The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-04
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itary affairs, Pendeton of Stonington
agriculture, Day of Brooklyn; humane
| institutions, Chittenden Of Madison
cities and boroushs, Goodrich of yVeth
ersheld; fisheries and game Olcott of
! Cilnton; insurance. Plimpton of Hart
FORD; manufacturers, Whtlock of
Huntingdon; appropriations, Muzzy of
I Bristol; labor, Hall Of wilmington; en-
! crossed bills, Kendall of Suffield and
Skldmore of Bridgeport; temperance,
jackson of Woodstock forfeited rights.
I passed, for democrats to name; consti-
| tutional amendments, Vinal of Middle
4 town. capitol furniture and grounds,
Plimpton; federal relations, Burnham;
/ canvass of votes for Justices of peace,
passed, left for democrats to name;
woman's suffrage, Lounsbury of Darien;
| counties and county seats, Chittendent;
joint rules, Welch of Torrington; state
library, Haven of Coventry; public
health and safety, Haven unfinished
business Whitlock
Joint special committees-Leg
expenses, Mitchell of Woodbury.; Put
Gratis to name.
Senate committees-Contin ex-
penses keeler Kendall and Skdmore;
executive nominations, Muzzy, Mitchell,
Callahan; rules, WEIGH; legislative eau
Gus Keller; contested elections, Hall,
Whitlock and Smith; to assign seats to
reporters, Barnes, Plmpton and Hail.
As the result of the various county
caucuses messengers and doorkeepers
We're selected as follows: Messengers,
Ernest G. Ruscoe, Frank w. Griswold
Arthur w. Glover, Leon r. Wilson;
doorkeepers, Samuel A. Flight, Frank
w. Clark, Gustaf A. Eigel, George W.
Rouse, George II. Bradford, George 7.
Towne.
The democratic members of the house
held caucus in the supreme court
room at 1880 O'Clock M. b. Cary. chair
man of the democratic state committee,
called the meeting to order j. r.. War
ner Of Lyme was chosen chairman and
James p. Bree OF New Haven clerk of
the caucus. A BALLOT for nominee for
speaker of the house was then taken
and resulted as follows: James f.
Woodruff, 80; Frank p. Gallagher of
Essex, 8; Albert X. Kennedy, II; James
p. Bree, l. Mr.. Woodruff's nomination
was declared and A. j. Kennedy of
Derby nominated for clerk of the house
Joseph r. Manning of New Haven. Mr.
Bree seconded the nomination, and Mr.
Manning was chosen by acclamation |
Isaac l.. Horton of Essex was nominal
ed for assistant clerk. On motion of |
Frank r. Gallagher it was voted to |
postpone action on the nomination for |
United States senator until after the !
caucus of the republican members, and |
that committee of three be appointed |
to call a caucus for the purpose of maxi
ing the nomination. Tho snecial eau
Gus committee was appointed as fol-
lows: David Smith of Cornwall, James
p. Woodruff of Litchfeld and Frank
r. Gallagher of Essex.
The following permanent caucus or
committee was appointed: |
James p. Woodruff, A. X. Kennedy and |
f. r. Gallagher. The caucus was then
addressed by James P. Woodruff, Ar
thur Calkins of East Lyme and James
p. Manning of New Haven, and ex-
State Comptroller Nicholas Staub.
James j. Sweeney of Derby asked the
caucus to recommend the appointment |
of his son, Robert Sweeny, as page of |
the house. The application was favor
ably received
The general assembly will convene at
10 o'clock this forenoon and both the