Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-08
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 The session was called to order again at | 2:80 o'clock and the first business was to | elect committee on scontested elections, l which consists of Representatives Wood 1 of Bridgeport, Judd of Ltchfeld, BoHs of l Windham; and this committee of the house on capvassof votes: Representatives Haven, Griswold of Windsor, Futile of East Haven, Nichols of Fairfield, McMahon of New Milford, Markley of New Britain and Milner of Plainfeld
 The motion of Representative Walker to have the returns of the states vote read to the house was tabled, after consid- erable discussion, by vote, of 133 to 113. Mr. Walker then called up the resolution sent by the senate to the house for discus sion, and the matter was debated at some length by Messrs. Porter of Pomfret, Gris- wold of Windsor, Judson of Stratford and Case of Stonington. The matter was after, wards referred to the committe on canvass of votes to be raised, as was also 8 motion of Mir. Walkers to declare Judge Morris elected governor of the state.
 MT. Root of Waterbury made motion to send the returns to the senate, and to this the republicans agreed. After the proper motion to suspend the rules and the return to the senate this was made. This action was followed by a motion to adjourn from MT. Walker to 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. MT. Greene of Norwich wanted the house adjourned to 10 o'clock so as to gain half hours debate, but both the motion and amendment were rejected.
 MT. Sake of Waterbury called the atten- tion of the speaker to the rule against lob bying, but no action was taken in the mat ter. s1a The motion for Q recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning was then carried by the republicans, the democrats refusing to vote.
 THE SENATE. It was after 10:3O o'clock when Secre- tary Walsh called the senate to order, and after prayer by Rev. Storrs o. Seymour of Trinity church, this city, called the roll which showed only one senator absent, Senator Robertson of the Eleventh. The oath of office being administered to the senator's balloting for clerk was in order and Senators Holden of the Seventh and Read of the Twelfth were appointed tellers The ballot resulted in the election of Charles W. Comstock of Montville, he receiving seventeen votes. The ballot for prevalent pro tempore followed for which Senators Houlihan of the Fifteenth and Palmer of the Seventeenth acted as tellers. They declared Senator D. M. Read of the Twelfth elected, he receiving fifteen votes, Senator Shumway five, Senator Cleve- land one. Speaker Read then took the chair and said:
 Senators: Accept my sincere thanks for the honor you have conferred in calling me from among your number to preside temporarily over your deliberations. In accepting this office and kkoy aNF | yolve upon me in connection herewith, rely upon that spirit of kindly courtesy which has so long characterized the senate of the state of l In our Legislation, Senator Reed continued, may realize that statesmanship is above par tisanship, patriotism above policy; so that the honor of our beloved commonwealth, the dignity of this honorable body the respect due to the of
 With us the Sovereign ] T power is neither in state ! nor national government; the people alone are
 e bs out prejudice, fear favor in the protection and promulgation of the collective and individual in terests of the people whom we serve Laws are l but the voluntary restraints of the people, i'm posed upon themselves, for the welfare of the state; they should not, except in the cause of un questioned justice, bring sacrifices to individua
 freedom. With the hope and belief that this ses ! sion may be marked by mutual forbearance, an6 M tss neon o sda to ae ! ready to take the oath of office.
 Rev. MT. Seymour was declared elected chaplain and this was followed by the pas
 sage of the usual resolutions concerning stationery, mail matter, etc.
 Senators Cleveland of the First and Gar
 van of the Second were then elected com
 mittee to notify the house that the senate
 was>ready for business.
 Senator Seymour of the Thirteenth nex
 presented the following resolution, whict
 was accepted: .. ! RasoIved Thai Senators Fox and Pierce h, ar,
 pointed a committee to wait upon the treasurer | secretary and comptroller and request that tn.
 for state offices at the last electors meetings fo | the election of such officers and the number O.
 votes given for each, together with the return ! ings, be forthwith laid before the senate
 The following appointments were nex
 made: Messengers, Charles L. Brockway
 Middletown, and J. T. Carroll, Vernon
 doorkeepers, P. J. Terry, New Haven; J
 T. Blackman, eNewtown; Soseph Ryan
 Sharon; W. J. Dodds, East Hartford.
 Senator Pierce then opened the govern
 ership contest by offering this resolution
 that all questions touching the election O
 state officers shall be speedily determined ant
 with as little interference with the orderl,
 the constitution of this state provides for ac | session, and that such action of ths examination of fair list of the persons ant
 number of votes given for each, together witt the returns of the presiding officers submitted tt
 and, whereas, the constitution further provide. 1 that the general assembly shall by law prescribe the manner in which all questions concerning tht l election of governor, or lieutenant governor l shall be determined and in compliance with sucl provision the legislature had authorized all il in l the determination of such questions, and where as by the constitution the powers of government and each of them confined to a separate magis
 tracy to wit, those which are legislative thost
 which are executive and those which are judi
 Resolved, That the provisions of the constitu
 tion committee, the election of governor ant
 lieutenant governor to the electors meeting l held in the respective towns and conducted by
 said meetings the exclusive jurisdiction in refer
 Proyiding ths msnnsr in wnieh the votes of sait
 eeary sha nrob 9 sng e by the general assembly of the conduct of the
 several electors paa meesings and any altefation O
 the several electors meeting, and any such re 1 vision or alteration is therefore in violation o
 the constitution and all acts and resolutions fol
 the accomplishment of such revision or such al terations are invalid, and,
 Resolved, That the general assembly is legis to do anything about the state officers but de
 clare them elected.
 The reading of this motion instantly
 brought Senator Shumway, republican, et the Sixteenth to his feet and he raised tht question that the resolution was not il order, since it was joint resolution and the committee of the senate had not re ported as yet that the house was ready fol business He moved that the resolution be referred to joint standing committee on canvass of votes of both houses to b. raised Senator Fox then made a1 amendment that the committee be one o1 the senate alone, but this amendment h. afterwards withdrew. Senator Shumway said: eve should proceed in order tha
 questions of this character should be re-
 ferred to this committee. It gives thu
 senate eyes and ears to see and hear with
 Such an important question should go tt
 this committee for investigation as w
 know little or nothing about this resolu
 tion. The joint rules havenot as yet been
 adopted, and if both branches are to tak'
 action, it seems folly for the senate to ac
 in this matter. We had better hesitat, before breaking away from an old custom
 We should act, when we do, intelligentll
 and with full knowledge of what we arr
 doing" Senator Pierce (9 of the Fourth sait l this resolution was out of order. It refer
 red to questions determining the electio1
 of governor and ieutenant-gover of thi
 state. "Now is the time to act; the con
 stitution only gives us the day, and i
 should not be referred to a committee
 It is not possible that any senator