The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-22

lISdI anu DlTu S-ey6-NlSN ol e-iS AAiA7 ton once a year; and so on through the list. While the senator was talking the house adjourned and the members crowded into the chamber and heartlly enjoyed the witticisms suggested by tne assignments to the democrats.
 MT. Judson pleaded in conclusion for a square deal" and in conclusion sald' explaining that he did so with deAcacy' "The assignments to committees were made on 8 memorable afternoon in the Allyn house, where certain gentlemen who have followed legislation through its devious ways for years were busy chalking down, transposing and hnally settling upon the majority assignments Of course it is natural for the majorl- ty to organize the senate, and tnls course brings no criticism. The minor ity could not and probably unless py kindness of Providence never will.
 Senator Spellacy asked for vote by ballot.
 Senator McGovern said that ballot was the recourse of towards and 1 thieves, and wanted roll call
 MT. Spellacy immediately replied that the roll call had been previously used without evidence of the independence of the republican senators. He ex- plained this by saying that the repub- lican leader whipped his mem when he needed them. The senator spoke several minutes, to the growing rest lessness of the spectators and the crowd, and later Senator McGovern de- nounced the speech as one of the most cruel ever heard in the chamber He denounced the assertion that any re- publican senator was a servant to a master.
 Senator Donovan, after questioning Senator Spellacy, asked the latter to withdraw the motion to ballot and use the only manly way-a roll call. Senator McGovern made a vigorous speech in defense of the independence and uprightness of the republican members and of the splendid loyalty of the democrats of the state in support ing the policy of William Mckinley and President Roosevelt saying that the meagerness of the democratic minority in the general assembly was due wholly to the policy of the democratic party in national affairs.
 The resolution to reconsider was lost. HOUSE CHAPLAIN PRAYs FOR
 PURE LEGISLATION. Hartford Feb. 21.-In invoking pray CT in the house to-day Chaplain Doollt- tie paid tribute to the memory of Lin- coin and Washington, and at the same time referred to the need of pure legis- lation.
 The house took up the matter of in- dorsing the Crane bill in congress which provides for an increase in pay for let ter carriers The Crane bill was passed by congress yesterday, notwithstanding which the house concurred with. the senate in indorsing 1t.
 Under a suspension of the rules the following judges were appointed on a favorable report of the judiciary com mittee:
 R. R. Hepburn judge and R. s, Bald win deputy judge of the town court ir Milford; Frederick w. Benham deputy Judge of the town court of Derby; Mar GUS H. Holcomb judge and Thomas r Walsh deputy judge of the town court of Southington; Francis r Lattimel ljudge and August Scharler deputy ljudge of the town court of Groton; Her bert s. Bullard recorder of the city court of Hartford; Charles P. Hunger ford judge and Henry w. Hamilton deputy judge of the borough court O lNaugatuck; John R. Booth judge anC Samuel A. Davis deputy judge of thu city court of Danbury,
 Several matters of minor importanc, were disposed of, and the house ad journed until Tuesday.
 EDITORS OPPOSE REPORTERS
 GRANTS.
 Hartford, Feb. 21.-Before the com
 mittee on legislative expenses yester day afternoon, Charles F Chapin, edi tor of the Waterbury American Charles Hopkins Clark of the Hartfort
 Courant and Col. N c. osborn of tn !, New Haven Register spoke against tn,
 practice of giving legislative reporters
 gratuities. Tthe burden of the ad dresseJ was that the practice was de | fnOTdlInlng, an lnJury to tHe DuslleSS U news reporting, and tinged with scan
 dal All these editors bore testimon! r to the fidelity of reporters. Senate 3 Spellacy spoke in favor of giving cer tain reporters who attended the ses . sions from beginning to the end gra ' tuities, saying they were entitled t, : them because of the service they rem s l dered the state.
 III Ex-sheriff M. E. O'Brien of Bridge l port offered a substitute bill providini 1 for the licensing of reporters, forbid ding any reporter from acting in thi l state until he has been examined an lpase1 by committe of three, providing , for his expulsion if he shows any sign of having more money than enough t pay his bills, and otherwise safeguard l ing him.
 \ NEW REGULATIONS FOR POS
 CARDS.