The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-17

l learn that many of the electric road men are in favor of this measure and know of no individual who is op- l posed to 1t. It is intended to give time to frame a bill providing for the proper division of the expense where one road crosses another by some safe meas ure"
 The bill was also favored by Repre- sentative Newton of New Haven and Representative Clark of Haddam Mir Gum then moved the previous ques- tion When the vote on suspending the rules was taken it was doubted by one member and rising vote was ordered. The vote was in the affirmatiVe-180 to 12-and the bill was then passed and immediately transmitted to the senate. The senators upon reassembling took up the bill which was sent to the com mittee on railroads without debate An interesting debate is expected on the bill next week when it is returned to the house.
 TO EMPLOY STENOGRAPHERS
 The house voted to employ stenog- raphers to assist the committee on cities and boroughs, judiciary and in- corporations. It was believed to be a matter of economy, in that it would tend to shorten the business of the session, On motion of Representative Judson, chairman of the committee on elections, it was voted that the commit tee be empowered to employ the ser vices of a stenographer and to send for persons and papers.
 IN THE SENATE.
 The senate met to-day at 1 D. m.
 A resolution was introduced for the appointment of E. L. Wells of Fairfield and oscar Leete of Durham as state auditors. It was referred to the prop CT committee.
 MT. Marigold of Bridgeport intro duced a rule providing that all matters pertaining to electric railroads be re- ferred in future to the committee on railroads in place of the committee on cities and boroughs. In other years all legislation referring to street railroads has been referred to the committee on cities and boroughs. The rule was adopted by both the senate and house.
 A resolution was also introduced by MT Marigold validating the contract between the city of Bridgeport and c. w. Blakeslee & Sons of New Haven for the construction of the sea wall at Seaside park
 SENATOR w. F. GATES SEAT.
 w. F. Gates, republican of Lebanon, was seated as senator from the Elev- enth senatorial district, in place of c. w. Reynolds, democrat, who was seated as the result of an error. The commit tee on contested elections voted unani- mously in favor of seating MT. Gates and that MT. Reynolds had been seated when he had no right to the seat. The report, which was transcribed by Leon- ard W. Coggswell of New Haven, is as follows:
 ITO the Honorable Senate: The com mittee on contested elections to which was referred senate petition No. 1, be- ing the petition of William F. Gates to be declared elected senator from the Eleventh senatorial district report: That after due notice we met and heard the petitioner and Charles w. Reynolds the sitting member, with their respec- tive counsel and witnesses and find as follows:
 That at the election held in this state on the 9th day of November, 1894, the petitioner was the candidate of the republican party for the office of senator in the Eleventh senatorial dis trict, and that Clark W. Reynolds and Henry M. Wolf, ir., were respectively the candidates of the democratic and prohibition parties for said office. That from the canvass of the votes of the several towns forming said district there were cast for said office for the petitioner William F. Gates, 2074 votes. | and for the respondent Clark w. Rev holds, 1,722 votes, and for Clark Rev holds 356. No question was made by the | petitioner concerning the 356 votes ca st | for Clark Reynolds, and it was conceded that Clark W. Reynolds was entitled to | have them counted for him. And being so counted the canvass showed upon it's | face 2,078 votes for Clark w. Reynolds and 2,O74 votes for William F. Gates | the petitioner
 ''No controversy exists between the parties except with regard to the votes counted or canvassed in the town of | Waterford in said district The vote of | this town was returned to the presiding | officer of the electors meeting to the | secretary of state, as follows: Clark w. Reynolds, 263 | William F. Gates, 239 |
 And by the same officer to the town | clerk of said town:
 Clark W. Reynolds, 263 | William F. Gates, 239 | go
 "The total vote cast in said Water ford on said election was 59S. This appears by the return of the count CTS and also by the certificate of the registrar. There were eight counters appointed to count the ballots in said town, representing the democratic, re- publican and prohibition parties. Two of these counters, one from the demo- cratic party and one from the republi- 3an party, kept the count on tally sheets as the figures were announced md given to them by those actually engaged in the counting. The method if counting was tO sci down on +boso l