The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-02

passage. ReLerreQ TO the committee oIl
fisheries and game.
Senator Callahan also introduced an
act requiring that in all actions brought
to recover for injury to the person
which has resulted in death, the court
or jury in assessing damages therefor
shall not only take into consideration
as an element of damages the pain and
suffering of the person injured, but also
shall consider the age, condition OF
health, earning capacity and any other
elements of the value of the life of the
person injured to the persons who shah
be entitled to receive the benefit of the
Judgment, the act to take effect from
it's passage and shall affect causes now
pending. Referred to judiciary.
The senate concurred with the house
in referring to the committee on federal
relations resolutions concerning polyg-
amists sitting in the national congress.
Several acts concerning civil actions
We're introduced by Senator Callahan
and referred to the judiciary committee
Senator Vinal introduced an act for
an amendment to section l of chapter
226 of the public acts of 1895 so as to
provide for the appropriation annually
of $4,000 for Storrs Agricultural college
experiment station for the purpose of
investigation of bacteria Of milk, but
ter and cheese and their effect on the
dairy the act to take effect from It's
passage, referred to the committee on
agriculture. The senate concurred with
the house in passing the amendment 10
the resolution for the endorsement or
President McKinley's war policy. The
amendment as passed is as follows:
whereas under the wise and firm
leadership of our president, the land
and naval forces of the United States,
by their unequaled skill and valor have
brought the war with Spain to speedy
and victorious termination, and
Whereas, in that war the American
people knew no section or party, put
presented a solid, undivided front to
the foe, therefore
Resolved, That the treaty with Spain
should be ratified without delay in or
der that the noble and humane OBJECT
for which the war was undertaken may
be effectuated, and that in taking this
attitude the representatives OF the state
of Connecticut in general assembly
convened, know no party ana pledge
themselves as American citizens TO lts
support. The senate adjourned until
1870 to-day.
After the adjournment of the senate
and house, joint caucus of republican
members was held in the representa-
tives' chamber to nominate school
fund commissioner. Carnot 0. Spencer
N a
At a caucus of the republican MEM
bers from New Haven county the 1ol-
lowing nominations for judges of city,
borough and town courts were made:
Hamden town court: Judge, Fred
erick E. futile; deputy judge, b. IL
Mann.
Derby town court: Judge, William
S. Downs; deputy judge, MERIT Il.
Treat.
Branford town court: Judge, Edmund
Zacher; deputy judge, w. E. Fowler.
Ansonia city court: Judge, George c.
Bryant; deputy judge, Charles M.
Plat.
Wallingford borough court: Judge
e. M. Judd; deputy judge, J. r. Camp
bell.
Naugatuck town court: Judge,
Charles E. Hungerford; deputy judge
I'll. W. Hamilton. ......
The only contests which developed !
We're in regard to the Branford and
Derby nominations. For judge Of the |
Branford town court, two names were |
Edmund Zacher for re-
and Henry W. Doolittle.
OF twenty three votes cast in the cau-
Gus, Judge Zacher received on formal |
ballot IS and Mr.. Doolittle 5. For judge !
of the Derby town court George B.
Clark was named for denomination. |
William Sidney Downs was also named |
and on a ballot being taken Mr.. Downs +
Is, Mr.. Clark 8.
A caucus of the republican senators
will be held in the senate chamber this
afternoon Immediately after adjourn
ment to decide on what action to take
On the committee reports concerning
the Averill- Callahan contest The COM
mittee reports, majority and minority,
will probably be presented to-day, but
hey will be tabled until next week for
decisive action.
The house committee on contested I
elections yesterday afternoon finished
bearing the arguments in the Cable
3ree contest and took the case FOR con-
;iderat ton.