Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-16

Ut TINS session looking toward IN
REIMBURSEMENT of congressional rep
resentation from the south. Senate
Plat has introduced measure
organization looking toward this END
but II Is probable that the next con
gress will be left to grapple with tn,
question. This II will undoubtedl,
do. though II will OF course precipi
tate a political riot all along tn,
line. But the next congress will have
n much larger republican majority II
the house and, though II is not GER
tain just how II will be gotten at, II
VIII most probably take the bull by
the horns.
All sorts Of political anecdotes and
jokes are current and are told and
re-told whenever two or three
statesmen gather together Apropos
of Mr.. Bryan's remark that Con
gress Is no place for an honest dem
Der of the house remarks that the
people seem to think IL is no place
for any kind OF democrat" Con-
gresham Hamilton of Michigan was
bewaiiing to n democratic crony the
other day the death of his favorite
saddle horse, when the democratic
brother fraternally remarked, ED,
take the democratic donkey; we've
no use for him at present" Anoth-
er well known member of the house
tells this of fellow member The
latter's wife awakened him in the
small hours Of the night not long ago
with the usual feminine information
that there are thieves in the house;
| can hear them down stairs" Hear
ing the words but too sleepy to fully
catch the communication. the hus-
band sleepily replied: IT'S id
lie, Mary. There are no
more thieves in the house than there
are in the senate, according to its |
A sketch which |
brings roars of laughter has been |
'on" at a local theatre. A small, |
nervous looking individual who acts
as If he expected the worst every
minute occupies the stage alone,
when in comes an angry six-and-a-
lalf footer who catches the little
nan violently by the collar and says:
'Cuss you. did you vote for Park
ri: No" walls the little man,
to escape, '"twan't me! /
lever done it," Well" said the dis
ppointed giant, ''some geezer did,
nd I'm on his trail!"
Winter has "sot in" here at last.
.ast Saturday considerable damp !
now fell, at least six inches, and in
Consequence the streets will be in ]
lie condition for some days to come. 5
| just saw my good friend Bond, S
he colonel, emerge from his habta- !
on across the street and after
ermont weather, start off on some g
robable errand of charity. That a
her eminent Brattleborean, Uncle d
Gorge Taylor, also resides a little n
lrther along across the street where +
2 and Mrs. Taylor have been snug n
ensconced for several years. I'm
e George is fixture in the senate,
nd though the finance committee
rs changed its personel many times J.,
ring the years in which it has =
zen in his custody and will many
mes in the years to come, yet he >
Ill stick. He is on the permanent
II of the senate a civil service list W
nich no change can affect. i'd
Col. Bond has an excellent posi-
IN in the private rear vestibule or In
rridor of the senate chamber, w
here he is an indispensable and
lch liked member of the official !,
lff. He divides his time on duty ,,'
tn two others, one of whom. David y"
rser, well-known in your section
d the. Connecticut valley. and as W
ciated with Senator Gallinger of tic
w Hampshire Messrs. Gordon
d Aldrich, also of Senator Gal fir,
gers force and wellknown Gran in
stateites, are also prominent and
ll-liked officials around the sem IN
senator Proctors office force now
lsists of Secretary Holbrook and
ssenger Parker, both of Rutland VI
nty, and VIII Bean of Newport, Oh
of a former well-known Pas
npsic railroad conductor. pla
enator Dillingham's office force as chs
anized at the beginning of Hast pal
sion. yet continues and will in Y
nitely Col. Walter w. Husband Ba
a long time in business at St the
nsbury and later connected with VIII
Daily Journal at Montpelier, is \
senator's most efficient and pop a,
secretary and ex-officio clerk of nar
committee on immigration of IN
CHI the senator is chairman. Sure
Walter is more than fulfilling the a
actations of his hosts of Vermont two
nds in proving the right man in cau
right place. The assistant clerk qul
he committee is Julius Teller, n
We of Franklin county and lately Bar
aacher at Burlington julius is rect
lightly good second to Walter, and ceiV
capt. j. >. ADDOtt, former l.
known Vermonter as messenger, here
force is admirably rounded out. fouI
elf and Mr.. Markham of all over is
General and Ludlow in special are visi
the sergeant at-arms' force and n
tied to Senator Dillingham; cd
e Col Bond and Ben Williams of we
Haven are credited to Senator NV
tor. fuial
lie Vermont association here is -
of the largest of the state So d
IS, and contains between two and ncH VIC,
hundred more or less active paui
bers. I am almost ashamed to men
that / haven't "jined" yet, but ben
d annual sugaring off every OF
g and lots of interesting social has
s sprinkled in all along during and
winter are a mighty strong in pay.
nent and 1 allow will fetch me and
me for the next sugaring off. desel
onters can be found in every Mr.
and corner of the various de- ty F
nents and it is a genuine Won casio
md surprise to understand that birth
any have succeeded in intrench- was
themselves in Uncle Sans work. youn
. After ALL wherever you find Gu
Id flag and a salary, there will Wedl
ind Vermonter. the q
j.. II. Harris. Fred
boro
when