The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-04
EXTRAVAGANZA CHARGED
Continued from First Page,)

NayS-SenatorS Gay, Brown, WOOD
ruff, Latham, Harrington, Herman and
Converse-7.
The appropriation bill for divers pur-
poses was passed with the amendment
relating to the insurance department.
The senate concurred with the house
recommitting the bicycle tax bill. Sen
ator Brown was appointed on the COM
mittee of conference relating to the
consolidation of Norwich and Preston.
Senate bill amending section Of
the street railroad law so that no street
railroad shall be built between towns
to parallel any existing steam or street
railway unless public convenience and
necessity Is shown to the satisfaction
of judge of the superior court. Sena-
tor Kendall explained that the bill is
satisfactory to both the steam and cleo
trio railroad interests and it was pass
ed.
Senator futile said that In the dis
cussion on the pure beer bill on Wednes-
day, he used some utterances which
Senator Woodruff regarded as rejecting
on his veracity. Senator futile dis
claimed any such intention and Sena-
tor Woodruff thanked the senator for
his explanation.
The senate held a short executive ses-
sion and confirmed the nomination of
Edwin L. Scofeld of Stamford for COM
missioner of Building and Loan asso-
Citations. No other business was trans
acted
The senate took up three bills concern
| ing the taxation of railroads. adversely
reported, and rejected them and recon-
mitted to the finance committee a bill
regulating the annual returns of rail-
roads for purposes of taxation.
When motion was made to adjourn
over to next Tuesday Senator Brown
protested that business is dragging and
that the senate ought to be in session
daily.
Senator Marigold said that there are
about fifty matters yet to be acted upon
| by the two houses.
| Senator Herman jokingly remarked
that unless the work is hurried, the
general assembly will be here on the
| Fourth of July
After further debate by Senators
Woodruff and Others it was voted, 10
to 8, to adjourn over to next Tuesday
| At 12:45 a recess was taken to p. m.
| At / p. m. the senate reconvened, and
their being no business pending, adj
| journed to Tuesday, June 8, at 1 p.
m.
| House.
| There was something of a sensation
in the house yesterday when Mr., Rora-
back of North Canaan called attention
to a statement made in the Courant to
the effect that Mr. Wartman of Bethel
had stated that he had voted for the
good roads bill as passed by the house,
so that he could move to reconsider or
be appointed committee of confer
ence. Mr.. Wartman replied that he
would explain the remark when the au-
thority for his having made it was
known. He did admit to Mr.. Beckwith
of New London that he was in the vote
of the house when the final action was
| taken.
Mr. Roraback then asked the gentle
man from Bethel if he was in favor of
the good roads bill as it passed the
house. The answer was that he was
opposed to the patch work Continuing
Mr.. Wartman said that he would strive
to obtain the will of the house. If this
could not be done he would attempt a
compromise. If the two houses dis
agreed the old commission would stand
and the members would draw their pay
He understood that the senate member
of the committee had a proposition
which all could agree to.
Judge Roraback said that his ques-
ton could be answered yes or no. He
called the attention of the house to the
refusal to allow Mr.. Hall of Water.
bury to act on a committee of confer.
ence when he was not in the vote of the
house.
Mr.. Rowell of Stamford spoke scath.
ingly of what he stigmatized as an at.
tack upon Mr.. Wartman, and deprecat.
ed that it had been made.
Mr.. Beckwith of New London stated
that Mr.. Wartmon had not made the
statement imputed to him by the Cour
ant.
Mr.. WadSworth of Pennington die
not care whether Mr. Wartman was II
the vote of the house or not. Tht
speaker referred to a question asked O
MIN by Judge ROrdDdCk on Wednesday
He did not think it a proper one.
Speaker Barbour hoped the gentle
men would preserve decorum and no
exceed the proprieties of debate. HI
further stated that he did not thinl
that a member of the house could &C
on a committee of conference unless h,
was in the vote of the house.
Mr. Wartman reiterated the state
ment that he was in the vote of thu
house on the final vote.
Mr. Tucker of Ansonia was about tt
state that Mr.. Workman had spoken t.
him on the subject when he was inter
rupted by Mr.. Hurlburt of Norwall
that there was no motion before tn
house Speaker Barbour ruled thu
point well taken.
1t was the first storm of the session
and some of the members did not know
Just what to make of it. The gentle
man from Bethel was thorough,
aroused and was about to reply furthe
to the imputation, when Mr.. Frost o
Norwalk objected on the ground tina
Mr.. Tucker had not been allowed t.
speak.
The chair held that Mr.. Wartman hat
the floor by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Wartman insisted that if he hac
told anyone that he voted as he did S,
that he could go on the committee o