The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-04
SENATE ADMINISTERS CRUSHING
 BLOW TO LIGHTING MONOPOLY
SENATOR HOLZER
 WAS NOT PAIRED
Had Released Senator From Agreement Between Them
 Relating to Utilities Vote FIRST DUTY TO BANK

Senator Philip L. Holzer was not be- trayed by the Senator with whom he agreed to pair in the vote on the pulp lie utilities minority report. On the contrary that Senator asked to be re- leased from his promise and was re- leased, according to a statement made by Senator Holzer this morning. The latter did not attend the session of the Senate yesterday and cast his vote for the minority report because he consid- cred his first duty to be the banking business with which he is connected
 He believes that business will keep him in Bridgeport when the next utili- ties fight is on, at least if MT. Staples Senate proceedings yesterday, printed in the Farmer, the position of MT. Holzer was stated to have been ex- plained by Senator Arnold. In fact the explanation was by Senator Man waring.
 MT. Holzer declares that he favors the Chandler bill because it includes railroads in its purview, while the Bar mum bill does not.
 When seen at the office of James Staples & Company this morning Sen ator Holzer seemed in TO wise dis turhed over his failure to record a vote at the crucial moment when the mi nority utilities bill needed all it's sup Eorters. According to the Senator the business of the banking house needed more urgent attention than the busi- ness of the Senate and so he stayed home while the fight was on.
 "Of course" said the Senator, "I was -anXious to record a vote on such an important measure, but while MT. Sta pies is away I am needed here in Bridgeport to attend to the business of the bank. However. in order to. re- cord my vote I made an agreement to pair with one of the other members of the Senate. This man agreed to pair with me and then at the last mo- ment asked mt to release him from his agreement. As the pairing was a purely reciprocal matter on both sides I could do nothing else but release him."
 When asked whether or not he in tended to be present at the next fight over the utilities reports, MT. Holzer said that his business would most like ly keep him here during the absence of MT. Staples. He did not say whether or not a Senator who is elected to look after the interests of the people during the sessions of the body of which he is a member should without regard to business attend to matter affecting his constituents at a time when important legislation is being contemplated. The Senator did, however, declare himself positively in favor of the Chandler bill. He said:
 "I do not consider the Barnum re- port as fair because it discriminates in favor of certain interests. I believe that if one concern is to be put under the surveillance of a utilities board there should be no exceptions in favor of others. For this reason I afn op- posed to the Barnum bill. This meas ure would place the utilities board over almost every public utility except the transportation afforded by the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, and would allow that company to run | electric or other lighting plants inde- pendent of any State board that might | be appointed. For this reason, I am | would treat all corporations alike"