The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-06
FINAL MEETING ON
 THE NOMINATION. CASE Not the Shadow of a Doubt But Senator Will Re
 tain Seat. STORRs'COLLEGEGRANT Trustees Ask for $75,OOO for Expenses for Next
 Two Years.
.STORRS'COLLEGEGRANT

Hartford May 5.-The senate com mittee on contested elections, consist ing of Senators Waller of New Lon don; Grant, of South Windsor, and Me Nell, of Bridgeport, will have final meeting in the Homan case Tuesday, when the report will be completed. It will probably be presented in the sem ate Wednesday and disposed of at that [ time.
 On January 23 James N. States, from the Tenth district in New Haven, was Iunseated in the senate and MT. Honan took the seat and was sworn in as sen ator. He was charged by George l.. Fox, of New Haven with having vfo- lated the corrupt practices act at the time of the election in November, and MT Fox has been given every oppor- tunity that a citizen of Connecticut could ask for to establish his charges. .Nofone at the capitol feels that he has | made good" On the contrary, his al- ! legged facts in the contest have been looked upon as being insubstantial and ill-founded. Senator Homan has been regularly in his seat since January 23, and has been useful and intelligent member. Every one will be glad when the committee report is in the hands of the senate for final disposition.
 On Wednesday of this week the trus- tees of the Connecticut Agricultural college and the members of the legisla- tive committee on agriculture, Senator ] H. J. Potter chairman, will be heard ! by the committee on appropriations sin { the interest of the grants from the l treasury for the college for the two ifs- cal years beginning September 1. These grants include $25000 for current { expenses, S40,0O0 for new dormitory and $10,0O0 for the purchase of addi- tional land. The agricultural commit tee has unanimously reported in favor of these expenditures. The hearing be- fore the committee on appropriations will be of much interest to the public. ' Wilbur L. Davis, of Durham, who has been elected a member of the state board of agriculture from Middlesex county for second term, was in the senate two years ago from the Thirty fourth district and was chairman of i the agricultural committee. His reten- tion on the board will be of benefit to the farmers of the state. Senator Da- wis is an active and progressive farmer 1 in his county | It is generally held that Representa- tive Gum, the democratic leader of the house, made mistake last week in putting the members of his party on record against giving the governor the power of appointing the county com imissioners. He was responsible for the roll call which showed so small a pro- portion of the democrats in the house as favoring the measure. The yea and nay vote on the bill will show perma- nently the standing of the two parties 1 in regard to the legislation that was desired. It was strong contingent from the democratic side that helped defeat the bill. On the bill for the election of county commissioners by the people the democrats eounteracted in the main the mistake of the day before by voting solidly for vox populi. On that score the democratic party in the general assembly is well fixed for the future.