Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-28
BEECHER WINS

HARTFORD, June 27.-[Speoial] Repre-
sentative Hotchkias, assisted by various
members of the Legislature who probably
never saw Morris Cove or never will, and
despite the able and eloquent efforts Of
Representatives Callahan and Gum in be-
half of the public. succeeded in having the
minority report of the committee substi-
tuted for that Of the majority in the Nor
ris Cove Railroad company in the house to-
day. The minority report says that the
Morris Cove railroad shall run its tracks /
back of the cottages at the Cove, and was |
substituted for the majority report by q |
vote of ninety to thirty. The people of |
New Haven are already familiar with the
Morris Cove controversy, and are anxious
ly awaiting the out come of a fight over
which, it is said, many thousands of dol |
lars had been expended.
The debate In the house was opened by
Chairman Allen of Sprague, of the cities
and boroughs committee, in explanation of |
the reports. Representative HotchkisB
moved that the minority report be substi- |
tuted for the majority and 1t was on this |
the debate followed. Mr.. Hotohkiss, in
lengthy argument based on the fact that
several of the cottagers, among them the
Pequot club, had seen fit to cultivate nice
lawns in front of the residences and
buildings on the opposite side of the road
way, and consequently the railroad tracks
should be laid back of these residences, 80
as not to interfere with the people who did
not care to have car come along while
they were crossing to the lawns.
Mr.. Callahan followed and In an able
manner talked himself hoarse for the ben
eft of his constituents in favor of the ma
jority report allowing the Morris Cove road
to lay it's tracks in the highway in pursu-
ance of the terms of Its charter. He said:
My esteemed friend from New Haven rep
| resents perhaps half dozen people at the
to look at them. he says, have them go
somewhere else, We don't care where, but
| don't disturb us; get out. Out of some
90, 900 people In New Haven "a, 800 want
the railroad to run In front of the cottages.
| Talk about taking his lawnl If they do
they will pay for 1t. Why, gentlemen, this
lawn is no more than small grass plot,
and is this house to please one or two peo-
pie, going to vote to make the railroad run
through back yards and past ash heaps, to
protect his or any other mans lawna The
people want this road in front of the cot
tages, and that is where 1t should go.
Mr.. Gunn-I say 1t is wrong and an out
rage If the people of this house submit to
the few who do not want their tennis
courts spoiled. The whole matter stands
on one, Beecher who is determined to have
his own way. I went to Morris Cove ono
day, and from all I had heard about theee
magnificent residences I expected to find
marble halls with door hinges of pure gold.
But 10, and behold what did I fndl Why
nothing but lot of two dollar and half
cottages, to which the only value is in hsv-
ing road to the cove. No! gentlemen I
pray you don't take from the people that
which properly belongs to them and give
1t to one or two people.
A vote was taken at this point on the
question, and the minority report was sub
| stituted for the majority by a vote of 80 to
! SO. Then came the debate on the passage
of the bill as amended, first by Mr.. Wood
in favor of the roads going in front of the
t cottages, and denouncing the spirit of one
' | man determined to have his own way. He
was followed by Representatives futile
and Rockwell in favor of the front road
3 Representative Stoddsrd favored the back
: road, after which Representative Gum
took the floor in favor of the public again.
. | By this time it was $50 O'Clock, and al
scarcely bakers dozen were in thei,
: seats, the house adjourned until tomorrow
d at 1890.
"a THE GULTORD DRAW.
II hepetition of the people of Guilfort
n to use the railroad draw at the latter plac
10 was unfavorably reported upon by tn
committee in the senate to, day and th
Or matter indefinitely postponed.
Of The Senate.
10 In the senate to day ex-senator Shun
way was elected judge of the superio
r court by vote of II to 1. On the amend
Or ment to the collateral inheritance law o.
m empting brothers and sisters passed by
vote of Is to Z. Resolutions were pasee
{. appropriating $1,000 to Grace hospita
W New Haven, to Norwalk hospital 500, 0O(
.. Waterbury hospital $25, 900, New Britai
general hospital $1,000, Meriden hospits
k Sal 200, Stamford hospital s25. 900. Tn
" act to prevent fish pounds was defeated
:. The conference committee on the Water
- bury court house matter reported that the
could not agree, and the senate adhered t
h its former act. The committee on confer
AZ ence in the matter of the factorizing la'
reported that they could not agree and til
B. senate adhered. An appropriation G
or $40. 600 was passed to pay board of twenty
seven pupils at the Perkins Institutio
n and Massachusetts, School for the Blini
/
n charter of Ponemah Mills; appropriation
ne for bronze designs on battle monuments
is appropriation for purchase of land at go
10 dters' home. Darien; appropriation fo
building at Fltch's home, Darien; amend
ing charter of the borough of Birmingham
t, Citizens Gas Light company of Whitman
t. tic. The bill amending charter of tn
~ Bridgeport Horse Railroad company wa
y. recommitted; the Building and Loan asse
ota hi aEa5
ID reports were received de rood at Nianti
a. camp ground, and Guilford drawbridge
:. Chief of Police Woodbridge of Hartfor
u having declined to become director of tn
l. state prison Frank @. Sumner of Hartfor
was named by the governor in his place
/. An act de insurance business was passe
. which confines the carrying on of all insu,
ance business to the present insurance Law
y At 800 the senate after voting to fnall
n adjourn Saturday at O'Clock adiourue
IN until tomorrow at II a. m.
o, The House.
g. In the house to -day Mr.. Walsh of Bridge
re port, who asserted last Friday that tn
of railroad committee had been made up 1
Ii | the interest of the Consolidated road, apo
r. ogized to the speaker and the members fo
Is what he called an indiscreet act, and moth
/ lug 1uEtuoE was bdlu dUOuL LnS matter.
E On motion of Mr.. Gum of Milford th
In house insisted on Its former action in cor
h tlnuing to the next general assembly tn
,s two bills to prevent corruption at election.
to Mr.. Gum and Mr.. Thompson of Harlan
" were appointed a committee of conference
"a The committee on judicial nomination
:. reported favorably upon the appointmer
10 of Milton A. Shumway of Killingly to
se Judge of the superior court. The OK
d pointment was confirmed by vote of Is
~ to4.
y Messrs. Butler of Oxford and Bradley G
u Meriden were appointed house members c
a. the commission to consider the matter G
D. mobilizing the independent military CON
I. panies Of the state.
= The judiciary committee reported fAvo,
u ably on Q resolution authorizing the distr
ut button of the estate Of Patrick Sloan G
Is Bridgeport.
> When the resolution proposing a
amendment to the constitution, increasin
the number of senators to thirty seven. wa
taken up Mr.. Gum of Milford offered q
amendment incorporating into the resolu
ton proviso that at the state election
T. 1895 and every twenty years thereafter th
m | people shall have the privilege of voting o
D the question ''Shall there be q constitr
l x{ono1 convention ko h. non afJfr