Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-02

THE SENATE CONFIRMS
The Appointment of Professor Bald
win Interesting Proceed1ngs-A
Strictly Party Vote-Ihe outcome
Still DoubtfuI-The New Normal
School-New Haven,s Interests Keep
resented by a Number Of Prominent
Ctttzens-Our Criminal Court of
Common Pleas-Other Business
HARTFORD, Feb. 1.-[Special AT the
capitol to-day by strictly party vote the
appointment of Professor Simeon E. Bald
win as associate justice of the supreme |
court was confirmed in the senate. The |
appointments of Hon. Augustus 81. Fem
and Professor Baldwin as judges of the
supreme court were made the order of the
day in the senate, to be taken up at I
o'clock. When that hour arrived every
available inch of space was occupied either
by some leading member of the bar or pol
itician of the state. The resolution for the
appointment of Judge Fem was first taken
from the table and passed by vote OF IL
to 8, Senators Gardner dem and BROKER
rep, having paired and Senator Keeney
rep, being absent.
Senator Fox next called from the table
the petition appointing Professor Baldwin,
and the next hour was occupied by argu-
ments in favor of his appointment made oy
Senators Fox, Root, Holden, Pierce. Cleave-
land and Crandsll, all democrats Durlng
this time not a republican senator maze
remark or expressed desire to be heard on
the matter one way or the other. After
the speeches were finished ballot was
| Immediately taken, which resulted IN the
ten republican senators voting agsinst, and
| the eleven democratic senator's for, the ap-
| pointment The spectators appeared dis
| appointed at the result, which goes to show
| that the senators had not failed to remem-
| Der the instructions they received In the
caucus last week, and that when the re-
publioans of the house voted again on the
matter it would probably be against the
| appointment as before. The resolution
| will probably be returned to the house to-
| morrow, with an endorsement of disagree
| ing action, and a committee of conference
| asked for. This the house will probably
| not refuse to grant, as it would be exceed
| ing1y parliamentary as well as an insult
| to the senate to refuse it. The conference
committees duties will be to consider the
matter and report to the house. Then an
other vote must be taken, which may Qiva
time for some of the republican members
to reconsider the matter aud vote to con-
firm. If the house, however. should insist
| on Its former action and refuse commit
| tee of conference, that would end
the matter, and the appointment would
be rejected. Some of the men at
the capitol who generally know what
Ia going on behind the scenes, insist
that the railroad company Is at the bottom
of the opposition, all reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Others say that it
Ia to get the democrats to fighting, but fail
to explain why, If this is the cause, the
representatives do not obey the wishes OF
their constituents and change their vote.
Said one prominent politician after the re-
suit o-day: "Do you suppose that any
party spite or desire for revenge would
keep the republicans go well in line in this
matter in the face of petition signed by
| all the leading members of the Connect
out barl''
The matter of erecting a'state normal
school either In Bridgeport or New Haven
came up before the committee on educa
ton this afternoon, and the hearing wat
An interesting one. Bridgeport had many
of her leading men on hand. who stood fol
| USE C4alu6 IL tIS 1LSS1tutlOu, Willie NOV
| Haven was repres ented by Presiden
Charles E. Graves, Attorney Harry W
Asher and ex-senator Plunkett of tn
board of education, Hon. James D.Dswell
ex-Mayors Holcomb and Peck, Judge Dem
ing, Judge Sheldon, Attorney Hoadley
nearly all of the principals of the publ
| schools and several others who urged tina
} the school should come to this city. tn
committee will probably report by Frida.
in the matter.
The matter of abolishipg the orimina
} court of common pleas came up before til
Judiciary COMMITTEES to day, but no one aI
pesred to favor or oppose, and the matte
was indefinitely postponed, which practical
ly ends the BILL
Before the cities and boroughs commit
| tee, Attorney S. Harrison Wagner appeare
in favor of an amendment to the charte
of the Morris Cove electric road. Mayo
Sargent and Corporation Counsel Drisco
:. | appeared in opposition and asked to hav
J. the matter 60 over for two weeks, whic
was done.
The Senate.
a The senate convened at II O'Clock to -day
=. The senate passed resolution extendin
G the time for the organization of the Al
sonia Cottage company, company estat
l. lished in Waterbury for the purpose {
@ erecting cheap dwellings to be sold on tn
}, installment plan.
A resolution reviving and continuin
1t the Columbian Trust company of Water
J. bury, one ceding land to the government
"a for the postofice In New Haven, and on
~ incorporating the Townsend Trust associs
ton of New Haven. The latter is a socia
organization consisting of graduates an
members of the law school. The eenat
| then voted to take a recess until l o'clock
6 The senate chamber was packed wit
1 leading members of the Connecticut ba
. and politicians when the senate re cor
s vened at O'Clock Senator Cleveland G
a the First district Immediately called fror
the table the order of the day. The rese
luton appointing Hon. Augustus II. Fen
9 judge of the supreme court was taken fror
q the table and on motion of Senator Fox tn
a senators at once proceeded TO ballot. Sens
tor Booker, rep, of the Eighteenth, an
Senator Gardner, dem, of the Ninth
{ paired. Senator Keeney, rep, of tn
= Twenty fourth, was absent The vot
stood:
Whole number voting.
Necessary for choice. ............ ............
9 Young yes.. Observation-Disclosures.
Young no.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
, The resolution appointing Professor Bald
4 win was taken up motion of Senate
| Fox, who made al earnest appeal for hi
, | appointment. During his speech he said
Simeon E. Baldwin is deserving of this hig
| honor, position not sought for by him, but cor
t ferred, as this nominate is by the governor o
b ! This state, whose recommendation to you ser
atore, ought to be sufficient in itself to cali TO
] your votes without any hesit .tion
In approaching this subject the idea of tn
, ma jesty and power of this tribunal presents i,
self. A tOrfv column OF iIiuStriOuS ma oto
has been reared in the history of that court il
q | this state, whose name and fame occupy tn
highest places in respect and authority in the an
nails OF observation-disclosures Messrs Sherman
| Ellsworth, Dutton, Butler, Seymour and he]
, | Baldwin, grandfather of the present nominee
Connecticut law rank second to tina
Of no other state Of the Union. M
| President, l am not given to pride of an
cestry, but when we find q good, capable ant
pure man, who can look back to an honored lin
| Of ancestors, whose fame and record of honor h
. | himself has not tarnishe d, he has the right OF
his friends have for him the right, to lay tina
lawyer in the state now living will question tn,
| honorable life and ability of Roger Mnott Ster
| man and Roger Sherman Baldwin? There ar,
| none. 1t is sad to rejecting man to witness il
a legislative body like our house of representa-
tives the scene Of the past week, the unreason
petty spite, making that house do an act Of
which every member must now feel ashamed
and which has called forth, without respec,
of party, the condemnation of press and peo
Pile. My regret and shame of that act is NO
mltigated by the feebieness OF the aid or the
mtted to make in asking you senators to repudi
ate that vote to the orenit of our state the onoI