The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-20
DEFEATED BY A VOTE IS TO3
AMENDMENTS no "GooD ROADS''
BILL KILLED.

fends the Triple Commi ission-Messrs
Warner, Converse and futile Vote to
Concur With the House-Judicial Ex-
penditures.
The senate was called to order yes
terday by Lieutenant Governor Dewell.
Prayer was offered by Chaplain
Thompson.
Senator Lounsbury reported that the
committee appointed to recall from the
secretary of states office the bill relat-
ing to temporary homes had attended
to it's duty and the bill was again in
possession Of the senate. He moved
that it be recommitted. The motion
prevailed.
The bill introduced into the house by
Mr.. Workman concerning license fees
was indefinitely postponed.
Senator Warner explained that the
bill contemplated a revision Of the
whole license law system, and there
was not time for such work to be COM
pleted this session.
Senator Tuttle reported adversely on
a bill regarding persons defendant in
liauor-seizure cases.
House bill appropriating $38,000 for
erecting and furnishing a building for
insane convicts at Wethersfeld; also
providing that the governor shall ap-
point at this session, with the consent
of the senate, a physician learned in
treatment of the insane as the consult-
ing physician at the prison. His salary
Is fixed at 5000 per annuml Explained
by Senators Nation and woodruff and
passed
House bill creating the office Of corn-
missioner Of building and loan associa-
tions, as amended by the house, was
passed In concurrence after explanation
by Senator Gay.
House bill making appropriation for
judicial expenses was amended by add
ing $4,000 for the salaries of county
sheriffs for the next two years. After
debate by Senators Warner and Brown
the bill was passed.
House bill that shirts made at the
state prison shall be branded convict
made" came from the house rejected.
The senate concurred.
At noon the senate took up the good
Senator Keeler addressed the senate
at length in explanation Of the bill. In
opening he made some pleasant refer
ences to his colleagues in the senate,
and entering upon his subject argued
that it is better policy to spend a large
amount in a single year than to dole
out small amounts each year for a.
| number of years. 1t is like eating
| specked apples to save the good ones,
with the result that one is always eat
| ing specked apples. In many of our
rural sections 'every prospect pleases
and only roads are vile" The greatest
blot on our civilization to-day is the
condition of our roads. If the wheel
men are responsible for the present
movement, then they are entitled to
credit for it. But they are not the only
ones who will be benefited; every one
who drives a wagon or carriage shares
in it. In conclusion he advocated the
rejection of all the house anend-
ments.
Senator Warner trusted that the sens
ate would not take this extreme course.
The halcyon days Of good roads de-
scribed by Senator Keeler would never
be reached under the present commits
sion and plans proposed by the present
bill. The forced the building Of roads
Of uniform costly kind until the peo-
ple rose in revolt Better have a singles.
commissioner who will confer with se-
| lectmen who know what Is required or
| their several localities The house DIE
| would accomplish more for the present.
generation than the present plan.
Senator Nation favored the bill as
1t came from the committee.
| Senator Keeler took the floor again
and argued that the house amendments
would make the bill imperative. This
committee had carefully considered the
matter of the number of commissioners
and had decided on three.
| Senator Converse favored the bill In
the form in which it came from the
committee.
| Senator Warner hoped that the sens
ate would agree with the house for
the reason that if the bill fell betweem
the two houses, the present commissions
would be continued.
Senator Keeler suggested that con-
| ference committee might settle the diff
| ferences between the two houses.
| After some further debate the honsa
amendments, generally changing the
bill as a whole, were rejected, there be-
ing only three Affirmative votes show
| ing. with three pairs The vote was:
Yeas-Senators Tuttle of East Ha~
ven. Warner of Salisbury, and Con-
verse of Stafford-3.
Nays-Senators Plimpton of Hart
ford Goodrich of Wethersfield, Ken
dali of Suffield, Gay of Pennington. Mix
of Wallingford, Beecher of New Ha-
ven, Lee of New London, Brown Of
| Norwich, Lounsbury of Ridgefield,
Keeler of Norwalk, Harrington of Will
limantic, Wright of Essex, and Lake of
Rockville-13.
Paired-Senators Herman of Sails
bury and Lewis of Voluntown, Senator's
Woodruff of Sherman and Vinal Of
Middletown, Senators Nation of Wa
tertown and Latham of EastfUrd-6.
Administrations Steel of Waterbury,
and Marigold of Bridgeport.
The other house amendments were
then rejected by viva voce votes and
the bill was passed in the shape in
which it came from the committee, pro-
| for oor,1 1Y17ic sionors OF