Connecticut western news., 1885-01-21
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
TUESDAY, JAN 13. HOUSE.

TUESDAY, JAN 13. HOUSE.
 The House was called to order at noon by the clerk; owing to sickness, Speak CT Simonds could not be present, and appointed Mir Frisbie of Pennington, speaker.
 A communication from the speaker was read announcing the committees.
 Among the representatives appointed were Bradley of Canaan, new towns and probate districts; Woodruff of Win chester, state prison Ford of Wood bury, roads and bridges; Perry of Bark hamsted, claims; Barber of Torrington, education; Tiffany of Bark hamsted, sale of lands; Gay of Winchester, finance; Staub of New Milford, railroads Beers of Cornwall, military affairs Morse of Litchfeld, agriculture Stone of New Milford, cities and boroughs ; Allen of Goshen, insurance; Selden of Norfolk, and Goodwin of Salisbury, manufactures; Spurr of Salisbury, ,engrossed bills; Par ker of Thomaston, appropriations; Stone of Litchfield, temperance 1; Sey- mour of Norfolk, forfeited rights; Brad ley of Washington, capitol furniture and grounds; Gridley of Harwinton, revis- ion of joint rules; Staub of New Mil ford, Spencer of New Hartford and Green of Goshen, new counties and county seats; Huntington of Morris, can vass of votes; Russell of Woodbury, con- stitutional amendments.
 A resolution was passed fixing the hour of daiiy meeting at 10:30 A. NJ,
 A memorial was read from General Thomas McManus asking that statue or other memorial be placed on the cap itol to the honor of General Joseph Spenc 1T of Haddam,a a noted hero of the French and Indian wars and the revo- lution.
 The allotment of seats was made in the usual manner by drawing for choice.
 There was no meeting in the Senate chamber.
 WEDNESDAY, JAN 14. HOUSE.
 The session opened at 10:30. The speaker being indisposed, Mir Frisbie acted in his place.
 A number of bills were referred to the proper committees, but they re- late principally to local affairs.
 Adjourned until Tuesday, Jan 19.
 SENATE.
 The Senate convened at 2 P. M., Lieu tenant-G General Cooke in the chair.
 Senator Richardson was appointed to the committee on unfinished business.
 But little business was done, the Sem ate adjourning after being in session 40 minutes, until Tuesday, Jan 20.
 THE NOMINATIONS.
 The republican Senatorial caucus was held this afternoon; P. Corbin of New Britain was chairman.
 Mir Lee of Meriden was the first speak CT and made few remarks, winding up with nominating Senator Platt for re- election. A few other representatives indorsed MT Lees remarks and Mir Frisbie of Pennington moved the vote be taken by rising of the members. Every member rose, and the chair de- clared Mir Platt the nominee.
 In the democratic caucus there were three candidates presented by their friends for the nomination, which all conceded would merely be compliment tary. Mir Joslyn of Hartford was made chairman.
 MT Slade of Bridgeport nominated Ex-Senator Barnum. Mir Comstock o1 Montville spoke in favor of Ex-Gover- nor Waller, and Col Joslyn of Hartford favored w. W. Eaton. Among the speakers favoring Mir Barnum were Staub of New Milford and Goodwin of Salisbury.
 A ballot was taken, resulting as fol- lows:-
 William H. Barnum, ,........ 39
 Thomas NJ. Waller, er,......... 19
 " IllhuA W. A4h1OLl, .
 On motion of Mir Miles of Milford, Mir Barnum was nominated unanimous ly bK exclamation.
 There was some talk of expressing the sentiment of the caucus in favor of a constitutional amendment providing that plurality of votes shall elect state officers, but nothing was done as it was deemed impossible to carry such a measure through the present legislature.
 The vote for United States senator took place yesterday. The vote was as follows SENATE.