The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-07
CONNECTICUT STATE CAPITAL.

Inauguration OF Governor IngersOIl for
. Second Term-Oid Time Ceremonies
Organization or tho Legislature--The
Governors Message-state Statistics.
NEW HAVEN, May Q, 1874.
The Inauguration OF Governor Ingerson for q
second term took place In this city to-day, and the
event was attended by the old time ceremony
and display. The entire National Guard
Of the State, together with the Governors
Horse aud Foot Guards and many indie
pendent military companies and the New
Haven Fire Department joined in the escort which
accompanied the Governor elect, from his resi-
dence about the city, and thence to the state
House, where he took the oath OF once, and then
sent his message to the two houses OF the Legis-
lature, which were In joint convention. large
assemblage OF people was present, the fine
weather and the fact that 1t was TO
be the last occasion Of the kind to oc-
cur In New Haven being the attractions.
At ten O'Clock in the forenoon both houses OF the
Legislature assembled and the House was called
to order, in accordance with lmmemorial custom,
by Dr.. George Taylor, or New Milford, and
AN ORGANIZATION WAS EFFECTED
by the election Of Triton E. Doolittle,
Of New Haven. Speaker, and Z. H..
OF Middletown, Clerk. The Senate organized
by electing Senator Luyon B. Morris, OF New
Haven, President pro tenn, and Samuel A. York.
Of the New Haven Register, Clerk. In the after
noon Lieutenant Governor Sill was sworn In.
Both he and Speaker Doolitte, in making respon-
sive remarks, earnestly ADVISED careful and non
partisan legislation.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The Governor opens his message with refer
ence to financial matters and the panic oil last FALL
which he deems to have resulted from stranng
OF credit to Its utmest limit, to extravaganza OF
meretriclous wealth. and he concludes that the only
escape from further evils Is by the restoration or
the constitutional currency. The fiscal condition Of
debt at the close OF the war was 100000 900 and
now It Is trAe over So, ,000 The past year 1t
has been reduced $207,3l and there are now on
hand a $s63, 1888. the grand list OF the State Is
1884 ,09e, TOT and the revenue collected the
past year was $i7os427: The . savings banks
e & ana he @
method OF doing business by the savings banks,
which he says Is more like that OF the trust COM
panies, and advises that they be made to operate
There are % railroads in the state, having .197
miles OF road, an increase Of IS miles, and there
have been carried 10,542,s21 passengers. In the
educational department. he reports 1873 1856 children
attending schools, ana the number of schools 1648.
The receipts for schools were $l542,4S9, and the
school fund amounts to s. O44, 100.
The Governor recommends the appointment
OF Q State Cenntenial Commission, suggests the
pertinency Of an inquiry with view Of reducing
made at Washington In the revenue branch OF
the government and speaks OF the demoral1zing
S1 Of OF tne se
collection Of the revenue, advises the calling Of
constitutional convention and closes with few
powers Of the State and local instltutions Calling
attention to the condition OF South Carolina and
Louisiana as an evidence Of the result OF ignoring
the influence of the centralizing tendencies OF the
general government