Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-06
THE 1Ec1s1AT1vE REUNION.


 ous Matters of General Interest Com
 nected With the Occasion.
 HARTFORD, May 5.
 To the Editors of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: This has been great day for the Capitol city so far as general legislative reunion IS concerned. It was the first of the kind ever attempted and that it has been a success no one will deny, who has been here to-day. The early morning trains from all sections ot the State brought the lawmakers to the Capitol and until noon the familiar walk from the depot to the marble structure in which laws are made and unmade was trod- den by old and young, all intent to greet old friends whom they had not met, perhaps, for years, and talk over the times when the first Wednesday was "'Lection day" The cor riders and adjoining rooms were rapidly filled with ex-members and the greetings ! were cordial indeed. The doors of the vari- ous committee rooms, which were opened | for the meetings of the members, were des- ignated by large cards giving the year, so | that the ex-members had no difficulty in | finding their place of rendezvous. Here, too, | they found their badges of white silk, on which was printed, Legislative General Re- I union, May 5, 1886, and below the year that they were members The badges of the Sen ators were similar, except that they were printed on blue silk. Some of the members | wore number of badges, having been mem bers in different years.
 The Senators of 1886 were called to order ! in the Senate chamber at 10:50 by Lieuten- ant Governor Cooke and Clerk William S. Downs called the roll of members, all but two answering to their names. No business being offered the meeting was adjourned.
 The House of 1886 was called to order by Representative Searls, of Thompson, at II: :10 when Col John A. Tibbitts was nom mated for chairman and Messrs. Hoyt of Greenwich and Hamersley of Hartford were appointed to escort Colonel Tibbitts to the chair Mir. Tibbitts returned thanks for this renewed expression of confidence and esteem of the members of 1886 and said to them that he should be glad to shake them all by the hand after adjournment.
 A call of the roll by Clerk Brainard, who acted as secretary of the meeting, developed the fact that there were present by counties | county 24, New London county 16, Fairfield county 16, Windham county IF, Litchfeld county "A, Middlesex county 19, Holland ! county IS. Total IT.
 A letter from Representative Lucas, of Goshen. was read, in which he regretted that
  being present. He rendered his kind regards to all the members.
 Mr. Graham, of Orange, offered motion ot sympathy for the member from Goshen which was unanimously adopted.
 Colonel Hoyt, representative from Green wich, presented resolutions of sympathy on the death of Representative Henry c. Griggs, member from Waterbury, who has died since the adjournment of the legislature. Colonel Hoyt spoke briefly to the resolutions and they were then passed by unanimous rising vote, and copy was ordered transmitted to the family of the deceased.
 Mir. Clark, of Haddam, moved to adjourn, at the same time moving the previous question, '" which was carried with applause. It having been previously announced that j free collation. would be provided in the
 First regiment armory for all those who
 lesired to avail themselves of it, many of the members departed thither, while others went to the various hotels or dining rooms for din ner, as suited their fancy.
 SENATORS PRESENT.
 In the Senate chamber a register of the Senators present was made so far as practica- ble, which showed the following:
 Israel Coe, Waterbury. 1840; Nathan Jewett jr., East Haddam,m m 1sa9; 9 John john " stoughton, East ls58eO; John N. Tadhams, Goshen. 1858; Mssthss BRSey RnIs rSrmnRton Mesi9n lS 5
 f1GSG WiIliam E. Woods, somers 1857; James A. Bili,
 as JoRe SorAe AsR 1sSs Sa RsRca hdeoa6
 East Granby, 1862; Nelson Roberts, Torrington,
 %hsy M oe 1S
 ss2, T77s- 59-so,s1; T. 4; Warren, Wstsrtown, 1869
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 Taed 1sSi Sarss O. Ed%b Edbbae Grgg GhsRai
 isaac saa Rogers Milford isss s7;ss Ephraim Vii
 ens. 4.' New S Fsiried ysa baViS 5 Mallory. ssss
 ington 9il;n Woodbury 1s77-7s; J. R Mitchell Bris-
 tS7 S sss 'HeR %ePun D0uEazs Hssaa s7S
 sen5amin Nichols; Derby, 1873 56; J: "; Ihayer,
 Ee fs7s; eaipheus W. Spencer. Westbrook i877-5879
 E A. Woodward, SoEwaIk 1s75,76; Carlos smith @ Luther sgeneer s@sd s1sso T Wa sanord
 EsSan 1ses nfton B SsS Weox fRegs John Allen, Old Saybrook, 18s4-5; John S. Cheney. s; David B. Hamilton, Waterbury. Is8o-8i; An drew Upson, Farmington 1L 1ssos1 ss Francis sr B. terbu2y, aGEi 1ss4-S5; Morris w. Seymour Bridgeport 1881 Sa: o. A. Lewis, Plainhed 1880 s1; E; .Cleve tero ser iss5so st0 George o Mclean smsbury, isss Edward B. Dunbar, Bristol, 1Ss5-s6; Bronson B. den. iss5.s6; Edward Q. Bradley, Orange, 1ss6 A. Heaton Robertson, New Ney- Haven 1895 s6; Stiles T. Asa Smith Norwalk 1ssl-s5 s6; D. N. Morgan, ebsfls; sss '1Rs VI erosyeaes s%tSsf 1sss; Y Se% Se1sndiIfo Milford 1sss; John Marvin say6rooR
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 hiberf AHsif P. L. Bradstreet, ThomaStoh iSSi-ss;
 The list of representatves from o5 1924 to 1s46 18ss Charles T. Hillyer 1929, John A Foote; 1881, Ed 5ohn 3 FsSla N sfI iSs isss Ra9 tholomew (and 's6, and 66); 1886, Jsel c Holcomb snd sF Dr. 8 tha4es Y Hget get Ab cstn sdi and % 9 4 d HsDr{ s1 Basnagd Virgil stebbins (and '39D1 D. ". Plumb (and '52, SaSsw fG fs ef Buss f senas and 75; 1S41 Francis ss1a n' Abbott Abbott Will s5,i' '4s5, Nathan senby Sand ,55; -1s4s, Nathan Jewett (and senate '49. H, P Kent, Evelyn Blakes nard, J. M Wadhams (and '45l. Nathan Pierson | (and '46), w. C. shepard, Job Case, Fina W. Ellis | verse, L. ", Coe, George Hurburt, Seth L. Childs Preston (and '46) 1s46, R. L. Beecher.
 Governor Harrison entertained the ex- Governors, his personal staff and the speak CTS of the day at the Allyn House, at which 1 there were thirty plates. After dinner the Governor and staff and other officials took l carriages for the Capitol under escort of the OOV6TnCTS rOOI duO IlOES0 duarQS. COV- | ernor Harrison had with him in the first car riage ex-Governors Holly, Minor and flaw ley; in the second were exGovernors Eng fish, Ingersoll and Bigelow. The military staff and other gentlemen followed, all in open barouches. The procession then took l up it's line of march. The military line was attractive; the Foot Guards had about eighty men, exclusive of the band. and there were ifty-six mounted men of the Horse Guards, including musicians.
 The line of march was up Trumbull to Main to Capitol avenue to the north side of the Capitol building. Here the Governor and party alighted and went to the hall of l the House, where every seat was occupied by | members only, both in the gallery and on the 1 floor. The House was perfect sea of heads l and not an inch of space was unoccupied. l And even then there were apparently as l many members outside, unable to enter. On | the entrance of the Governor and the other | distinguished gentlemen, the entire assem- blaze arose and remained standing till the l others were seated.
 AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
 The immense assembly was called to order by ex-Governor Bigelow of New Haven,