie, who was assistant clerk
1886. John II. Merriford of Nevis
as assistant clerks, ana OF jOnn
NIimms and Eugene z. Howe as
porters of the house.
The event of the evening was
reception by Governor and N
Ormsbee, in the governors room
the state capitol. 1t was BRILL
affair and was largely attended.
Governor and Mrs. Ormsbee were
sisted in receiving by Gov.-elect
bingham and Mrs. Dillingham;, Lie
Gov. Fuller and Mrs. Fuller,
Lieut.. Gov. -elect Woodbury., Ao
Gen. Peck and Q. M.-Gen. Gin
and Coils. Mansur, May, Hatho
Hall, Crombie and Cannon of
governors staff introduced the que
Among the more prominent per-
oraSent we're ex-GOy. BarStow