Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-19
DONOVAN TELLS IT TO
 LAKES FACE TO-DAY.
Sensational Scene in the Connecticut Senate-Lake Denies Donovans Charge-Donovan De6ed Lake to Appoint Committee of Inquiry The Session Closed To-Day With Speeches and Pre- sentation of Gifts

Hartford, July 19.-With the dis
 position of some legislative business,
 the general assembly of 1905, after the
 longest session ever held by a Connec
 ticut legislature, adjourned to-day sine die. During the session in the neigh
 borhood of 300 public acts and 45O pri
 vate and special laws were adopted,
 which is considerably in excess of the
 volume of legislative business adopted at any session since that of 1895. Some 2.OOO bills, resolutions and petitions came before the general assembly for consideration, apart from miscellane- ous resolutions pertaining to various appointments by the governor and gen. eral assembly. Of these some GOO came before the senate and 1,4OO be fore the house. Two bills passed by both houses were vetoed by Governor Roberts. One of these appertaining to the board of pardOns, passed by the senate, the veto notwithstanding, was rejected later by the house and the bill failed. The other bill increasing the salaries of the supreme and superior court judges was passed by both houses owe: the governors veto.
 There were the usual ceremonies in- cidental to the wind up of the legisla tive session and the usual expressions of satisfaction over adjournment. The officials were presented with gifts. Lieutenant-Goye Woodruff was presented with a diamond ring, Senate Chaplain Parker and Clerk Baldwin with gold watches, Speaker HOlcomb gold watch, House Republican Lead CT Kenealy with silver loving cup, Representative Connor. the democratic leader, with diamond ring; Assistant Clerk Durant with diamond cuff but tons.
 Governor Roberts addressed the as- sembly. congratulating the memberc on their having come to the end of hard and laborious session. He re- ferred feelingly to the death of two distinguished statesmen of the state, United States Senator Joseph k. Haw- ley and United States Senator Orvile H. Platt, and congratulated the mem bers on the election of their eminent successors. At the conclusion of Gov ernor Roberts's remarks, Secretary of State Bodenwein was called on to dis l solve the assembly. After the usual 1 'Oyez" of Sheriff Smith of Hartford the secretary of state, spoke as follows: | By his Excellency's command I now declare the general assembly adjourn l ed without date. God save the State l of Connecticut"
 At the opening of the senate ses- sion this morning Senator Lake of the l First district rose to a question of per sonal privilege He said that Senator l Donovan had during his absence made l certain charges against him He then | called on Senator Donovan to repeat | what he had said and all the charges | he had made.
 Senator Donovan spoke slowly and l clearly and charged that Senator Lake l had voted for the repeal of the general | railroad law. consideration of the de | murrage bill being deferred to the next general assembly.
 Senator Lake asked the senator's | for the charges and Sena- | tor Donovan replied that his informa- tion came from Senator Judson of the | 25th district, and Colonel Hall of VII | lington, a member of the house.
 Senator Lake, with much emphasis and considerable heat. refuted the | charges and said 'I believe the charge | is an absolutely and Intentionally ma licious one"
 Senator Donovan then challenged Senator Lake to make a demand for a committee of investigation. Sena- tor Lake did not make a reply to this and then Senator Donovan moved that a committee of three he appointed To make an investigation of the mat ter in question. He later withdrew the motion.