Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-16

1fontpelier, Oct. 15.-The crowning event
n to-day's legislative proceedings was the
completion at noon lin joint assembly of
the election of the Hon. w. +. Dillng-
nam AS United States senator for the full
term of six years from March 4, 1905 and
The address of Senator Dillingham; before
that body. Every available inch of room
in Representatives hall was occupied.
Governor Mccullough and ex-Gov Stick
hcN sat together near the press table, and
Mrs. Mccullough and daughter occupied
seats near by. When Lieut.-Gov. Stanton
announced the election of Senator Dilling-
ham loud applause swept over the house
and galleries, which was repeated when
senator Dillingham; was escorted to the
desk by the committee appointed for that
purpose. The senator spoke for 80 minutes
substantially as follows
SEN. DILLINGHAM; SPEECH.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Joint Assenbly:-I beg to thank you most
sincerely for the distinguished honor YOU
have paid me III electing me to the Office
of senator from Vermont tor the full term
w hen / accepted the election two years
usn for the uneXpired term of the late la-
m"nted Justin S. Morrill,, a man whom
Vermont loved and trusted and who was
N"rmOntS faithful servant, | keenlv real
tied the difficulty there would be in at
tempting to ill his place. To day | feel it
more than then. The career of that man
has been unsurpassed perhaps by that of
Rny other man in the country. When you
remember that ii was previous to the Civil
War that he took his seat; that he was
5ne of the founders of the Republican
party, one of its leaders. and its faithful
Icrvant for more than 40 years; and that
IL the development of our nation since the
CLOSE OF the war there is not a great piece
of legislation that has contributed to our
grandeur in the eyes of the world that ma
has not had part in. then you will appre-
slate what it is TO follow in his footsteps.
Senator Dillingham; reviewed at some
eneth the ef1ectv services renderd by the
ate Senator Morrill, in connection with
>hc tariff, the revenue, and other lines of
ogislation vital to the growth and welfare
)f the nation, during the period when the
ldtion especially needed such wise coun-
selors. and paid earnest tribute to the
value of that service He spoke also of
senator Morrills efforts in making possi-
Die the congressional library building, a
piece of architecture so wonderful in its
httractions-a building which has set a
aigh standard of architecture that will
prove benefit to all the cities of the
world "ln following after such "A record"
taid Senator Dillingham;, lit is not possi-
bic that any one can hope to attain 1t; the
most that any man can do is to initiate
him in his devotion to principle and TO the
interests of the State and nation, and
bring to bear his best efforts. Those ef-
The senator devoted the latter part of
his remarks to a question just now de-
manding public attention the election of
senators by direct popular vote-and Cx-
planned his position regarding 1t. He traced
ihc history of representation in Congress
from its outset, referring to the House
rs direct representative body and to the
h"nate as representing the people through
their legislatures and spoke OF the move
inent some years ago in behalf of senator
rial representation on the basis of popula-
ton and the counter movement on the
part OF the smaller States which finally
led to settlement on the present basis OF
equal representation for all States in the
Senate; quoted good constitutional law
Iers AS fearing that if "A convention of
States should demand the election of SEN
ators by direct vote the Supreme Court
would find some way Of endorsing such de-
mand; declared himself as opposed to the
election of senators 10y popular vote and
announced his intention of maintaining
that position until advised that his con-
E.ituents desired him to abandon it,
CHITrENDEN COUNTY TRACTION
COMPANY.
The bill introduced in the Senate this
morning by Senator Browncl, to ncorpo-
ract the Chittenden County Ira ction COM
pduy provides for Incorporating an cleo
tric railroad between Burlington and Ver-
gcnnos. 1t is similar to a bill that passed
the Senate in the Legislature of 1900 hut
WAS defeated in the House. Except that
tns present bill is simpler in its provisions
and provides only for the incorporation OF
such railway company.
PUBLIC HEARING ON TEMPERANCE.
The first public meeting Of the Joint COM
mittee on temperance will he held In the
li!l OF the House of Representatives next
Monday evening, October ~, at 730 At
that meeting all the license bills already
Introduced IN the House and Senate will
be disc used
Both house to-day by unanimous ris-
Ing vote adopted the Joint resolution en-
hodying an invitation from the State to
Admiral Charles f. Clarke to be in Mont
pelier on Wednesday, October 20, when the
portrait OF the admiral painted by Fred
erich T. Ninton of Boston will be unveiled.
A MODIFIED "JUNkET' FAVORED.
The vote In the Senate on Tuesday
slaushtering the joint resolution pro, idng
for IL junket to the House of Correction
was reconsidercd to-day and the resolution
was laif .'' the t"hIp II ie undorst nod