News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-10-09

the doings of the Legislature will be
extensively and we'll circulated
throughout the state. This is a fact
which is impressed upon the mind of
every member and consequently there
will be no chicanery on their part.
Fred Rowland, Gov Dillingham; :
late secretary, takes a place ut the
clerks desk as second assistant, Il
position which he will creditably fill.
In his former position Fred made
many friends, all of whom are pleased
with his selection as above.
Senator Morrill, will be elected to
succeed himself next week Tuesday
noon. The Democrats will probably
not put forward a candidate.
Ladies' week" at Montpelier is to
occur the same week in which the
Vermont officers reunion is to be
held, as usual, which is named this
wear for the last week in October
The officers reunion is to come oil
Wednesday, the Doth, and the ladies
will hold their reception at the state
house the evening previous, Tuesday,
October %.
One of the new members, more ia
miliar with the names of the candl-
dates in the late canvass for govern
or than with legislative matters,
watched the pages fitting up and
down the aisles and had INDUCED in
considerable speculation as to why
they were there. Finally his curiOs-
ity became so great that he inquired
of fellow member: Say, Bill, who
are them boys running round the
hall?" Why" was the reply, they
are pages Gosh all thunderl''
was the astonished rejoinder, "1Ou
don't mean to tell me them's all Car
roll Pages boys, do ye?'-[Watch-
man.
On taking the chair Speaker Start
- dressed the House as follows =
/ thank you for this full expression of con
| fdence. | accept the office of speaker OF the
| house unincumbered by any pledges made or
| to be made save a conscientious discharge OF
! duty We are here as representatives of our
several towns, sent here by the freemen OF
the towns from which come But we
| should not forget that when we assemble In
| this capacity the constitution has clothed us
with authority TO leSlSlate lot the entlfe peo-
pie of this state, and we should solegislate at
all times as to guard and protect the rights
of the people of the entire state. We should
not legislate for any particular person or
class of persons, but We should bear i'll mind
that we owe a solemn duty to legislate that
the greatest good should come to the great
est number and that we should at all times,
now and in the future, protect the rights OF
the people. Much is expected of the present
legislature; whether their expectations shall
| be realized or not depends largely upon us as
individuals and the way we improve the work
on hand whether we do so with that wisdom
and deliberation that is incentive to good
government and to the enactment of good
laws. We owe much to the individuals OF
former legislatures for the personal security
of our people and protection ofproperty that
we have enjoyed in the past and hope to en-
Joy in the future. As we approach the I'M
portant work of the session We cannot re-
main passive. Measures will come before
this house that will require wise council, ma
ture Judgment and decisive action. Let us
then each be found in respective places at
all times striving to enact such laws as are
best calculated to give every home in the
state of Vermont prosperity and happiness.