Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22

Justin s. Morrill,. lie was reelected
In 1902.
Mr.. Dillingham; was born at Water
bury. where he has always kept his
great grandfather, John Dillingham;.
was killed at Quebec while serving
under Wolfe. and his grandfather
served three years In the Revolution
and settled in Waterbury in 1905. He
IS the son OF Paul and Julia (Carpen-
teri Dillingham;. His father was gov
ernor of Vermont in lse5-ls67.
William i. Dillingham; received his
early education in the common schools,
at Newbury Academy and Kimball
Union at Meriden. n. II. lie studied
law in Milwaukee with his brother-in-
law, Hon. Matt II. Carpenter, and later
| in his fathers office. being admitted TO
| the bar In 1861
! He had splendid record In the State
| before he was elected a representative
| of the state In the national government
| He was States attorney Of Washington
county In 1872 and again in 1874 He
| represented Waterbury In the General
Assembly OF 1876 and again in 1884. He
| was state senator from Washington
county, 1S7s-lSSo, and was chairman Of
the committee on railroads. He was
elected governor OF the State in 1888 by
| the largest majority that up to that
| time had ever been given TO candidate
for that office. He for n number
of years member of the we'll known
law firm of Dillingham; & Iuse and
after 1894 Of the firm of Dillingham;
| Huse & Rowland.
He has held many Offices OF public
trust In his State. He Is a member of
the board Of trustees of tho University
OF Vermont. a director In tho National
Life Insurance company at Montpelier,
! president of the Waterbury National
bank. and member OF the board of
directors Of Montpelier Seminary,
DILLINGiIAM's WORK IN THE SEN
He was placed on the committee on
| imm!grat ion when he entered tine senate
and when the Chinese exclusion act
known as the Gary law, expired by limi-
tation and a now bill was drawn by LlN-
clnash Of California containing pr9FiS-
ions which were IN violation of our trea d
obligations with that country and other
wise unjust in variety of ways. ne at
tackled the bill In two days speech
with the result that the present law.
which was offered as a substitute for the
committees bill, was adopted, ficFwas
subsequently made chairman of tho com
mittce on immigration, and as such has
had charge OF legislation relating to m
MIGRATION and naturalization since that
time. The exclusion act OF 1906 In MI the
features which made II more stringent
and more perfectly administered. result
cd from his work when Congress au-
,Lorizcd the appointment OF commits
SIGN of nine to study the immigration
uroblem at home and abroad and In al
az It's aspects he was mad
chairman ~ the commission AMI
with subcommittee. visited most OF
the European nations during tho sum-
mer OF 1907 At this time the COM
mission has large force Of invcsti-
gators whose work covers the con-
sested districts In all parts of the
country engaged In mcthodical
study OF the characteristics Of all ma
tionalities In the FIRST, second and
third generations In connection vita
the question of their assimilation. lie
was member Of the committee on
territories and as chairman of sub
OF the Senate to investigate Affairs In
Alaska. he spent summer in tina,
district and afterwards made a repor,