The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-08
DONOVAN INQUISITIVE.
RAILROAD MATTERS UP
Senate Passes Amendment to the Charter of Da-
 mascus Railroad.


 Hartford, May 7.-In the senate to- day large number of house matters were disposed of and during tho report ing of them there were several interest ing colloquies between Senator Donovan and Senator Thompson. In one instance Ioa an unfavorable report concerning railroad transfers in Bridgeport, Sena- tor Donovan asked Senator Donnelly after the latter had asked of Senator Thompson if the railroad company would keep it's word regarding trans fers in this city, if he ever knew the railroad to do anything for the people. Senator Donovan said that Senator Donnelly was young man, but was of an Investigating mind, and on two occasions Senator Donovan made the remark that he had received no light on the question which he had asked Senator Donnelly.
 On another matter which Senator Thompson explained relating to the protection from electrified rails in Hartford Senator Donovan asked Sem ator Thompson If 1t was possible that the people had been denied a hearing on this matter MT. Lake explained that the matter came from the last legislature and was transmitted to the railroad committee from the railroad commissioners.
 Senator Donovan then insisted that the committee on railroads had not looked after the interests of the people in refusing to have a hearing on this important matter. He said that it was impossible to get reply from the senator from the Fourteenth.
 Mr. Thompson then said that the req son why he did not answer the senator from the Twenty-sixth was because the latter had said repeatedly that he liked to stir up things in the railroad committee Senator Donovan replied that MT. Thom2son's answer was in keeping with the policy of Che railroad company. He said that the situation was that MT. Melen, who draws a $1OO,OOO salary and who represents the Morgan, Rockefeller ard allied interests of the New Haven road was especially favored by the committee, and he al- most seemed to him that he could draw a picture of the committee asking MT, Mellen the following question:
 MT. Mellen: Is there anything you want that you haven't got?"
 There was also cofloauy on the three bills relating to demurrhge which were rejected on unfavorable reports.
 Senator iJudson called Senator Don- lovan's attention to the fact that these were matters that interested the peo- pie and in which the srailroad bowed down to the desire of the people. Sena- tor Donovan said that he was glad tc know that there was something the people were recognized in. In the way lof an apology he said that he would lmake no personal attack upon Senator Thompson or any other senator, but Mir. Thompsons legislative acts were matters that the public were interested lin and as such were open to attack If need be. These debates between the two senators were of great interest tC the other members.
 From the foot of the calendar the bill concerning deposits of savings 1T corporations other than savings bank was passed The bill calling for thu repeal of the bill on fox bounties was respected.
 The resolution amending the charte of the Damascus railroad was passed il the senate to-day after an amendmen was offered by Senator Thompson O tho railroad committee The amend ment affects the second section of tn, bill, which would give the road thu right to cross highways at grade, Th' amendment prevents the road iron crossing the main Guilford highway Senator Chase opposed the amendment and the original bill. He said that tn, original charter did not conform to tn, general railroad law and the state ha( taken positive stand against the poll cy of crossing highways. The vote [, accept the amendment was IS to 4 ant on the passage of the bill is to 8.