Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-08
THE STATE GOVERNMENTS.
Organizing .Lesieiatures and Preparing to
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terday morning. A the members Of The sem
ate and house filed upstairs it was necessary for
them to pass by the marshal and his Officers
and also to identify themselves as members
elect of the Legislature. Four officers in citi-
zens' dress occupied seats on the steps leading
to the speakers desk.
Long before the hour to assemble the gal
leries were. thronged with spectators, while
some of the leading representatives OF both
parties occupied seats in the Hobbies below.
The spectators gathered in anticipation of an
exciting time at the opening of the 'session.
NEW HAhPsHIRE's LEGIsLATURE-
As announced in the dispatches of yester-
days STAR Clerk Jewett called the house TO
order and read the roll Of members ~ he had
proposed it. 1t contained the names Of 179
republicans and 1853 democrats All the 179 re-
\ publicans responded to their names and only
| I56 democrats Mr.. Bingham of Littleton
moved that committee of three from each
party be appointed to ascertain who are legally
| entitled to sit as members of the house. Clerk
Jewett declined to state the motion on the
| ground that the house had not organized. Mr..
Bingham then, amid much confusion, put the
question and declared it carried. This caused
| laughter. After the members had been sworn
| in Mr.. Gallinger was elected temporary chair
man +. G.. Clarke was elected speaker, 5. L.
Jewctt, clerk; and VIM. Tutheriy, assistant
clerk The republican candidates for sergeant
alarms and doorkeepers were elected and
! special committees appointed to report rules
and select chaplain.
The senate organized at noon, elected Mr.
Moline Of the Milford district president; g.
| J. Hamblett of Nashua. clerk: K. Fl. Washing
ton of Nashua, assistant clerk; U. II. Ham
blett of Mason. sergeant-at-arnis, and Charles
Emmons of Wilmot, messenger. The returns
of votes in the different districts were read.
| The senate met the house in joint convention
| at o'clock and filled the following vacancies
| resulting from failure to elect: Arthur l..
| Hodhdon If Ossipee. senator in the sixth dis
| trict and Henry j. Quinby of Lake village. IN
the second councillor district. Both are re-
pubhcans.
The committee appointed to canvass the
return OF votes for governor to the secretary
| of state reported as follows: Whole number of
votes S6,240; Hiram A. Tuttle republican,
| AZ, 489; Charles H. Amsden, democrat, A. 1856;
Josiah NJ. Fletcher. prohibitionist, 1888; scat
| tering IL. and there was no choice.
ballot taken for governor resulted as
Tuttle was declared elected amid applause from
the republicans. The convention then rose
and each house adjourned.
CONNECTICUT.
The Connecticut senate speedily organized
yesterday, electing Read of Bridgeport, demo-
crat, president pro tempore, with other
| caucus nominees. All sepators were present.
The house spent a long time in organizing,
| owing to technical questions about seating
several members, which, however, did not
affect the republican majority. Finally the
house chose A. W. Paige speaker and other
| republican caucus nominees.
| About o'clock the house sent the official
| canvass to the senate with n resolution refer
| ring it to the joint committee on canvass Of
votes for state officers. The senate had voted
not to create such committee this year, and
| when the canvass and returns came in the SEN
| ate created a special committee of its own to
| examine and report upon them. After about
/ two hours conference the majority Of the COM
mittee, two democrats, reported that Luzon L.
Morris WAS elected governor; j. ". Alsop, lieu
| tenant governor: j. j. Phelan. secretary OF
| state; NJ. H. Sanger, treasurer, and N. Staub,
| comptroller, the regular democratic ticket. Res
olutions declaring each so elected were passed.
The republican members Of the committee re-
ported that various persons had been refused
| opportunity to show that the returns were in
| correct, and that as the returns were not right
| no one should be declared elected, and the mat
ter should be examined into and the fact Of no
| election shown.
The house added a new rule providing for a
continuance of the legislative day in case L. re-
| cess, and subsequently took n recess To 10
| o'clock this morning, which viii be reckoned
| by the clerk continuance of the first day. The
senate, after declaring state officers elected, adj
| journed till today at IL o'clock.
4 A caucus of republican senators and repre-
| sentatives last evening nominated U. II. Platt
for Senator unanimously.
| ILLINOIS.
The thirty-seventh general assembly of Hi
nois convened in regular session yesterday. The
| greatest interest was eentered in the house
where the democratic majority was just sufi-
cient to organize. The full house. composed
| of n democrats. 70 republicans and farmers,
responded to the roll call. The house was organ
lied by the election Of Clayton A. Crafts
democrat for speaker, by the full party vote
The senate was called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Ray, and Senator NJ. w. Matthews
republican. was chosen president pro tempore
by vote Of "a to "A. --
| MISSOURI
The two branches of the Missouri legislature
met yesterday and adjourned after effecting a
temporary organization. The democrats have al
overwhelming majority. The governors mes
sage will be sent to the legislature today. The
temporary officers of the house are Mr.. Fogle
of Schuyler county for speaker and c. j. Yates
of Lewis county for clerk. In the senate II. L.
Grady, temporary secretary.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
No change is recorded in the senatorial situa
ton in South Dakota. The fusionists combi
nation is firm. the republicans being unable, al
yet. to break the combination of the opposi
ton. The situation il that the fusionists viii
nave one majority on JOINT out VIII
| to seat eight fusion contestants i'll the house
The republicans expect to prevent this.
MINNESOTA.
The deadlock in the Minnesota house of rep
rentatives. which was inaugurated at Tuesday
opening continues. Two ballots were taker
yesterday. 40 votes being cast for the republi
can candidate for speaker, 40 for the democrats
and "a for alliance men.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The North Carolina legislature met yesterday
and organized. Lieut.. Thomas Holt presided
in the senate and the house elected Richard A
Dought0n speaker by ninety-three demo, attic
votes to thirteen republican votes for John A
Hendricks. The legislature is very largely
composed Of members Of the Farmers Alliance
but they are conservative democrats as well.
MICHIGAN.
The two houses Of the Michigan Legislature
met at noon yesterday. After the member,
had been sworn in the democratic caucus nomi
necs we're elected. Adjournment was ther
taken until today, when the exaugural and in
augural addresses will be heard in joint session
The Indiana legislature convenes today. The
democrats caucused Last night and nominated
the following officers: Secretary Of the senate
d. H. Fenton Of Lake county; assistant secre
tary, George i. Peasants of Switzerland
county. and doorkeeper, o. L. Wells Of Marion
for speaker Of the house. Mason J. Niblack OF
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