Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-06
LEGIsLATURE ro-moRRow.

LEGIsLATURE To-MORROw. The Doings In Hartford Yesterday-
 The Caucuses sTo-Night-On the Eve of the Contest-Preparing Programs
 - The Hartford Foot Guards | F Dilemma.
 HARTFORD, Jan. 5.-To-morrow the legis- lature meets to solve the gubernatorial problem, if possible, and transact much l other business. Already some of the legis- | lators are here. This afternoon the solons l will come in flocks to attend the caucuses l here tonight. The senate stand repub- I licans to 17 democrats. The house has 252 members of whom 133 are republicans elected without question. The democrats have 11s members. The house will have 16 republican majority, the senate 10 demo- cratic, and the joint convention repub- licans. The republicans tonight will un- doubtedly elect A. W. Paige of Hunting | ton for speaker. His legislative experience | far exceeds that of any other member. l The old clerk, s. A. Eddy, and assistant, A. F. Gates, will be re-instated. The vot- ing for United States senator must begin January 20.
 i It is not believed that Senator Platt, 1 whose personal popularity did so much to | save the legislature, can be defeated l Neither is it believed that the democratic senate can stand out and refuse to go back of the returns in the face of facts that may be brought out. The question of the valid 1 ity of the prohibition votes that have 'sfor" on them can determine the whole issue. It is now in parallel case before the su preme court Possibly the whole matter will bs staved off until the decision is an nounced in the course of this month. Meanwhile, as the governorshiA, must be first determined, the other state officers will have the full privilege of the city and the corridors of the capitol until the dis pute is settled.
 publican state committee, 'and< Lawyer w. l 0. Case were here to-day completing the republican plan of battle. No particulars are given out, but these gentlemen are | very confident that the issue will be satis- l factory to the republicans of Connecticut. The democratic committee of lawyers, l Messrs. Hammersly and Stoddard, and the | committee of senators, Messrs. Fox, Hol- l den, Pierce, Thayer and Seymour, were in Hartford to-day in consultation and ar | ranging their program.
 The democratic state central committee meet here tonight.
 There is no doubt that Senator Read of Bridgeport will be seated as presiding off cer of the senate temporarily, and that the senate will declare the whole democratic ticket elected.
 READY FOR ESCORT DUTY. l HARTFORD, Jan. 5.-An order will be issued by Major Kinney at the drill of the | Governors Foot Guard this evening direct ing the company to assemble at the armo- ry on Thursday at 12 o'clock for escort l to the governor. If there is nothing of the kind to do they will march back to the 1 armory.
 No order has yet been received from Governor Bulkeley calling out the company as usual, but.word has been received from the adjutant generals office to the effect that Major Kinney should prepare for any ! emergency.
 The governors reception will not, of course, be held in the evening, as the Foot Guard, not knowing who the next gover- 1 nor will be, has made no arrangements. If Morris or Merwin is declared elected inn mediately, preparations will be begun and a reception will probably be rendered the fortunate man about the end of this month.
 MIR. R.wADDINGHAm's GREATsALE He Parts With a Portion of His
 Large Land Interests in New Mex
 ico-The Fort BascOm Cattle Conn
 pany W1l1 Consider n Proposition
 for Their Ranch and Stock. | Wilson Waddingham, who, it is we'll known, is one of the largest owners of cat tie ranch property in this country, has re- gently sold to the New Mexico Irrigation company the ranch known as the "Bell Ranch" and the Montoya grant. The ranch is probably one of the finest in the coun-
 try, if not in the world, and within it's
 borders contains over six hundred and
 ffty-fve thousand acres of mountain, val ley and pasture lands. When it is con-
 sidered that the upper green contains but
 about fifteen acres, some idea of this great
 area of country can be imagined. Includ- ] ed in the sale are some seventy thousand head of cattle, which alone at the contract
 price amounts to over 6. million of dol lars. Something exceeding two millions ! is an estimate for the whole sale. The syndi- cate to which MT. Waddingham has turned
 over this large property is backed largely
 by English capitalists, though some prom inent New York gentlemen are extensively interested in it. The company will add ! greatly to the value of the lands by the construction of @ system of irrigation, and
 have already spent several thousand dol lars in forwarding the work. A great many thousand dollars additional will also be expended in perfecting the proposed system. The Waddingham association, owning twelve thousand acres, and the Goodrich Cattle company, also having large possessions, both of which MT. Wad- dingham is large owner in, are adjoining properties and have been included in the sale. The Fort Bascom Cattle company, in which many of our citizens are inter ested, has ffty-one thousand acres adjoin- ing the "Ben Ranch," and will doubtless consider favorably proposition, which is made by the same syndicate, to part with their possessions.
 Unless unforeseen circumstances pre- vent, MT. Waddingham, having been re- ieved of considerable business care, and considerable land, expects to be able to spenp more of his timein his elegant home in West Haven.
 PROF. HARPER TO LECTURE.