The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Consolidated Road Alarmed.


 Consolidated Road Alarmed.
 The New Haven road, becoming alarm ed by the presence of two small roads has seen the speck on the horizon and has said that this must not be 80, When the committee makes sfavorable re- ports on these projects that monument of selfish interest makes itself appar- ent and there develops desire to have the reports recommitted. When the chairman says that the recommittal is to put more evidence in, I am sor- ry. It is to find new evidence to kill the favorable report. I resent these You stand on the Morris Cove matter or your bill will not pass methods It is in language that cannot be mistak- en and 1t is our duty to resent It. We should stamp our protest"
 Senator Judson's speech ended there and immediately Senator McNeil in- sisted that unless the chairman of the railroad comittee, Senator Thompson, gave a better reason for wanting a .recommittal of the bill, he would vote against 1t.
 K Senator Blakeslee said that the state- ment made by Senator Atwater earlier in the afternoon, was not fair as the gentlemen had no chance to refute It.. He said that they should have an op- portunity to be heard and for that req son he would vote for a recommlttal. Senator McGovern said that he bellev- ed as Senator McNeil did and that he would vote against recommital l At this point Senator Thompson arose with his fists chenched and spoke as follows Tn view of the charges made k by Senator Atwater, 1t is not unreason- I able to ask for a recommittal of the |sbil. Members of the committee want it and as chairman I have asked you for it. It is true that 1 never saw so much lobbying as on this measure, but 1t has been for the great part, on the other side. Suppose the bill Is re- committed, do you think that the sena- tor from the Fourteenth and the Thirty second have the power to kill 1t? Why do you fear so much2"
 Senator Thompson Resents.
 At this point Senator Thompson shook his fist at Senator Judson ant said: q resent any intimation that my vote or action is controlled by any cor. poration. It may 5e easy to believe that men who have dealings with cor porations might be controlled by them but I defy any man to point out one act of mine during my whole legisla' tive career that has not been true tC the state and people that I swore tC represent. I don't care what you say but do challenge any man to imputt my motives and say that they are no' honorable. I ought to be given tho confidence of the senators in this mat ter.'
 | Senator Judson then said that no ont accused the senator from the Four. teenth of being controlled, but that ht gave no reason for a recomm!tal ant declared in the same breath that he die not care a fig what the senators thought Tt Is unmanly," continued Senator Judson, Ito make personal ap' peal to the senators in this matter. | would do honor to Tombs lawyer 1T l NeW 1ork. senators, do not De ln1lu enced by such talk. We do say, sir that when you decline to give goo( reason, you have no right to ask us t vote for a recommital."
 Senator Homan favored a recommit tai and Senator Atwater reiterated tha the reason to have it sent back was tC kill 1t. He said that what he said abou MT. Robbins was true, that he meant 1 and could bring witnesses here to cor | roborate It.