Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-10
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CORRESPONDENCE
LETTER FROM CONCORD.
Imam ourotlon of Governor Jordan-Organ-
i,,tion Effected Announcement oil
Standing Committees

len, ,ro,re,s was male during the first
v,el If the New Hampshire legislative
session of 1901 10 spi,e of the tact that
both branches omitted the Thursday aft T.
noon session SenMe and house chose
good men as Ulcers, the standing commit
q. we're ann ,unced in the senate, one of
,h, hest governors this stat" ever had was
succeeded by one whose official lite prom
is, to be equally admirable, chaplain
wa, iostllled, notices we're given OF
connie OF important bill, the vexed
tree newspaper" question was put out Of
the wsy; and alte G -taer the new general
CONT and The new administration we're
given fl, ing start towards the making OF
fine record.
Ia the caucuses OF Tuesday night large
mart of the nominations were made by
reclamation, an excellent example in thi,
gard being set by ths tirement from
the proficiency of the senate contest OF
Senators Chase and Leach in tavcr of San-
ator Ellis OF Ksene. In the house caucus
George P. Dlckey OF Acwcr,h aid Edwin
iP Hunt OF Harrisville were the toor KEEPER
candidates from the south uestern part OF
the state. Mr. Hunt got there by ACCLAIM
alton, but Mr.. D!ckey was not so Tor innate,
though be got good number # ties,
standing second on the Fl al ballot Ia
the democratic caucus Mr.. Marvin Of AL
s,ead was chosen secretary and M O'Neil
Of Walpole distinguished himself by ock-
ing the plan OF the Z" ma hlne" to torca the
Nomination of candidate Tor United
States senator ct that early stage in the
game. Mr.. O'Neil refused to be bluff ID
by the self-constiJuted " lsadt rs" who have
taken charge of the party in this state and
carried his point in triumph.
On Wednesday organization was effected
by the choice of the following officers {:
Senate, president, Ellis OF K-ene; clerk,
Clifford of Franklin; assistant clerk,
Thorp of Manchester; sergeant alarms,
Demeritt of Madbury; doorkoeper. Cur
rier OF Littleto,; messenger. Nee vain of
Enfield. House, speaker, Little of Man
chester; clerk, Brock of Conway; assist
ant clerk, Topping of Manchesler; SER
geant at arms, Law OF New London
doorkeepers, Piper of Auburn, Hunt OF
Harrisville, Whitehead OF Dover, Love ~
of Lttleton. Hon I Nelson Hastings OF
Walpole, ex-rresldent of the senate, was
pre-, ent at the organization of the upper
branch and made brief speech Of COM
pliment to his successor.
Mr. Collins of Ma thorough repr scented
Cheshire county I'd Mr.. Bugbee # Plain
| 6rli, Sullivan county, on the committee to
'elect cha plain. Their choice fell upon
Rev. Joel b. Slocum, pastor OF the First
Baptist church in this city. On motion Of
Mr. S ockwell of c aremont each member
and officer was allowed his choice of two
div newspapers for the session
| ,.On Thursday a very simple ceremony
made CHI S er Jordan of Lancaster the
FIST North Country governor of New
Hampshire since the days Of Jared VIII
liams in lS47 and relegated Frank West
Rollins to the ranks of the ex's. 1t YVES a
zero day and therefore the absence of the
usual parade was the more fitting. For
the first time in many years the Amoskeag
veterans dill not p r!orm escort duty. The
election sermoq custom revived by Govern
or Rollrs two years ago was owed to
lapse into desustude again ard the govern
ors, with their councillors, staff members
and friends, simply walked across the
street from the Eagle hotel to the capitol.
The senate and house had assembled in
| j ,iut convention and the first three rows OF
seats were vacate for the accommodation
of the special guess of the occasion, a
courtesy which was acknowledged by Gov
ernor Jor1an IN the preface to his lnaugu-
rsl. The SPEAKER of the house raped to
order promotly at the appointed hour, the
oath of Office wa. administered by the
president of thu senate and TOR exactly re
hour the new oh eff executive reed his first
| official address. The extreme interest W tn
which it was heard throughout its lengt
was high compliment to its matter and to
the manner of its delivery. At the con-
clu.ion of the ceremony Governor Jordan
dned the party at the Eagle. Commits
sar, General Hastings ard Councillor Her
sew represented your section OF the state.
MIR. Bill OF Westmoreland serv1d as one
| of the committee to make the formal can
vas. of the votes tor governor and council
| lors.
Ga Friday the announcement was made
of the standing committees N the senate,
the chailmen being as fellows: Judiciary,
| L ach revision OF laws, Chase; railroads,
W-theIel; banks, Stevens finance, * alley !;
agriculture, Farnum; claims, Farnham !;
manufactures, Remcn education, Annett ;
interpretations, Ur h.;military aft airs, Head ;
towns and parishes, Bean; reads, bridges
and canals, ShontelI; state prison and IL
du.trial school, Jore'; elections, Sullivan ;
asylum for The ms, n Books labor. Leddy ;
,oidler.' bone, Lit l.; fi'beries and game,
Raw. Senator Adnett serves, also, on the
| COMM tees on as lum tor the Insane. f.
"a zee aud revision OF laws; and Senator
| Brock, on the committees on railroads,
STAT prison and industrial school and SOL
di r. home.
Speaker Little gave out the nine ap-
poinsments to be ade by hin on Friday,
seven counie, being represented on the
list. Cheshir- county gets page, Charles
Ball W of Swsnz-y.
Tn first three notices OF bills given in
the bou,e are Of &C to revise the caucus
law, to secure b inspection OF compressed
feeds offered for sale and to annex the
town of Nortbf ii to the town OF Tilton.
In the senate Mr. Kalev has given notice
of bill TO extend to veterans of the Span
I,h war the provisions OF the law now gov
ernirs town aid to veterans of the Civil