The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02

members wished to speak he with drew his motion.
 AIr Connor objected to the major ity report and referred to the fact that Attorney General HOlcomb had several positions which he held and Ithey will take up most of his time. He also said that Comptroller Brad street ought to have enough to keep him busy
 MT. Noone advocated the minority report. as did MT Hoyt, of Derby, and MT. Cunningham, of Danbury.
 MT. Dunn said that the report was presented at the last moment for the purpose of warding off any chance of an extra session,
 MT Hooker, of Hartford, referred to the minority report as a destruc- tive commission and the majority re- port as a constructive commission.
 Mr Tibbits, of Wallingford, favored the minority report, and at this point MT Hayes, of Waterbury, moved the previous question. There still was objection to shutting off debate, and Speaker Tilson asked the indulgence of the house while he made assugges- ton that members who wished to talk be allowed to do so. During his remarks ne Sala.
 Let them get it out of their sys- tem;" a remark to which MT Gum took exception, rising to say that he had been insulted by the speaker of the house. He then went on in an attack upon corporations, and said there was a crying demand for a remedy for the evils which exist in | this state Several members rose tC | 1t1f uHflcnp In ocI-. ed the privilege of speaking, and in Q very gentlemanly way explained his remarks, saying that he had been fail to the minority all through the ses- sion and meant no insult to any ono on either side of the house. He was loudly applauded and Mir. Gum ac- cepted the explanation gracefully saying that the weather was warn and his interest in the bill was in tense, which might have caused hin to say things he did not mean. The incident might have ended here had not MT. Malone of Bristol risen and criticised Mir Gum for hi' attitude toward the speaker Speaker Tilson rapped with his gavel and sal( the affair had been happily ended MT. Broadbent moved the previous | question and the motion was passed unanimously.
 MT Banks then made his final ar gument and alluded to the speeche of Messrs, Gum and Noone, sayint that the members were not talking t, the house, but to the people outsid for future interests. He said he wa glad the committee had agreed, ant also that they were in accord witt the governor. MT. Banks was con tinually interrupted by MT, Noone who seemed to want to inform tn house that he had not been asked t. the conference.
 MT. Banks finally became impatien and said T want to be pleasant ol this the closing day of the session but if these gentlemen persist in ask ing more questions I may say some thing that they will recognize" Nil Gum immediately dared him to sa
 those things and Mir. Banks scene
 willing to accept the dare. Severs
 members on the republican side c the house cried. No! No!" and tn | affair finally ended without Mi
 Banks making any statement. A TO-
 call was ordered on the majority re
 port and 1t was passed in concurrenc
 with the senate.
 The vote was Al to 55 for passage
 The bill entitled an act concernin
 the increase of capital stock of COT
 porations was referred to the ne, | general assembly.