The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-27
Tho Vernon. Legislature.

TIE Boston Joagsal correspondent rises
The following IN regard 70 the coming 90
sion 81 ihe Legislature.
The nioih b.eeulai session Of the Var
uoa, Legislature opens Wednesday, 0ei.
iib. The ptw SenSle consists Of 80 he.
pubiieans. there being 10 Democratic
mcmber OF this branch Of the General
Assembly this yeal 10 1856 there was
one Democratic Senator elected. and IN
1854 the Democrats elected three Senator's
The Senate u 1855 contains three mean
bcrs Of the Senate Of 1886 Hon. Henry
G. Bates and Hon. q. ii. Bunker Of Gale
dooia county aud Hon. Fred T. Smith Of
Washington county. All the Senators.
wiih possibly two or three exceptions, have
bad legislative experience. Messrs ID. X
Sinonds OF Bennington county, l. Y, Ter.
rill and w. W. Higbee Of Cbittenden
county, Il. NJ. Mansur OF ESSEX county
and II. q. Fisk OF Lamoillo county were
members Of the House Of 1886. Nearly
all OF the remaining Senators have served
in the House. The Senate divided by 90.
equations stands as follows: Nine farmers
seven lawyers. five manufacturers, three
merchants, two editors, one physician, one
banker. one President OF a fro insurance
company, aud one Principal Of an acade-
my The legal talent in the Senate in
cudes such we'll known lawyers as Henry
q. Bates Of st. Johnsbury, z. NJ. Mansur
Of Brighton, IL G. Fisk OF Morrisyille,
George W. Briggs Of Brandon, L b. Taft
Of Burlington, w. L, johnson Of Wood
stock and A. A Butterdeld Of Whiting
ham. The State Press is represented in
the Senate by Marsh O. Perkins OF the
Windsor Journal and d X Simonds Of
the Manchester Journal. TIE Senate is
strong Que.
The House Of 1855 consists 81 222 10
publicans aud IL Democrats. Three
towns Bradford, Goshen aud Granville
failed to elect Representatives. The
House Of 1886 contained 206 Republican
and 80 Opposition members The follow
ing thirteen members Of the House Of
1856 were re- elected: Josiah Grout ut
Derby, l.. l., Parker OF Peaeham, j. A.
Perkins OF Bakersfield, H. o. Ward OF
Duxbury. Joseph Haylett Of Moretown,
II. NJ. Adams of Marlboro, Ii. Mann, Jr.
Of Wilmington, John Tudor Of Somerset'
ID. A. Benson Of Andossr, G. III. Scott oil
Plymouth, w. II, Adams Of Stockbfiige, |
Dwight Tuxbury OF Windsor, and Charles
r. Marsh OF Woodstock. Thirty nine
members Of the House have had legisla.
tive experience aud ten have been Sena
tors. The House contains one ex Cover
nor--ilon. Reafeld Proctor who repre-
sents the new town OF Proctor, which was
by tho last Legislature. Tue
new town OF West Rutland. also incorpor
ated 10 1885, is represented by a Demo.
crat u, Markham elected by one major
ity. Among prominent members Ct the
Vermont bar who have been elected to the
House are Msssrs. L +. Palmer Of Water
bury, Henry Ballard Of Burlington, N. l.
Boyden OF Randolph, Walter Il Howard
Of Fair Haven. Charles p. Marsh Of Wood
stock. l. ID. Eldrdge Of Middlebury. and
q. A Prouty Of Newport
The House Of 1856 organized by elect.
ing Josiah Grout Of Derby Speaker and
W. W. Sticknsy Of Ludlow CLERK. Tue
second term principle has prevailed IN
This Slate 10 the matter OF the Office OF
Speaker VI lee House. aud Major Grout
will doubtless be re elected with subsian
ial unsuimiiy. He made an etllcieot pre-.
,iding officer Of The House Clerk Stick
icy is likely to be selected agaia for the
position which be has so acceptably filled
Il previous sessions. There ara half
lozen applications lar the Office OF Door
Keeper OF the Senate and House. Ser
,esnt At Arms Phiuney has the appoint
nent Of Doorkeepers In bis hands, and be
ia kept busy reading recommendations
md ENDORSEMENTS OF the numerous can
iijates for these positions