Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-12
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
The Judson Resolution Discussed in
 the House.

the House.
 HARTFORD, March 12.-A large num- Der of bills were pSesented in the house to-day.
 A resolution was offered providing that the ferry between New London and Groton shall be maintained by the city of New London.
 Burdett Loomis and others petitioned for charter for a gas company in Meriden.
 Mir Baldwin of Beacon Falls intro duced bill repeating the act making all bridges free between New Haven and Fairfield counties.
 Comptroller Staub refused, yesterday, to give E. B. Hill, one of the special policemen at the capitol in the days of excitement over the gubernatorial diff culty, an order for the payment of his bill. Mir Hill was sworn in by M. C.. Bulkeley on JanuaIy 20, and served six teen days. Ills bill was S4S and when he presented it, the comptroller asked who appointed him a special policeman. "Governor Bulkeley," was the reply. Comptroller Staub said that if that was the case he could not honor his bill and give him an order.
 After the introduction of resolutions, Mir Judson took the floor in support of his resolution.
 The Judson bill, which is made applic- able to the present case, provides that any person voted for for governor, lieutenant. governor, etc, may bring his petition to any judge of the superior court, alleging all the facts upon which such claim Is founded, which shall be served upon the party against whom such claim Is made, and shall be made returnable to such judge within fifteen days after the passage of this act, and such judge shall immediately hear and determine such petition, subject to appeal to the supreme court. If the judge finds that no person receives a majority, and that the petitioner is one of the two who received the highest number of votes so cast, and if he shall find that any ballots were illegally cast or rejected he shall render judgment in accordance herewith, and shall return said judgment to the secretary of state within three days if no appeal is taken. In case appeal is taken to the supreme court within two days, the chief justice shall at once call a special term. The judgment shall be filed in the office of the secretary of shall cause it to be laid before the gen eral assembly. If the general assembly is not in session, the person administer ing the oath of governor shall forthwith convene the general assembly. It shall be the duty of the general assembly, whenever such hearing is had and any correction of the returns of the presid- ing officer is made by the judge, before taking action relative to the election of any persons to the offices of governor or lieutenant governor, to direct the secre. tary, under the provisions of the consti. tuition, to correct the returns of the pre- siding officers in accordance with the final judgement and finding of such judge of the superior court.
 Mir Judson made a long speech in which he said that this was the last olive branch of peace that would be rendered the democrats.
 Representative Walker followed, mak- ing good speech in which he said that the proposition was a good one for future use, but would not work in the present case.
 During Mir Walkers speech Mir Eaton of North Haven moved that a recess be taken. The motion was lost.
 At the conclusion of the speech Mir Judson moved that a vote upon the reso- lution be taken at 3 o'clock. The motion prevailed. A recess was then taken.