Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-02-01
WANT PROFESSOR BALDWIN.

WANT PROFESSOR BALDWIN.
4 Petition Signed by All the Leading |
Members of the New Haven Bar
Urging the Confirmation of the App
pointment of Professor Baldwin
Read in the Senate-The Proposed
Annexation of the Sandwich Islands
-Resolutions In Honor Of the Late
J. G. Blatne-The Proposed COnstt-
tutional COnvention-Other Inter-
esting Matters.
HARTFORD, Jan. 31.-[Special. TO-
morrow at 1 O'Clock the senate will take
up the matter of confirming or rejecting
the resolution appointing Professor Simeon
E. Baldwin to the supreme court bench,
and speculation as to what the result will
be was rife at the capitol to day. As far
as can he sscertained, the republican seua-
tors have held no special caucus in the
matter, and things apparently remain as
last week. In the general caucus of the
republicans held last week, just previous
to the action of the house in the matter,
the representatives voted to do as they saw
fit about voting for or against, Lut at the
same time were instructed and urged to
vote against the appointment. The repub-
lican senator's were present at this caucus.
and are practically bound to the same
course to-day. What they will do when
the time comes to vote is doubtful. One
rumor is that they will vote to confirm;
another that many will be absent
and not vote Another is that they
will vote to reject. On the democratic
side of the senate, 1t is rumored that SEN
ators Holden will object to Professor Bald
win, and possibly Senators Pierce of Bris-
toll and Crandall of Norwich. These are
merely rumors, however, and could not be
substantiated.
A petition, headed by such names as
Ex-Governor Henry B. Harrison, Professor
George D. Wstrous, Hon. Lynde Hsrri.
son, Attorney Burton Mansfield and
signed by 1O4 out of 1875 New Haven at
torneys, was introduced and read in the
| senate to-day, and goes to show the sena
| tors that the New Haven members of tn;
ment.
The other jadgeships in which New
| Haven is interested took another move to
| day, when Senator Fox, by request, intro
| duced resolution appointing PhilIl
Pond, 2nd, assistant judge of the cit!
| court.
The next move in the matter is said t,
| be the introduction of resolution nomi
| mating Attorney Chaplin as assistant judge
| which will make three judges named TO
one position. Both Attorney Pond Ant
Chaplin are rising young lawyers, and /
| they both enter the field the contest vii
be no doubt a lively ons.
| An interesting bill was introduced in tn
| IN To dow hu Con ruhinb
drawn by States Attorney Doolittle, All
provides for an act giving the right O
appeal in reform school complaints. TIL
various petitions for electric railroads vii
feel interested in a bill introduced in tn
senate to tax the franchises of various road
| to which charters are to be granted. TIL
act provides for 90 per cent. tax on tn
gross income which remains after the OK
penses of the road are met and 6 pc
cent. dividend Ia deducted. Senator Pierce
| chairman OF the committee on cities AM
| boroughs, to which these railroad petition
| are referred, said that the comm ittee woul,
| not recommend the granting of any rail
road petitions until after the various bill
| concerning state legislation in the matte
had been disposed Of Continuing, he said
We decided to have hearing on one o
two of the most important petitions 70
charters, 60 that we can find out just wha
the people desire, and then wait until tn
state legislation regarding all electric road
has become Iettled.
Just previous to the adjournment of tn
| assembly the following resolution concern
ing the death of the late Hon. James 6
Blaine was passed by the house and senate
| STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
| GENERAL ASSEMBLY, )
| JANUARY SESSION, '93.
Resolved by the senate and house of represeI
tatlves: That we have received with profoun
| sorrow the announcement of thu death of til
| Hou. ]. g. Blaine, which occurred at Washingto
| On the 27th inst.
| Resolved, That we record our appreciation
his great qualities, ana that we accord to hi
| the power of Influencing and leading his fello
men to degree eQaaled by few in tn e presel
| services rendered to the public during psrio
| extending over more than quarter OF a cent?
ry entitle him to the lasting gratitude OF
| countrymen.
| He bore distinguished part in the recenstru
tlon and financial measures which followed IL
| civil war, and was the Conspicuous leader in pc
| fectinH measures affecting our reciprocal rel
| tons with other countries in TRADE and con
| meIce.
| his natural magnetism and his almost boy ish Q
| thusiasm won for hun a personal following g.
ceiling IN numbers and devotion that of any ms
Overwheaed in defeat by circumstances tri
| ial in their nature yet he bore himself with tr,
| dignity, and in the reverses which he suffere
| drew his friends closer to him. He was by ma
| ure fitted to consider and decide important que
| tioDs, and in the history of the times in which
| lived he will appear as a conspicuous and int
| esting figure.
With the committees to day nothing
Importance was done interesting to Ne
Haven county people. The judiciary bel
a lengthy hearing on the resolution provi(
ing for constitutional convention, G
which Representative Walker of Hsrtfor
made long argument in favor of tn
same.
The subject Of the transportation {
members of the general assembly ws
postponed by the committee on railroad
until next Thursday at l o'clock.
The committee on the Graham matte
listened to statement of the General Or,
ham case and then postponed the hearin
until next week.