Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-02

knowingly spoken or voted against
the interests of his state and country.
He had no ambitious aims in view for
which he was working but he was
co instantly striving to do what seemed
best for the country at large. He was
ne yer afraid to oppose any measure
VIII ich he thought to be harmful, be-
cause the majority was with it or to
stand against the majority in any case
if in his own mind he believed himself
right. His last speech before his death
was on Tuesday, when he addressed
the Senate on the bill providing for
the erectio n of building for the Su-
preme Court in the tract opposite the
Congressional library on Capitol hill.
This was measure which the senator
had given much time to and he strong
ly urged it's passage. After he finish
ed speaking the Senate passed the
bill with one slight amendment.
He had beautiful home in Wash
ington and it was noted for the kind
hospitality always extended there.
His summer home was at STAFFORD,
VT, where he had lived as young
man, and he always had the interests
of the little Vermont town at heart,
and was ready to help any good pro-
ject along.
He married in 1851 Miss Ruth Swan
of Boston, who as we have stated died
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lovely character and was held in the
highest regard by all. From this un-
nion there is one son, Mr.. j. S. Nor
rill. With all the cares which were
thrown upon him, Senator Morrill,
never lost sight of those things which
tended to uplift and help his state,
and he had been for many years one
of the board of trustees of the Univer-
sity of Vermont and took much inter-
est in this institution.
In the death of Senator Morrill, the
st ate has lost a most honored and
trusted servant and the country has
lost one of its greatest and ablest
counse lors and statesmen. A legisla-
tor who was trusted, loved and es-
teemed by all his associates; a
conscientious, hard worker, always at
his post of duty, he lived to see the
nation in whose service he entered
before it was hardly out of its infancy,
under his helping hand advance to
the first rositicnamong the nations
of the earth, and then silently gave up
his work, having fought good fight,
having finished his course with honor
to himself and credit to his state and
natl on. May the one upon whom his
m antle falls emulate his example.
A public funeral was held in the
Senate chamber Saturday noon, the
arrangement being in charge of Ser
jeant-at Arms Bright, who was an
intimate friend and admirer of Sena-
tor Morrill,. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. E. Bradford Leavitt
assisted by DR.. Milburn, the blind
chaplain of the Senate. The remains
were taken from Washington on
special train Saturday night and con-
yeyed to Montpelier, VT. where SER
vices will be heldir the State House
at 1 p. m. President M. III.
Buckham of the University of Ver-
mont has been invited to conduct the
services at Montpelier. The remains
of Mrs. Moril have also been brought
to Montpelier and both will be placed
in the cemetery there until the mauso-
leum, now in process of construction
at Strafford is completed.
In addition to the family of the late
senator, the following senators an rep
,resentatives appointed by Nice-Presi-
dent Hobart and Speaker Reed res !
spectively accompanied the party to
Montpelier: Senators Proctor, Allison,
Cockrell, Hoar, Morgan, German, Gull
lom, Vest, Jones of Nevada, Turpie
Aldrich, Gray, Chandler, Faulkner,
Fairbanks, and Wolcott and Repre-
sentatives Grout, Powers, Hit, Ding
ley, McCall, Grow, Bankhead, Catch
ings, Richardson, Foss and Joseph |
Wheeler.