Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-27

-C0lonel Watson N0n.OOmmltsal.
HARTFORD, Jan. 26.-Brigadier General
Graham has not resigned and expects to con- |
;est the action Of the governor. he and his
laughter Bessie arrived homo Friday even.
ing from attending the Old Guards ball in
New York. 1t il generally believed that he
will do % above stated-stick and demand q
court martial.
A member of General Graham's staff has
prepared the following queries for Governor
BulkeIey to answer:
/. "Can the governor Of State remove an officer
whose appointment was confirmed by the senator
Ss
III %, who ahali constitute the court nartieis"
Ichssgss sso 81 r., the Ssis.disr
confirmed his appointments hear themf"
Saturday morning General Graham held .
conference with several of the members Of
his stan but what was said or done could
sta6, however, positively assured the reporter
thas the general would mot resign.
THE aovERHoR's POSITION IT TENABLHl-
WHAT 10 SAID IN SUPPORT OF HIS POSITION.
In the absence of any later orders in the
First regiment affair, public attention has
turned to the consideration of various inter-
eating questions which have grown out of
Governor Bulkley's decisive course.
The chief Of these 10 whether the governor
had power to dishonorably discharge Colonel
Cone and the other two field officers. The
regulations Of the Connecticut National
Guard read that there shall be no dishonora-
BILE discharge until after court martial. This
raises the question whether the governor 10
or ID not subject to the regulations. A gen.
tlemen holding high official position and
conversant with the existing controversy in
all Its phases, said to-day:
"The governors action Is In no way limited
by the regulations. As commandments
he II not q part of the Connecticut National
Guard, and this opinion was held by so
sound . lawyer a. Governor Henry B. Harri-
son, in . matter which arose while he was
chief magistrate. The fact is that under the
law Of Connections, the governor 10 COM
mander-in chief of the militia and the militia
consists, not Of the National Guard alone, a.
frequently held, but, by section 8, 1873 Of the
statutes, Of all male citizens OF this
State between the ages of 10 and As years,
not expressly exempted by Law:
says the governor shall be commander-in-
chief Of the militia Now let us see the dis
tinction between the militia and the National
Guard. We fnd 1t in section 3, 134, which
provides that the active militia shall be or.
Ranized a. hereinafter mentioned and desig-
mated a. the Connections National Guard.
Then the National Guard Is by no means the
entire militia Of the State, but only part OF
II, and small part at that" The regula.
lions a to dishonorable discharges, then. an.
ply solely to the National Guard, and the
governor, as commander in chief of the entire
militia of the State, IL clearly above any reg.
ulations made for the government of part
Of the militia.
"Take 1t In another light. 1t 10 urged
that the law authorizing the Governor to OF,
der dishonorable discharges was supplanteo
by the Regulations. The Hegulations were
made by board created In 1851, put w
ma the law unoes Mncn .ue oo0 ny.
~ ~ the Gsnsrai Asssmbiv of 1887 makee
tne.s 1,.r.--. S o. tina lays Of the State
sSV'iUn .rt npeAi' Tha isws MOI aU.hnr
izinr dishonorable discharges was Continued
on the statutes and is the law or the State
to-day. Then take the act authorizing the
maLino of the Reoulations. II reads thal
,hav smn.t he In sccordsnca With Che law,
of The State.' Where thew are not in ac
cordsncs 18th .nah Iaws thev are cleariy
iiiecsi and of NO effect. And The Governor
by q simple order, has it in his power &C
wipe out the entire Regulations.
s,rh.. .rr..r. 70 me 20 d;.no.a of m,
nr.s.io~ Mt com.s the no;nt that Rr,cs.
NJ" Gs.1 Gs.ss.. hsr;nt, 49,, .rro;rss;
. - 49, 60. sS.,,s IA -.
r ~ 0S 49, 49,. oe s%. ,onarn"r ~ forc. hi,
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o s a.o sus ss,1 Xxx hioh -s.S.. Wv
'.s'u.e'' .sa.n seos.o. 800 "n'ol .e
10 the case Of Scsrs ros whose a .n
nchicf. durinr sny recess 81 the senate. may max,
appointment. to or removal from office for cause
lns DC vao Till the rui'nor ac'0n Oh
This statute appears TO be perfectly plain
ana under It's terms you VIII see tnat the sug
gesAons about demanolng cour-maruA
have no weight. The governor has arbisrar!
power a. 70 suon omosrs
APPROVING GOVERNOR BuLKELEy's ACTION
Governor Buckley has received letter.
f,n,, ,,.rv rror,,r.rt oantlemsn IN var,on
r -, r-,- -:
Psrss Oh inc o'A'o' iesA'' ous'"oss anu laiiA
tary men, approving the course he has taken
Several contain expressions of opinion which
| are worth quoting:
a War Veteran-"God hates a coward"
An Ex-Stats Onioial-"Allow me to CON
gratulats You for your Independents action 81
cavinsn qua the executive o, the o.ate ant
;... - IA Mssn. y. ' sp. . 49,. -. ~. .n
"a ~
A New Britain vetersn-"I thank You To-
| the stand you have taken. The time vii
| come when your course will be approved b,
some Of those who are now trying to use !
for political purposes. served four lonl
| years In the army and learned how to obey
| trust our National Guard will learn tina
there In something In 1t besides boys pla,
and having their own way"
| A Hartford NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. actio
| 10 just right. have not heard q working
| man say anything but In approval ct you
| course"
An official of an insurance company
1--WE do not see how you could have don
less In justice to your own position and I
the public In general, and wo believe that q
time rolls around your course will be full
vindicatsd. We have o very high respec
| for that quality known among men a. 'sand
| particularly when mixed with good suppl
Of sound common sense. In conversation
| last evening. with DR.. -, of this city, b
/ particularly desired TO be known as 81
| pressine himself a. approving your cours
| and that Too after refiectinc over his ex
perience in the army for several yeare. A
k srnrssses N. sYon have mt vonr f,noe
mon tha nsrvsi,n
DiSfEkhNch OF ofiNioS'
The Hartford Times takes issue with tn
Hartford Courant over the armory polo ones
tion and says:
Oor ne;obbors of tho t,onrant tara is.n,
with the Times. and contend that : Stat,
armory should be used for no purpose what