The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-31

supplied with comfortable and neces-
sary furniture. while the State OFF,
GERS rooms appear to have been furn-
ished without regard to comfort or
necessity. As the last mentioned
are the permanent occupants of the
building, their needs should really
have more consideration than the
members of the Assembly.
BY an error of some sort it was
stated in the CHRONICLE two or three
weeks ago that there were but tsoo
members of the House that were
lawyers, namely: Mr.. Hunter of Ra-
pides. and MIR. Ogden, now Speaker
of the House. This is q palpable
mistake. as beside these gentlemen
there are number of lawyers in the
House. and instead of tsOo the correct
figure is nearer two dozen.
The Legislature having been in
session two days its organization was
about completed when we arrived,
and the all consuming subject that
seemed to occupy the minds of the
Solops as they gathered for the noon
sitting was the election of q q. s.
Senator and the circuit judges. A.
ter going through the formality of
counting the vote for Governor, Lieut..
Governor, the amendments, etc., sew
eral legislators gave notice of the
introduction of bills, and then the
House adjourned until noon next day.
In the Senate but little had been
done, owing to the inability of the
president pro tenn to appoint the
usual committees, that power being
lodged with the Lieut.. Governor
elect, who did not take his oath of
Office until Monday (l9th, at which
time Gov. McEuery and Lieut.. Gov.
Knobloch had the oath of Office ad-
ministered to them by Chief Justice
Bermudez.
The inauguration ceremonies were
conducted with order and deoorum
that rendered the scene impressive
to all beholders. Gov. McEnery
read neat and we'll worded address,
in which he took occasion to express
his pleasure at the healing Of all
breaches engendered by the asperites
of the campaign. He also paid the
press OF the State glowing tribute
and offered some timely and peril
neDt suggestions for the benefit OF
newspaper men. The stand upon
which the ceremonies were conducted
was erected in one corner of the
State House yard. 1t was hand
somely decorated with flags, ever
greens aud flowers. Prominent in
the foreground was . floral mono-
gram of the Governors initials, sus-
pended from an arch of ivy in front
and juet above the heads of the fore
most occupants of the platform. The
University cadets acted as the militia
ny escort for the occasion. They are
a fine body OF young soldiers, and
right cleverly did they do the escort
business under their drill master,
Col. 8. M. Robertson. Among the
cadets we noticed the familiar faces
of Masters Jno. A. Williams and
Howard Mcknight of Grant parish.
The grand social event of the day
was the reception and inaugural ball
given in honor Of the Governor at
the University last evening. All the
State officers, Senators and members
Of the Legislature we're present, to-
gether with host of invited guests
from New Orleans and other portions
Of the State. An elegant brass band
from the city furnished dulcet strains
of music. Wealth, beauty and FASH
iop we're congregated in bewilder-
ing mass. and it would take better
versed Jenkins to describe the scene
than this writer processes to be. The
Governor and suit received the con-
gratulations of friends until ten
o'clock, ut which time the guests were
treated to grand pyrotechnicl dis
play. This exhibition of fireworks
was the most interesting feature Of