Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-07
SENATE AND HOUSE.



G1lded Dome-The states Business |
Must Further Wait.
HARTFORD, Jan. 6. 1892.-[Special.]-
The members of the general assembly
convened at the capitol again this morn
ing and once more began the adjourning
business which has become SO popular
during the past year with this august
body. Things were quite lively during
the morning, between the talk concerning
the liability of doing some business and
the party caucusses. The house met at 1
o'clock, but immediately adjourned until
8 p. m. to await the action of the senate,
which were to convene half
hour later. At 1880 the senators
came slowly in from the lieutenant gov
ernor's room where they had been engaged
in caucus, and rumors of an impending
adjournment sine die spread quickly
around the senate chamber, but they were
not realized. Senator Reed called the SEN
ate to order and presided. Upon the pray
er being finished Senator Clark (rep.) of
the Twenty first, and the leader of that
minority, arose and moved that as the SUI
preme court had decided who was the
present governor and as he and his con-
stituents were anxious to do business,
that the appropriation bills be taken from
the table.
Senator Thayer (dem.) said that the bills
were not on the table, but were in the
| hands of the senate special committee on
| state expenditures.
To Senator Clark's inquiry Senator Sey-
mour (dem.) said that the committee had
| not concluded their examination of the
bills and were not ready to report.
Senator Clsrk-Has the committee ever
| met with the house joint committed
| Senator Seymour-The senate committee
| is not joint committee.
| Senator Clark-What action does the
committee propose to take2 Will persont
have an opportunity to appear before thu
committee at its hearingss There are many
people who are anxious to know what viii
be done Let us see if in some way ",
cannot get to work on these bills and othel
matters of legislation.
Senator Seymour-Due public notice O.
meetings of the committee will be given, i
any are held. am not prepared to So,
whether there will be any meetings.
high authority has just advised us that
process of election which began Novembe
4. 1890, is yet unfinished. This matter i
of greater consequence than the appropria
tons.
Senator shumway (rep)-I will ask tn
gentleman if his party is prepared to fol
low out that process.
Senator Seymour am prepared to fol
low it, so far as understand it.
Senator Thayer moved to adjourn t
Thursday at IL noon.
Senator Mead (rep.) urged that it wa
time to get to business. If this adjourn
ment means repetition of the old plan
then we might as we'll adjourn sine die.
Senator Cleveland dem. eWill tn
gentleman vote for motion to adjour
J sine diea Laughter.
fore 1 get through. I am ready to vote
| adjourn until tomorrow, if we will the
, be ready to talk up business. The oil
! claim that we had no governor is now enc
ed.
The senate then adjourned to 10 O
Thursday.
THE HOUSE.
The house reconvened at 8 p. M, whe
Representative Greene of Norwich offere
resolution to the effect that as the 8,
preme court had decided in this matte
@ and as several matters of Importance we
p waiting &C ton by the general assembl
that the house stood ready to further ca
ry the matter of election of state Officer
into the courts with the senate, but in tt
meantime they desired to do some bus
| ness.
Representative Walker (dem.) of Hal
ford moved that the matter be tabled, b
his motion was lost and the resolutic
n passed.
Several letters from the secretary of Il
y United States were read regarding an q
8 to cede land to the United States f
# postofice sites, and were referred to t
# proper committee.
The house then adjourned until o'clo
tomorrow.
The opinion seems to be that unless t
:. senate consents to do business to-morre
d speedy adjournment sine die will ia