Morning journal and courier., 1885-02-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

tention of the House Until Ad- journment Selection of Judge
 for New Haven Court of Common PIeas-mr. Rurleigh, of Harnden, for County Commissioner.
 HARTFORD, Feb. 10. Especial to the JOURNAL. AND CoUR1ER.l
 The fifteenth working day of the present
 session of the General Assembly commenced at 12 o'clock m in the House and 8 half hour later the Senate commenced to dispose of 1 routine business, which was made up prin- cipally of bills and petitions referred by the 1 House on Friday last. This work is now completed and all that remains is for the committees to consider matters before them and send them back to the house from | which they originated for final considera- | tion. There are many minor matters that will be readily disposed of, leaving the few more important ones to be considered and acted upon near the close of the session. Take the New Haven consolidation scheme, for in l stance, as one of the most important; the time fixed by the Committee on Cities and Boroughs for this hearing on that, to-day, was | March Sd, unless it should appear later in the session that there is prospect of final adjournment taking place before that time, when a change will be made. The same rule applies to the Tomlinson bridge matter, the hearing of parties in the interest of which is set down for March 12tn
 MT. Pigott of New Haven twas early in his seat this morning and it whispered about the lobby that he would offer an apology for the words spoken in debate last week. What ever Mir. Pigott's intentions were it is doubt nna thing is apparent and that is that he was l saved the trouble of so doing to-day, even if he was so disposed. The House had no l sooner got into working order than MT. Phelps, of Vernon. was recognized by the Speaker, and offered resolution providing that when MT. Pigott should make an apol- ogy for his breach of the order of the House, it should be made in writing and be immedi ately referred to & committee without read ing, etc. From this action came a long de- bate with numerous amendments, the entire time of the House until adjournment being
 taken up in their consideration As will be seen in the summary of the proceedings the
 matter was finally settled, for time at least
 and for the remainder of the week the House
 will probably be occupied in routine busi- ness There is difference of opinion about the prepriety of the course taken to-day in regard to MT. Pigott's case. Ssme of the members, on the Repub
 iean side too, thought that it would have
 been better to have let the matter remain as
 it was instead of making 8 hero of the of lending member, as they feared the last ac- ton of the House would tend to do. Flu
 5au fo1 yitb into
 This afternoon the irrepressible Goodwin of East Hartford was before the Railroad
 committee. It was not the Consolidated road that received his attention to-day, but it was the New York and New England. MT. Goodwin says they made false returns of
 their earnings to the railroad commissioners, in that they did not give their receipts from the Connecticut Central railroad, and he wants the matter sifted
 Immediately after the adjournment of the
 House to-day there was meeting of the Re
 publicans of New Haven county for the pur-
 pose of selecting judge of the Court of Common Pleas and county commissioner.
 The caucus was called to order by Senator
 Day. Senator Turner was appointed chair
 man and MT. Judd of Seymour secretary.
 Judge of the Court of Common Pleas be-
 ing first in order, MT. Jackson of Derby
 placed in nomination Colonel Torrance, the present incumbent. There being other candidate, Judge Torrance was nominated by exclamation.
 Next in order was the selection of a coun- ty commissioner The candidates for
 this position were indeed plenty, the first iDf ho11 1of uo6 fo11 Whole number of votes 19, Cecil A. Burleigh of Hamden s, J. H. Platt of New Haven 1, George F. Perry of Waterbury 4, Silas Crampton of Madison 1, Edward Griswold of
 Guilford 3, J. s. Buell. of Madison 1 and
 blank 1. On the second ballot there were twenty votes cast, which were divided as fol- lows: Burleigh 8, Platt 3, Perry 2, Cramp- ton 1, Griswold f. Buell. 3. The third and last ballot resulted follows: Burleigh II, Platt 3, Perry 1, Crampton 1, Griswold and Buell. i. MT. Burleigh receiving a majority of the twenty votes cast the ballot was made formal and unanimous. The caucus then of the caucus committee.
 Following is 8 summary of the business
 transacted in the Senate and House to-day:
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at 12:30 p. m. by Lieutenant Governor Cooke. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Taylor
 Senator Smith asked leave to introduce two bills. He found them on his desk, both having been sent to him by mail, and being absent on Friday, the last day for the recep- ton of new business, they had remained on bfs desk until to-day. Leave was granted and the bills referred. One was exempting from warrant or execution one share of the capital stock of any one person in a coopera- tive association; Judiciary. The other pro vides that in all towns in which two or more military companies are located, suitable armory accommodations may be built, the total expenditure not to exceed $500, ,000; Military.
 The Senate concurred with the House in appointing Levi E. Coe judge and John c. Thayer deputy judge of the Meriden City court; Edwin H. Hall, of Windham, commis- sioner for Windham county; Charles w | Butler judge and Samuel Park assistant judge of the New London Police court; and John | c. Kellogg judge and Lueius Brown deputy | judge of the Norwich City court.
 Senator Robertson, from the Committee on | Roads and Bridges, reported in favor of the petition to annul the charter of the Oxford | Turnpike; calendar.
 The calendar was quickly disposed of, on- ly four matters being ready for action. The | resolution changing the name of "The Theo- | logical Institute of Connecticut to "Hart- | ford Theological Seminary was explained | by MT. Walsh and pa 2sed
 The resolution giving William H. Fuller and A. H. Nilon, trustees, power to sell the real estate held in trust by them under the will of the late Arthur G. Pomeroy, of Suf- field, was tabled at the request of MT. Malt bic, as it gave the trustees too sweeping powers.
 House bills 10 and 20 were rejected on un- favorable reports from the Judiciary. The first provided that whenever an act is re- pealed which repealed a former act, the | latter shall not thereby be revived, unless it shall be expressly provided. The other pro- vided that Selectmen of towns containing no cities or boroughs on recomm endation of fire officers may appoint fire police, and at time of fires they have the powers of sheriffs or constables to arrest.
 On motion of Senator Stanton, the Senate adjourned to 10'3O a. m- Wednesday,