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

Legislative Notes.
Speaker Start presides over the
House with great dignity and APP
pears to be at home in his new posi-
ton Well posted in parliamentary
rules and withal very pleasant and
dignified gentleman he will have no
trouble in winning the respect of ev-
cry member of the House.
Of course Lamoille county is ex-
ceedingly pleased at the outcome Of
the contest for Secretary OF the SEM
ate. In that position G. NJ. Powers
will prove himself the right man in
the right place.
Chauncey Brownell the new Secre-
tary of State fills his office with dig
nifty, but not so much so but that
the boys can call on him at any time
and find the latch string out.
Long may he fill the position!
At the reception Wednesday even
ing there was a great rush-every-
body in Montpelier being anxious to
pay their respects to the distinguished
officials. After about two hours of
hand shaking Lieut.. Gov. Fletcher
who had borne the ordeal very
/ bravely remarked that There must
have been a mistake in the census and
we ought to have recount"
! The outcome of the speakership
contest must be gratifying to many of
the Democrats They knew they
/ could not elect their own candidate
and so swung on to Start-a move
ment which of course elected him, and
which was brought about by R. j.
Humphrey the Democratic member
from Poultney.
The irrepressible Tinkham of Pom
fret was seen fitting about the capt.
tai Wednesday. He usually devotes
his time to agricultural pursuits, but
on this occasion was doing little re-
portorial work for Windsor county
paper, "just to keep his hand in. "
Montpelier is in its best attire, ev-
erybody appearing to have =" brushed
up for the session The next two
months will be great times for the
denizens of that burg, nearly all of
whom keep boarders or entertain
friends during the session.
The attendance in the House last
Thursday during the delivery of Gov.
Dillingham's valedictory and Gov.
Pages inaugural was large-all the
available space being filled. The
closest attention was given to both
messages.
That Livingston of Morristown
will prove an important and valuable
member of the House is conceded by
ALL In placing him on the committee
on rules the Speaker made most eX-
cellent selection.
Walter of the St Johnsbury Repub-
| lican "confiscated the pen with
which Gov. Page subscribed to the
oath of Office, and that instrument
now occupies prominent place on
the walls of his sanctum.
Forbes the irrepressible and ON
nipesent scribe is on hand as usual
this session. His headquarters, Room
3 at the Pavilion, is considered public
property by his fellow reporters and
the freedom of the "press, is strongly
manifested there by all. In the Col
onel the Boston journal has an A /
representative and what that paper
does not get during the session will
not be worth knowing.
Brother Perkins of the Windsor
journal made his farewell appearance
| Wednesday evening as a member of
the Governors staff. Prof makes a
fine looking military official when
adorned with the regulation uniform,
but we opine he feels more at home in
the editorial chair.
Billiard, the member from Under
hill, and a well known Hyde Park
boy, has a seat directly in the centre
of the circle, from which position he
can observe all that is going on in
the House and readily catch the
Speakers eye. We shall undoubtedly
hear from "Vern y frequently during
the session.
The presence of Capt. Mimms at the
reporters table as official reporter of
the House is exceedingly gratifying to
his many friends throughout the
state. Courteous and obliging, al
ways ready to give the press any
points of Importance, he shows him
self to be Just the man for the place,
and proves without doubt that 1.-THE
pen is mightier than the (Rutland
Herald) sword"
W. w. Stickney, the House clerk, had
a walk over and was again elected by
a handsome majority He is a popu-
lar and efficient clerk, has a good
voice and a pleasant faculty of max
ing himself solid with the members.
Our old friend T. j. Boynton, re-
ceived the complimentary Democratic
vote for clerk of the House. g JEFF"
is very popular wherever known, but
| his politics are such that he fails to
/ get there so far as Vermont Officers
are concerned. By the by, one of the
prominent members of the House is
! the Representative from Westfield-
a brother of I" jeff, ;" but strange as it
may seem a sterling Republican.
Mac the Governors secretary, is
fast catching on" to the intricacies
of the office and will soon be cat
home in the manipulation of affairs
connected with the position.
| NtIIlN but va . VI lliIdill AlhlIS dS
boss of the Vermont Democracy ap-
pear to be numbered At the late
caucus of Democratic members, Hi
ram appeared on the scene, evidently
loaded to run the caucus as he saw
fit. He was summarily dealt with
however by the passing of resolu-
ton excluding all not members of the
legislature from the room. Hiram
caught on and promptly made him
self scarce. The caucus was held Just
the same, but it is said not according
to the plan adopted by Mr.. Atkins.
All eyes will be kept on the mem
bers from Hyde Park and Bradford
the only league members elected.
They are representatives of the farm
ers-but then a majority of the leg
islature, as it has been session after
session, are farmers.
One of the best appearing and
| handsOmest members in the Senate is
Geo. A. Morse of Lamoille His past
experience as a legislator is proving
of great benefit to him at this time,
and judging from theimportant com
mittees on which he has been placed
"Spunky Lamoille's" Senator will be
no cipher at this session.