Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-06

enclosed grounds within the state of any associ-
stion or Pc e S 1F t @
Of May and November, and during the progress
Of or Immediately prior to such trials Of skill,
speed or endurance on such enclosed grounds
Mr.. Bsardsley of Bridgeport opened the |
the passage of the bill. Mr.. Beardsley is
one of the members of the judiciary COM
mittee, and, as a lawyer, went into the
matter in detail and explained fully the
evils of the pool rooms and the necessity
of the passage of such q measure. He was
by Mr.. Lounsbury of Darien, Mr..
Wells of Fairfield and Judge Stoddard of
Milford in favor of the bill. Mr.. Healey
of Windsor Locks was the only speaker
against the committees bill, which he
thought too severe, and advocated his own
bill, which was afterwards rejected. The
committee bill then was passed, with but
two or three voting against.
The talk on all sides noW is what will
the senate do with the bill Some of the
knowing ones say they will pass it, others
that they will either amend or vote against
it, thus making committee of conference
necessary, and that the committee will fail
to agree.
The excitement begun in the house this
morning when grave suspicious of stuffing
the ballot boxes were aroused. A few
weeks ago the house reelected Albert
Roaraback, republican, judge of the Litch
field court of common pleas. The senate
during the absence of several republicans
elected A. D. Warner, dem. to the position.
This morning the matter came back to the
republican house. Judge Wood, republi-
can, and Mr.. Brinsmsde, republican, of
Washington urged non. concurrence with
the senate and the reelection of Judge
Roaraback. Representatives Gum and
Stoddard, democrats, favored Mr.. Warmers
election. A ballot showed Mr.. Warner
elected, 100 to 95. 1t was a surprise to
the republican members. A little later
Mr.. Wood claimed that in one democratic
section of the house fourteen more ballots
were cast than there were members pres
emit. Mr.. Wood wanted reconsideration
of the vote and Mr.. Gum, democrat,
claimed that vote by ballot could not be
reconsidered. In view of the charge
of ballot box stuf6ng he wanted
ed and named Msssrs. Wood, Hale and
Brinsmade, all republicans. Mr.. Hall of
Wellington, who said he voted with the
majority, moved reconsideration of the
ballot, and Mr.. Gum objected. Mr.. Wood
reminded Gum that he moved to recon-
slider the ballot by which Judge Simeon E.
Baldwin was at first rejected for the su-
preme bench.
Speaker Brooks ruled that motion to
reconsider was in order, but that the vote
must be by ballot. The ballot was about
to be taken when Mr.. Gum noted the
presenca of Hubert Williams of Lakeville,
a laWyer and friend of Judge Roaraback,
| in the house standing in the rear of the
| democrats. Mr.. Gum waxed indignant
and protested against Mr.. Williams watch
ing how democrats voted. In response to
Mr.. Barlow's (rep.) inquiry Mr., Gum said
that he,Was not afraid of any dirty insin-
uations" made by him.
There was Immediately big commotion
in the house. The speaker pounded Wig
orously on the desk while Mr.. Gum and
Mr.. Barlow exchanged personalities.
When order was restored the ballot was
taken and showed SO in favor to 121
against the reconsideration. Mr.. Gum
then made speech, congratulating the
members on having by their votes dis
proved the charges ref soting on their
character. He had never before heard
members charged with ballot stufing.
More personalities occurred between Mr..
Gum and Mr.. Barlow and the matter
dropped.
The state prison matter was taken up
ing the powers of the regular state prison
committee for the purpose of Investigating
state prison matters.
Mr.. Gum of Milford, DEM, moved that
the senate resolution raising special com.
mites be taken up from the table and sub
stituted for the house resolution. The
substitution WAS made by q vote of 107 to
90. Then the senate resolution was passed
in concurrence and the investigation was
thus taken away from the regular state
prison committee.
Tbo hjo Of
would not appoint the committee until to-
morrow. Many names have been suggest
ed, including Wood, Beardsley, Wilcox and
Judd of Stratford.
The speaker claims the right to appoint
under the rules when the resolution con-
tains no specific direction.
The members of the house then took an
hour for recess, and after resuming their
seats quickly passed the pool room bill and
the corrupt practice act, the special feat
ure of which is to govern the amount of
foe, after which they Immediately ad-
journed.
Governor Morris to-day sent to the SEN
ate with the resignation Of Insurance Com
missioner John s. Seymour the name of
Burton Mansfield of New Haven to be in
surance commissioner to fill the vacancy
left by Mr.. Seymour's resignation. Mr..
Mr.. Mansfield is a native of Hamden, New
Haven county, but has resided in the city
of New Haven from early boyhood. After
passing through the grammar course in the
public schools he entered the Sheffield SCI
entifie school in 1875 and took the select
course, which is largely an English course,
and was graduated with an excellent rec
ord in scholarship.
He was called to the clerkship of the
probate court under the late Judge Levi
Bradley, and after q years service entered
the Yale law school. He graduated in the
class of '78, of which Insurance Commits
sioner Seymour was a member. He is now
thirty years of age, of fine personal sp-
pearance, pleasant and courteous manners
and is widely esteemed in business and 80
oial circles In New Haven and elsewhere.
Although his business has brought him
mostly before the courts of his own city,
bers of his profession throughout the
state.
The Senate.
Bills were passed in the senate to day in
creasing the pay for board of the boys at
the state reform school at Meriden from
g. so to s. per week, as were also the reso-
lutions winding up the affairs of the Gran
by Central Academy association, and ia
cooperating the Connecticut Loan and
Savings association of Waterbury. The
bill providing that selectmen shall furnish
an American flag co be displayed on one
school house in each school district was re-
committed. The bill requiring accidents
in factories to be reported to the factory
inspector was indefinitely postponed.
Favorable reports were made on the res
olutions amending the charter of the Dor
ough of New Canaan, incorporating the
Life and Advent union and the Life and