Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-18
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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 HARTFORD, Feb. 17.-[Special- 1.-The excitement to day at the capitol was the light in the senate over the resolution ap- pointing Albert H. Durham of Seymour, sx-Town Agent James Reynolds of New Haven and John L. Lindley of Ansonia county commissioners for New Haven county. The resolution passed the house on Wednesday and was immediately sent to the senate, where 1t met with setback in the form of motion from Senator Fox to table 1t, which was carried. At that time MT. Fox said that he wished to inves- tigate certain evidence which might show that these commissioners should not be appointed. The fact that the resolution was to be taken from the table today caused quite 2 crowd to collect when the senate convened. When the mat ter was reached on the calendar MT. Fox said: I promised to bring this matter up to-day, but am not quite ready, and have not examined the evidence as l desire to, and would like to have it go over, but will take it up if the senators insist. I have 8 telegram from Senator Thayer tending to the proouction of certain evil dence, collected by the senate special com. mittee on investigations of the doings of the county commissioners last year, which says that he has it not in his possession at present. I have, however, the record of the committee, and the evidence taken in New Haven county, which may read if 1t becomes necessary. I do not intend or desire to obstruet these
 Iv,H k,o ojy,ok {o oaxyfl loy1n 70 that may act inteliigently and do my duty to my constituents. Although these may be the caucus nominees, do not intend to work injustice to the people or stultify my self simply to vote to rush through certain caucus nominees. For the next hour MT. Fox was assailed with questions from Sen- ators Holden, Phelps and Jones, tending to show that he had made these charges against MT. Durham.
 Senator Fox replied to these questions in substance as follows: I have made no charges against MT. Durham or any other nominee, but merely ask to have time to examine this testimony of the senate oom- mittee regarding the investigations made by the county commissioner.
 The matter was dropped at this point for other business and taken up in half an hour, when Senator Pierce made an earnest appeal to Senator Fox not to press the matter, for the sake of harmony between the republican and democratic senator's In reply to the appeal Senator Fox said: I have made no charges against any one of our commissioners, and I cannot to day stand here and refuse to grant the request of the senator from the Fourth who has been with me through all these battles. l shall therefore be silent and withdraw the opposition.
 The resolution was then passed, MT. Fox voting against it. It Itappoints Messrs. Reynolds and Durham for two years and MT. Lindley for four years. Another matter of considerable importance espec. ially to the farmers of the state and aleo those interested in good roads, was dis oussion this afternoon before the con- mittee on roads and bridges on the pro posed act to provide for wagon tires. The act provides that every wagon carrying over 3 ,000 pounds shall have tire at least | four inches wide. The matter was dis oussed at length by Representative Hale of Glastonbury and MT. Goodyear of North Haven. Both gentlemen said that with 8 uniform tire of such 8 width our country roads, instead of being series of ruts and mud inches deep, would bs smooth and even roadways.
 Representative Rockwell of East Hart ford was heard on the question of electric roads to-day. He argued for an hour 1T favor of them from every standpoint, and l if it were left to him we would have suct | roads at once.
 The judiciary committee to-day reported l favorably on the matter of fire escapes il hotels in this state similar to those under the New York law. They also reported 1T favor of the increase of stock of the New l York, New Haven and Hartford railroad to $100,000,000.
 The Senate.
 The senate convened at Il o'clock.
 March was fixed as the last day fol new business.
 A bill was introduced giving power t. savings banks to employ not over one-hal their surplus in collateral investments bonds of the United States and state bond in New England cities.
 On the calendar were passed senate join resolution giving Naugatuck road power tt absorb defunct Watertown and Waterbury railroad; rejecting nomination of John B Quillinan judge of Ansonia town court obliging foreign fire insurance companie, to have cash capital of $20O ,000 deposited in securities and banks in this state before being allowed to issue insurance; act ced ing land in New London to United States resolutions appointing Valentine B. Cham berlin judge of New Britain city court, an6 David T. Calhoun judge of court of com mon pleas for Hartford county, were taker | up and tabled on motion of Senator Pierce
 After hct debate the bill appointin, | county commissioners for New Havel county was taken from the table ant passed.
 The senate then adjourned until o'clocl Tuesday.
 The House.
 In the house to-day the limit for the reception of new business was fixed for Friday, March 3,
 The senate resolution appointing a world fair commission and appropriating $65,0O0 fo | the expenses of the commission, was passed Ii concurrence after short debate on the question of making the amount $75,Oe0.
 Mir. Roche of New Britain introduced a bil establishing a fund for meritorious and disabled policemen in each city. The fund Is to receive per cent. of the license money in the city where | 1t is located, unclaimed moneys in possession O. | tions.
 | MT. Fitzmaurice of New London introduced 6 bill exem pting to the amount of $1 0OO the prop erty of persons who served in the revenue ma | rine.
 | The rair ad committee reported fayorablv ar