Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-07

among the very best delivered in
either House during his term of SER
vice. We gave list of them during
his last struggle for congress, but they
will bear repeating again. Among
them are those on the Geneva Award,
French Spoliations, Fitz John Porter,
Stark and Webster, the Currency,
District Appropriation Bills, Eulogy
on Senator Morrill,, and several on
tariff and pensions, 1885, copies of
one of which was circulated as a cam
paign document.
So much for his speeches. Now,
what has he done? Many things that
Mr.. Young does not recite. Mr.. Y oung
says that only 56 bills introduced by
Mr.. Grout have become laws. Now,
right here we venture to express the
belief that no other member or senator
from Vermont has introduced 56 bills
that have become laws. We have set
on foot an investigation to ascertain
the exact facts on this point and will
give them in due time, whatever they
may be.
Mr.. Young, for some reason, omits
to state that Gen. Grout introduced
in the 51st congress bill for Fish
Hatchery, and again in the 52nd con-
gress, on the sundry civil bill. He
also omits to state that Mr.. Grout in
troduced the important bill in the 52nd
congress for the establishment of
military post in Vermont, which be-
came law in the same congress on
the sundry civil bill. He also forgets
viz, that Mr.. Grout was the author of
the plan to divide the collection Gis-
trict of Vermont, which gives it's
present Importance to our town as
port of entry. Before it was only a
sub port.
And Mr.. Young seems to forget this
important thing, that Gen. Grout has
done much for this town, fact which
some of it's citizens do not seem to
appreciate, as we'll as that other i'm
portant thing for one of its citizens,
when he secured the appointment of
Chas. A. Prouty, as Interstate Com
merce Commissioner, an appointment
which we still claim, and know, that
ing
All these measures above quoted
were enacted into law on the sundry
civil appropriation bill, where Sena-
tor Morrill, got through his resolutions,
setting aside old Representative Hall
for statuary. All these things have
been done through the medium of the
committee on appropriations since
Gen. Grout has been a member Of it.
Ard to this list of enactments sh ould
also be added the appropriation for
building the public building at st.
Adams.
We repeat, all these benefits have
come to Vermont through the
committee on appropriations since
General Grout has been a member of
it. Cut this question out and paste it
in your hat: What other member or
senator has done more for Vermont?
What other one has done so much?
And is it not possible that Mr.. Young,
who can forget to mention so many
points in Mr.. CIRCUITS favor, as we
have just proven, may have forgotten
to mention other good points, which
even we have overlooked at the pres
ent writing.
And, right here. Mr.. Young also
forgets to speak of the five district
bills which have been
reported by Gen. Grout to the house
during the last five years, carrying a
total of over thirty millions of dollars,
all of which have become laws. Who |
these bills if Gen. .Grout did |
not? They were originated by him
and brought into the house. One of |
them occupied the house in discussion
for an entire week. Another went |
without single change in |
full committee or in the house, high |
compliment to his standing and lead |
ership; and all of which have reduced |
the electric lighting for the city of
more than half, saving to !
the public treasury hundreds of thou
sanda of dollars.-Erpress and Stand
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