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 Hartford conn Alaaha Tine work of fhe twa houses today Waz of ths mere-t routine nature aifa the exeep tsoa of the seaates ekeegitse session at which tae governors examinations af Burton Mansfield of New Haven C 6e b-urau-e esmmi s-ioHer fo succeed Colonel Ihe.-isre Macdonald of tlt same elty. and ef Richard T Higgins af Winsted. Theodore 3 Ford 9f Bridgeport aaa ] Howard Hale 9i Glastonbury 10 be railraad commis sIaners the trst reapfointment and the afher tWo new appointments were approved This aud some it ts5F4aut bearings had brought s iaree rfuwd of loeal politicians and others prominent tr==aate aaalrz 10 tb- capitol aaa fhera N.z tHe most Intense inter af Ia ths outcome of tHe executive sessIau uat -a much lu resafd .l the nominations 3sf railroad commission rrs. ehirb f Has a--amrd eeuld Be approved bs Hae =eaata9 AHe#oser the fesaIl li ths Mansfield mailer
 Al earh daar 9f fine seHate eitafniter sAsfe ea- ua==ad -raa.s af aew~p4 Ter men nssHas through tae eo.ored eiass iu tae aH= =#a3 .aiH easrf to -atA sr aa Idea If Haat uss saIas au inside dari8e fbe boar or more fh8t tae @ea= 8fefz acre u star chamber session The railroad commissioners aomina Hons were HFsf Taken up and approved with little ado. though there were two votes against Hale.
 Mansfield Aonination's Treatment.
 The handling Of The Mansfield nom ination was different matter. First Senator Woodruff made an unfavora ble report 0n this nomination on be half of himself and Senator Bartlett ns the majority members of the sell ate eommlttee on executive nomiHa lions. and Senator SpeIIaey followed with his minority report in favor of the approval lie desired this substl= tuted for the majority report, and on this and Senator MeNeil.z motion for a roll cali vote there were long and heated issussiens during which tue seuate rules. the statutes and the state constitution HeFe quoted. Senator Fem. Republican. worked earnestly in behalf of the Democratic position iH favor of Mansfield, and at one time Lieutenant Governor Blakeslee was obliged tu break l5 to r. tie against q ron cail vote and in favor of d SC eret ballot
 The Republicans desired a secret ballot. believing they would have better chance of standing together against approval in this way. but the event proved fHe fallaey of this for Mansfield won out. l9 tu ii. No one knows certainly which Republicans voted for Mansfield, though t is gen eraIly believed that Senator Fenn was one Of them The statement has been made since that one Democrat desert ei him. and therefore six Republicans must have voted with the other thir teen Democrats. but leading Demo erafs do not believe that any Demo crat failed his fellows
 |. Rat nomination has been the chief subject Of legislative discussion for some days past. One day one rumor would go about the capitol and the next day an other The latter part of last week there were many yelled references to deal said to have been made between A leader of the Rulkeley senators and Governor Baldwin by which the for mer would hnd the governor sending te the senate the nomination Of J H Hale of Glastonbury a~ oue of Ihe raIi road commission and would in return himself vote feF Nan~teIds eoHiirma- ton and WoGid assure the governor of enough other Republican eetss to put tht confirmation through fl be could hesa the nemo rat~ sulid
 Mclean Men Versus ealksley Men.
 Ihls to s9Hfe extent made The issue as Co Tue insurance commission erslit oue between tte Mclean aud Bulkeley faeuons iu tue senate. re= v3Fed feeling 8i but deaa and prob= ably brought into Hue against Mans
  have voted to confirm his nomination One ihing which gave thjs feature 3f the situation espeyisl point was The fact that bat week or tWo before Governor Baldwin had assured Repub lIeans wbo went in to see hlm with the Idea thst possibly a compromise on these governor $ appointments might be made that he should appoint Dem ocrafs and was open To DO propositions fo do otherwise
 On Thursday Senator Fenn. who had become rccogntzed aS Inclined to favor Mansfield and was believed 10 be about 10 vote for him in the executive scs sion. arose and referred to the fact that the house had voted the day be fore 10 hold Friday sessions during March and April and moved that the senate do the same thing and com menee the following day. Senators who favor the retention in office of In surance Commissioner Macdonald im mediately conceived this to he an at tempt to get the Mansfield nomination considered at a Friday session when there would not be full attendance of the senate present.
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