The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1909-05-05
Representative Hayes of
Waterbury Makes Motion
to Reconsider Action of
Yesterday, Which is Ia
bled.
After Long Filibuster House
AdjOurns Until Tomorrow
and Roll Call Vote Will
Be Taken on Motion of
: Representative Dunno.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press)
Hartford, May 5.-After more than
three hours of debate on a motion
terbury to reconsider the action of the
House yesterday in referring the pub
tic utilities commission bill to spec
ial committee of nine members OF the
House, that body adjourned without
taking a vote On motion of Repre-
sentative Dunno of Willimantic roll
call vote was ordered and will be
taken at the opening of the session to-
morrow unless other members wish TO
continue the debate. 1t seemed as
though reconsideration would be voted
today but the filibuster of the 1nsur-
gents was successful in stav1ng OF
final action until everybody was tired
out and Representative Quintard OF
Norwalk hit the psychological moment
to move adjournment at 2:4-
There was an air of suppressed ex-
element about the capitol before the
House met this. morning and 1t was
apparent that both parties to the con-
tention over the public utility matter
had been very busy over night IL
got noised about that the machine
leaders of the House purposed to move
a, reconsideration of the action on the
Chandler motion raising a special
House committee of nine to consider
this matter, and everybody was on tip
toes awaiting the mOClOn.
After several matters on the calen-
dar had been disposed of, Representa-
tive Hayes of Waterbury moved re-
consideration of yesterdays action, out
Representative Malone of Bristol, who
sits next to him in the House, OBJECT.
ed to the interruption Of the calendar
and Hayes withdrew his motion
Later, before the calendar, which was
very long, had been finished, Hayes
renewed his motion for reeonsidera-
ton. and suggested that if the House
wanted to finish the calendar he would
agree to the tabling of his motion
Mayor Forster of Rockville, objected
to a reconsideration, saying he did not
see how the House was to reconsider
this matter of a public utility comm1s-
sion except by giving it over to a
special committee. Mr. Magee, OF
watertowu raised the point of order
that the Chandler motion of yester-
day was motion of reference to
committee and therefore could not be
reconsidered except on the same day.
Speaker Banks ruled that the point
was not well taken, because the pur-
pose of the Chandler motion was not
primarily to refer the matter to
committee but to raise a committee to
which to refer the matter.
s"This is nothing but another effort
on the part of the opponents of this
bill to kill off the entire proposition
shouted Representative Hall of Will
ington. springing to his feet in the
aisle beside his desk ''They must do
this today if at all and have sprung
it on us unawares. The opponents OF
this bill have had two years in which
to bring forth something satisfactory
and they haven't done it. Now, gen.
tlemen, this is not decent treatment,
and 1 hope the motion to reconsider
will not prevail.
Mr. Culver of Seymour, argued for
a reconsideration and was called to or
der by Representative Chandler when
he began to go into the merits of the
general question. 1.-THE opponents of
the bill should take their medicine
said Judge Tingier of Rockville eff
they were Democrats they would take
it Qaughter.) This is an effort on
the part of those who were beaten
yesterday after a long discussion and
a. full and free vote to bring the mat
ter up again in the hope of killing 1T
off, and 1 trust that the House will
vote against reconsideration
Representative Clark of Bridgeport
endorsed the remarks of Messrs. Hall
and Tingier, and said that he didn't
understand why reconsideration was
desired. He called for an explanation
and insisted that it was taking an I'M
due advantage of the supporters of the
bill to bring such action today when
there wasn't full attendance of the
House. At this point Judge Malone
moved that the motion to reconsider
calendar and this was done by a close
vote. Speaker Banks called for the
vote twice but it was apparent that
the Ayes had it.
At 1:3O Representative Chandler
moved to take from the table the mo-
ton of Representative Hayes to re-
consider yesterdays action Before
vote could be taken Hall of Walling-
ton moved an adjournment This was
lost bv a vote of so to 10. Speaker
Banks made a mistake and supposed
that so votes had been carried in favor
of adjournment instead of his own
vote against the motion and thus
declared the motion lost. He later cor
rected the matter but the motion to
adjourn was lost anyhow. Chairman
Burne.s defended Representative Hayes
gainst the imputatiOn of bad faith |
and moved the suspension of the rules
in order that he might move to make |
a reconsideration the order of the day
for next Tuesday. Representative Ma
lone of Bristol. Chandler of Rocky Hill, |
Bishop of New Haven and Dunno of
Willimantic. insisted that to-day was
the proper time for definitely settling
the reconsideration while Representa- |
tive Clark of Bridgeport who favored
a public utilities bill thought the mat
ter ought to go over to allow some
members absent to-day to be present. |
The House refused to suspend on a
viva voce vote. BurneS then made a |
long speech in favor of reconsideration !
during which he was called to order |
by Clark of Bridgeport for wandering
far from his subject and Represent a |
tive Brinsmade of Washington Wilton |
of New London and Chandler defended |
the Chandler motion of yesterday to |
refer the public utilities matter to a |
special committee of nine members.
John Teeple was arrested this after |