Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-04
A SHORT SESSION.

The Senate Adjourns as Soon as Con-
vened and the House Follows Suit
After About an Hours Session-No
Signs of Settlement-NIany Leading
Men of Both Parties at the Capitol
Talk in the Air of Arriving at Some
Plan of Settlement.
HARTFORD, March 3.-[Special. 1T is a |
somewhat significant fact that large rep |
resentation of leading members of both
parties was present at the capitol today,
including Hon. Lynde Harrison, Hon.
William G. Case, Attorney Hamersley, Mr..
Swartwout and others. A prominent re-
publican said this morning that a resolu-
ton would be offered in the house by the
republicans during the day, proposing
that all the democratic state officers be
sworn in except Judge Morris, and that his
case be tested in the supreme court, but
no such resolution developed during the
proceedings.
The House.
Speaker Paige called the house to order
at 1 p. IN. and prayer was offered by the
chaplain.
Several minor petitions were put in and
referred to the proper committees for con-
sideration, among them being one asking
that law be passed providing that no
barbed wire fences shall be erected in the
state without the written permission of
the adjoining property owner.
A bill concerning contested elections
and providing that all contested election
questions shall be decided by the
oommittee
Wotica was than raad of the annoint-
mani ~ A+torna1 w Do1;s ~ R;r-
ninoban, az clark of hi1ls m the snooes.
ton Of T,;a11tenant Governor MarIin
Secretarv of State Walsh and SNEAKER
Paige of the house.
REPRESENTATIVE :Judson rem introduced
a resolution asking for the passage of an
act relating to the election of state officers
The nronosed act ia practically the pres
ont low iii +bo edition that all nnes-
t;oI,s ,o,,. w, 49,, ao-,4a.+aJ a1ao+;o1 ha
refarred o. ths on" sIyar rE eo1,rt 18th an
annaal 70 +ho spnrame eonrt within
twentv- fonr hours after the Question has
hoor dooidod hv Tho snnar?or court if
e;tbor ooTtestantis not satisfied With The
daaieioIs ne ~ io,,ar onr,rt Tha Hi
was referred to the committee on iudici-
airy.
A resolution was next introduced asking
| that the expenses Of the committee as well
90 +bo.o of The Governor and bis staff
a,h ln ottondod The funera1 Of General Shar,
man amounting to s3o1 81 he maid by the
state.
| Mr.. Walker, dem., of Hartford, objected
| to the payment of the expenses of the gov
ernor and his staff, as they in his opinion
u-ara not ordarad to attend the same nv
~ bo,,sa and T,oved +bat tho mattar he
raferred to the committee ON Contingent ex.
| penses. Mr.. Markley. dem. of New Britain
wanted an itemized bill Of the expenses
| while Mr.. Paxe of Waterbury, who was {
member of the committee who went, also
| desired to know where the money ha6
| gone.
flor further arounoent on both sides
Mr. Walkers motion to refer was mt anc
lost and the ORIGINAL resolution was tabled
| for printing and second reading to-mor
row under The rule.
The joint standing committee on appro
priations reported that they had examined
into the estimates for the two fiscal years
from July 1. 1850. to June 80, 1898, anC
presented report of the same, which wa
tabled for printing.
At this point Mr.. Callahan of New Ha
ven arose and said; Last week called at
tention to an article published in tn
JOURNAL AND COURIER 1noer tne heae
Questioned him as regards the sam
and he denied having written it, as l un
derstood him. called on the editor o
the COURIER, who Informed me that Mr.
Eaton did not write the article, but re
fused to tell me who did. Under the dat
of March of the same paper appeared
another article which said: 'Theophilu
Eaton INDICATED" MIR. Callahan her
read the article OF March 2, which explain
thaI III. oIepneh ". cupoaro oi ne" Ma
ond NOT NJ Eator ,vbo bad boen ao",,So
of doing the same.
Another argument between Mr.. Walker
oe1n., ana several members OF the opPoslt
committees had heen nronerlv a1nointe
or not Mr. Walker ar9ned that the com
mittae heino Joint vera not in ex;stenc
| until the senate had made its cOmmitte
appointments, while the republicans argue
that the mouse nao oone their outy as Ia
could not Govern the action Of The sanatt
who might do as they saw fit. This argr
ment was cut short by the motion of Judg
GrlsWold to take recess until l l a. m. tt
morrow WHICH was oo1le'
CAPITOL NOTES.
Inc commlttee OF the senate TO near u
} charges II any against General Grahal
met, ana signed requests TO dovernc
Buckley, Adjutant-General Embler ar
ex-Adjutant-G General Barbour to be preser
at the hearing tomorrow, and show caus
why General Graham was discharged.
J mo iep'plio oa llieiiuois VI 'ne 'aIio'
: ,,oas &c., Tacass +ba dap3nnra+io e,,,h us
refusing to meet with them.
HON. CARLOS FRENCH.
Hon. Carlos French, member of tt
| National Democratic comm;++ea woS
visitor of tho oani+o1 TODAY This 10 h
aooo,,a ,,;s;+ 70 tn o.,,i+o1 s;,,oo - ,o
hoo,, a,oo+od. bo 1oo,os for co,,tbar,, ro1
8 fornia on Saturday, with Mrs French WI
3 is not in very good health.
! HON. J. J. PHELAN.
Hon John T. Phelan secretarv of stat
49,. H., uba ;t,-; ~.
3 was aiSo neio' 10 ii'''. al in'oi VIC" WA
Senator Pierce before the senate was Gale
> to order and it is limited that Mr.. Phelan
b tired of inaction and urged aggressiy
measures.
,oo,7r,r ,,,-e 1p.,nrorr
! How A,,o,,s+,,s prondaoao of Na1o,
: don, of oratorical and legal fame. al,
l oraced the canitol with his presence F
ha, had MANY earnest conversations VIII