The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO REPORT IN
FAVOR ora JUDGE Cable,


Reports on the Cnble-Bree Contest
Averi1I-CaIIahan Contest Discussed nj
Conference of Republican Senator's
Bills, Resolutions and Petitions Pre-
scented Yesterday.
The house committee on contested
elections held meeting yesterday af-
ternoon after the adjournment of the
mouse to consider the Gable Bree con-
test Tor the seat Of representative from
New Haven. The session was behind
closed doors and lasted about half an
hour, as was the case with the senate
committee. The house committee will
present two reports on the Cable Bree
matter one, majority report by Mr..
King and Mr.. Gordon will recommend
that Judge Gable be seated, while the
minority report, signed by Mr.. Whit
ing will be in favor of allowing Mr.
Bree to retain the seat. The reports
may be submitted to-day, but will
probably not be handed in before next
Tuesday.
Mr.. Bree presented in the house yes
terday bill for an act to amend the
charter of the city of New Haven to
authorize the court Of common council
to appoint agents of the town deposit
fund. Another act offered was to the
effect that in ex parte divorce suits,
such notice may be made to the adj
verse party as may seem reasonable
to the judge or clerk of the court In
which the action is brought.
Resolutions introduced and referred
to appropriate committees were as fol-
lows: That the salary of the secretary
of the state board of health be fixed by
the board at a sum not to exceed $3.50
and that $4,000 be appropriated for the
expenses of the state board of health;
that when assessments for building
lines on any streets, owners of lots on
corners of those streets, shall receive
full valuation for the land taken for
the building line for depth Of not less
than 100 feet from such corner unless
the persons interested relinquish all
claims for damages.
A report was sent in by Governor
Lounsbury of the commission appointed
to investigate the need of additional
accommodations for the state insane.
The report recommends that building
to accommodate 1000 patients be built
at Norwich. Two thousand copies of
the report were ordered printed.
An act was introduced fixing the sal
airy of the school fund commissioner at
So, 000 A petition for the erection on
the capitol grounds of memorial to
the late DR.. Eli Todd, benefactor of
the insane, was referred to the commit
tee on capital furniture and grounds.
Mr.. Kennedy of Derby introduced bill
providing for the submission to the
electors Of the question of holding
a constitutional convention, the ques-
ton to be submitted at town meetings
in October 1S99 The house adjourned
until 1880 to-day.
In the senate, Senator Callahan in
troduced resolution, at the request of
Charles Rawlings, ct al, New Haven
members of the Grand Army, asking
that a soldiers monument be erected
in Mishkan Israel cemetery in this city,
it being stated in the petition that a
number of soldiers are buried in that
cemetery. The matter was referred to
the committee on appropriations Reso-
buttons for the appointment Of John I.
Beatty and John G. Parkess commits
sioners for New London county, were
sent to the house under suspension of
the rules.
Senator Callahan presented bill pro-
viding that no person or corporation en-
gagged in the business of transmitting
messages by means Of electricity and
using the public highways in any city
for that purpose shall hereafter make
any extra charge or discrimination for
delivering any message to any point
within the limits of such city.
A bill was offered by Senator Barnes
directing the governor to appoint
sewerage commission of five members
at a salary Of $1,000 each. Favorable
action was taken on resolutions appoint
ing Lucien F. Burpee judge of the Wa
terbury city court and Walter c. Noyes
Judge of the New London city court.
Resolutions were introduced for the
following appointments: Charles c.
Bryant and Charles M. Platt, Judges of
Ansonia city court; Charles T. Hunger
ford and Henry W. Hamilton, Manga
tuck borought court; Edmund Zacher
and w. E. Fowler, Branford town
Wallingford borough court; Fred T.. |
futile and B. Hartley Mann, Hamden |
town court; William S. Downes and M. |
e. Treat, Derby city court.
Senator Hall reported that two men,
bers Of the contested elections commit
tee favored giving the petitioner in the
Averill- Callahan contest leave to with
draw. He did not present the argu-
ment with the minority report, but will
probably do SO to-day. Senator Whit
lock, however, presented the minority
report which recommends that the ball
lot boxes be opened.
The republican senators met after
adjournment to discuss the matter. 1t |
was voted that the meeting was not a
caucus but only an informal confer
ence. Senator Hall spoke for the ma
jority report 1t is probable that anoth-
er conference will be held next Tuesday
afternoon.
q A PLEASANT AFFAIR.