Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-27

it was out of order no remarks at the present time would be admissible, the petitioners
 having closed their case. Thereupon Senator
 Hill said that if he could not deliver the ora-
 tion he had prepared the citizens of the State,
 Connecticut, who asked recognition from this
 legislative tribunal and had come there from
 Norwalk would return to their homes and
 come back at so me date the committee fixed.
 Great disorder prevailed at this time
 and Chairman Graham had to pound
 with his gavel several times in order to
 preserve order. Thereupon an individual
 arose in the crowd, who did not wear col-
 lar, but seemed to be laboring nnder a "load"
 of some liquid that did not flow from the
 pitchers in the capitol, and held 8 barley
 with the chairs in quite disrespectful man.
 ner. Chairman Graham was very dignifed
 and courteous and explained to the petition
 CT from Norwalk that the committee had
 made other ruling to save time, but would
 receive the pstiti on without remarks. Then
 Attorney Rober rtson, for the Consolidated
 road, said that kIe had no objection to Sena-
 tor Hills deliver ing his address and the
 committee consu ltsd again and decided
 to give the petitioners fifteen minutes. Ex-
 Senator Hill theEl presented his petition,
 which asked the Ia gislature to grant charter
 for road between New York and New Haven
 through Norwslk orth of the Consolidated
 roads tracks. Stripped of it's verbiage, some
 of which created much amusement on ac
 count of it's extravagance and fowery diction,
 the speakers production recalled that the
 petitioners wanted more railroads to New
 York and more trains day from Fairfield
 county, which was & suburb of the metropo-
 lis. There was at present but one railroad
 between New England and New York, and
 under present conditions sloop stuck in any one of the six Ilrawbridges between New Haven and New York would interrupt the
 traffic of New Engl and for hours. The peti tioners' spokesman said he did not care who hr1i1R fha rnod fhaxy otr nf fha schemes of New York stock specu- lators. When he had finished Att torney Hurlburt of Norwalk, one of the members of the Housatonic lobby offered petition from the citizens and board of trade of Westport. The Housatonic excur- sionists applauded and then withdrew. The committee took recess until the crowd had dispersed. Counsel for the Consolidated road determined to offer no witnesses believ- ing that the petitioners uncontroverted evil dence was not sufficient to prove the neces- sity for parallel road. They laid in several exhibits of evidence including time tables and passenger rates of both railroads and branches, statement of the average nun Der of passengers on the Housatonic cars drawn over the Consolidated road, state- meut showing that the number of passengers from New York to Norwalk on the Housa- tonic last year via South Norwalk was 26, 145, or an average of 8312 a day; number of trains day 7. and an average of 12 to the train. The same data for trains to New York from points on the Houeatonic ! was e4, ,129 for the year, TT day, 7 trains | and Il to train; by way of Bridgeport IT, ! 653, 54 day and g to train. This was put | in to rebut President Starbuck and Colonel l Stevenson, who claimed they wanted to build | the parallel road to accommodate their big business from the Housatonic to New York. The arguments will now be awaited with 1 interest It is generally thought by people who have watched the progress of the fight \ that the decision of theConsolidated not to in- ! troduce any witnesses is wise one.