The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-02
U LITIES BILL
 PASSES LEGISLATURE Unanimous Vote Favors the Appointment of Com
 mission. WOODRUFF'S VICTORY Recommendations of Cover nor Followed Almost
 Without Change.
WooDRUFF's VICTORY

Hartford, Aug. 1.-When the senate met for it's last sesson to-day Senator Walsh presented a public utilities commission bill which had been agreed upon at conference The bill is as follows:
 "Resolution appointing a commission concerning public service corpora tions:
 Marcus H. Holcomb Thomas D. Bradstreet, Charles Phelps, r. Ii. Woodward and Washintgon F. Will cox are hereby appointed commis- sion to consider the laws of this state relating to public service corporations and to recommend to the next gem eral assembly legislation to correct such evils and defects as they may find to exist therein, or any legisla- ton on the subject which they may deem desirable for the public interest.
 "The comptroller is hereby author ized and directed to draw his order on the treasurer to pay for clerical as- sistance needed by the commission, and also necessary expenses of its members in the performance Of their duty"
 
 passed unanimously and sent to the house,
 Senator Walsh, introducing the res- olution, said he was happy to say that this met with the entire approval of the governor and every one else with whom he had talked. Yesterday aft ernoon the judiciary committee met with the governor and after confer ence the resolution was drawn. He said the five gentlemen named in it had large, varied and wide experience in public life and on public matters, and each and every one had the re- spect of the entire community. He said the passage of the resolution would be in the right line and it is a competent commission to take up the labor and a good report may be eX- pected from 1t.
 Senator Butterworth said that he approved of the commission, and he was especially gratitied that it was to be appointed. He said he had had something to say at different times on the need of such a commission, and he felt that great good was to come from it. He said that few people ap- preciate the great development which is going on in this state in public ser
  realized the great saving which will some to the state if these corpora tions are intelligently controlled by the state. He gave his hearty ap- 5 proval of the resolution, which was then passed unanimously on a roll call votes every member but one an- swering to his name.
 Of the members of the public utili- ties commission MT Woodward is vice president of the Connecticut General Life Insurance company, MT. WillcoS belongs in Chester and is a former railroad commissioner, and MT Phelps is of Rockville and a former attorney-gene of the state.
 The closing hours of the session oi the house to-day were marred by c series of unfortunate incidents lead. ing members of the house to making accusations against each other ant Speaker Tilson being drawn into tho controversy.
 The trouble started when the pub lie utilities commission bill came from the senate for action It was { majorty report and named the mem. bers of the commission. Mir. Bank. explained the bill and said it was Z happy conclusion of number of con ferences, and he asked for it's adop ton.
 MT. Gum of Milford, who had pre- sented a minority report yesterday said that while he was asked to wei come the report from the majority O the committee, which was an omer that conversion had come at thu eleventh hour, he still desired tn, passage of the minority report, on of his reasons being that the majorit report provided for no investigatiol of public acts of corporations in tn past. He said in a sarcastic manne that the passing of the majority re port would do no harm and h. wouldn't want to say that it would d, any good.
 MT. Burnes moved the previou question, but on finding that othe