The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
House..

Promptly at 1890 o'clock p. m.
Speaker Barbour's gavel fell and Chap
lain Richard offered up a short prayer,
after which the business Of the house
began.
One of the first matters sent to the
speakers desk was bill from the COM
nlittee on education in relation to the
14edyard school district. Speaker Bar
bour's keen eye discovered the fact
that the signature of the clerk of bills
was not attached. He returned the bill
to the member of the committee by a
messenger.
Mr. Webster presented two petitions
favoring the New Britain electric rail-
road.
When the Wadsworth bills referring
to tuberculosis went to the senate that
body referred them to the committee
on appropriations and not to the COM
mittee on agriculture, as the house had
done When this action was reported
yesterday in the house Mr.. Wadsworth
moved to adhere to the former action.
This was done, and then Mr.. Wads-
worth asked for committee of confer
ence.
Speaker Barbour appointed Mr..
Wadsworth of Pennington and Mr..
Beach of Seymour.
Mr.. Barnes Of New Haven and Mr..
Briggs of Middletown were appointed
a committee of conference on the disa-
greeing action in relation to the bill
concerning the purchase of land in New
Haven for the agricultural experiment
station, and Messrs. Lyman of Wash
ington and Roraback of Canaan were
appointed committee of conference on
the disagreeing action in relation to the
bill concerning hearings before the
county commissioners
The disagreeing action of the senate
on the Cuban resolutions was reported.
Judge Roraback said:
The resolution for the recognition OF
the independence of Cuba, which came
before this house on Thursday, last, did
not meet with my approval, and voted
against it. To me it seemed too compre-
hensive, and assumed to settle many
important and complicated matters
connected with the Cuban situation
Generally speaking, am opposed to oc-
cupying the time of the general assem-
bly, in the discussion of measures of
d this nature, yet I was in full accord
and hearty sympathy with another
{ resolution, relating to the Cuban mat
ters, which came before us on Friday
and most enthusiastically endorsed the
remarks of my distinguished friend
I from Stamford upon that occasion.
q That resolution is now before the house
for action.
You all remember the action of the
! house in the passage of that measure
and l must confess that 1 was not a
: little surprised when l learned that the
! senate had rejected it.
1 know not why such action was
taken, but apprehend that it was be-
( cause the senate was opposed to the
i sentiments set forth in the resolution
4 1t has surely been the custom of the
general assembly of this state and of
S the legislatures of other states to pass
8 favorably upon measures of this char
8 acter, and the senate, by it's own action
upon the Venezuelan matter, has GER
4 tainly sanctioned such a custom at this
VERY session. So gentlemen. we are led
to infer that this measure was rejected
8 by the senate because it was opposed
Sto the principles therein set forth, and
zthe question now arises shall we re-
Fconsder and concur with such action?
y Speaking for myself. l am most EN-
Sphatically opposed to reconsideration
s and concurrence, and am strongly in
favor of standing by our former posi-
tion. Any other conduct upon our part
would necessarily create the impression
that Cuba, in her heroic struggle for
independence, has no sympathizers in
5the general assembly of 1897.
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