Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-07
GOV. FULLER'S INAUGURATION.
THE LEGISLATURE OF 1892
Its Organization on Wednesday.
Brilliant Reception W Wednesday
EVcning---I}ltS of Comment.


MoNrrEIIEE. oct. :, lo02
The session of the Vermont Legislature
for 1892 opened Tuesday with the usual
hustle of arriving members and hustle of
the latter for boarding places The Pavilion
and other hotels are filled to overilowing,
and about all the private boarding houses
have their quotas.
Very little ont Of tie expected routine
has happened and the present :, certainly
a, dry, if not II little dryer than the aver
age opening
Sergeant-at-Arm Phinney Ia, appointed
W. J. Spcrry Of Cavendish as doorkeeper
of the senate, with Levi II. Allen Of Canaan
as assistant: George &. Martin of Ferris
! burgh to be doorkecper of the house, with
! George +. Stebbns OF sheldon as assistant.
Licutenant-Gov. Fletcher called the
senate together "Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, and Secretary of State Browuell
performed the same duty in the house.
| The senate chose as its officers Secretary,
G.. NJ Powers of Morrisville: assistant
secretary b. C. Day of Craftsbury; chap
lain Rev. +. j. Ranslow OF Swanton:
president pro tempore, Senator Hall OF
Franklin The house organized 10y the
election of W. W. Stickney Of Ludlow as
speaker: clerk, John II. Mcrrihed OF
Ncvfane; chaplain, Rev. p. &. Abbey.
The Governors reception "Wednesday
evening was one of the plea,aniest and most
social in the record of Vermont's general
assemblies There was an exceptionally
large attendance, especially upon the part
of the ladies' many of whom displayed
elaborate and beautiful toilets. \ most
pleasant feature Of the reception was the
appearance of twenty-five of GOV. Fullcr'S
townspeople, headed by Col. and Mr,. j.
}. Estey, who came up in a special car to
attend the Inauguration of Brattleboro'S
favored SON They returned this afternoon
in a special car. 1t was the largest dele
CATION that ever visited Vermont governor
from his own town, and was an occasion
OF mutual pleasure.
The receiving party "Wednesday evening
consisted of Governor and Mrs. Page.
Goveruor-ecct and Mrs Fuller, Lieut.
COY. Fletcher, and Lieut.. .-Gov.-elect and
Mrs. Stranahan The guests were intro
duced by the governors staff. The attend
ancc comprised a large number Of the
representative men of Vermont, many Of
them accompanied by their wives or
daughters. The evening passed very
pleasantly, and Gov Fuller begins his
social life at the capital under very smiling
auspices
This forenoon the senate and house met
in joint assembly to listen to the admirable
valedctory message by GOV. Page, of
which suitable mention is elsewhere mad"
In the afternoon came the Inauguration
of the new executive. On motion of
senator Haskins OF Brattleboro the chair
appointed Senator Haskns Mr.. Boynton
of Montpelier and Mr.. Wilcox of Orwell a
committee to notify COY. Fuller Of his
election as chief magistrate of the state of
Vermont The governor was carefully
dressed, wore iaunty boutonniere, and
presented a picture OF quiet dignity and
grace, as, with right hand raised. he listened
to the solemn words of the oath of Office
administered by Chief Justice Ross. Seat
ing himself squarely before the table at
which have sat his distinguished pre-
dccesSors, Governor Fuller graSped the
quill and signed his name in his bold,
flowing hand. Reporter Mimms immcd-
lately afterward captured the pen and
q presented it to Mrs Fuller.
t There was a very large attendance, the
, gallery and all available chairs in the
= "parquet being filled, and the closest
attention was paid to the inaugural address
. GOV Fuller's message is regarded by all
0 with whom your correspondent has spoken
= as comprehensive, practical, suggestiv,
Il and able document, and serves as an index
e of what his record as executive will be fol
the ensuing two years. Few men in tn,
c state know better where Nermont's materia
II interests lie, or how those interests car
i best be subseryed than Gov. Fuller, anC
J.. when, at the expiration of his term o
II office, he throws of the mantle, the verde
{ of the people of this commonwealth viii
is be, "Well done, good and faithful servant.
p There is little attempt at metaphor il
t. the message, no effort to pass over, by ear
l. pleasing rhetoric state matters that requir
firm handling, 1t is built upon facts, ant
facts, as all know, who know Govemo
/ Fuller, are what he first, last and all tn
time strives TO get at. The message, abov
" all, evinces much study and thought on tn
part of its author, and is assuredly a rC
ileX of his honest opinion.
After the Inauguration the house an
senate adjourned. Tomorrow Gov Flu
Ter will issue a proclamation appontin
Oct, II as Columbus day, and recommend
ing its observance by the various school
of the state with suitable exercises.
The appointment Of Col. j. II. GoulC
ing as secretary of civil and military affair
has been announced.
BERT l.. TAYLOR.
The Organization in Detail.
At the organization of the senate o
Wednesday the election of G. NJ. Power