St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06
Tributes to General 0rout.
Personal . nd Press Tributes TO n Faith
ful Public servant.

tuL RubilC servant
The retirement from Congress of Hon
W. W. Grout has been the occasion o
several merited tributes upon his long
official career. Besides these given
below the Congregationaist in its last
issue inc uded bis portrait with Is Others
who have been prominent in the religious
life at the national capital, citing the
fact that he is president of the National
Congressional Temperance Society, the
oldest temperance organization in Ameri-
ca.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was up in the House on the 9th ult,
the bill beng in charge of Mr. Grout of
Vermont. Discussion arose over an item
for the procuring OF some land for a site
for an almshouse. Mr.. Robinson of In
diana limited that there might be cat in
the meal, job of some sort. Thereupon
Mr.. Allen OF Mississippi said
want to say to the gentleman from
Indiana that when he talks about
schemes and the covering up in this sort
of way Of transactions i'll order to delude
the House, il be is as far above schemes
as have found my colleague, the gentle
man from Vermont, on this committee
on the otrer side in the last four years |
have served with him on this committee,
when he goes out of Congress he will go
out with a very tair record on that pro.
position.
He (Grout) has sometimes been demon,
mated regular David Harum on ac-
count OF his trading capacity with the
Senate. He jews them down. He at
tempts to hold them down on every APP
preparation. Again and again he has
caught me by the shoulder and said;
my Cod Allen, we must hold these tel.
lows down" think that when our re-
ports or agreements are denomnated
Schemes efforts to ''cover up" some
thing-it is proper the House should
know my estimate ofthe gentleman who,
as the majority leader on the part of the
House on this conference, has been con-
Quoting these transactions.
With the close OF the present session OF
Congress Monday, says the Burlington
News, will close the service in the House
of G,n. William W. Grout-a service
notable for its length and distinguished
for its devotion to the interests of our
state, our country and the republican
party. Vermonters ofboth Congression-
al districts will give him assurance of
ample appreciation of his faithful con.
scientious and able service and will wish
him many coming years of health, pros
perity and happiness. The general opin-
ion is we'll expressed by the Island Pond
Herald, which says:
During his long career in Congress he
has exceeded the expectations OF his
most sanguine friends. He has been
courageous in debate, pluckv, untring,
generous III emulation, conc,liatory to
his opponents, but uncompromlsing in
his political convictions.
He has been very popular in the dis.
charge Of his duties, especially in his
work resp citing the District of Columbia
and in those important economic meas.
ures which have touched the interests oil
Vermont. At the same time he has not
lost sight OF his friends and the humblest
citizen has had quail audience with tt
rich and influential. The people OF tn,
district are TO be congratulated in hav
ing had representative who has sc
faithfully served them, and he retire,
amid he good wishes Of all his constltu
ents from position which he has fllec
with dignity high ability and Dustin
guished usefulness for so many years.
The Washington News in a review o
congressman at the national capita
says:
Mr.. Grout, a gentleman whom tn
people OF his state have delighted to hon
or, made his debut in Congress in 1881
and with the exception OF a solitary tern
has SINCE served continuously, being nov
almost at the close OF his 9th consecutlv
term.
He has played prominent part in til
debat,s OF Congress for almost 20 year
and was always ready and able to entt
the arena against any antagonist, h
oratorical qulver being never empty, an
his arrows pointed with sharp sarcasr
and on account of his labors, ability ar
experience, highly esteem by his C
leagues as well as his constituents.
Former Gov Boutwell, of Massach