The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-10-05

GOV. wooDBuRy,s INAUGURAL.

GOV. wOODBURY's INAUGURAL.
Wants to Unhitch the State From the
BrattIebOrO Asylum, to Amend the
Road and the Ballot Law and Make
Prohibition More Gentle.
The reading OF Gov. Woodbury's message
followed that of Fuller. Itreviews the differ
ent state institutions and reports, the prisons
and house of correction. the colleges ana mi
litiu, board of agriculture and Mary Fletchel
hospital, all with amiable words, but no fresh
ideas. But as to the Brattcboro Asylum ne
thinks the price the state pays for patients
should be decreased, considering, the rei'-
ton the state bears to this institution and It's
present strong financial condition and the
material decrease in cost and supplies lie also
queries if II isn't best to take the state patients
away and place them in the Asylum ut Wat
erbury. 1t swoud require several scores OF
thousand dollars to start but he thinks it
would save $4,000 year. He gives para
graph to the railroad question to say simply
nothing. and he advises the appointment OF
fire marshal to investigate the causes or
fires but would make the insurance companies
bear the expenses, He does not want any
changes made in the laws about savings
banks and trust companies but he thinks the
number ought to not be increased. II he
made any changes in the prohibitory
law it would be in the way OF
more gentleness; he thinks its severity now
is what makes it difficult of enforcement. Inc
secret ballot law he does not like, believes 1t
DISTINGUISHES from five to 10 per cent. OF the
voters and he would amend it to allow the
tearing off of votes from the official ballot,
which would simply spoil the whole purpose
of the law. He believes in good roads but
doubts if the system of distribution Of the 1--WE
per cent tax is right and suggests distribution
by counties, so as to save one from contrib
uting to another in II distant part of the state
and he would devote the whole tax to perm;-
nent improvements. He closes with little
stump speech on the tariff question and the
relation of the new law to Vermont.
The Opening of the Legislature.
Both houses convened promptly at 10 IL. m.
Wednesday and completed the preliminary
work of the organization. Senatert'rank Plum
lev of Washington was unanimously Oh sen
president pro TEN Of the senate and Geo. NJ
Powers of Morrisvlle secretary. For the
chapancy there were three candidates Rev.
A. II. Webb of Montpelier. whose name was
presented by Senator Reed OF Wind
ham, Rev. T.. NJ. Haynes of Rutland pre-
scented byWhite of that county and Rev. ii. L.
Barnard of Bradford presented by Bailey OF
Orange county. The first ballot showed ID
for Webb, II for Haynes and ) for Barnard:
The latter's name was then Withdrawn and
the second ballot elected Haynes l6 to ID for
NpDD. MI. lily HES w tS luc Cuupiuih VI ohc
10th Vermont. Lieut.. Gov-elect Mausur's old
regiment. Secretary Powers announced the
appointment of Chas. A. Plumley of North
field, as his assistant.
Little business was transacted in the house
Speaker Stckney was reelected by vote OF
a21 to for G. G. Stevens of Walden, Demo-
crat. After the seats had been drawn Rev.
A. O. Spoor of Winooski, was elected chap
lain on the first ballot, the vote standing Ia
for him to "A for Rev. A. b. TruaX and IL
for Rev. f. II. Roberts of Royalton.
The committee on rules reported sub
stantialy the same as for last session. f. a:
Rowland of Mo tpelier, and Thomas e
Cheney of Morrisvile were elected assistant
clerks. The committee on Joint rules appoint
ed comprises Messrs. Ladd of Aburgh, Bart
lett of Brighton. and Bowles of Woodford.
A committee of ~ members was appointed
to canvass the votes for state officers, Several
Joint resolutions were offered and the house
adjourned. In the senate Mr. Darling OF
Orange offered resolution which was adopt
ed that the joint rules OF last session be III
force until others are adopted.
The Governors Reception.
The reception Wednesday evening given by
Gov. and Mrs Fuller to Gov-elect Woodbury.
and wife was IL brilliant affair, the largest
ever held at the capital. Nearly all the lead
ing men of the state, including eN-Goys. Dill
lingham Barstow, Farnham, Pingree and
Ormsbee. and wives. Congressman III. ii.
Powers and daughter, Judge W. q. Veazey,
Major j. II. Watson of Bradford, Col. D. II.
Powell and wife, Major Josiah Circuit, Hon.
w. II. Dubois and wife, Gen. }. e. McCul-
Tough, Col. j. G.. Stearns, Secretary of State
Brownell. State Auditor Hale, State Treas
urer Field, Speaker Stickney and wife. secre-
tary of the Senate Powers and wife, Hon. n.
w. Fisk and wife, Major r. j. Cotfey and
wife, Hon. DIN Merrill and wife,
v'akox
Capt. D. r e. hs asJ an Wife w During an
the evening fully $500 peopl passed through
the executive chambers where the reception
was held. A special train of two cars brought
party of nearly 100 of GOV. Woodbury's
friends from Burlington and surrounding
towns. Many of the gentlemen and nearly all
the ladies were in evening dress and many OF
the costumes were most elaborate. Among
the most noticeable were those of Mrs Fuller,
Mrs. Woodbury., Mrs. Stranahan, Mrs. Ii. M,
Powers. Mrs. Chamberlain. Miss Powers,
Mrs. Charles Woodbury.. The executive
chamber was tastefully decorated with ferns
and palms with cut flowers intermingled in
profuson. The large mirror at the south was
tastefully draped with garlands of smilaX and
sweet peas, while the life-size portrait of eX-
Gov c. X. Williams on the east OF the eXecu-
tive chamber was fairly embedded in potted
ferns and palms. The receiving party IN
cluded Coy. and Mrs. Fuller, Goy-elect and
Mrs. Woodbury., Lieut-Gov and Mrs. strait
ahan. Leut-G oy-elect and Mrs. Mansur The
guests were presented by Adjt-Gen. I. ).
Peck, Ouartermaster-Gen W. II. Gilmore,
Judge Advocate General +. +. Alfred, Co.'s.
A. d. Fales +. w. Jewett, q. G. Gilmore, IL.
+. Parker L. L. Bates, j. c. Pollard, Geo. ,:
Dowley. II. Z. Tutherly and their wives. All
the state officers attended with their wives, as
did the officers of Fort Ethan Allen.
Legislative Notes.
There were over'40 applications for the po-
sition us doorkeeper of the houses.
A fight is in prospect over the reelection OF
Hon. w. III. Dubois of West Randolph. the
able inspector of finance. Montpelier will
have two candidates for the position, Cashier
f. l.. Eaton of the First National bank and
l.. w. Shedd, the well-known insurance man.
Chairman Merrill of the Republican state
committee, now wants to be chairman of the
railroad commission,
Gov. Fullers staff Wednesday afternoon
presented him with a beautiful album contain
inc photographs of all the staff. Col. E. l..
Bates did the hOnors of the presentation.
This year the only state official who will be
at the Pavilion is State Treasurer Field. Gov.
Woodbury. and his family will be at private
house, the lieutenant governor will be at the
Montpelier house, as will Speaker w. w.
the senate. will room at a private house. So
does Secretary of State Brownell, and not
few senators and representatives who have
been here before and lived at hotels.
Prof. Samuel Dickie, of Michigan, chair
man of the Prohibition National convention,
will address the Vermont legislature during
the session.
Gov. Woodbury. announced his staff APP
pointments yesterday: James n. Jenne, st.
Adams, surgeon general, with rank of briga-
dier general; Heman W. Allen of Burlington,
inspectorof rifle practice, with rank of colonel
aides de camp with rank of colonel, Silas w,