News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-03-01
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WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 80

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Esteemed Citizens of all Sexes:
Wednesday afternoonlast-the
Natal Anniversary of the greatest
American-his colleagues for gen
erations paid their last formal
tributes of respect to the mem
DRY of Senator Morrill,. After
the reading of WashingtOn's adj
dress by Senator Wolcott i'm
mediately after the session for the
day opened, the Memorial exer-
cises began with the reading of
the former resolutions on the oc-
casion of the official announce
ment ofthe late Senator's decease,
after which the addresses began
with the address of Senator Ross.
This was carefully prepared and
gave evidence of much research
and an intimate acquaintance
with the conditions which in his
younger days helped to mold the
future career of the i1lustrious
Senator. He was followed by
Senator's Vest of Missouri, ALI
son of Iowa, Hoar of Massachu-
sets, Morgan Of Alabama, Cul-
lom of Illinois, German of Mary
land, Thurston of Nebraska, and
closing with Proctor of Vermont.
Some of the papers were brief,
but all were admirable and most
worthy tributes to one whose
loss the Senate feels so keenlv.
That of Senator Thurston, ma
tive of Montpelier, was especially
of interest to a VermOnter. SEN
atOr Thurston said that "the
grand old state which gave me
birth " should erect a heroic
statue of the great Senator
alongside that of Ethan Allen on
the portico Of the state Capitol
and thus emphasize her regard
and respect for her two might
est sons, the one in war and the
other in peace. Each paper was
a model of it's kind, and all will
be preserved in a beautiful me-
mortal volume to be issued by
Congress. Each member Of the
Vermont delegation will have
quite a number of these for dis
tribution when they are pub
lshed and many will be carefully
treasured in Vermont libraries
and homes. The presidents pri-
vate gallery was rendered to Mr.
James Swan Morrill, and the fam
lily and relatives of the deceased
during the services, a very unu-
sual and much appreciated mark
of consideration.
1t was announced Thursday
night that an agreement or com
promise had been arranged be-
tween all congressional parties
and factions whereby an army
reorganization bill entirely salts
factory to all concerned would
be at once prepared and rushed
through without opposition. 1t
will provide for the continuation
for two years of a regular army
of $4,000, and will give the Pres
ident power to create a prOvis-
ional army of 5000 of Ameri-
can or native troops at his dis
cretion. This removes any prob
ability and apparently any ne
cessity for an extra session, and
Congress will skip for home
about Monday, March 9th, for
a long holiday.
The House Committee on Ven
tilation and Acoustics has sub,
mitted a report which, if it is
ever adopted, will make a ire
mendous change in the interior
arrangements of the hall of the
House. The report says: "The
Committee have approved &
plan whereby the present hal
would be shortened from a length
of 139 feet, including galleries
to a length of 80 feet, including
galleries, and the present floor
would be shortenedfro a length
of 113 feet to 60 feet, while the
width of the chamber would re
main unchanged. The hall as re
duced in size would be seated
with benches, or seats, running
parallel with the east and wes1
walls of the chamber" The
reader will see that the idea is tC
fill the hall with rows of "pews'
and entirely do away with al
l desks. This plan is patterned
: exactly after that of the English
House of Commons, rows o
] benches with only the back o
the next bench in front TIL,
great improvement attained by
the change would be to concen
3 trate the members together
: where they could hear each 9th
) er, and prevent them from spend
iuo thar time WRITING letters at1f