Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-05
MANY REFORMS

Morris-The New Assembly In Ses-
sion Everything Runs Along
Smoothly and Without Friction In
the Senate-TO Meet To-Day-RePub-
lIcan Caucus for the Nomination of
a United States Senator to be Held |
Next Wednesday.
HARTFORD, Jan. 4-[Specisl] although |
trouble was rather expected when the gen. |
eral assembly convened to-day, everything
was harmonious and the Inauguration of
Governor Morris was in every way de-
cided success. Owing to the chilly atmos-
phere only few hundred people witnessed
the parade, but the house was packed with
humanity during the inaugural address
and the swearing in of the state officers.
The senate was called to order according to
law at 10 O'Clock this morning by retiring
Secretary of State Welsh, and the oath of
Office administered to the senators and
Charles Comstock of Montville elected
clerk, after which Senator Holden was
was elected president pro tenn, and the
senate got down to business.
At the same hour rs the senate was called
to order the house was convened by ex-
Speaker Paige and Chief Clerk Human ad-
ministered the oath of Office to the repre-
sentatives. Isaac N. Brooks of Torring-
ton was elected speaker of the house, and
the general assembly was in working order,
and recess was taken by both bodies IN
til 2:30
At 1870 the First regiment and the TWO
ompanies of Governors Horse Guard and
two companies of Governors Foot Guard
formed in front of the Hotel Heublein and
at $50 Governor Morris and staff appeared
and entered the governors carriage
accompanied by Governor Buckley.
The stats of the new governor
and the retiring governor took car
riages and the march to the capitol was
commenced, amid the booming of cannon
on Capitol hill. In the meantime both
house awaiting the arrival of Governor
Morris, who entered the house chamber at
O'clock and took his stand on the plat
form by the side of Lieutenant Governor
Cady, who was acting as presiding officer.
After the applause had sub=ided the new
governor read his inaugural address,
which recommended many changes in the
present system of conducting state mat
tiers, and which is printed elsewhere in
full. The address was listened to atten-
lively and we'll received.
| JuCS5 Carpenter VI tuo GLOSS Ol tDS HI
| dress administered thu oath of Office to
| senators withdrew, and thus ended the
| Inaugural cerem ,nies proper.
The Senate.
Secretory Of State Walsh called the sen
| ate to order at 10 O'Clock. All the sena-
tors were present and were sworn into
l A hal LOT f,.r o1a vi %
votes for Charles W. Comstoek of Mont
villa and twelve for Ed ward G.. Hutchin-
son of Essex. the senate dividing upon
| party lines. Senator Holcomb (rep.) of
| Southington, Second district, Immediately
arose and asked unanimous permission to
change his vote. Hs said that it is con-
coded that the republicans-a republican,
the state secretary, then being in the
chair-have the power snd right to organ
iz5 tie senate eieoting the officers, the
president excepted, but the republicans
had made an effort to come to eome
agreement with the democratic senators
and failed. They offered to give the
| democrats the clerk, messengers and
doorkeeper, aud She republicans would
take the president pro tempore and one
half tbs committees. The democrats
would not agree TO this. In the interest
of public business and to avoid Il deadlock
stock for clerk, which he did, and Com
stock WAS elected. Senator Pierce, dem
made reply, and claimed the right Of hii
party to organize tbs senate and be re
sponsible for it's acts. Clerk Coms!ocl
was sworn in and Senator Holden, dem.
was elected president pro tenn, receiving 1;
| votes. Eleven republicans voted blanl
| ballots
The R5v. Willis II. Stone, an Episcopa
minister Of this city, was elected chaplain
| and the various messengers and doorkeep
ers as nominated by the democratic caucu
last night were appointed.
| Senator Hall OF the Sixth district, Nor
gan Of the Fourteenth and Phelps of tn
Twsnty-third were appointed a committe
| to canvass the vote for senators.
Senators Cleveland and Miller were ap
pointed q committee to wait upon tn
| hoNse and inform the body that the senat
was organized and ready for business. Va
rious other routine matters such as ar
usually adopted at the opsning of the ses
sion were passed.
| A partisan debate then occurred on
resolution notifying the retiring governor
Bulkelsy: that the senate was ready to re
ceive any communication he had to make
| oehaIoI ieI'e' n "e"oer VI LILO pIeFloo
senate, objected to recognizing Governo
Buckley by the passage of the reso
Luton, but it passed, Is to II, Sena
tor Cleveland (dem) voting with tn
republicans. Governor Buckley sent in
communication notifying the senate tina
he had appointed George Haven of Nes
London, briga1ier general of the Nations
| Guard in place of General Watson, re
signed, The communication was tabled
The governor notified the senate that b
had loaned $500, 600 to the various d-par.
ments during the past two years aud sut
mitted vouchers for that amount. He ais
sent communication giving the variou
appointments to commissionerships he ha
made which have not been contir med b
the senate or acted upon in concurrenc
with the house. Both matters were &C
ceRted and transmitted to the house. A
l2:25 the senate took q recess to $50.
AFTER RECESS.
At 2:35 O'Clock the senate reconvened
passed joint resolutions declaring the den
ocratic state officers elected in Novembe
to have been duly elected, and appointe
committees to wait on the governor an
other state officers and notify them of thei
election. Lieutenant Governor Cady wa
|
| tce If the superior court and addresses
the senate as follows:
Senators 1t is with grateful apprecis
| ton of the hon or conferred upon me b
the people of this old commonwealth an
a scnss of grave responsibility that I al
| | sume the duties of this Office, which unde
the constitution makes me the presidn
officer of this dignifed body. 1 assum
: this Office, assure you, with great diff
! dence, coming to 1t as I do without forme
, legislative experience, and must rel
largely on your kind consideration in tn
, discharge of the functions of the Office.
pledge you that it will be my earnest en-
deayor at all times to deal fairly an
justly by all, and I shall frankly appeal t.
your patience and indulgence.
Assembled at time when the peopl
are greatly awakened in regard to the &C
: ministration of public affairs and tn
duties of public servants, let US approac
our duties with a determination to NEE
the just expectations of the people whor
we represent. Many important q uestion
relating to our moral, industrial and poll
= ical relations and other varied interests {
the state are likely to sbe presented fo
3 | your consideration and action, and for th
= protection and advancement of these in
terests am confident we shall unite wit
: a common purpose and an earnest andea,