The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05

to the second balcony We're tranSformet
into an arbor, the walls being thatcheC
with evergreeens, among the boughs o
which We're singing birds, in cages.
The rooms devoted to the president
vice president and the diplomatic corp
were decorated with palms, asparagus
plumosa and other beautiful greens, ant
there was also profuSe arrangement
of orchids, American beauty roses, tu
lips, jonquils, acacias and geneStas
There were Victor Wreaths, caught will
silken ribbons and plaques of rare eXot
les. Indeed, wherever there was oppor.
tunity offered for artistic adOrnment il
was taken advantage of, and altogether
this feature of the occasion was a very
remarkable one.
On the ground floor, where the multi
/ tude danced and promenaded, the same
/ beautiful effects were produced. In the
four corners of the great court. begin
ming about 10 feet from the floor were
groups of large palms and a perfect jun
gle of lowering plants. The approaches
to the ballroom were also treated with
palms and blooming plants.
The men who will represent New Eng
1oillu III lIl6 Ill oil ( Oil
interesting coterie. The present Fifty
fourth congress is now a thing Of the
past, and it is proper that the people of
New England should know II little some
thing of the gentlemen who will repre-
sent their desires in the Fifty-ffth con-
gress, soon to convene with the avowed
purpose of passing new tariff bill.
Here is Maine. It's senators in the
Fifty-fifth congress will continue to be
Hon. William p. Frye of Lewiston and
Hon. Eugene Hale of Ellsworth. The
delegation of the Pine Tree state in the
house remains the same as it has been
for many years, including Hon. Thomas
=. Reed of Portland, Hon. Nelson Ding
ley, Jr., of Lewiston, Hon. Seth L. Mill
ken of Belfast and Captain Charles A.
Boutelle Of Bangor. 1t is safe to say
that no delegation in congress has more
weight and influence than the gentlemen
who represent Maine.
The Granite state senators are Hon.
William Z. Chandler and Hon. Jacob
H. Gallinger, both of Concord, and well
known throughout the whole state of
New Hampshire, as we'll as New Eng
land. The New Hampshire delegation
in the house comprises Hon. Cyrus A.
Sulloway of Manchester, THE tall pine
of the Meriinac," as he is called. A
new member will represent the other con-
OCCASIONAL district in this congress. He
is Hon. Frank G.. Clark of PeterDoro.
Subway and Clark are a strong team,
and with the assistance Of Seniors Gal
linger and Chandler, New Hampshire
needs will surely be looked after.
And then there is Vermont. She Justly
feels proud Of her representation in
Washington The venerable Justin S.
Morrill, of STAFFORD, who has just been
reelected to the United States senate
for the sixth conecutive term of six
years EACH will continue to WELD his in
fuence, while his efforts will be ably
seconded by his colleague, Hon. Red
field Proctor IF Proctor. Everyone in
Vermont knows these gentlemen, and
1t is a waste of time, therefore, to dwell
upon their abilities to watch carefully
over Vermont's interests in the senate
The Vermont delegation in the house
will be the same in the Fifty-fifth con-
gress as it was in the fifty-fourth, COM
prising Hon. II. Henry Powers of Nor
risville from the First district and Hon.
w. w. Grout of Barton from the Second
district, both of whom have been in con-
gress q long time.
The grand old commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts will be as ably represented as
ever. Venerabl, Senator Hoar of Wor-
cester and youthful0SenatOr Lodge of
Nahant hold the beacon light for Massa-
in the senate, while the delega-
ton in the house will suffer no change
from it's complexion of the last con-
gress, with the exception of in four dis
tricts. Hon. Elijah Morse, the Canton
statesman, will retire, after a very dis |
career, giving way to Hon. |
William l.. Lowering of Taunton, while |
General William F. Draper of Hopedale /
of the famous family of that name will |
also retire, hoping to go to France as |
under the Mckinley admin
istration. He will be succeeded by the |
Hon. Charles f. Sprague of Boston, one /
Of the richest men in the whole state. |
In the Fourth District, Hon. l.. D. APPS |
ley of Hudson gives way to Hon. G. w. !
of Fitchburg, while in the |
Tenth district Hon. H. H. Atwood is |
succeeded by Rev. S. j. Barrows of Bos-
ton. This covers the Fourth, Tenth, [
Eleventh and Twelfth congressional dis
.riCts while in the First, Second, Third, |
Fifth, Sixth. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth !
and Thirteenth Messrs. Wright of North /
Gillett of Springfield, Walker Of
Knox of Lawrence, Moody
If Haverhili, Barrett of Melrose, Nc
Call of Winchester Fitzgerald of Boston
and Simpkins of Yarmouth, all bright
and able, will complete Massachusetts
quota i'm the lower house.
Rhode Islands representation will re-
main the same in the senate, including
Hon. Nelson W. Aldrch and Hon. George
Peabody Wetmore. In the house Hon.
o. Arnold gives way to Hon. A.
5. Capron of Saltwater Hon. Melville
Bull. one of the brightest men Rhode
island ever sent to Washington Will con-
inue his service in the Fifty-fifth con-
yress.
The Nutmeg state will have the genial
General Joseph r. Hawley of Hartford
md Hon. Orville H. Plat of Meriden in
he senate, while in the house the Con
lectitut Four" will continue to serve. 1t
Messrs. Henry of Vernon,
sperry of New Haven, Russell of Kill
ingly and Hill of Norfolk.
New England has probably the best
representation of any section of the
in the halls of the national legls-
allure, and in any and all important
matters which come TO the front in /