Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-09
NOW FOR BUSINESS
Connecticut Legislators As sembled in Hartford To-Day.
MANY VISITORS WERE PRESENT


 Last Evening-Attorney Guilfoile
 Secretary of the New Haven County
 Caucus--The Question of Judge
 Wheeler's disappointment Interests
 Waterbury Lawyers.
 Hartford, Jan 9.-Sunny skies and talrly, springlike outdoor conditions. following the threatening weather Of 7 the early morning, marked the opening day of the Connecticut general assem- hIy. and the formal introduction into office or the men who are to execute the affairs of the state ill the hrst years of the twentieth century. The principal streets of the Capitol city were thronged with visitors from all sections of the state early in the day. and the scene became constantly more and more animated as each train ar irving during the forenoon brought it's complement of people to swell the crowd which came to attend the cere- monies incident to the inauguration of George F. Mclean as governor
 For an hour and half before the two branches of the general assembly convened. the Capitol building was crowded with legislators, state officers and sightseerS, men in uniform and ladies in fashionable attire lending brilliancy of color to the ever shifting gathering It was 1922 when the house convened and I few minutes later when the senate was called to order.
 In the house the retiring speaker. Mir Brandegee. took the chair in accord auce with the usual custom. He asked members to take seats anywhere until the regular allotment had been made, and then called upon Rev D. R. Low ell of Middletown, who was last night selected in caucus for chaplain, The Rev Mr Lowell of offered an eloquent invocation.
 MT Brandegee. the presiding officer, reauested that the three members who had been added to the house because of the increase of population in three towns. should not vote until formally admitted Afterwards the entire house, with the exception of those three members, arose in body ana took the oath.
 4 communication was received from Governor George E. Lounsbury. noti- fying the house of appointments made in the recess of the general assembly. These appointments have been pub lished before.
 John H. Light of Norwalk was elect cd speaker. George Hinman of Wllli- mantle clerk. Alfred C. Baldwin of Derby assistant clerk. Dr D. R. Lowell of AIiddletown chaplain. The three new members of the house. David Nichols of Huntington. John T. Calla- han of Branford and Walter A. Mann of Orange. were then sworn in. The two houses went into joint convention at 30 to receive the governor-elecf.
 The first session of the Connecticut senate for 1901 was called to order at 1o:2G by Huber Clark, secretary of state The roll call showed twenty three present. Senator Sturgess Whit lock, of the Fifteenth district being the only absentee. The Rev c. E. Barbour of Manchester offered the opening prayer. After roll call the members took the oath of ofhce.. < vote, informal was then taken for clerk of the senate, and Frank N. Healey of Manchester, late clerk of the house. was chosen. On the formal ballot he was unanimously elected and was sworn in by Secretary of State Clark He immediately assumed the duties of his position, the secretary re- tiring. and he at once called for a bal lot for temporary presiding officer. Senator Henry Roberts of Hartford was selected for that position, receiv- ing twenty of the twenty-one votes cast. In taking the chair Mir Roberts made brief but graceful speech of acknowledgement.
 The first resolution presented in the senarc ir the psasent century was Gttinsly done hy the senior Men- ber, Mr Goodrich. of the second dis t-ict. 1t moved the appoint1nen, of the Hev Mir Barbour Of Manchester :,s the clapisia of the senate, and was unanimously adopted. On tLe mo tien Of Mir Goodrich Isaac Miles of New Britain and David B. Mansfield of FErwinton were appointed nesseE- gers cf the senate.
 On motion Of Senator Sloper Of tue Teprti district 2 resolution was pass cd granting the Gsc Of tie senate ante roOlc to the committee OF incorpora- tions. q time ilonored privilege of tnat cou:mittee. A number Of other reso- iutio;:s oe purely routine character were also presented and rasSed. /
 Senators Pendieton of the sixth ard Brown of the ninth were appointed a committee to notify the house that the senate was ready for business. At this point 2 message from the retiring gov ernor was received. notifying the sen ate of the appontm made. After wards the senate proceeded to ratify the caueus nominations for chairmen of committees.
 Although there were no contested seats, q committee was appointed. as follows: Senators Gordon. Whitlock and Wright. Lieutenant Governor { Keeler was sworn in and made his ads f31css. At l 30 the senate went into Ecssipp with the house to receive the Governor.
 sx Hartford, Jan 9-The chief interest ton day was the parade eapttpl The newly elected gov 1pd hls sta1 were at the Allen
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