The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-19
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS.
WoMEYS SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
 1I2 TO @. -,n

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 Rev. Perlin g. Butler, of Woodstock,
 Makes Speech in Support of Measure I Senate Accepts Amendments to l. Connecticut Railway and Lighting
 BnI-House Rejects Bill for s1,00O
 Appropriation for Prospect Monu-
 ment.
 Hartford, May S.-Lieutenant Govern- or Woodruff called the senate to order at 11:15 o'clock, and prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker The annual re- ports of the insurance commissioners and of the state board of education were submitted by Governor Roberts, and referred to the insurance and edu- cation committees. The bill concerning rights of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company, which was amended in the house, allowing double tracks in specific streets in New Britain. came LID in the senate and the amendment was accepted on explanation by Senator Bradstreet. 5..-s 1 . Senator PheIan reported favorably on restoring forfeited rights to Benjamin F. Brooks of Wolcott and Patrick k. Carroll of Winchester, and explained the facts in each case. The vote was unanimous, being twenty in favor of restoring the rights. On motion of Sen ator Baker, a petition in favor of the Stafford trolley was transmitted to the house under suspension of the rules.
 Senator Phelan called from the table the resolution restoring for6sited rights to Jeremiah Donovan of New Haven, and favored the restoration, as MT. Donovan has become an upright citi- zen; carried unanimously.
 4 Senator Bradstreat asked for the use of the senate chamber on Tuesday of next week for a hearing on the de- murrage bill by the railroad committee. He said this hearing had been postpon- ed for some time, but the committee IS now prepared to take it up.
 On motion of Senator Chatfield the bill amending the charter of New Ha- ven, giving the park board control of some of the old parks in the city, was taken from the table. He explained that the passage of the bill is not now de- sired.
 Senator Pattison of the appropriation committee reported the appropriations for judicial expenses for the two years ending September 30, 1907. The total amount recommended was $996.9OO. On motion of Senator Pattison the report was referred to the Judiciary commit tee for it's examination and approval. There might be some changes necessary in the sums recommended, which the judiciary committee could decide on Senator Baker of Stafford renewed the invitation for the senators to visit the agricultural college Friday, the visitors leaving Hartford at a. m. A few members of the house will take part in K the visit. The party will be entertained at the college, and carriages will be fur- nished from Willimantic and back. @ 1'llt house after considerable debate rejected the report of the military com mittee against appropriating $1,000 for soldiers monument in the town of Pros- VI pect. It was carried on the motion of the Prospect representative by practice ally unanimous vote.
 ' The Rev. Perlin s. Butler, member of the house from Woodstock, called up the billauthorizing female suffrage in municipal elections and made pro T tracted speech in support of the meas ures. He said women are filling irn- I portant places in the professions and in business. They have become accept able lawyers and successful physicians. They will improve legislation as they have done in states where equal suf- frage is authorized MT. Butler called " attention to an interesting fact in Mer- N iden, where, he said, two ladies own 2 property amounting to $4000,000, and lihave only a colored coachman to repre- sent them at the polls. He wanted to know if men would like to be represent ed in that way. He was down on for- eign influx as he explained it, and l spurned the idea of comparing the wom- en of New England with these foreign elements. In the course of his speech he said the address was the first one he. ever made in support of woman suf- l frage. But he had become interested in this one, thank the Lord,' he added. j, He thought the legislators should not act as the Unjust Judge.
 MT. Averill of Branford took the floor, remarking that like the gentlemen from Woodstock he was about to make his | first and may be last speech in support of women suffrage. He had lots of good hits, calling out applause and laughter time and again. The crusades, the Roman battalions, modern athletics, football and baseball, political parades . and the like were all inducted into. the debate. The discussion was continued :. by Messrs. Bates of East Granby and l Fosdick of Lyme. On vote the bill was rejected 112 to 29. s,F OUTLAW MORO CHIEF KILLED.