Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-16
QUO WARRANTO.
Judge Stoddard Interviewed on the
Subject.

Subject.
"Quo warranto" proceedings by the dem,
ocrats are now looked for. Tho demo,
cratic attempt to ursurp the powers of the
state government is still the topic upper.
mostin the conversation of Connecticut, and
conjecture and prophecy are in the air.
A quo warranto, it may be said, is an
| action taken against an occupant of an
Office to compel him to show cause why he
should continue there. The law relating
to the matter is to be found in the general
statutes of Connecticut, 1888, as follows
Section 1900 When any person or corpora
ton shall ursurp the exercise Of any office, fran
ceed, BY Information in the nature of quo var war
ranto, to punish such person or corporation fol
| such ursurpation according to the course of the
nation to be filed in the name of the states at
torney in the county where the cause of action
arises at the relation Of any person desiring. to
| prosecute the same, against any person ursurping
| any corporation, franchise or Office, and may
produce therein, and render misunderstanding
| to the course of the common law.
Quo warranto proceeding, if adopted in
| the present instance-and it seems now the
only step for the pretenders to take-will
be doubtless brought individually, by the
applicant for each Office, and not collect,
| lively, as has been generally understood.
| 1t is customary, in proceedings of this
| nature, for the applicant to state reasons
why the incumbent officer should be COM
PEELED to defend his position; although
| when the proceedings are instituted by
| the state attorney personally, and not in
| his name only, it is not deemed necessary
| to do 80.
In regard to the bringing of quo war
ranto proceedings, it is customary to ap-
pear before the superior court of the county
in which the applicant resides. The writ
is then issued, the parties concerned be-
ing ordered to appear before the court
at certain time, generally within a
week.
Such proceedings in the case in hand
would doubtless be followed by a motion
to quash; and if the case went to trial, it
would probably be taken to the superior
court.
Judge Stoddard said last night to q
COURIER reporter that no steps had been
taken as regards quo warranto proceed
ings and that probably nothing would be
done on the subject until the meeting of
the legislature next Tuesday.
GOVERNOR BULKELEY coMPL1MEMTED.
Yesterdays Hartford Post says: ''The
press of the state, irrespective of party.
have paid Governor Buckley many de-
served compliments, for they have not
failed to perceive and recognize in his
| action one of the strongest elements in
his success as public man-that is, per-
feet sef-possession and savoir-fa
NOT AT THE OLD STAND.
The same paper adds assuming that
Judge Morris & Co. attempt to act as
state officers Though they cannot do bust
ness at the old stand). "Our idea is that
| if Pretender Morris or his asso ciates
should become too active or annoying in
the administration of their theoretical
functions as state officers, some means
| will be found for suppressing their
manauvres very effectually and this, too,
without the use Of physical force"
SENATOR cLEvELAND's COOL HEAD.
Senator Cleveland is complimented by
the republican press for his action in re.
fusing to be party to the recent extraor-
| binary proceedings at the state capitol
The Hartford Times (dem.) on the Other
| hand tries to break the force of his atti
| tude by attributing his action to personal
reasons. The republican journals scout
| the idea that man like Senator Cleveland
would allew himself to be governed by 9
paltry personal feeling in a public matter
| Of grave Importance like the one in ques
ton, and add: ellis course is unanimously
and strongly approved by the best men in
his party. The press outside, SO far as il
alludes to the matter, compliments him
The public will feel justified in looking t.
him for whatever compromise measures
may appear upon the part of the senate *
mend the extremely unfortunate and seri
GUS consequences of the il-advised hast,
of the other democratic members.
A COMPETENT NAN AT THE PARTY SWITCH
Senator Cleveland, said New Have1
democrat last night, is in splendid posi-
ton, both as matter of historical recort
and for switching the democratic part,
back on the right track again.
THE UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTION.
Enquirer" asks question to which tn.
following is the answer:
The failure of the democrats to participate II
| the Joint session of the two houses onWednesdaJ
next will not necessarily defeat the election of
United States senator, even should they under
f! take to bring about such result. The Joint SEES
i sion will be presided over by an officer chosen By
ballot, and q majority Of the members of the leg
!slatWs wiz constitute quorum competent &