Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-05
TO BAR OUT THE SECRETARY.

TO BAR OUT THE SECRETARY.
The War Continues-SenatorT hayer,
Democratic, of Norwich, Presents
a Resolution To Keep Governor
Bu1keley's Private Secretary From
Presenting Any More Communica-
lions To That Hody-Rumors of
Negotiations For a Settlement Still
Continue To BE Numerous.
HARTFORD, March 4.-[Special. THE
leading rumor at the capitol to-day WAS
tn house by Representative Judson, con-
corning the election of state officers,
would be adopted by the democrats and
made to apply to the recent state cleo
ton and thus establish way out of the
present difficulty and form an important
precedent. In the senate to-day interest
was conferred in Senator Thayer's resolu-
ton to prevent Governor Bulkeley's pri-
vate secretary from being announced by
the doorkeeper whenever he should here
after appear in the senate with communi-
cations from his excellency.
Senator Thayer's unique construction of
the constitution as regards the right of
Governor Buckley to hold over until his
successor is appointed also created quite a
stir when advanced by him in the senate
to-day
The Senate.
The senate came to order at pm, with
Speaker Reed, and prayer was offered by
the chaplain.
Senator Thayer, DEM, of the Tenth, Of
fered the following resolution, which was
as follows:
Whereas, One Austin Brainard, claiming to be
the executive secretay, has on divers occasion
interrupted the proceedings of the senate, and
has brought in the senate chamber divers papers
under the pretence that they were communica-
tons from the government; and
been found to be Communications addressed to
the senate by Morgan g. Bulkeley, pretending to
be governor; and
divers attempts to be made in the senate to force
e recognition of said documents as communities
the Senate had siready decared I%zon Mer
fused to recognize said Buckley in that capacity;
Whereas, A continuance Of such Interruptions
by said Brainard and such attempts by one Bulk
siey to OBTAIN recognition by the senate is calcu;
>-1SN-~
to provoke unseemly discussions therein;
Resolved by the senate That the doorkeepers
and commanded to announce no person to the
senate who Claims to be the executive secretary
by or under the appointment of said Morgan q.
message from said Bulkeley as governor while he
continues to usurp the office Of governor.
SENATOR THAYER FREES HIS MIND.
Senator Thayer, DEM, on behalf of the
resolution argued that Governor Buckley
being an appointee of the legislat ure and
not of the people could not hold over IN
der the constitution, and that therefore he
was neither governor de jure, nor de facto.
During his lengthy argument on this sub
ject he said:
THE TINE HAS ARRIVED
When, to preserve it's dignity and self respect
the senate should exclude from the floor of this
chamber all persons who invade it under cover Of
pretended official station wifully to interrupt
and embarass its proceedings.
During the proceedings of the past two weeks
l have curbed my indignation and maintained
or Mr.. Bulkeley to gain recognition by the senate
would be the last, and that a time would arrive
when reason would return to the bewildered and
the people would be restored to Connecticut
ALL THROUGH THAT PERIOD
And after the senate had distinctly declared that
every message coming from Mr.. Buckley as a
citizen would be respectfully received and con-
sidercd, but that no communication of his in the
capacity Of governor would be received or recog-
nized, he has taken occasion deliberately and in
the most offensive fashion to send his hirelings
under cover of some official title into this cham
Der with papers purporting to be communications
from the governor, not the least offensive of which
vas suggestion that the senate join him
IN funeral junket to New York. All
OF an intruder foisting himself upon the people
against their will not with modesty becoming
IN Of erey tRs1 the
with patience and without display the ultimate
recognition of the correctness Of his course
NOW INTRODUCE
This resolution denying to these agents Of Mr.
Bulkeley the official announcement Of their pres
ence in this chamber, because am satisfied that
he is not the governor, and therefore has no
right to interrupt the sessions of the senate, and
caused by his impairment action.
say am satisfied that he has no right in the
capacity of chief executive officer of the state to
intrude himself upon the senate.
To entitle Mr.. Buckley to recognition as gov
ernor OF this state to entitle his acts to recog
nltiou as those ola governor of the state, he
neither. Senator Thayer here went deeply into
law as regards an official de jure de facto, and
IN closing his argument said:
IN Mr. BuLKLEYs CASE.
If he could gain the recognition Of the senate
and the people, and they would acquiesce in his
acts as governor; or if he were acting colore
officii. while it may be true that court would
recognize his official acts as valid for the pro-
lection Of those who would be injured by holding
such acts void, yet Mr.. Buckley could not avail
himself of the doctrine for his own benefit. Nor
YOU'D til5a any one who with knowledge of his lack
ernor, be protected if they sought redress in the