Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
MORE RAILROAD CONTEST.

MORE RAILROAD CONTEST. Lively Hearing Before the Committee
 on the Shepaug Roads Petition-A
 Homeopathic Hospital Probable
 The Town Management of Schools
 Bill Killed.
 HARTFORD, Conn.,, May 23 Especial Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND
 CoURIER.l
 A little parallell railroad fight was fought
 before the railroad committee this afternoon
 but quickly disposed of. The Litchfeld and Shepaug road made ap-
 plication to extend its line to connect with 8
 profosed road that should run from Hawley- vile to Westport. This would practically parallel the Danbury and Norwalk railroad. Congressman Seymour and MT. Wilson of Westport appeared for the petition and Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin against it. The latter naintained that as this was 8 parallell road project it should not be listened to by the committee as it had not been advertised pre- vious to the meeting of the General Assem- bly in compliance with the law. Ex-Judge Harrison stated to the commit tee that this was @ matter which the Consoli- dated road was not interested in at all. Editor Naples of the Norwalk Hour took oc- casion to insinuate that Judge Harrison's statement was not reliable. Judge Harrison retorted upon MT. Naples vigorously. The committee decided that the petition was not properly before them and rejected it.
 Judge Harrison and Attorney Baldwin had lively tilt then concerning the Consolida-
 ted's petition for stock increase. The former objected to MT. Baldwin's oc- cupying any more time on this matter on the ground that he had now gone without the mi nj ha anna R16u u9a fa
 he desires should be considered as general railroad law.
 It was finally decided that the hearing on this petition should close next Wednesday. Meanwhile MT. Baldwin may be heard again.
 Haven county voted to day to deed all right, title or interest the county has in the old State house to the city of New Haven. The committee on appropriations: it is un- derstood, will report in favor of an appropri- ation for the Grace Homeopathic hospital in New Haven.
 The judiciary committee left Hartford early this afternoon and visited New Haven for the purpose of inspecting Dickerma ans ice pond and the site of the proposed Catho- lie cemetery.
 MT. Dickerman has strongly fought the pe- tition for the cemetery before the judiciary committee on the ground that it would pol- lute his pond.
 THE SENATE. One of the warmest fights of the session ! over private act occupied the attention of
 the Senate nearly all day. It was the petition l of the Hartford Light and Power Go. to use it's steam pipes 70 conduct gas for fuel, prsc-
 tically paralleling the old gas company which l taught hard against the measure and defeat- l ed 1t 12 to 3.
 | Considerable discussion resulted on the 1 bill to increase the salary of the labor com
 missioner from $2, 2,000 to $3, GOO, which
 was favored by Senators Hall and Commissioner Hotchkiss and that if his sal- | ary was not raised he would seek employ ment I elsewhere. Senator Cleveland wanted his prediction noted that if the salary was not | increased MT. Hotchkiss would be there two ! years hence just the same. The senate passed ! the bill, 13 to 6. The committee favorsbly reported on the governors nominations for judges, Charles B. Andrews for chief justice 1 and Judges Carpenter and Torrance for asso- | ciates, and these gentlemen were elected by 1 ballot.
 ANOTHER VETO TO-DAY. l Governor Bulkeley sent to the house a veto ! of the bill conferring civil jurisdiction upon ! the district court of Waterbury. The veto message is the longest of the session. The governors oOJect1On6 to the D1llS are that the new court is unnecessary, the superior court being fully competent to transact all the business. He also objects to creating 8 | judgeship at e3, 900 annually and prosecut | ing attorneyship at $1 ,0O0, when they are not | needed. He also objects to local courts gene- rally, and urges that if the superior court is | not adequate to do the judicial business of l the State, the number of judges should be | increased. The house reconsidered the vote passing the bill. On motion of MT. Futile | of East Haven the bill was tabled. Town management of schools which bill was passed by the senate was the order of
 the day in the house.
 An amendment making the provisions of the bill apply also to cities was warmly op- posed by several representatives. MT. Hammer of Branford said that the compulsory features of the bill were neces- | sary. The future of the country depends on | education. The future is full of peril. MT. Hammer said the school laws of Connecticut would puzzle lawyer.
 MT. Chapin of Meriden, chairman of the education committee, framed the bill and ex- plained it.
 Mir. Hill of Stamford favored the bill and quoted from Governor Waller, who pointed out the necessity of such bill years ago. After much more debate the house killed the measure by voting to indefinitely post pone.
 Good Sized Trout. J. D. Bradley, the Japanese goods dealer,