Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-18
PHILOsOPHIo COL. STEVENSON. He Takes Defeat Sn1IIIngly-Rumors of an nInvestisatfon-NO TOre Free Ra1I- road Passes.

an nInvestigatfon-NO MOre Free Rail- l
 road Passes.
 HARTFORD, May IT. Especial Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CouR-
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 Colonel William H. Stevenson, vice presi- dent and general manager of the Housatonic railroad, is philosopher. The colonel alone of those who have fought for the parallel scheme bows gracefully to the inevitable, and turned up this morning with the same genial smile. The colonel met Senator Gra- ham of the railroad committee this morning and facetiouslv rendered him consolation. MT. Graham returned his thanks in the same vein.
 The Capitol seemed deserted to-day, the great majority of the Housatonic lobby hav- ing retired to obscurity for meditation. The few who did show up wore painfully fcti- tious smile. Deacon "Shell" Day of Colches- ter was on hand to try and explain how it all happened. It is said that MT. Day made
 final canvass and report shortly previous to the ballot, which report gave the Housatonic large majority, and the figures for the big majority in Middlesex county were just as predicted by MT. Day, except that the big gest end of the vote was just reversed from his calculations. The unusual chagrin of many members of the parallel lobby is supposed to be because their retainer was to be conditional on the success of the scheme. Faces are reported to have worn an unaccustomed degree of pallor and alarm not attributable to indigestion caused by painfully protraoted committee sessions, and some unfounded rumors of all investigation are floating about the capitol day.
 It was expected that the parallel managers would make some attempt to retrieve yester- days disaster to day, perhaps by moving reconsideration at time when the house was nearly empty. Not to be caught nap ping all the opponents of the parallel scheme were urged to be present all day, and special efforts were made to this end. The object was accomplished, and the house adjourned until next Tuesday without any attempt at reconsideration being made.
 On Tuesday the senate will undoubtedly take up the matter and convene with the House, thus ending, for two years at least, parallel road projects under a special char ter.
 The first business before the House this morning was the report of majority and mi nority of the railroad committee on the al- legged illegal stock and bond issue of the Housatonic.
 MT. Glover said that as these reports had already accomplished what they were intend ed to do now that the general result had | been settled, he moved to indefinitely post- pone them, which was done by the House. ] Speaker Perry called General Fenn to the l chair and succeeded in passing 8 bill prohib- 1 iting representatives from receiving railroad passes and securing their free transporta- !! tion.
 The bill passed provides that the control Ter, when asked, shall buy transportation | tickets for members for the entire session in ! lieu of quit claim of all mileage on the ap- plicant's part All railroad companies are forbidden to issue passes to any members of l the General Assembly.
 Mir. O'Neil's pet bill imposing an addition 1 al tax of three mills on gross earnings of ! railroad companies was passed over the un- ! favorable report of the committee. | THE SENATE.
 The personal registration bill was reeom-
 mitted by the Senate.
 On motion of Senator Gardner the favora- 1 able report of the railroad committe on union depot at Norwalk was tabled, and the l bank funds was amended so that depositors ! having lost their books may receive their ] dividends by giving bond to the State ! treasurer.
 ! GENERAL MERwIN's DINNER. i On account of their dinner last night the Senate did not feel much like hard work today and adjourned early. The dinner which the
 lieutenant governor gave to the senators, clerk, and Senate reporters was an enjoyable and magnificent affair, characteristic of Gen.
 eral Merwin. Many speeches were made, all l of which were specially significant for the af- fectionste regard all the Senators feel for