Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-08
SECRET BALLOT BILL VETOED


 The Governor Does Nos Approve ofthe
 Although He FaV0rs Some Reform Another Parallel Road Report General Business.
 HARTFORD, Conn.,, June 2.
 Especial Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l Governor Bulkeley, as expected, today vetoed the secret ballot bill. In his veto l message the governor said he was heartily in sympathy with the objects sought by the bill but in the present measure he sees no reason able promise that the ends will be accom- plished. The governor is impressed with the ! fear that so radical change with so cumber- l some methods and machinery can only prove | a failure and burden. While aiming at hon. 1 esty the bill would tend to the easy fraudu- | Ient disenfranchisement of many legally l qualified voters. Neither do the provisions of the bill prevent fraud and corruption st 1 the polls, but simply change the method. The message was long and exhaustive and contained much of insight that characterizes the chief executive.
 The house, immediately after the message was read, passed the bill over the veto by 8 vote of 121 to 33. MT. Brandagee, of New London denounced | the nasty acClOu or LQe house as an Insult tO the governor and moved to reconsider. Speak CT Perry said that he would allow motion | to reconsider in order that the house might escape from the unenviable position it had innocently placed itself in. The bill was l then unanimously reconsidered and tabled. The house evaded Governor Bulkeley's s constitutional objections to one of Dwight TuGtle's liquor bills he recently vetoed by passing bill that no licenses should be is- sued to registrars of voters. NO PARALLEL. The committee on railroads had 8 long ! hearing yesterday afternoon on the petition | to consolidate the Litchfeld, Shepaug and Northern railroad with one to be built from l Hawleyville to Westport, which road would parallel the Housatonic and it's branch, the Danbury and Norwalk.
 Attorney Wilson of Westpors appeared for | the scheme, and Judge L. M. Hubbard, counsel for the Housatonio against it. \ Manager W. H. Stevenson spoke in oppo- I sition to the scheme.
 Judge Hubbard made a strong speech against such 8 scheme on the ground that l there was no limit fixed and the stockhold- CTS might be frozen out. He claimed it would be dangerous policy to grant such I permission, and characterized the men who were agitating the matter as speculators against one of whom he said the Derby road had an unsatisfed judgment of $40, 900. Attorney Wilson said it was the people in this section who wanted the road that had been nearly sqeezed to death by the Housa- tonic and it's branches. There was no specu- lation in the scheme.
 The committee voted to reject the petition. The senate spent nearly all day in controver- sy on the petition for charter to erect snoth CT electric light company in Meriden. The Gas company owns the existing electric light | company. The petitioners claimed that ill various respects the present company was giving satisfaction. Attorney James P. Platt represented the old company before the committee and succeeded in obtaining 8 unanimous report of the committee on incor- charter for Meriden. Notwithstanding this the house voted to grant the charter against the oomnittees report.
 In the senate today Mr. PIatt won a sub stantial victory. The question was warmly contested. Nearly every senator speaking on it.
 Collector John 0. Byxbee labored hard in behalf of the petitioners and succeeded in ] getting all the Democrats except Senator Bartram and Twitchell. All the Republi- csus except Senator Sprague voted to sus- tain the committee reports. The petitioners were defeated 16 to 2.
 SENATOR GRAHAM. Senator States introduced a resolution
 passed by the senate appointing Senator
 Graham a trustee of the State Insane asy- lum.
 THE SENATE BANQUET. The senate banquet last night to Lieu
 tenant Governor Merwin was conspicuous
 success due in great measure to the work of
 Senator Morse, who had charge of the ar
 rangements. The menu cards and lists of
 toasts were elegant souvenirs. Each recip-
 ient's name was painted in gilt on the card
 he received and upon each was hand paint
 ed design, emblemmstical of the profession
 of the guest or the committee the senators
 serve on.
 About thirty senators and newspaper men
 and the chaplain and clerk of the senate.
 Senator Cleveland presided and each senator
 responded to toast.