The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03
Legislative Notes.

The biennial circulation of the petition
for woman suffrage is again on foot.
The report that Chief Justice Royce is
to retire from the bench is not verified.
NEARLY all the senators and thrty-nine
members of the house have had Legislative
experience.
d. G. FURMAN of Swanton will probably
be presented by " the opposition " as a can
didate for speaker.
FIVE members of the Smith family will
have seats in the house and one will be
seen in the honorable senate"
WEST RUTLAND sends a democrat, J.
Mortrom, as her first representative. Mr..
Mortrom was elected by one majority.
THE Vermont press has two representa-
tives in the senate, NJ O. Perkins of the
Windsor Journal, and ID, X. Simonds of
the Manchester journal.
THE Campbells are comm" Caledonia
county sends two of theme. NJ, the gem
tleman from Sutton, and Wesley, who will
represent the Waldenites.
THE pleasant home of Charles II. Ship
man will be the executive mansion"
Governor-elect Dillingham; having taken
rooms there for the session.
FROM Highgate--not the court of St.
James-comes Edward j. Phelps. He's
all right " politically, which is more than
can be said of the " blarsted Britsher.'
THERE are four candidates in the field for
tax commissioner thus far-Robert Roberts
of Burlington, NJ. A. Bingham of Essex, j.
l.. Martin of Brattleboro and u. NJ. Mansur
of Island Pond.
For the first time since 1880, the demo-
Gratis have no representative in the senate
Some of the members will have to "play ="
democrat, if there is to be any political op-
position this year.
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE's retiring message
a
day forenoon. Governor-elect Dillingham;
will be sworn in in the afternoon and will
then deliver his message
Ex-Governor PROCTOR of Proctor comes
to the legislature as the first representative
ever sent from that town. The governor
will no doubt have several fingers in the
legislative pie during the coming session.
j. II. MIMMs of st. Albans will of course
succeed himself as reporter of the house
Mr.. Mimms filed this office most acceptably
at the last session and no other candidate
has been mentioned in connection with the
place.
G.. w. PERRY, state geologist has been in
Montpelier the past week, arranging the
cabinet at the state house preparatory to
the opening of the legislature Mr.. Perry
has added number of specimens to the
exhibit.
No one is mentioned for secretary of the
senate except Chauncey w. Brownell of
Burlington. Mr.. Brownell's work as secre-
tary at the last session was most salts
factory and there is no reason to expect a
change.
THE senate divided by occupations stands
as follows; Nine farmers, seven lawyers,
five manufacturers, three merchants, two
editors, one physician, one banker, one
president of fire insurance company, and
one principal of an academy.
w. w. SrIcKNEY of Ludlow, clerk of the
house at the last session, will undoubtedly
be reelected without opposition. Mr. Stick
ney has filled the office efficiently for sew
eral years and no one has yet appeared to
contest with him for the honor
WE understand that Governor-elect Dill
lingham has appointed Fred A. Rowland
of Waterbury secretary of civil and military
affairs Mr.. Rowland is young man of
superior fitness for the duties of the ap-
pointmeut, or indeed for any service to
which he may be assigned.
II. G. ABELL of West Haven, the patri-
arch of the house, who has represented that
| town in ten legislatures and also served a
term az senator, will not be with us during
the coming session. His political mantle
has fallen upon q. w. Tryon. When he gets
ready to trv on said mantle, we hope he will
| find IL fit.
| AMONG prominent members of the Ver-
mont bar who have been elected to the
house are Messrs. E. #. Palmer of Water
bury, Henry Ballard of Burlington, n. L.
Boyden of Randolph, Walter e. Howard