The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-22
THE SENATE
Hell Heated Political Fjght-Buziness
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He.l Heated Political ElgRt-BuSI0eSS
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| Hartford. Jan. FLA resolution was
! offered by Senator Jacobs. Wien Lieu
! tenant Governor Roberts called the
senate Ia order at 11:15 this morning
taIroInting William II. I>N Of Will g
tn. a trustee Of the Come ticut Agri-
cultural college,
Senator Chaffee offered a res! tuition
appointing E. Stevens Henry, If Yer
non, LeweIlyn T. Storrs. OF Mansfield.
! and George H. HOpson, of Nallingford.
trustees of the same institution.
Senator Brown sent up bill extend
ing the time for taking the oath by JUS
| tees Of tie peace.
Senator Tracey introduced a resolu-
ton Incorporating the Weekly Payment
Accident Insurance company.
Senahof Walsh sent in a bill, by re-
quest, so amending the present election
law as to make it possible for political
parties to secure lists of voters.
When the senate recOnvened at one
o'clock a lively and heated political
fight was opened when Senator Ney,
dem, of the First district, offered an
amendment to the resolution raising a
joint committee on new congressional
and senatorial districts, the amendment
suppIanting one senator" on that COM
mttee By 'one repub lean end one dem
ocratic senator" thus giving the demo-
cratic minority of six in the s~natc rep
respntation on the committee.
Senator Brown objected, as did Sena-
tors Pattison and Walsh.
Senator Fusscnich alone supported
the democratic appeal.
The amendment was last, Senator
Wilcox, chairman of the committee. re-
fusing to vote The vote stood 1G to g.
The original RESOLUTION was then adopt
ed.
SENATOR PI.ATT REFLECTED.
AT T. O'Clock Clerk HiHman. of the
senate, called the joint session of the
house and senate to order for the nur-
pose Of receiving United States Syna-
to"-elcct Orvile Fl, Platt and confirm
ing his recollection for the term of six
years in the United States senate.
Senator Plat spoke, in part, as fol-
lows:
During the period of my service
great changes have taken pace in the
world, and conspicuously in our own
national life. I need not speak of the
increase in wealth and material devel-
opment to make it clear that RESPONSE
bility has been greatly enlarged and OBJ
legation corresp0ndingy increased since
my first election.
"A senator in the congress of the
United States must be more than Il
mere representative of his state. States.
like individuals. have their immediate
rights and interests, but, like individ-
uas these rights and interests are of
necessity limited by the welfare of the
whole body polite, and the welfare and
greater interests of the whole milton
must be observed, as we'll as the inter-
ests and welfare Of a particular state.
STATE RIGHTS.
IF the interest of the state clashes
With the interest Of the United States
it's progress and development will be
best subserved sometimes by not in
sisting too vigorously upon its supposed
rights.
THE individual must sometimes fore
go the assertion of what he deems to be
peculiarly his own right for the greater
benefit of the society of which he is
part. A state must sometimes forcgo
the assertion of its immediate right in
order that the rights of all the state,
as they constitute the nation, shall be
regarded. A true representative,
whether in the state legislature or in
the national legislature, will represent
tn the hest of his 9hilitv the views of
the constituency which elected him and
if he cannot gain the consent of the
great body of representatives to his
views he will gracefully and cheerfully
yield"