The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-04

SoIlRillitoC0. 1ulOSS pVSSolII were uS
clared elected by the canvassing com
| mittee, and the Senate adopted the
| rules of the last Senate for it's owl
| rules, this session. The committee:
were named 20 inform the House tha
the Senate was organized and to wai'
upon the retiring Governor for any
| message he might have to cornmunf
cate. Governor Weeks had none.
The procedure in the House was
much the sam as in the Senate, eX-
cep. that Speaker Elmore S. Banks, OF
Fairfield. last sessions presiding Of
ficer. called the House to order.
Before adjourning. the Senate raised
a committee to notify the Lieutenant
Governor of his election. and Honor.
able Dennis A. Blakeslee, of New Ha-
ven, was nsJalled as the presiding
officer Of the upper House. He ad-
dressed the Senate as follows:
Tho attendance in both houses were
nearly equal, the full membership OF
both. After an hours session in the
Senate and at noon in he House. the
General Assembly recessed to meet
again at o'clock An joint convention
in tho hall Of the House to install the
Sta.e officers and listen to the Gov
ernOr's message,
At the close of the first Senate re-
cess at 1890, the Democratic Sena-
tors made q determined effort to pre-
cipi cate the question of minority rep
resentatfon on the imQQrtant joint
committees. In order to have asDehn-
ocrat on the important committees it
will be necessary to appoint three
Senators to each committee, instead
Of two as heretofore. s0t
In their caucus last night, the Re
publican Senator's discussed the mat
ter informally and agreed to leave 1t
Woodruff. The sentiment is generally
against making this change
Lieutenant Governor Dennis A.
Blakeslee presided at the joint session
Of the two houses, promptly beginning
at o'clock. The inaugural parade
which started from the Allyn House
at 1870 by this time, had reached the
capitol building. Chief Justice Fred
erick Hall administered the oath of
office to the newly elected State Of
ficers.
Governor Simeon E. Baldwin began
the reading of his message to- the
General Assembly at 2:30. Close and
respectful attention was paid to the
reading.
At the close Of the message Cover
nor Baldwin left the hall and the joint
convention was adjourned. The rec
ord of the joint convention was read
in each House and adjournment was
taken until next Tuesday at 2 O'Clock.
The day was ideal for the parade
and ceremonial of the inauguration.
From the Allyn House, the line of
march led to the Hotel Heublein,
where Governor Baldwin and his staff
Joined the procession. The parade
proceeded to Main street to High
street, TO the footguard~ armory,
thence under the memorial arch to the
front of the capitol, where a salute
was fired.
Within the hall of the House there
was a splendid silence of respectful
attention and interest as the venerable
new Governor entered. On one side
of the room stood Governor Weeks
and his staff and Governor Baldwin's
staff arranged themselves on the
other side Of the platform, where was
notable gathering of-public men, with
more of the Democratic faith than
was usual at such inaugurals. was
present.
During a brief and Informal receu-
tion after the reading of the MESA ee
had been finished. Governor Baldwin
received the congratulations of hum
dredS of politicians, Senators and Rem
resentatives.
First Company. Governors Foot
guard, who. with the New Haven
Grays made beautiful military spec
tacle of the afternoon parade, are
scheduled to tender Governor Baldwin
and his staff a ball at the F'ootguard
Arnory. tonight-the famous inau-
gural ball. A concert will be render
ed starring at s o'clock Governor
Baldwin will enter the hall at 9 and
the grand march will shortly start.
The House committee on Contested
Elections was, today, appointed as
follows. Representatives Stuart. of
North Stonington; Barr, of Suffiield,
and Eberle. of Hartford. Eberle is a
Democrat, the others are Republicans.