The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-18
Heated Debate in Senate Over M'heiI'S Resolution to Re-
 peal Mahan'S Project
Senator M'DOnOugh and Senator Perry Effect Amendment Which Calls for City'S
 Contribution
By Our Staff corres.)


 of New London, Or some Of It's veal thy citizens raises the sum of s25O 900 and pays the same to the State treas urer before the first of January 1914, the one million dollar appropria ton bill for steamship terminals at New London by the last. General Assembly will stand repealed.
 The Senate devoted most of it's time today to the considerat tion of the res olut1on introduced by Senator McNeiI of Bridgeport which aimed to repeal the appropriation bill It was ap- parent that there might not be enough votes cast to repeal the measure so Judge John F. McDonough, the Senate leader, suggested that since the city of New London would be the chief beneficiary under the proposed ex- penditure, it should show some ev1- dence of interest by making sub stantiaI appropriation to do the work for which the State was to pay the major portion.
 Senator John H. Perry of Southport said that he was in accord with the views of Senator McDonough, but he favored an amendment providing that the city of New London or some of her citizens should contribute the quarter of million dollars to the State treasurer before Jan l. 1914, otherwise there eshouId be no further expenditure of the million for the pur- poses for which it was originally pro- yided.
 The vote on this amendment result ed in it's adoption by a vote of r to Is.
 Senator McNeil, who was the father of the resolution, supported the amendment. All three of the Bridge port Senators coincided with Senator McDonough' view and voted in favor of the amendment
 The three Bridgeport Senators voted also in favor of the amendment intro duced by Senator Johnson of Hartford which provided that no part of the money appropriated by the State should be, paid except by order of the controller on the treasurer, and this amendment also prevailed.
 Senator Peck spoke eloQuently in fa- vor of the possibilities of Bridgeport as compared to the New London har- priating $2, 000, GOO for the development of Black Rock harbor.
 After the vote motion to recon sider was voted down, r to 13.
 The Senate was in the midst of disposing of House matters when the order of the day concerning the repeal of the New London harbor appropria- 1 ton was taken up. Senator McNeil moved that the unfavorab1e majority ] report be received and then moved passage of the bill in order to bring about debate.
 MT. Johnson of Montville said he | felt it his duty as chairman of the | committee to speak in favor of the l report and against repeal. He said that at the hearing those that spoke | were Senators McNeil, MT. Wilson or Bridgeport, who was not exactly in | favor of repeal but was against all waterways and Senator Cheney was looking for information He said that the complaint that the states finances were in a bad way and the | 11a 9ffnrdQd | incorrect. The finances of the state are a long ways from being imperilled and there is no danger of the states going into bankruptcy. He said later he would speak on the matter.
 Mr. Peck, who presented the minor ity report, favoring repeal, then made a short speech saying that he was not going to dwell on the deficiency of the states money. The treasury will have to raise more than s4,000,O00 by additional taxation, a burden to be imposed on the people.
 This bill providing terminals was de- formed he said before it was matched in the miasma of the roots of the tall eel grass on the eastern shore of this state.
 Let us review the ways and means whereby the General Assembly of 1911 passed this biII,'' he continued. ''Out from the shore there arose a man of force, a diminutive Corsican, a state cOnp3Il6r, a Tul6T or InS county, a man of destiny who -ex- cursioned the entire General Assem- bly with few exceptions to the Yale Harvard boat race.'' .
 These means were used to feed the sentiment and obIigate to their host those who afterwards passed this bill. If the people understood the import of this bill well might they go to New London and swell the salt sea by shedding of their tears" Sena- tor Peck said that we are advised that Boston has spent 5000, 900 for Ter terminals and Providence $7,OOO,- poo and he asked then do you think that city of 10000 people lying be- tween the two cities needs an ex- oensive terminal for commerce that S not there?''. The purpose of this s to create a condition that does not | exist, he said. It is not coastwise. { t is interna tional
 ''Oh, the sophisty of the situation,' 1e exclaimed. Elijah was fed by l 'avens and maybe the sea gulIs will etch the freight Senator Peck enumerated the num- 1 Der of exports from Connecticut He asked whether sentiment should De the impelling reason why exports md imports should demand the extra 1 hauling of cargo beyond New York