Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-14
CoNNECrICUT,s SENSATION.

-Other DemOcr81c CAnO1O3GeS N TOT
 State OMcers-A Formal Demand
 Made For the State offices Upon
 the Respective Incumbents and
 Respectfully Decltned-Exciteme
 at the State Capitol-ssQuo War
 ranto'' Probably the Next Move
 Governor Bulkeley Styles the Pro-
 ceedings Revolutionary.
 HARTFORD, Jan. 14-[Special. To days session of the senate furnishes a big sensation in the bold step taken by the democrats. Very little gossip of in terest was to be heard in the corridor of the Capitol this noon, in fact the quiet that prevailed was ominous and porten. tious. As the senators began to take their seats in the senate chamber, however, they wore look of determination on their faces which clearly showed that they intended to make some decided move in the governorship question. It was 1:4C p. m. when Speaker Read called the sen. ate to order and the chaplain opened the session with prayer. All of the senators were present with the exception of Ensign of the Nineteenth.
 Senator Fox of the Eighth then offered the two years' report of the State street Horse Railroad company of New Haven, which report was tabled on motion of the above named senator, without being read.
 During the few minutes interim which followed this motion, Senators Pierce of the Fourth, Cleveland of the First, Fox of the Eighth and Judge Stoddard, held a whispered consultation, in which Senator Holden of the Seventh also took part. Senator Shumway, the lead CT on the republican side of the senate during this time, sit back in his chair with his hands folded, evidently waiting for the next move on the part of the democratic side of the senate. Under the large picture of George Washing ton, which hangs in the rear of the cham Der, sat Congressman Bob Vance, Attor- ney Sidney B. Downes of Birmingham, James N. States and Colonel N G. Osborn of New Haven.
 Senators Pierce of the Fourth and Sey- mour of the Thirteenth, after visiting sev- eral of the senators, held five minutes conversation with Speaker Read and then retired to their respective seats. At ten minutes past two the senate, on motion of Senator Pierce, voted to take recess until half-past two.
 
 Senators Fox, Pierce, Holden and Cleve- land of the judiciary committee immedi- ately retired to the ieutenant-governors room, where the democratic state officers elect were for further consultation.
 Promptly at 2:3O Speaker Read once more called the senate to order, after which came another wait of nearly fifteen minutes, before the senators in the ante room came in. Then Senator Pierce of the Fourth offered resolution, regarding the all important question and on advice of Judge Stoddard, moved the resolution be laid on the table without being read which was done. A recess was then take1 unti 3:3O.
 At 3:15 the session was called to order and on motion of Senator Pierce (d) of tn. Fourth his resolution was taken from tht table and read. while Judge Stoddard, At torney Seymour Loomis, Representative Hotchkiss, Walker, Healy and others oc | cupied the sofas and listened with great apparent interest to the same The reso lution was as follows
 THE pECLARAToRY RESOLUTIONS Whereas The senate pursuant to the provi returns made by the presiding officers of tn, several electors meetings held on the 4th day o November, 1890, for the election of governor comptroller and has also examined the fair lis Of votes relating thereto, submitted by the duly the session of the general @ assembly declare T Ina l Luzon B. Morris has received Q majority of thu
 whole number of such votes for governor, ant | that Joseph w. Alsop has a majority of tn, whole number of said votes given for lieutenan | governor; and that Marvin H. Sanger has ma l jority of the whole number of said votes givel | for treasurer; and that John J. Phelan has a ma l jority of the whole number of votes given fo
 secretary; and that Nicholas Staub has a major troller; and said persons are respectively chosel
 to said offices, and
 Whereas, A select committee of the house o
 representatives has been appointed in relation | to said election, fair list of votes and return | made by said presiding officers and
 has ] that n the eopstit
 tion does not invest the general assembly wit
 revisory jurisdiction over the judgment of tn
 presiding officer and other officers of such cleo l tors meetings, nor give to the general assembl
 inquisitional power in reference to the conduc l of such electors meetings by the regularly ap pointed and qualified officers; and
 l Whereas, The senate has declined to revise tn 1 judgment of the duly chosen and qualified ofH l cers of such electors meetings in reference t | said election; and
 Whereas, The resolution appointing said hous
 select e9mmlttee pm nit is so werded as to permit tn
 the question whether the ballots cast at sail
 electors meetings should have been counted a I | judgment of said committee and house of repre- sentatives in place of the judgment of the dul, chosen and qualified officers of said electors l meetings; now, therefore,
 Resolved by the senate: First-That the "bal lots" cast at an election for state officers in thu several electors meetings do not become ''votes' until such ''ballots" have been counted and de clared in the presence of the electors and return ed as votes" by the officers duly appointed tt l that duty.
 Second That the general assembly has no con stitutional Jurisdiction to revise the judgment o l electors meetings.
 .Third-That neither the senate nor the house of representatives can by it's authority substitute 1 the judgment of committee for the judgment of the constitutional officials for the purpose o1 determining whether the ballot" cast should be 1 counted, declared and returned to be ''votes'' l Fourth-Ihat as the senate has taken decisive action in reference to said fair list of votes and returns of said presiding officers, and has de clared the result Of SaidtelectiOn fnat based upon a construction of the constitution which prohibits the proposed investigation by said house select committee extrnsic of said fair list of votes and returns of said presiding officers therefore no such investigation and no findings l by said house select committee based upon such investigation can possibly alter the result of said election as declared by the senate
 F1tthIThat said Luzon B. Morris, Joseph W. Aisop, Marvin H: Sanger, John J. Phelan and 4th day of November, 1890, by the election of the state to be governor, lieutenant governor, treas urer, secretary and comptroller, respectively, as fully appears from the fair list of votes submit ted the general assembly by the duly constituted authorities and the presiding officers of the Sev- eral electors meetings accompanying the same, no refusal by the house of representatives to perform it's constitutional duty to declare said fact, and no declaration contrary thereto, based upon evidence eXtrinsic to said returns of said presiding officers of the several electors meet ings can affect or impair the right of the per sons so chosen to the several state offices to en- ter upon the duties and to exercise the powers of their respective offices, and that it is the duty of the persons severally chosen as aforesaid to enter upon the performance of their several off, Clal uutleS as soon as may be.
 SlXth-Ihat Senators Twichell, Butler and Clark be and they are hereby appointed a com mlttee to wait upon the Hon. Luzon B. Morris and notify him of his said selection and request take the oath provided by law for governor and at once enter upon the duties of said office. Seventh-That Senators Gardiner Houlihan and Shumway be- and they are hereby appoint ed a committee to wait upon Joseph w. Alison. Marvin H Sanger John J. Phelan and Nicholas Staub, and notify them of their election to the offices of lieutenant governor, treasurer secre- them to attend before the senate Immediately to take the oath provided by law for their respec- tive offices, and at once to qualify for and enter upon the duties of their several offices. AN EXCITING CRISIS. When Clerk Comstock had finished read ing the resolutions, which were listened to in breathless silence in the chamber, Sena- tor Shumway (rep.J said: The mystery is solved; the secret laid bare. We have sat here two or three days only, watching the hands of the clock moving over the dial. At last we have arrived at something. It