The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-12
GOVERNOR WILL
 NAME NEW JUDGE Case in East Hartford Town
 Court Similar to That
 Recently in Stam- ford. SENATE AND HOUSE DISAGREED Economy Being Practiced by Superintendent
 Sprague of the Capitol,

Especial Journal Courier News Service)
 Hartford, Aug. Ex-Governor Wood ruff's solution of the Stamford deputy judgeship problem in appointing Martin J. Gray, who Is the present incumbent of the office, Is in keeping with the governors views concerning public fn-
 terests. The senate was in favor of the reappointment of Deputy Judge Gray, who had the endorsement of the repub- lican committee in Stamford The house was in favor of George Rowell,
 one of its own members, for the place., When the session ended no agreement
 pointment in the hands of the govern
 or, and his decision sustains the voice
 of the republican party in Stamford,
 There is an analogous case in East
 Hartford to be taken up by Governor
 Woodruff There was disagreement be-
 tween the two houses in filling the va
 cancy caused by the death of Judge
 Edward o, Goodwin of the town court
 in East Hartford The senate was i'll
 favor of Dr. E. w. Pratt, who had the
 backing of the republican town com mittee. The house voted for Henry A. lessen, who has been the deputy judge. Dr. Pratt has been president of the state dental board. and is one of the foremost republicans in the Fourth Senatorial district If the filling of the vacancy cohld be decided by a town vote, Dr. Pratt would be selected with out a doubt
 Some forty members of the general assembly carried their desk keys home with them. and Superintendent Sprague of the capitol has been trying since to get them back. A few have been re- turned. It was a queer thing for mem bers to carry off their desk keys. They Iwere all requested to leave desk openers with the superintendent.
 The economy practioed in the super intendents office is interesting. Judge Sprague is not In favor of wasting the paper and supplies that are furnished l that was left over will be used. It is | of fine quality and will be cut up for pads and letter paper AS the names | of the committees were printed on the paper, it will be necessary to use that part in pads. The remaining part will go into letter paper bearing the official stamp of the state, The saving by this course will be considerable. All of the printed bills. files and calendars that were left over will go into paper mill l stock, the proceeds going to the state 1 This is not cheese pairing in any way but is legitimate Yankee frugality. l When Insurance Commissioner Mac donald ruled two weeks ago against the 1 admission of the Columbia Insurance company, organized under New Jersey l laWSi to QO lldDllllS luSuFduCe 'DuSl- ness in the automobile line in Connect lieut., there was threat by way of New 1 York that an appeal would be taken from his decision. Up to the present time the threat has not been carried out Colonel Macdonald occupies an impreg- nable position should issue be taken by the New Jersey company. There Is a supreme court decision in the case of the Maryland Casualty company, which was argued at great length here some years ago, during the administration of Insurance Commissioner O. R. Fyler lthat the commissioner has discretionary power in regard to the admission o loutside insurance companies into the
 state. An appeal by the Columbia In Isurance company against CommissioneI
 derstood the authority of the office lwhen he made his decision.