Evening journal., 1891-01-08
NOuIdmIt JIG "Nmnhnd Onl- J
The ConnectIcut D.adIo,I,

HARTFORD, Jan. S--The legislative dead
lock Is still on and seems likely TO con
| unue. Though some members are absent
each house Is under full control of the
party that would have the majority n
all were present-the senate Democratic
and the house Republican. The senate or.
ganized according to the caucus pro-
gramme, with Senator Reid as president
pro tenn. In the house long debate on
questions of a technical nature is DELAYING
the organization 50 that at present the
general assembly, as such, IS not organ
lied. A committee OF the senate two
Democrats) have been sent 10 the board Of
canvassers TO demand the canvass of votes
for state officials.
The secretary Of state and the state
treasurer, who compose a majority of the
board, declined to give up the canvass. Il
is part OF report they are required TO
make TO the general assembly, and they
said they would make that report in due
time when the general assembly should
organize. Each party is acting under the
advice OF counsel. The senate passed Joint
resolution declaring that 1t is impossible
under the constitution to 90 back OF the
town returns. The Republicans objected.
claiming that joint resolution is impos
After passing the resolution the senate
took a recess.
The house Of representatives organized
by the election Of n. W. Page (Rep.), of
Huntington, as speaker and the other eau
Gus nominees Of the Republicans. As soon
as the governor and other state officers
were notified Of the organization Of the
legislature the board Of canvassers sent
the official canvass Of votes to the house.
and it now lies on the speakers desk.
The present aspect OF affairs is that the |
two houses will disagree on the question |
OF adopting the joint rule relative to the |
canvass Of the vote for state officers. The
house has adopted the customary rule de. /
feating the amendment offered bv the /
Democrats. The senate will probably /
adopt the amendment and the houses will |
then fail to agree. The course of conduct
of each house after that is not outlined.
Senator PIatt Itenominated.
The Republican caucus unanimously re-
G. III. Piatt for United States
senator. The senate having received the
official canvass from the house. created a
special committee OF its own on canvass.
and a majority Of it reported that the
Democratic state officers were elected
About o'clock the house sent the official
canvass to the senate with resolution re-
ferring il to the joint committee on can
yass Of votes for state officers. The senate
had not voted to create such committee
this year, and when the canvass and re-
turns came in the senate created special
OF its own to examine and re-
port upon them. After a long conference
the majority Of the committee-two Dem
ocrats-reported that Luzon b. Morris was
elected governor ]. W. Alsop lieutenant
governor, ]. J. Phelan secretary Of state.
NJ. B. Sanger treasurer, and n. Staub con
sroller-the regular Democratic ticket.
Resolutions declaring each so elected were
passed. The Republican member OF the
committee reported that various persons
bad been refused opportunity to show that
he returns were incorrect, and that as the
returns were not right no one should be
declared elected and the matter should be
examined into and the fact Of no election
shown. This was defeated.