The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-10
In MEMORY OF LINCOLN
HOUSE VOTES no MAKE FEBRUARY
1s A Legal HOLIDAY.


When the house adjourned Thursday
Speaker Barbour gave warning that he
would endeavor to clear the calendar at
the Friday morning session. That he
had not reckoned without delberation
was proved yesterday at / o'clock when
he announced the speakers desk was
clear Only the special orders and the
tabled measures remained.
The following bill was starred on the
calendar:
Section /. The twelfth day of Feb
ruary in each year shall hereafter be a
legal holiday in this state. to be desig-
mated and known as Lincoln day.
Section 2. Chapter CCIx of the pub
lie acts of 1895 is hereby repealed"
Mr.. Frisbie of Pennington offered an
amendment to strike out section l.
Mr.. Roraback of North Canaan said
with considerable emphasis: "Mr.
Speaker, 1 hope that amendment will
not pass.
Mr.. Frisbie replied that he was oppos-
ed to the change in the law and he was
also opposed to establishing Lincoln
day.
If the legislature continued making
legal holidays in memory of prominent
men there wouldn't be enough days in
the calendar for the observance of all
of them. In the South American repub
lies this matter had been carried so far
that the people were almost bankrupt
in consequence.
1t would be well to have the statutes
as they were before 1895, having only
one man whose name and memory was
honored with legal holiday. 1t will
not be long before we have a Grant
day. Why not!
Grover Cleveland" came from the
other side of the room.
YES and a Cleveland day. Why
not?" responded Mr.. Frisbie.
Garfield" shouted another member,
Garfield! Why not?" said Mr.. Fris-
bic.
''Dr. Barnard" suggested another.
Eyes, and DR.. Barnard" replied the
gentleman from Pennington. "Why
not?"
The answer brought down the house.
Mr. Mains of North Stonington said
that he hoped the bill would pass.
Mr.. Roraback said that he hardly
knew how to answer the gentleman
from Pennington, or any man who
called Abraham Lincoln a common
man.
st said prominent man." answered
Mr.. Frisbie.
81 beg the gentleman's pardon" said
Mr. Roraback II thought he said COM
mon. That Is quite different thing"
Speaker Barbour" Sometimes" Cap
plause.)
Mr.. Roraback continued to support
the bill
Mr.. Hurlburt protested against any
thing that looked like reflection upon
the name Of Lincoln.
Mr.. Andrews of East Haven said the
bill should pass. He revered the name
of Lincoln. He thought so much of
him that he named one of his sons after
him.
Mr.. Barnes of New Haven thought
Mr., Frisbie's amendment should pass.
He yielded to no one in his respect for
Lincoln.
Mr.. Wadsworth of Pennington said
he revered the name of Lincoln, but he
thought the great man of the common
people would say if he had a voice in
the matter, that he wished no legal hol-
iday to his memory.
Mr.. Barnes of Norwich favored the
bill.
Mr. Averill of New Haven said: "1t
I'll I,o icf 10 tO
The sons of the men who went to the
front in defence of their country will
resent 1t.
"Mr. Speaker: If we must wipe eth
er of these holidays out of existence let
it be Washington's birthday rather
than Lincoln's, for believe he stands
for more in this day and generation
than does George Washington"
Mr.. Frisbie asked if there was any
evidence before the committee in re-
gard to the way Lincoln day should be
celebrated
Mr.. Roraback replied that there was
not.
Mr.. Frisbie's amendment was voted
down, and the original bill passed with
out dissenting vote
The committee on claims reported un-
faVO1dDle
Follett balance of salary as fish COM
missioner, and for special scervices.
The following bills were passed:
Concerning glanders, amending the
the charter of the East Haven and Nor
ris Cove Railroad company, incorporat-
ing the Mountain View Street Railway
company, amending the charter of the
Sharon Electric Light company.
Mr. Beach of Seymour asked permis-
sion to introduce resolutions for the
payment of the following bills due by
the state On account of Waterbury
+ armory, Disley & Weyland, $500; Bar
low Brothers, s195O3; Tracy Brothers,
1900; W. E. Griggs, $685. and Chatfeld
& Chatfield, $50. On account of New
5 Haven armory Company B, Second reg
iment, $685. 3d. Company c, S4S.S0; Com
pany F, SSS.61. d. w. Pond of Hart
7 ford, s1440 for pens furnished to the
legislature of 1898, and s35 to the town
of Middlebury for the burial of SOL
dier.
The request for permission was de-
MED.