Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-06
CONSOLIDATION AGAIN.

CONsOLIDATI0N AGAIN. Action of the Senate Yesterday-The
 Consolidated Roads Stock Increase
 BilI-Favorable Action of the Senate
 Upon it-The Amendments-TWo
 More Superior Court Judges-Pay of
 Legislators.
 HARTFORD, June 5. Especial Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND CouR-
 The Senate passed the report of the com- mittee and the bill consolidating New Ha- ven's city and town governments to-day by unanimous vote. The amendment tackled on by the House submitting the bill to the veto power of the voters of Westville and the An nex alone was rejected. A strong effort will be made by the consolidationists to carry the measure through the House and in view of the recent developments in the town agents office, there is likelihood that the House may concur.
 THE STOCK INCREASE.
 The bill increasing the capital stock of the Consolidated road and authorizing it to pur- chase leased lines was passed by the Senate to-day without dissenting voice.
 Senator Coffin offered two amendments
 
 amendments change the tribunal which is to pass on the terms of purchase and consolida- tion of leased lines from the chief justice 70 the treasurer, comptroller, and an attorney of ten years practice to be appointed by the governor also providing that no road shall be purchased that does not lie partly or wholly within this State.
 A NEEDED MOVE.
 The house to-day by vote of two to one passed the bill providing for two more Supe- rior court judges. This leaves thres judges to be appointed by Governor Bulkeley before the legislature adjourns. It is pretty gene- rally conceded that the brilliant and genial Senator John M. Hall will be one of the lucky three. There are several other candi- dates from the eastern part of the State. It is not at all improbable that New Haven county will secure one of the three. In the house MT. O'Neills bill taxing ex- press companies was favorably reported. The house passed the bill amending the constitution to increase the compensation of legislators to $500. The people will have to agree to it, however.
 Senators Cleveland, Graham and Coffin were to-day appointed visitors of the Shef- field Scientific school and the resignation of ex-Gov. English as trustee of the insane hos pital was received.
 MRS. CALLAHAN's POSITION. She Has Not Been Able to Get a \ Bondsman and Now Another War rant Has Been Issued and Another Bond of Two Hundred Dollars Fixed Andy Heard From.
 If Mrs. Callahan still had hopes of obtain | ing a bondsmsn as she arose after wretched night yesterday morning, the illusion was soon clouded oyer by the news of a second ! warrant which Attorney Daley had issued, and an addition to her bond in the shape of \ a second bond of nearly the same amount as | the first.
 This last complaint is that on May 3 she ' stole about $20 worth of orders from the ! town agents office. The amount of the first I bond was $250 and that of the last is $200. It is said that the last warrant was issued ! to meet plan that had been formed by Cler- | kin's friends. This was to raise $250, the amount of Mrs. Callahans bond, by subscrip | tion, obtain her release and then have her leave the State, so that she could not be used as evidence against Clerkin. Over $200 had already been raised in this way when the ' plan was spoiled by the second warrant and bond.
 Mrs Callahan was completely unstrung yesterday morning. She showed the effects \ of the strain and misery of the last few days | very visibly. It was thought that she would be unable to rise from her bed, but friend | called on her, brought several little dainties and she was much encouraged to face her | trials.
 ! Until yesterday afternoon she was much at loss to tell where her unstable husband had gone as anyone else. Then, however, she was informed by her attorney Andy was broken hearted over the faithlessness of her Andy for whom she put herself in her pres- ent position.
 Further discrepancies are being hourly ! discovered in the town accounts and the case | is taking a very bad appearance. Yesterday | Seleotmen Cooper and Klenke withdrew from Clerkin's bond. They state that the action ! is due to their conviction that it doesn't look quite right for seleotmen to be on bond in \ an affair of this kind.
 Mrs. Callahan's married sister and her | mother, Mrs. Davis, who are now staying at | the little two story frame house on Dwight \ street where the Callshsns lived, were much | wrought up over the case yesterday. They say that the great reason why Mrs. Callahan ! could not get bonds immediately was the | fact that Andy had run away. This, they | say, has hurt them more than anything else. They are both willing to do anything to aid | their relative in regaining her liberty. More and more sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Callahan, and 1t appears that she was | acting right along as the dupe of her hus-
 band. It is through his influence and corn- mands, 1t is said, that she was led to steal More than half of the time she had to sup port him through her own hard work. She \ did odd jobs for many families and strove to | take care of her husband in numerous ways She was Andy's second wife and he was ! about fifteen years her senior. It is said | that he possessed an undue influence over
 her. The period of her life of late years has
 not been at all happy, and she has endured ! many trials and hardsbips
 | Perhaps, to ease her mind, or possibly in
 some other way, she was addicted to the use
 of opiates, morphine and opium being what
 she most often used. Those who knew her
 but casually used to think that she was
 somewhat out of her mind. It was a com
 mon thing for her, when quickly walking \ along the street, to stop short and appear as ! doubtful whether to proceed or not. Some times she remained standing several seconds
 as if in thought. Other cratic actions have | also been ascribed to her. People who knew her well, however, attribute these oe | casional turns to her use of opiates, which has grown of late. Sympathy for her con- | dition is being expressed on the ground that \ she is suffering from actions into which she
 was unwittingly led by her husbands indu- ! ence.
 STATE CORREsP0NDENCE.