The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-23

~'N' @NN''SAA AAA NAS anu lAA 1874 was state senator and president pro tenn. of the upper house.
 In 1880, when the question of the boundary line between Connecticut and New York was causing so much dis turbance, Mir. Morris was instrument tai in bringing about satisfactory set clement. He was also chairman of the commission appointed by the legislature of 1883 to revise the probate laws of the state and the present statutes were framed by him,
 CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
 In 1890 Judge Morris was the demo- cratic candidate for governor, and had, 1t was claimed, majority of twenty six votes over all other candidates.
 His plurality over Morgan G. Bulke- ley, his republican opponent, was B. 656
 \. Judge Morris was declared elected
 by the democratic senate and subscrib-
 ed to its oath of office as administered
 by member of that body, although he
 never took the seat to which he was
 declared to be elected.
 The memorable and tiresome dead
 lock followed, the case went into the
 courts of the state from the lowest to
 the supreme on one point and another,
 and was in litigation until the term
 had nearly expired.
 ELECTED GOVERNOR IN 1892.
 Judge Morris was again his party's
 candidate in 1892 and this time was
 elected by clear majority over all
 other candidates and was inaugurated
 in January, 1893.
 Just before his term of office expired
 he was chosen a director of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road.
 The ex-governor was administrator of
 the vast estate of Daniel Hand, the
 widely-known philanthropist of Guil- ford, and had in his keeping as trustee many millions of dollars. Since retiring from the governorship of the state he had confined himself to an extensive law practice He had been in slightly poor health for some time, but was not thought seriously ill.
 MT. Morris was married June 15, 1S56, to Eugenia L., daughter of Lu- c!us and Laura Futile of Seymour They have six children, three sons and three daughters, each of the iat;ec be- ing a graduate of Vassar college. Rob- ert Futile Morris is practicing sur geon in New York; Charles Gould Nor ris graduated at Yale las: June anG Roy is preparing for that institution. Mary is now Mrs. Charles M Pratt of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Helen is the wife of Professor Arthur T. Hadley, and Emily, the youngest daughter, lives at home. Professor and Mrs. Arthur T. Hadley arrived shortly after the death of Gov ernor Morris and Professor Hadley as- stunned charge of affairs at the house. Miss Emily Morris was visiting Mrs. Charles M. Pratt at her home in Brook lyn and telegram brought them home late in the afternoon
 The relatives will meet to-day and perfect the funeral arrangements. John w. Alling will attend to the business of the deceased for the present. No one knows the combination of the safe in the governors office and an expert has been sent for to open it, as it contains most of the books and papers used in his business affairs and it is now se- curely locked.
 Governor Morris was president of the Connecticut Savings bank and was a member of the society's committee of Center church.
 MEMORIAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER. The New Haven County Bar associa- tion gave out last evening the following statement in regard to holding a meet | ing to pass resolutions on the death of ex-Governor Morris.
 lowing to the prominent position held l by the late Governor Morris and the absence from town of so many mem bers of the bar, it is deemed appro- priate that the memorial services of | the bar association be held on some con- | venient day in September, when all members of the bar can be present, and that therefore no special meeting l of the bar be now called"