The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-04
LAWMAKERS BEGIN WORK
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WTLL MEEr
 AND ORGANIZE TO-DAY.

AND ORGANIZE TO-DAY.
 Caucuses Held Last Night-Hon. Frank
 B. Brandegee Unanimously Nominated
 for Speaker of the House-sen at atorinl
 Committees Announced -Nomi nations
 at the Dem mocratic Caucus.
 The Connecticut lawmakers are now
 gathered in Hartford for the legislatiye
 session of 1899 and will be organized for
 business to-day, although probably no
 very important business will be trans-
 acted before Wednesday of next week
 and it is probable that an adjournment
 until that time will be taken this af-
 ternoon. Yesterday afternoon the halls
 of the capitol building in Hartford be-
 gan to take on business-like air and
 the corridors were filled with groups of
 legislators, newly elected members mak-
 ing new acquaintances and those re- elected renewing old acquaintances. #
 It was not until after 7:SO in the evening that the business of the day be- fore the opening of the session, the cau- cusing, began. At o'clock in the af- ternoon the republican members of the house from New Haven county met m the rooms of the railroad commission and voted to endorse Frank B. Brande- gee of New London for speaker of the house. It was also. decided that the delegation would support A. c. Baldwin of Beacon Falls for assistant clerk Of the house and to present the name of s. A. Flight of Hamden for doorkeeper and that of D. c. Clark of Milford for messenger. The other county caucuSe0 were held at 7:30 and lasted until about S:3j.
 | After the close of the county caucusep the republican members of the house held caucus in the representatives chamber. The caucus was called to or- der by O. R. Fyler, chairman of the re- publican state central committee. Reu- ben H. Tucker of Ansonia was chosen caucus chairman, H. R. Durant of Wa terburdy clerk, and Dr. D. w. Pratt of East Hartford assistant clerk. Nom- nations for speaker of the house were then called for and Michael Kencaly Of Stamford presented the name of Prank B. Brandegee of New London. Mr. Kenealy spoke briefly, saying that 1t was understood by all that Mr. Bran.N <! degee was the unanimous choice fof speaker and that since his selection wa& foregone conclusion no one had been selected to make the nominating speech. He then formally nominated MT. Drafi- degee. The nomination was seconded X by H. R. Durant of Waterbury. Adrian R. Wadsworth of Farmington, and Dr. E. R. Pratt of East Hartford. slsa
 Nominations for clerk of the house were then called for and Mr. Kenea1y placed in nomination Frank E. HeaIy of J Windsor Locks, who was assistant clerk of the house in 1897. No candidate inS opposition to MT. Healy was presented and he was chosen unanimously as the caucus nominee for clerk, this being ac- cording to the established custom of nominating for clerk the assistant clerk of the previous session.
 When nominations for assistant clerk were called for Chairman Tucker calA4d Mr. Kenealy to the chair and taking place on the floor nominated for assist- ant clerk Alfred c. Baldwin of Beacon Falls William A. King of Wilmington then presented the name of George Ey Hinman of Willimantic, the nomination of Mr. Hinman being seconded by F. D. Vinton of Eagesville. There being two names before the caucus. the followinT tellers were appointed: H. B. Freeman of Hartford, H. o. Bowers of Manches- ter and c. B. Whittelsey of New Lon- don and pr. Pratt of East Hartford A ballot was then taken and resulted as follows: Hinman 91 Baldwin 87, A. RI Y Bromley of New Britain 2. The nomi4 nation of MT. Hinman was made formal and unanimous John o. Enders and H. B. Freeman were appointed a com- mittee to call subsequent caucuses. On motion of H. o. Bowers of Manchester, Rev. c. H. Barber of Manchester was nominated for chaplain of the house. The caucus then adjourned.
 The Senatorial Caucus.
 The republican senators went into @ caucus in the senate chamber at S:30 o'clock. the meeting being executive. The caucus was called to order by Sen- ator Charles L. R. Vinal of Middletown. Senator George P. Kendall of Suf1eld was chosen chairman, and Senator Asa bel w. Mitchell of Woodbury clerk Of caucus. Nominations for officers of the Ssg senate were then made. Senator Edwin O. Keeler of Norwalk was nominated for president pro tem.; Frederick Scott for clerk, MT. Scott having been clerk of the house in 1897, his nomination be- ing according to the usual rule of pro. motion; David Mansfield for messen- ger, J. r. Miles for second messenger. It was voted that senator from each county not represented be appointed to designate the position of each doorkeep- er The following doorkeepers were named, one from each county: Theodore Thompson of New Haven county, Enooh A. Sawyer of Middlesex county, Dewitt C. Percoe of Fairfield county, Arthur D. Fissell of Windham county, Robert Jewett of New London county, and Charles E. Hunt of Holland county. The committee was appointed to assign doorkeepers: Senators Burton of Norwich, Pendleton of Stonington, of Darien, Jackson of Wood- stock, Hall of Wilmington, and Olcott of Clinton. The following list of mem bers of standing committees was made lp to be presented for endorsement: