Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-01

reached and the bill passed. The Senate
then adjourned until Wednesday morning at
1890 o'clock.
The House.
The House was called to order at 1870 q.
m. by Speaker Simonds. Prayer was offered
by Chaplain Pardington.
The House resumed the consideration of
the amended charter of the city of Bridge
port, which was under discussion when the
House adjourned last Friday. This matter
has excited great deal of attention. The
bill provides for the separation of the Com
mon Council; also for the election of six Al
dermen cat large" The Bridgeport city cleo
ton occurs on Monday next and it is impor-
tant that, if the bill becomes law, that it
be ready for the Governors signature on
Wednesday
The first move to-day was by Mr.. Phelan,
of Bridgeport, who offered an amendment
that the act take effect from its passage, if it
ia accepted st Bridgeport city meeting. Mr..
Phelan advocated the amendment at length,
and after debate Mr. Frisbie, of Pennington,
demanded the previous question the bill
itsn2f, as amended last week. Mr.. Phelan
objected that it should be on his
amendment and appealed from the decision
of the chair The yeas and nays were
called on sustaining the decision of the chair,
and the vote was: Yeas lit. nays &c. Mr..
Joslyn called attention to the rule that the
previous question cannot be taken when an
amendment is under debate. The chair sug
gested that as the matter had been decided it
was not in order to question the decision of
the House. Mr.. Phelan then moved that the
bill be tabled, and the yeas and nays were
ordered on this, resulting: Yeas so, nays
1871.
1t was understood that the object of these
roll calls was to delay final action until
after the adjournment of the Senate for the
day.
Mr. Phelan inquired whether the House
would take recess at 1:30, as shown by the
clock over the Speakers head. 1t showed
1:27, but-was five minutes fast. The chair
declared that he must be governed by the
clock.
Mr. Phelan moved to adjourn, and the
chair moved the motion out of order as the
Honse, last Friday, had voted to take a
cess at 1:30 to-day to p. M, and this spe-
| cial rule had precedence of any motion to
adjourn until it was repealed. Mr.. Carter
appealed and the yeas and nays were de-
manded, but before they could be called the
hour of 1870 arrived and the Speaker de-
clared recess.
A caucus of the Democratic members was
called Immediately.
AFTER RECESS.
The House was. called to order at 9 O'Clock
and at once resumed the consideration of the
matter under consideration when the recess
was ordered. Not over half dozen Demo
Gratis were in their seats when the House was
called to order, they having held a caucus
during the interim and resolved to stay in
the lobby until Carter, of Waterbury, could
doubt vote, hoping thereby to reveal the
fact that there was no quorum present and
an adjournment would have to be taken IN
til tomorrow. This did not work as the
count revealed two over a quorum. Mr.. Car
ter then called in the Democrats in waiting
and as they fled in and took their seats there
was general clapping of hands over their
discontinue on the Republican side, which
was promptly rebuked by the Speaker
After the Democrats were seated Mr.. Joslyn
asked if an amendment to submit the pro-
posed charter to the people would be enter
tanned, he agreeing to interpose no further
objection to the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Troup objected
Mr.. Carter regretted that the matter had
assumed partisan character. He was shut
off, however, and the yeas and nays were
then called. On ordering the previous ques-
ton the Democratic members, with few ex-
ceptiens, refrained from voting. The vote
resulted: Yeas 1913, nays 46; SO the motion to
take up the previous question was declared
passed.
Mr.. Wallace, of Wallingford, Dem. y here
moved to adjourn and asked that the yeas
and nays be called for, and for the fifth time
they were taken; the vote resulted: Nays 90,
nays 106 So the motion to adjourn was
lost.
Mr.. Carter then moved to table the bill
The chair ruled the motion out of order and
Mr.. Troup at once appealed from the deci-
sion of the chair The yeas and nays were
called for on the question of sustaining the
chair, and another half hour was consumed
in calling the vote.
Mr.. Phelan said that as he voted in the
affirmative, he would move a reconsideration
of the last vote.
Mr.. Frisb1e raised the point of order that
such motion could not be entertained at
this stage of the proceedings.
The chair ruled the point of order well
taken.
Mr.. Phelan appealed from the ruling of the
chair and called for a yea and nay vote,
which was ordered, and, as many times be-
fore, the chairs ruling was sustained.
Mr.. Wallace, of Wallingford, moved to adj
journ, and another yea and nay vote was Or
dered, resulting in yeas 80, nays 146.
In this way the ridiculous flibustering
went on until nearly half-past o'clock,
when a vote on the previous question was
reached and the bill passed by vote of 109
yeas to IS nays.
Mr.. Phelan gave notice that he should
move a reconsideration tomorrow.
Mr.. Jackson moved to- adjourn and the
yeas and nays were again ordered. The mo-
ton prevailed and at 400 the House ad-
journed until Wednesday morning at 1920
o'clock.