The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-20
0RVILLE H. PLATT ELECTED
UNITED STATES SENATOR-SILVER
 DEMOCRATS FAVOR SARGENT.

DEMOCRATS FAVOR SARGENT. One Gold Member Supported the Republi- | can Nominee-Committee to Have Stem in a Short Time.
 United States Senator Orville II. ' Platt was elected yesterday by the sen ate and house of representatives to suc- ceed himself for the term of six years beginning March A. 1897. The senate being composed entirely of republicans there was not a dissenting vote. In the house the silver democrats voted for eX-Mayor Joseph B. Sargent of this city. The whole number of votes cast in the house was 220; necessary to a choice, Ill. Orville H. Platt received 196, Joseph B. Sargent "A.
 William P. Hill gold democrat, of Gullford, voted for Senator Platt. When Speaker Barbour declared that the house had chosen Senator Platt there was much applause both by the mem bers and spectators, who had mani tested great interest in the proceedings in spite of the absolute certainty of the result.
 Considerable excitement was occa- stoned in the house by the Rev. MT. RickettS of Somers asking that there be a redistribution of seats. He said that he had been compelled to occupy either a deacon's or reporters seat.
 MT. Pendleton, who was chairman of the seating committee, said that he thought justice had been done. He said the members seat was POS, which he might have known if he had called upon the clerk.
 MT. Roraback said he did not be- lieve in any favoritism. MT. Gallagher of MerideA offered to exchange seats with Mir. Ricketta. The offer occa- stoned considerable applause.
 Mr. Ricketts, resolution, that there be redistribution of seats, was defeated
 The house passed resolutions author izing the joint standing committees to appoint stenographers. These were transmitted to the senate
 MT. Allen of Sprague introduced the following concerning retrenchment:
 Sectioni 1-The governor with the ad- vice and consent of the senate shall appoint within ten days after the pass age of this bill four persons, one from each congressional district, neither of whom shall be salaried officer of the state, who shall carefully consider all the expenditures of the state i'll all and every way and form, and report to the next general assembly whether or not in their opinion said expenditures can and ought to be decreased and if so, where and i'll what manner with recom- mendations, and a bill embodying the same.
 Section ?. This committee shall have 1 power to summon witnesses and exam | inc papers touching the objects sought; | but in no case shall counsel be en- ployed.
 Section 3. The compensation of this committee shall be named by the gov ernor, when the work Is done, the amount of the same to be approved by | the senate before payment, except that | itemized bills of actual expenses in car- | rying out the provisions of this act and witness fees shall be paid from time to time by the treasurer with the | governors approval | The bill was referred to the commit l tee on finance.
 STATE REFORMATORY REPEAL | MT. Hutchinson of Essex sent up the following bill to end the state refor- matory:
 Section l. Chapter BIT, public acts of 1895, being an act entitled An act to establish a state reformatory" is here by repealed.
 Section g. The comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his orr ders on the treasurer for so much of I the unexpended balance of the sum ap- propriated by said act as may be nec- essary to pay the proper charges against the state, created under said act.
 Section 3. This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 MT. Frisbie asked for the reading and at MT. Hutchinson's request the bill was temporarily tabled. It was finally referred to the committee on humane institutions.
 The senate resolution for inquiry was passed in concurrence.
 TO FINISH TUBERCULOSIS.
 MT. Hutchinson also proposed to re- peal the tuberculosis act as follows: Section l. Chapter 2SS of the public acts of 1895 being an act entitled "ap act concerning contagious diseases among domestic animals" be and the same is hereby repealed.
 Section g. This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 He likewise aimed at the peach vel low commissioner.
 Section 1. Chapter 216 of the public acts of 1893 entitled Ian act providing for a commissioner on peach yellows' be and the same is hereby repealed.
 Section 2 This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 Both bills went to the committee on agriculture.
 TRYING TO BE DELIBERATIvE.
 The committee on rules has good
 ideas on deliberative business. It sent in this amendment, which was explain ed by MT. Frisbie of Pennington as heinz in the interest of proper informa-
 ton and expedition of business:
 That rule No. 25 shall read as follows ",rhe first reading of a bill or resolution