Connecticut western news., 1901-05-30
THE SENATE'S VERDICT.
The TariffviIIe Extension Delayed by a
Vote of l 3 to ..

Il ne ny "
Vote of 3 to ..
The Tariffville extension matter was
reached in the Senate about 80 a. m.
last Thursday forenoon. Senator Bur-
ton, chairman of the railroad committee,
moved to table the resolution until mat
ters on the calendar had been disposed
Of Senator Landon of Salisbury en-.
quired whether the motion contemplate
any further postponemeut, and being
assured that it did not, he did not OBJ
ject and the matter went to the table.
At H. 80 the matter was reached, and
Senator Burton proceeded to explaiL
the action of the railroad committee.
He then spoke against the extension,
and took occasion to land the Consoh
dated" road He moved that the vote
when taken, be on the acceptance OF the
report of the committee, and that the
vote be taken by yeas and nays. 1t was
so ordered.
Senator Gordon of Enfield mada the
opening speech and pleaded earnestly
in behalf Of the Connecticut Weston,
road and all northern New England.
Senator Cooper of Colebrook spoke
for the Connecticut Western road. He
gave brief history of the road and said
that the people of western Connecticut
are now a, king for justice for themselves
and for a struggling road. He reviewed
the biblical story of David and Uriah in
support of his argument
Senator Allis of Norwich spoke for
the CONSOLIDATED" road.
Senator Landon of Salisbury made q
stirring speech in favor of the extension.
| He stated the case in a nut shell, told
what the real issue is, made a strong
appeal for Litchfield and Hartford
counties, and believed that every sena-
tor taking fair and unpreiudiced view
of the case would vote for the extension.
But his appeal fell upon deaf ears. OF
upon hardened hearts.
Senator Kennedy of Naugatnck spoke
against the extension, the drift of his
remarks being that it was strange the
incorporators eff the road did not secure
the land when they had an opportunity
to do SO. He also said eff as has beer
stated, the purpose of the extension is
to compel another road to buy the
Western road, it is wrong and should
not be sustained"
Senator .Kenealy of Stamford spoke
in favor of the CONSOLIDATED" road
and denounced a speech made in the
House the previous day which iutimated
that people voting against the matter
were ''tools OF corporation. Nh
Kenealy reasoned by analogy that the
purpose of the petition was ultimately
to sell ont the road. He eulogized the
consolidated road" and passionately
urged that the committee report be &C
eepted.
Senator Burton made the closiu 6
/ speech for the CONSOLIDATED" road an6
claimed that there was no evidence be
fore the railroad committee that thu
Hartford & Connecticut Western Rail
road Company put in q dollar of the
$500, 900 spent on the extension. Ht
said 1t was very difficult to find where
the money came from but is appeared
to the committee that the money wa
4 cd hv laf
phia syndicate for speculative purposes
Tie vote was then taken by yeas ant
nays, the yea vote being against tn,
extension and the nay vote favorable t,
the extension. The vote resulted:
Against the Extension, Is.
Senator Goodrich of Wethersfield
Second District.
Senator Kennedy of Naugatuck. Fifth
Senator Lanyon of Cheshire, Sixth.
Senator Burton of Ansonia, Seventh
Senator Pendleton of Stonington
Ninth.
Senator Allis of Norwich, Tenth,
Senator Brown of Lebanon, Eleventh
Senator Kenealy of Stamford, Twelfth
Senator Bradley ofWeston, Thirteenth
Senator Seeley of Bridgeport, Four
teenth.
Senator Whltlook of Huntington, Fiji
teenth.
Senator Wright of Pomfret, Seven
teenth.
Senator Brothwell of Chester, Twenty
first.
Senator Mcdonald of Cromwell
Twenty second.
Senator Thompson of Ellington
Twenty fourth.
For the Extension, 8.
Senator Roberts of Hartford, Firs
District.
Senator Gordon of Enfield, Third.
Senator Sloper of NewBritain, Fourth
Senator Bree of New Haven, Eighth
Senator Brown of Putnam, Sixteenth
Senator Cooper of Colebrook, Eight
eenth.
Senator Landon of Salisbury, Nine
teenth.
Senator Pond of Plymouth, Twentieth
Senator Maxwell of Vernon, Twenty
third.
The Lieutenant-Gov declare,
the vote, Is yeas, 9 nays, and that tn
report of the committee was accepted
and the resolution rejected.
KENT.