Connecticut western news., 1885-02-25
aIsLATIvE NOTES.
TUESDAY, FEB. IT. HOUSE

8 reduction of railroad fares and rates
 The house concurred with the senat' in passing the resolution appointing George M. Darlington of Winchester member of the state board of education
 The speaker extended to the member' of the house the invitation of his excel lency, the governor, to a reception al the executive chamber tomorrow after noon between and o'clock.
 The house adjourned at 12;60.
 SENATE.
 The senate was called to order by President Stanton at 12:3Q,
 The judiciary committe reported fa- vorably bill fixing pay of sheritfs at $a a day and deputies, constables and mes sengers $3.
 A large amount of house business was concurred in and numerous bills on the calendar were disposed of, and at 1:2O the senate adjourned.
 WEDNESDAY, FEB. IS. HOUSE.
 The house met at 10:30.
 The Columbia contested election case being the order of the day occupied nearly all the session. Two reports were submitted, that of the majority finding errors in the return of two votes, by means of which the result as an- nounced was reversed, and the report recommended that the seat be given to the Rev F. D. Avery. The minority re- port, signed by Mr Mead of Greenwich, 'left the matter to the judgment of the house."
 Mir Phelps of Vernon said the claim being that one republican vote was ex- cluded which should have been admitt- ed, and that oIe democratic vote which should have been excluded was admitt- ed. The republican voter, Hawkins, after being voter for years in Colum- bia, became travelling insurance agent, leaving his wife and household effects at the residence of her father, and never himself making any other residence or attempting to vote elsewhere. He at- tempted to vote in November, his vote was challenged, he sworA that Columbia was hls residence and his father-in-law testified to the same effect, but hls vote was excluded by the democratic mod orator. The other voter, Tucker, 8 dem- ocrat, announced his attention of leav- ing the town to make his future home ln Rhode Island. He sold out his household goods, rented his farm and left the town. He remained in Rhode Island all summer and into the fall when he found that his health and that of his wife was heing injured, and he decided to return to Columbia. He himself on on his return admitted and regretted that he had lost hIs vote, but his demo- cratic friends assured him that the, would pull him through, and with the help of the democratic moderator they did so. The question is simply one of losing and gaining residence under the laws of the state.
 Mir Slade of Bridgeport said that the decision of the selectmen should be Ie- garded as final, and that when they de- clared a member elected the house should not lightly reverse their decis- ion. Mir Staub of New Milford made a strong speech in favor of standing by the decision of the legal election officers of the towns. A few other members made remarks | relative to the subject and the previous question was then ordered, the amend ment was rejected, the majority report of the committe was accepted and the resolution declaring Mir Avery elected was passed. MT Collins, the setting member and elected as democrat, will have to vacate. At 10:30 Lieutenant-Governor Cooke called the senate to order. The senate passed the act prohibiting drawing logs on highways to the injury of the road, amending it so that the fine of S5 is ito be recovered in an action under this statute" The remainder of the business acted upon would not interest our readers.
 Adjourned at 11:1O
 THURSDAY, FEB. 19. HOUSE. The house met at the usual hour.
 The following petition was received and referred: Of residents of Warren and South N ,rwalk for reductions in freight rates.
 A large amount of business was dis posed of, but not of general interest.
 At 12:15 the house adjourned until Tuesday.
 SENATE. The senate met at 10:30. Senator Glover Q5th) for the finance committee reported favorably the bill to exempt from taxation $l,OOO of the property of pensioned widows aud mothers in this state.
 The senate rejected the act fixing the pay of state attorneys at s15 day of service.
 Having been in session twenty min utes the senate ad. surned until Tues day.
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