The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-10

THE first man of prominence who
had conference OF length with Presi-
dent Mckinley was Speaker Reed 1t
is well understood that they are in
thorough accord as to the policy to be
pursued to restore prosperity to the
country, and will work together to
carry out that policy.
OHIO is generally regarded as re-
publican state, but the democrats have
managed during long period to con-
troll the legislature often enough to
keep one Senator in Congress. For
the first time since 1869, there are now
two republican Senators from the
Buckeye state. That Senators Foraker
and Hanna will creditably represent
Ohio is as certain as that they have
taken high rank among the leaders of
the Republican party.
THE House rejected the Senate
amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, dividing Vermont into
two customs districts. Mr.. Powers ar
gued in favor of the amendment, show
ing that Maine has fourteen collection
districts and Connecticut FIVE, but the
House refused to sanction the division.
In the conference over the points of
disagreement between the two houses,
however, the House receded from its
opposition and the amendment was
adopted, but the measure was lost final
ly by the failure of President Cleve-
land to sign the bill. The matter will
very likely come up again in the extra
session. -
AT the swearing in of the Senators
of the Fifty-ffth Congress, Mr.. Morrill,
was the subject of honorable dstinc-
ton. Vice President Hobart directed
that the Secretary of the Senate call the
names of the newly-elected Senators
whose names were on file, and that
they come forward in tours to receive
the oath of office, and added " 1t has
been suggested, Senators, that there
will be no objection that Senator Nor
rill of Vermont shall take his place at
the desk and be sworn in, his name be-
ing first called" Mr.. Morrill, was &C
cordingly escorted to the Vice-Pre-
ident's desk by Mr.. Proctor, and the
oath administered
very extensively congratulated man.
The congratulations that have come by
mail and by wire from every section Of
the world would fill several barrels, and
since the morning after his Inaugural
ton, which was record breaker, the
President has devoted the greater por-
ton of his waking time to receiving
those rendered in person. Monday
was the first time that the members OF
the new Cabinet have been in charge
of their respective departments, al
though they were all sworn in on Sat.
urday. The more one considers the
men chosen by President Mckinley for
his advisers, the stronger grows the
conviction that this is going to be a
business administration. There will be
no experiments. Secretary Sherman,
the oldest member, has been in public
life forty.two years; Secretary Bliss
and Postmaster General Gary were both
born in 1888, and both have heretofore
declined to leave their large business
interests to accept public office, other
than membership of the Republican
National Committee; Secretary Wilson,
who was born in 1885, made a good
record in Congress and at the head OF
the Iowa Agricultural College; Secre.
tsry Gage, who was born in 1886, has q
worldwide reputation as a business
man and inancier; Secretary Alger
who was born in 1887, has a good wal
record and fine business reputation
Secretary Long, who was born in 1888
made an excellent record both in Con.
gress and as Governor of Massachu.
sets, and Attorney General McKenna
the youngster of the Cabinet, who was
born in 1643, has legal and judicial
record of which any man might be
proud, in addition to having been g
brilliant member of the House. With
such advisers, and his own hard horse
sense, there is little danger that Presi
dent Mckinley will go wrong upon any
important matters.
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