Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-04
At the Capitol.

The Caucuses Last Even1ng-Hon. John M. Hall Nom mated for Speaker of the House-HOn. Robert Colt for President ; Pro Tenn. of the Senate-Donald G. Per- .Is{ns, of Norwich, Nominated for As- sistant Clerk of the House. Especial Correspondence of JOURNAL CoURIER.l
 HARTFORD Jan. 3, 1881. The Capitol and its surroundings present. ed fine appearance this evening. The mag nifcent building was brilliantly illuminated and the bright moon shining on it's white stones and on the snow around gave pecu- liar beauty to the scene.
 THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
 At about o'clock the caucus of the Re- publican members of the House was called to order, nearly all the members being present. Hon. Henry M. Cleveland was chosen chair man, and made few remarks concerning the importance of choosing an able and upright 1 man for Speaker. He also referred in ap- propriate words to the national bereavement. Loren H. Pease of Enfield and A. w. Paige of Sherman were appointed clerks of the | caucus Tellers were appointed and prepa- ! rations made to take an informal ballot for | Speaker.
 l Samuel Bingham of Windham, who nomi- l mated John M. Hall, of Windham, for | in nomination with some well cho- sen words commenting his ability edu- cation, integrity and general fitness for the place. The nomination of Mir. Hall was sec- onded by Edwin l.. Scofeld of Stamford and endorsed byssMr. Johnson of Enfield, MT. Cothren of Woodbury and others. MT Goth ren moved that MT. Hall be nominated by &C., clamation. This was done amid applause.
 MT. Charles P. Woodbury, of Norwalk, was nominated by exclamation for Clerk of the House.
 Then came the most interesting part of the proceedings-the nomination of an Assistant Clerk Four candidates were brought for ward-William Sidney Downs of Derby, James P. Andrews of Bristol, Donald G. Per kins of Norwich, and Harris Pendleton, jr. of Guilford The first ballot resulted as fol . lows:
 Whole number ot Votes ...........- .l3S Necessary for choice e.-...-..-...-........... 70 Donald G. Perkins. .53 William Sidney Downs. .3S ! James P. Andrews. s..-...-..................26 .26 1 Harris Pendleton, jr.. r...................-...2l
 The result of this ballot was rather sur 1 IO sCu6- pdllOG WdS tdkSu with the following result
 I Whole number of votes. LAO Necessary for choice, II ! Donald G. Perkins. s...................,...6 62 ] William Sidney Downs. ..-............... .33 | James F. Andrews. .26
 Harris Pendleton, jr.. jr.............-.....-...19 After this vote Messrs. Downs, Pendleton and Andrews withdrew from the contest and MT. Perkins was nominated by exclamation. | Revs A. J. Sage and George L. Thompson, | of Hartford, were nominated for chaplains. A committee of one from each county was appointed to make nominations for the mi nor offices and the caucus adjourned. The committee of eight after deliberation decided upon the following:
 For Messengers-John l.. Wilson of Suf- field, Eugene Morehouse of Stratford, Thom- as J. Peck of Ashford, and R. T. Foster of West Cornwall
 For Doorkeepers-James E. Smith of North Haven, A. D. S. Bush of Lyme, vord of Bolton.
 REPUBLICAN, SENATE CAUCUS.
 Senator Robert Colt, of Norwich was nom. mated for president pro tenn. of the Senate, and Charles Perrin, of Stonington, for clerk.
 For Messengers H. Enc of Simsbury, and l.. M. Sessions of Windham
 For Doorkeepers-Georg A. Thompson of North Stonington, George s. Jeffrey of Mer- iden, and George w. Lovejoy of Monroe.
 For Chaplains-Revs. A. J. Sage and George L. Thompson of Hartford. DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS. Hon. A. Heaton Robertson, of New Ha- ven, occupied the chair. Ex-Lieutenant Gov ernor George G.. Sill, of Hartford, was nomi- mated for Speaker. Useless nominations for the other offices were also made, and the eau GUS then adjourned to see the Republicans work.
 DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAUCUS.
 Senator Alsop, of Middletown, presided over this lonesome affair. Senator Rial Strickland, of Enfield, was nominated for president pro tena., and it was decided to pay MT. Perrin the compliment of voting for him , for clerk.