Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-06
CAPETOL NOTEs.
Getting Ready for the Meeting of the
 General Assem- hIY.

General Assembly. Superintendent Dibble at the Capitol has everything in readiness for the incoming leg 1 isleture. The Senate chamber and Repre- sentatives' hall have been thoroughly reno- vated. The eustomaty amount of station cry has been placed in the members desks, and the outfit for the session is in complete | order.
 The four rooms in the Capitol, Nos 70, 73, 79 and 80, ordered to be fitted up by the legislature last winter, have been furnished and earpeted, and are now ready for commit tee use. Seven neW esi;pets have been laid during the fall. Every room has been clean ed within the last five weeks, the furniture prepared for the winter and windows dusted | and put in good order. The marble pedestal for the drinking fountain has been complet- ed at Thomas Andrus & Sons, and will be placed in position Tuesday. The fountain
 which was presented by Simpson, Hall 6, Miller, of Wallingford, has been replated al the company's works. and is now back in the Capitol.
 The comptrolier's banquet in honor of the incoming Governor will be served Thursday Owing to the fact that the House of Repre- sentatives will confne it's duties on Wednes- day mostly to the election of Governor and the State ticket in general the inauguration of Hon. Henry B. Harrison will not occur ] until the day following. The exercises will be similar to those of former years. The four companies of Governors Guard will do escort duty on that day.
 On Saturday evening meeting of the re- ception committee of the Governors Foot
 Guard of Hartford was held and MT. William H. Post was chosen
 chairman of the general commit
 tee. All members of the committee are re-
 quested to report at Allyn hall at 8 o'clock
 on Thursday evening in evening dress with white muslin neckties and white gloves. From 10 o'clock there will be prone
 made concert and the reception proper will
 commence at o'clock and will continue un-
 til 10 o'clock, or so long as may be necessary,
 after which will come the grand march and
 dancing
 Among the military companies from which
 representatives are expected are the United
 Train of Artillery of Providence, the Salem
 (Mass.) cadets the Worcester Continentals
 the Old Guard of New York, the Tibbits
 Veteran corps, the Phil Kearney Guard of
 Elizabeth, N. J., the officers of the Connec-
 ticut brigade staff and the commanding off
 cers of the State regiments and their staifs.
 The Republican Senators will meet in the
 Senate chamber this evening at 7:30 o'clock to nominate Senate officials and the Repub- Eean members of the House will meet in the Representatives hall to nominate House off cials at o'clock
 The General Assembly will meet to-mor- row at 10 a. m. The Senate will be called to order by the Secretary of State and the House by ex-Speaker Harrison. In the House the roll will be called by Deputy Secretary of State Hinman.% After the usual swearing-in the election of officers of both branches will take place. Then a committee will be raised to canvass the votes cast at the State elec- tion.
 Undoubtedly William E. Simonds will be elected Speaker of the House and William s. Downs of Derby, assistant clerk of last year, will be elected clerk. It is impossible at present to say who will be assistant clerk. The candidates are William J. McConville of Hartford, who was a candidate last year, Austin Brainard of Haddam, who is indorsed by the Republicans of Middiesex county, A. McC. Matthewson of Putnam, young attor- ney who is backed by many friends in his section and Frank L. Rodgers of Fairfield, representative from his town in the legisle- ture of 1883, who has the backing of Fair field county.
 On Thursday both branches of the General Assembly will meet and, none of the nomi- nees for State offices voted for at the last election having received a majority of the votes cast, will, as the constitution provides proceed te elect State officers Of course Hon. Henry B. Harrison and the other Re publican nominees will be elected, after which they will qualify. The inaugural parade will be from the Allyn House to the Capitol, the outgoing and incoming Cover nors being escorted from the hotel by the Governors Horse and Foot Guards.