The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-25

you Will faithfully and impartially dis
charge all the duties of your aforesaid
Office to the best of your abilities, ac-
cording To law. so help you God.
Lieut. Gov. Pothier was engaged in the
same way and then the secretary of state,
attorney general and general treasurer,
were sworn in by the governor.
Mr.. Arthur L. Gilmore the venerable
crier, seized the mace and made loud proc
lamation of the result from the State
House balcony.
| The General Assembly then adjourned
until tomorrow at 10 O'Clock when the
| House and Senate committees will be
: announced by Gov. Dyer, ana Speaker
Will be begun.
Immediately after adjournment the
line for the annual inaugural parade was
formed as follows
The Inaugural Parade.
Colonel A. A. Barker in command of the
Lieutenant A. J. DeBlos, adjutant.
Platoon of police.
Newport Band.
Company b, Second Regiment, r. /. M,
Captain w. II. Underwood in command.
Newport Naval Reserve sTorpedo Company,
Lieutenant II. CT. Wilkes, commanding.
Newport Artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Her.
bert Bliss In command, especial escort to
commander-in-chief
Carriage containing His Excellency Elisha
Dyer, Brigadier- General Frederic N.
Sackett, adiutant- general; James An
thony, high sheriff OF Newport County;
Lieutenant j. II. Stacey of the Newport
Artille"y Company.
Personal staff, mounted.
Orderlies with flag.
General staff in carriages.
Carriages containing His Honor Lieutenant
Governor Aram j. Pothier, Hon. Charles
T. Bennett, secretary of state; Hon.
samuel Clark general treasurer; Hon.
Willard Tanner, attorney general.
Membcrs-elcct of the Senate and House OF
Representatives.
The route of march was: Up Broadway
TO Marlboro, down Marlboro TO Thames,
through Young and Bowery streets TO
Bellevue avenue, and then through Kay
street, Cranston avenue broadway, Spring
street and Pelham street TO the Acquid-
neck where line was dismissed.
Newport Hosp itality.
There Is plenty of entertainment today
rs there has been no deterioration In the
quality or quantity of Newport hospital
ity, no matter what may he said about the
tameness of May sessions for the last three
years
Congressman Bull and State Auditor
A. &. Landers have entertained their
friends in crowds all day at the Lawrence
Club.
There is open house at the County, Gold
Rod and Powhattan Club and the rooms
of the Business Mems Association and
last night the members of the Newport
Artillery gave most enjoyable reception
at their armory.
The dinner which IL was supposed
Colonel II. Anthony Dyer was TO give In
honor Of Governor Dyer, his father, has
been given up.
The Ar ival of the Lawmakers.
The steamer from Providence arrived
last evening with its freight of political
somebodies ana political nobodies on their
annual pilgrimage 90 the inauguration OF
"A new state government
The sail down Narragansett bay was
uneventful and there was dearth OF
political topics TO discuss. The one in
tereSting feature of the trip was the
activity Of Mr.. Isaac III. Southwick In
trying To secure support for his light
against Judge Lee as reading clerk of the
House Two hours later, however, he
was defeated by vote of 3l-59 and that
ended the only contest of the session.
! Tho MOousoCket delegation was solid
, against him and Mayor Batcnellor locked
after the opposition from the outside.
\ year ago there was opposition 10 him
n a candidate for recollection 20 the judge
ship OF the twelfth district. His enemies
from WoOnsncket went Co Newport armed
with protest several feet long from their
fellow townsmen, but the House worldn't
even listen to the reading OF 10.
There l. more interest already In what
this Assembly will do at the long session
next winter than In the routine passage
of unimpurtant bills and resolutions iur-
ing the next two days. There will be no
issue" here, nothing TO cause "A split
between the two elements that undoubt-
edly exist. When thet srlIt docs como 10
will bc between tho big Republican
majority under the nominal leadership Of
:. w. ". Allen and a fushion minority lcd
by Hon. Rathbone Gardner
This minority will not ask for any
thing M Newport and 10 Is n matter OF no
Importance whatever whether they attend
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