The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-10-06
The Vermont Legislature.

The fact that the state Il gislature, which
conyenes the present week, contains an
unusual number Of mem bers Of legislative
experience and widely recognized ability
gives promise that the delay in getting
organized aud settled down TO business
will this year be much shorter than usl
ull.
la Col Strlnahan the Senate will have
model presiding officer. He ia a man Of
few words but goes straight to the point,
snh heIng man Of large business capaen
ty DO time will be wasted If be can avoid
it. He lie always courteous and il he does
not at once gam tue couti lence aud es'
TEEN Of every member OF the Honorable
Senate" We shall b. very much mistaken
Nearly o.! tue members of tue upper
house have bad experience IN the low er
branch OF the l'gislstnne aud two or three
have rreyiou ly served il he Senate
Groutoi Orleans was speaker OF The House
for two sessions aud viii be a Irominent
and very useful member Hall OF 81. ALI
bans AMI Haskins OF Brattleboro are
among The beat known lawyers in the
state, and will very naturally be leaders in
the present Senate
Will mot of t1e members are not 30
widely known IN ih ttlte as tbose we
have mentioned yet many Of them have
more taau local r puaIion aud are men
Of vile ,xpriier ce IA bnsirets aud profess
si0nal NE. We rrEard II Is much MOI g
than ia average S-u5ts and We Ahoula GER
taib.y not luuk f rplt r ia. isbtlou Of such
toutd, rfsetical men a, Du Bais Of Wet
Randolph, Mead # Rutland, Pnkin f
Fairtavtn, Mtrrill OF Epoeburg, Foster Of
Burlington. OrsIs Il MatcLett r. DAVID
-un d Crsit,hury, Pfoct or Of Proctor,
Stafford Of Siamf RI, or 10 fact from any
nne # the humb rs IT he present Senate.
The loSer ou-e vii not lack Tor lsadi
ers OF rrcognz a 40 lty aud experience.
Stiokuey OF Lu low. who all probably
w rFoeh''g h"o oPifth many itlu itHi
as assistant and att wards as clerI in
which office be vas always pains taking
and sccurate, besides being sffibls and
oblisiug. His knowledge 81 the rules and
methods Of legislative business will make
bin 1t once master If the situation, If
e.tese,! speskei, 10 fact be has nothing to
ie.rs, i 'etrsssvfrslo tler mem BE- Is " no
sould mske God speakrrt; ~ fact Martin
81 Brstl',b, 10 has been spesker Tor three
sessions good one too. HswiIl be ssrjng
man 90 the 4 lor. tx Lieu. Gov Dale oils
land Pond. Judge Reed ~ Bellows Psils,
Dsilins Of Chelses. n. II able lawyers Of
legislative experience and either one
would mske ercellen, presiding officers.
Bennington County will stand well 10
ibe loser honse. Cslburn Of Manehest,r
has had eipeiience 10 both houses. aud is
well kaown over the state as "hus,ler,
Bubsr OF Arin eton il issyer OF good
repuie. WHEY Of Lander We Lss nsd pre-,
vi0us exptrisnee aod Dewey Of Bcnuina ton
and Peek o. SandFste sill statd wtll
smong The yonnger members
The Dempcrst', though few 10 nuubfr
Eiil have rome good membtrs, among
them Henderson Of Burlington, Boyuton
Of Montpelier aud Miller d Sswport. The 1
alter elected from strong Kepublican
.0xn.
Though il il good house. shove the
average. We ihiaf, yei the efabk aud the
/ nissrce vill b. ir.teit. 10 fact be is new
. sbseut ifam the Vermont Legislature.
Anong 90 many members il would BE- too
ZACH 10 expect all 70 be pfastiesl, sensi,
BE men. but It j. enough tssi the greet
asl 3ri'y srs apl the crank sod gini bag
o0b Cad, bis plaer ne, - the brad bat II
be fool Of the procession.
I'd now.eerilemsn q TIE gislstase .your
oEhtltaetii expect that 900 vii speed
y get dow 10 Lat.nets AID an1 oct = bat
seas h be doua. Do il and s5jagrn. 10 eat
be festive turkey rather than fsiisd CALI