Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-21
SENATOR PLArr RE-ELEcrEp.


Joint Meeting or the senate and
House This Noon-No Attempt Made
to Elect state Onhosrs.
HARTFORD, January Ex-Governor
Buckley this morning appointed Austin
Brainard executive secretary in place of
Judge Prentice, who resigned yesterday.
There was considerable excitement
among republicans to-day when the
journal of Yesterdays senate session was
circulated among them. The sentence
read as follows:
1.-THE senate was called to order by the
president pro tenn"
ed the senate to order the republicans
claimed that the journal is wrong and
that the entry was made purposely by
Clerk Comstock in accordance with the
| instructions Of counsel. Clerk Comstock
says he made the entry in accordance
with what he considered to be the fact.
The republicans, being in the minority,
of course could not object.
The senators and representatives went
into joint assembly at noon, Clerk Com
stock acting as chairman pro tenn. A
ballot was taken for permanent presi-
dent. resulting in the election
of Allen w. Paige over Senator
Read by vote of l40 to 1873.
President Paige took the chair,
aud there were present Lynde Harrison
and ex-Congressman Buck to help him
out of any difficulties that might arise.
A ballot was then taken by viva voce
vote, for United States senator, result
ing as follows:
Orville H. Platt, Meriden, Ill
Carlos French, Seymour, 1874
1t was strict party vote. every repub-
lican voting for Senator Platt, while the
democrats presented a solid fro mt for Mr.
French.
The assembly then dissolved, without
attempting to elect any Of tIe state Off
GERS.
When the senate reconvened Senator
| Pierce introduced q resolution declaring
that as DIR Alsop had been declared
elected lieutenant governor, all lawful
rights of ex-Lieutenant Governor Mer-
win to preside over the senate had
ceased.
There was an exciting personal dis
cussion over this resolution, but it was
finally passed by party vote, Senator
Cleveland not voting.
Senator Clark moved to amend the re-
cords by substituting the name of ,Gener-
al Merwin for that of Senator Read, as
presiding at the opening of the senate
yesterday. After lengthy discussion
the motion was lost.
Senator Pierce took occasion to char
acterize the proclamation of Governor
Buckley and the action of General Mer-
win as childish, and said an attempt
was made to coerce the people by false
alarm.
The senate then adjourned until next
Tuesday.
The house reconvened at . O'Clock.
Senator Green moved to adopt so much
of the joint rules as will allow the
speaker to appoint the house members
of the joint standing committee.
Mr. Root of Waterbury, argued against
the motion, but it was passed after a
sharp debate.
A communication was received from
Governor Bulkeley transmitting the re-
port of the various state committees.
Mr. Porter stated to the house that the
democratic counsel had made propos-
ition to day that the investigating COM
mittee listen to some new evidence,
which he thought was step toward
union, as the democrats here
tofore would have nothing to do
with the investigating committee. MI
Porter thought that some settlement
would soon be reached.
At $40 the house adjourned until
next Tuesday.