New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
Array or HOPE FOE CONNECUCUT
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS At HARTFORD YIELD
ING UNDER PRESSURE FROM THEIR
CONSTITUENTS.

ING UNDER PRESSURE fI'ON IhI-ih
CONSTITUENTS.
Hartford March - (speciaD.-Therc is q ray Of hope
in the political ny and that comes from the
democratic senate After long day Of discussion on
the seymour bill the Thaycr bill and the Foster rcson
tion-al device, Of the Democratic senators and no
action taken, senator sherman offered a resolution
appointing noupnrt!-an committee of four 10 examine
into the questions issue and prepare some measure
and bring it before the next Tuesday. MI the
so-callcd olive branches called in and ref RED
to thi, committee The rc,olution wa, passed. even
Senator Pierce The leader Of the Democratic side of
the senate, heartily sccondng the motion. There
was no opposition and the Chair appointed Shumvay
and Clark, Republicans and Thaycr aud seymour,
Democrats, four Of the a5leot men in the senate ana
men who actually d sire that there shall be settle
mcnt of the whole matter that the business of the
State and Of the legislature may proceed in orderly
manner II became evident. early in the discussion
Of seymour bill. that the Democratic senators. for
the ri time during The session, would not agree, ana
in this there was hope. Tho radical wing Of the
senate, led by Pierce Fox and Cleveland, would not
listen moment to anything that did not recognize
tho full right Of Morris and the Democratic candidates
their seats before any court proceedings could be
taken by General Mcrwin the Republican can
ddatc, There would have been little hope Of the
measure passing the lIonse without an amendment
allowing the right Of contest TO be clearly dc
fined
Inc Tor the sudden ClalEc IN the attitude OF
the Democratic senators is undoubtedly caused by
pressure upon them from their constituents. who
anxious thai the present state Of Affairs shall 10
end. Then. a:ain. ii generally understood that
the House, when IL meets next Wednesday, if there /,
proposition before It from the senate, viii take
long recess, and this the Democrat, would hardly
relish. the responsibility 70: the nontIansacton Of
business clearly ret, with the senate which ll.s not
passed single piece OF legislation. while the House
ma, d!SpO NJ OF all the business brought bcfOr' it.
The relations between GONcTuOr BulhClcy ana Con
trOllcr >0ub rcnaih much strained sihcc the affair Of
locking the door against TIE Governor. but no further
demonstration La, been mHdc by either piitJ. The
Controller has refused TO pay the Governors private
secretary, a!d Nr. Eianard ha, brought the b.
the court the Wit being TetIrnabc before Judge
John VI. Hall. the first Tuesday IN April. This
will be an mpoltan; matter a. the trial o. the case
before the be passed upon. II there should
be no Agreement between The hDses this Will do much
10 make the situation clearer as 1t VIII define rights
place The state in condition 10 be absolutely Ger
tain that IL has a pOnslbc head
since the OPENING OF "a" controversy GoNcrHpr
Bukccy has received great many threatening letters,
deter him from performing his duty a. he sees H. aud
that with firm hand. II" recognizes that the Con
shall be duly qualified, and while the place j.
certainly non" Of his seeking nor particularly t. the
taste "A business with more and pOBSi-
bilitics than the by far, he will remain
has been said that. hr not warranted in sending
IN nominations for public places under the circum
such nominations before the expiration Of sixty days
after the opening OF the Legislature lie has done this
and nothing more and IN every instance he has made
rcappDntmritS carving political force with them.
The sale for the Nernhardt performance IN this city
has large, aud she will have tremendous 10
see Fedora" which is the play underlined for this
cause she plays La Tosca' In that city have bought
many tickets hers.