New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-04
DEMOCRATS CHANGE FRONT.
NOW WILLING TO SETTLE THE CONNECTI-
CUT DISPUTE IN COURT.
THEY TAKE UP THE RET TBLIcAN PROPOSAL AS
If 1T WAS THEIR owS-BUT THEY DON'T
DO ANYTHING TO CARRY 1T oUT-NEw
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED TO-DAY.
IBY TELEGRAPH I'd TEE TRIBUNE.

tBY TELEGRAPH I'd TIE Ik,3USE.i
hartford, Conn. March 3.-Both Houses OF the
Legislature met today but in neither of them was
any progress made toward breaking the existing
deadlock The Senate met only to adjourn. In fact.
te precpate action Of the senate in swearing in the
democratic claimants. and its refusal 10 join with tho
iouse III any cement by which the public busi-
ness OF the state be carried have left that
pouJ with nothing that IL can consistently do when
" IhSts except to adjourn. There was much talk
Vouay among the Democrats of submitting the oues-
oi under dispute TO the supreme Court Of the State
lhis Is what the Republicans have offered TO do all
aiohg. A resolution providing for such n submis-
son was passed by the House time ago. but the
democratic Senate refused to have anything TO do with
IT, Now the Democrat having failed to cocrce the
hcpuoicans, are talking OF their willingness to sub
mi' Tie question to the Supreme Court. 1t is only
talR' however and is evidently all for political effect
NO member of the Democratic party in either house
~V introduced any resolution looking 10 the settlement
OF tc question by the Supreme Court II Is probable
hat this sudden change OF heart on the part Of tho
democrats Is due entirely the fact that they see no
other way of gracefully abandoning their untenablo
position.
I"hay the Democratic ranks seemed broken. disOr
eahzed and dcmoralizcd. The presiding genius at Al
plhy was evidently too busy with his own affairs to
sehd any advice or consolation and In fact after
""Ncrhor lIS last disastrous attempt to bolster up
the Democratic situation here Il is doubtful il even an
"t'chce from him would have been received entirely
"ithout question by the who before this have
huhg upon the alleged wisdom of his words and be-
heVed In the erpediepcy Of his methods. The fierce
and warlke Davenport has not 50 far done any per-
sohai injury TO Governor Bulkeley, and the Cover
nor With singular recklessness. has not even put
an extra lock upon his door against the time when the
hero of slim Buttes shall "clear him out Of the
CAPITOL
Ioday's session OF the House did not pass without
the chervcsccnt and irreprcssble Walker giving one
OF MS characteristic exhibitions lie prancci into tho
aicha today with harangue against the bill 10 pay
Dill ot some $500 FOR the expenses incurred BY the
Governor and stnf and committee OF the House in at
tending the funeral of General sherman OF course the
bill passed its first reading but Mr.. Walker, had his
It'le talk and was satisfied. Aside from the innocent
amusement furnished by Walker the proceedings Of tho
day were tame and unlntercsting.
Tomorrow somo new developments are expected. +. II
IS certain that the Republicans have the best OF tho
situation. From threats the Democrats have now
come t. entrcatics. They now call upon tho Repub-
Hcas to be generous when only short time ago there
were vaporngs Of coercion. As a matter Of fact tha
action 0f Governor I'm III refusing honor the re.
qnisitOn Of Governor Bukclcy has had lust the Op-
p0slte effect from that which IIiil Intended II has
IouScd state of public feeling which has broken the
backbone ~ the Democratic scheme for cOutrol and
left the party without chance of carrying the original
plan II is not at all improbable that t1 morrow tho
Democrats Will far rcCce from their position as 10
loln the Republicans IN plan whereby the business
Of the state be attended TO.