Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-16
CLARENCE DEFINING

Named by Governor Morris for Insur.
 ance Comlntssio ner-YaIe Against
 the Storrs School - New Haven
 County Comm1ssioners-Ot Mat.
 ters of Interest nt the Capitol.
 HARTFORD, Feb. 15.-[Speoial ]-Gov- ernor Morris to-day sent to the senate the name of Clarence Deming of New Haven to be insurance commissioner from March 6, 1893, for the unexpired portion of four years from July 1, 1891. The matter was referred to the committee on executive nominations. MT. Deming was born in Litohfeld, October 1, 184S. He received his early education at the Gunnery school at Washington, this state, and at the Hop kins Grammar school at New Havn. He entered Yale college in the class of 1871. An accident on the ball field at Waterbury, in 1869, followed by long sickness, con- pelled him to leave his class and to graduate with the class of 1872. Dur ing his college life he was active in athlet ics, being for two years captain of the uni football eleven. In his senior year he was an editor of the Yale Coarant and was graduated with the stand of an ''oration." :"
 Three weeks after graduating he &C., cepted sn appointment as associate editor of the Troy, N. Y, Whig, position which he filled for eight months. leaving it to take post graduate at Yale. In 1873 he became night editor of the New Haven Palladium. Since that date he has occu- pied positions of travelling correspondent and editorial writer for the New York Evening Post until 1884, when he became editor of the New Haven Morning News, which position he held until 1887. He then dropped active newspaper toll to engage in literary work. During the last three years he has contributed to the Evening Post and Nation, most of his work being in the nature of editorials, articles on economic and statistical topics. Mr. Deming has been twice married, and now lives on Prospect street in New Ha- ven. He is member of the Quinnipiac club of that city and the University and Reform club of New York.
 Another nomination by Governor Morris pointment of George w. Wheeler of Bridgeport to bo judge of the superior court for eight years from July 1, 1893, to succeed Judge A. H. Fenn, who goes to the supreme bench. MT. Wheeler is one oL IAO ohkoA kOSe Ia {" Ci D OI GAC 5ItSto hIu d staunch democrat. He graduated from Yale in 1881 and in 1883 with Howard J. Curtis formed the firm of Wheeler & Cur tis of Bridgeport He Is only about thirty three years of age and is one of the youngest, if not the very youngest, men ever nominated to the superior bench. He Is an unhinchipg democrat in politics His private and professional life Is ex- emplary.
 Before the railroad committee to-day the hearing as to the proposed increase of the was finished. Vics President Futile ap- peared, as did Attorney Henry 0. Robin son, and substantiated what President Clark said yesterday regarding the pro- posed use of the increased capital. No one appeared in opposition to the resolu- tion and the hearing was closed. The committee will no doubt report favorably in the matter.
 The Storrs school scored another victory over the Scientific school in the senate the bill regarding the appropriation by act of congress for agricultural schools being | referred, after hard fight to the con- mittee on agriculture, instead of to the judiciary as desired by the supporters of | Yale.
 l In the senate this morning the resolution | urer Sanger and Comptroller Staub board l Of audit to settle the bills of counsel en- gagged by the contesting state officers of the
 past two years. during the dead lcck, was
 taken up and debated for over two hours
 The smount involved is ssid to bs $75, ,O00,
 although not named in the resolution,
 which gives the board unlimited powers
 without reference back to the general l assembly. The resolution was opposed
 by Senators Root, Pierce, Morgan, Cieve
 land and Fox, and favored by Senators
 Milner, Holcomb and Crsndal. Upon the ! motion of Senator Cleveland the resolu
 tion was recommitted to the committee on ! appointment from whom it emanated by
 vote of 13 to 8 as follows: Yeas-Senatort
 Cleveland, Root, Hall, Fox, Gardner
 Jones, Ferris, Morgan, Msthewson
 Brookes, Gross. Chapman, Phelps, 13
 nays-Senators Holcomb, Coffey, Pierce
 Grandall. Robertson, Houliban, Milner
 house his resignation as the representativ,
 from Hartford to- day, as is required by law.
 Perhaps the most exciting matter of thu
 day was the attempt to force through botf
 houses resolution appointing James Key
 holds, dem, of New Haven, Albert B
 Dunham, rep, of Seymour and John L
 Lindsley, dem, of Ansonia. county com
 missioners of New Haven county, withou
 referring it to any committee. The abovs
 named men were the regular caucus nomi
 nees, and it had been agreed upon by botl
 the republicans and the democrats tha
 the slate should go through. It wenI
 through the house all right and was i'm
 mediately transmitted to the senate, where
 it was expected to take the game course
 Senator Fox, however, asked a matter
 of parliamentary courtesy that the mattel
 be tabled for calendar and printing, ant
 after considerable discussion this wa
 done.
 Before the committee on education tn
 Bridgeport people were advancing thei | eide of the question regarding the locatin,
 of the proposed new state normal school The Senate.
 The senate convened at II o'clock.
 Senator Root, dem, of Waterbury offer
 ed resolution appointing a joint commit ! foa to cbtoip o,, ;%opoi1e5 oka&.,,aot ,e II,