Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-09

Governor Merwin File Their Re. plies in the quo WarrantO Proceed fngs.
 There was very large number of spec tators present yesterday morning when the short calendar session of the superior court, civil side, was opened by order of Judge Prentice. The attraction which caused the unusually large gathering was the filing of the answer in the celebrated quo warranto proceedings instituted by Judge Luzon B. Morris and Hon. J. W. Alsop, the nominees of the democratic party at the recent state election, against Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley and Lieu tenant-Governor Samuel E. Merwin. None of the interested parties were in court, nor were their attorneys, with the exception of Attorney William c. Case of the firm of Case, Ely & Case, counsel for the defend ants
 As soon as court opened Attorney Case announced that in accordance with the or ders of the court he had the answers ready in behalf of Governor Bulkeley and Gen eral S. E. Merwin and immediately handed them to Judge Prentice. The answers in both instances are exactly similar in sub stance, the only difference being where the words governor and ieutenant-governor are made use of. The papers are in effect divested of the usual extensive amount of legal phraseology, as follows:
 That Governor Bulkeley comes into court and asserts that he and no other person is the true and legal governor of 1, &o+o hot +bo ,l ,,1 recognize that fact and dismiss the case However. in deference to the courts order and that the court may have the facts ir the case, the paper recites that Governor Bulkeley was January 10, 1889, legally chosen governor of Connecticut by tho general assembly for two year. and until his successor should be duly chosen and qualified. NJ successor having been so chosen anc | qualified the governor still acts as gover nor and will continue to do so, as directed by law. The papea then recites about tn last state election and the number of vote Luzon B. Morris received, saying that tn proper authorities in the case had ha, the matter before them. The paper thel recounts the disagreement between tn house and senate bringing the history o the governorship up to date, with tn claims made by the republicans in tn | case.
 Then follows the house resolution Nc 20 which was included in and made part of the complaint and the report an resolutions of the committee on vote which have already been published in tn JOURNAL AND COURIER. The closing par of the answer is as follows:
 This report was afterwards, to wit, on tn | third day of February, 1891, accepted and adop | ed by the house of representatives, the acc m l panying resolutions passed, and said resoutio | of the senate declaring LuZon B. Morris legal March a5, 1891; and the defendant says that a the action of the house of representatives here inbefore recited still stands, and that said ger eral assembly has not yet adjourned withou
 Wherefore he denies that he usurps tho ofic of governor, and says that he uses and enjoy said office, it rights and dignities, by warrant an | this court and of and from the things charge upon him in this information.
 | By his Attorneys.
 The next step in the proceedings vii demurrer to or general denial of tn answer. The time allowed for such actio is within twenty days, but moro tim could undoubtedly be secured if desired.
 When asked whether the case would b kept in the courts for some time, in con seqence of constant demurrers, amend ments and rejoinders, etc., Attorney Gas said:
 'I don't think that they will be. w could have kept the thing agoing unti Kingdom come" by filing separate dc murrers to the complaint, each of whicl would have consumed two or three weeks but we have no desire to delay the proceed ings in any way and so filed our answer t the whole complaint, without demurring The defendants can reply to our answer b general denial, that will mean tria right away and the court will proceed t determine which facts are right; or the can demur to the answer and that will ne cessitate hearing before the court. think the matter will reach trial soon, a there is no disposition on our part to della the proceedings, and don't think there on theirs"
 Judge Stoddard, counsel for the plain tiffs, when spoken to upon the subject sai that he had not as yet seen the answer an therefore could not say what would be don next.
 Thus rest the quo warranto proceeding for the present at least, or until such tim as the plaintiffs shall make the next move Just of what nature this move may be ha not as yet been determined upon and prob ably will not for several days.