The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FIRST SESSION OF THE NEW GEN.
 FURY OPENED YEsTERDAY.

The Routine Business of Organization
 Contested Election Cases in the Hous
 Referred to the Comm ee-Joint Con
 ventIon of the Senate and House fol
 the Inauguration Ceremonies HeIt
 Yesterday Afternoon-Adtour
 Until Next Tuesday.
 The inaugural ceremonies and the
 opening of the general assembly yes
 terday attracted to Hartford a large
 asesmblage of prominent people from all parts of the state. The day was a fine one for the ceremonies, the weather being clear and pleasant.
 The senate was called to order short ly after 10 o'clock by the secretary of state, Hon. Hubert Clark, and prayer was offered by Rev. c. H. Barber, of Man. chester The first business was the election of a president pro tenn and Senator Roberts, of Hartford was elect ed by vote of 20 I. Senator Roberts took the oath and addressed the senate briefly.
 Executive Secretary Day presented a communication from Governor Louns- bury, announcing an appointment since the last session, viz: Hezekiah L.. Reade, of Jewett City, to be a trustee of the Connecticut School for Boys, to fill the vacancy caused by the expira- tion of the term of Jabez s. Lathrop, of Norwich, and failure of the senate to appoint
 Routine resolutions were passed authorizing the printing of the journal; authorizing clerk to procure stationery; granting use of senate ante-room to committee on interpretations for the ses- sion; to provide annotated copies of the statutes of the general assembly and clerks; raising special commit tee on the revision of the statutes; dis pensing with daily roll call and reading of the journal; authorizing distribu- tion of mail to senators; adopting the senate rules of 1899.
 The special committee on canvass of votes of senators reported the elec- tion of the senators according to the roll and the report was accepted and at
 
 noon.
 When the senate assembled at 12:10 Representatives Housel, of New Haven, and Adams, of Norwalk appeared as a committee from the house, to notify the senate that that body was organ ized.
 A resolution appointing a committee to notify Governor-elect Mclean of his election was passed, and Senator Good rich, Second district, was appointed.
 A resolution was adopted appointing Senator Gordon, of the Third district, on committee to wait on the secre- tary, treasurer and comptroller, and notify them of their elections E
 Senator Wright from the committee on canvass of votes for state officers reported majorities for Governor-elect Mclean and the state officers.
 Resolutions were passed declaring the election of the several state officers.
 Resolutions providing for the printing of the legislative bulletin and adopting the joint rules of the session of 1899 were passed in concurrence.
 The senate reassembled at 2:20 after a recess and Senator Burton for the
  ernor reported that he had no further communication to make.
 A committee from the house reported l that the house was ready to meet the l senate in join convention.
 Senators Mcdonald and Thompson were appointed to wait upon the Lieu tenant governor and inform him of his election. The committee soon after ward escorted the Hon. D. o. Keeler, ! lieutenant governor-elect, to the senate and he was received by the senators rising A fine floral basket was on the presidents desk.
 Lieutenant Governor Keeler ad- 1ressed the senate.
 In the course of his address the lieu-. ,enant governor said:
 There is one thing that I would like o impress upon your minds, and that is his, I believe that these sessions of he general assembly can be made very much shorter than they have been without any detriment to the interest md welfare of the state of Connecticut, md that you senators as chairmen of he various committees can do very much to bring this about But what ver your deliberations may be or your inal actions upon all matters that shall ome before you may they be such as hat they shall not only commend them- elves to the people of the state of Con lecticut, whom you are called upon to erve, but also to Him, who is the Divine Ruler and Guide over the affairs f men as well as nations.''
 The oath of office was administered to he lieutenant governor by Chief Jus ice Andrews, of the supreme court, vho entered the hall escorted by Sheriff smith, of Hartford county. Senators 'endleton and Whitlock were appointed 0 notify the house that the senate was eady to meet with it in joint conven- ion.
 At 2.50 the senate took recess until fter the inaugural ceremonies, and hen, by pairs, arm in arm headed by he lieutenant governor and clerk of he senate, marched to the hall of the ouse, to attend the joint convention. Hon. Frank B. Brandegee, of New ,ordon, speaker of the house of 1899. alled the house to order at 10:15 and he chaplain, Rev. D. E. Lowell, D. D., : ffered prayer. The oath of office was leu administered by MT. Brandegee to ne members and Messrs. Brown, of and Whittlesey, of Danbury, , ere appointed temporary clerks. On the motion of MT King, of Wind am, ballot was taken for speaker. Ir Donovan, of New Haven, MT. At