The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-06
People's Bill Defeated
 By the Lobbyists

appeal to the courts from any ruling of the commission
 The members from Fairfield county who voted for and against the bill are:
 FOR THE CHANDLER BILL.
 Fayette c. Clark. manufacturer and F. A. Bartlett, lawyer, Bridgeport; Wilbur F. Tomlinson. real estate deal CT, Danbury; Charles E. Williamson lawyer, Darien; Leroy E. Moulthrop, merchant. Huntingdon; Lewis Provost retired, New Canaan; Isaac s. Knapp, farmer. New Fairfield; William c Johnson, farmer. Newtown; M. R. Ben nett, promoter, and F. H. Quintard manufacturer. Norwalk; B. B. Banks farmer, and Michael Connery, mer- chant, Bedding: Charles B. Northrop, builder, Rfdgefield; Charles H. Peck. lawyer, StratfOrd; John w. French, shirt cutter. Trumbul1; ;J Joseph F. Bulk ley, carpenter, Weston; and George w Ogden, farmer. Wilton.
 There are only four Democrats from Fairfield county in the House and of these. two, Moulthrop and Connery. voted for the Chandler bill. Samuel E. Banks. of Westport, and Hiram Davis, of Wilton, democrats, voted against the bill.
 AGAINST THE BILL.
 Henry F. Kyle, natter. Bethel; A. H Taylor. farmer. Brookf1eld; Jesse H. Wheeler, farmer, Easton; Charles D.
 
 wood, druggist, Greenwich; Gould A. Shelton, physician, Huntington; Rob- ert Sinclair, farmer. Monroe; Hiram Davis, bricklayer, Ridgefield; George A. Barnes, farmer, Sherman; Fred. w. Huxford, lawyer, Stamford; S. E. Banks. florist, Westport.
 Elmore s. Banks, Fairfield, speaker of the House, did not vote. His col league. Simeon Pease was not present. but he was not in favor of the Chand Ter bill, so he paired with Burke of Manchester. who favored the bill.
 The Fairfield county members who were absent were: N. Burton Rogers manufacturer, Danbury; Hobart H Curtis. merchant Newtown; and Hen ry L.. Eckhard, merchant, Stamford. After the vote which, on motion of Mayor Daniel Dunn, representative from Willimantic was by roll call, had Chandler bill had passed by a vote of 106 to 101. It was then that the lobby made it's last desperate effort. Before the official vote was announced the switching over process ensued with the result that enough votes were changed to defeat the peoples bill by the mar gin oS two votes.
 Representative Arthur W. Marsden, a lawyer of Madison, who has eXtin- guished himself at this session of the House by his work as chairman of the Excise committee, was the gentle man who succeeded in upsetting the
 
 bill. by moving the adoption of the minority bill an amendment to the Barnum bill, by striking out all after the enacting clause of the Barnum measure and substituting the Chandler bill. Then, when bis name was called, the able young lawyer from Madison was conspicuous by his absence.
 It had been the purpose of the lead CTS of the Chandler bill to try out the House by taking the first vote on either the acceptance, or rejection, of the Barnum bill. Two weeks ago MT. Chandler obtained a ruling from the House, 1t would not be legal to substitute the minority for the majority report and. guided by this information, the opponents of the Barnum bill map ped out their plans to attack the bill and work for its defeat before the Chandler bill was offered.
 It was with small element of surprise that the opponents of the Barnum bill heard the speaker rule that the Marsden amendment was in order, for this practically amounted to the substitution of the minority for the majority bill, the only difference be- ing that, instead of offering it as a substitute for the majority. he used, instead of the word 'substitute,'' the word amendment"
 MT. Chandler was quick to observe and note the change in the speakers ruling, but he remarked that while he and those associated with him had not expected such tactics, they would offer no objection. The speaker smiled if the speaker ruled as MT. Chandler said he did two weeks ago, then the speaker was in error, and 1t was the privilege of MT. Chandler, or any oth- CT member, to appeal from the ruling of the speaker. MT. Chandler did not accept the speakers bid for an appeal but with a wondering smile glanced in the direction of MT. Marsden, the 1,x IE- never suspected of having the least interest in the success of the peoples bill.
 1o6 TO 1o1.
 Unofficial figures on the Chandler amendment showed that it had been carried by a. vote of 106 to 101. Then a member came in from the corri- dors, who said he wished to vote 'No.'' He did so and the vote was changed to 105 to 102. Then Hastings of Wind sor. Williams of Barkhampstead and Helm of East Windsor, changed their votes from "Yes' to "No," and then Burke of Manchester who voted 'Yes'' was excused from voting as he had paired with PeaSe of Fairfield.
 A verification of the roll call showed that the Chandler amendment had been lost 1O5 to 1O3.
 Adjournment was taken until Tues day, when the Barnum bill will be taken up. It is predicted that the House will not pass it. If it is defeat ed in the House. many predict that the public utilities matter will have been killed for this session.
 After the battle was over some of the well known lobbyists about the capi- tol left on an automobile trip to Cape Cod, promising to return on Tuesday and finish their work.
 The Chandler bill had been offered as an amendment to the Barnum bill and its defeat came as a great sur prise, for almost every one supposed that it would carry a good sized ma jority. Many members who had prom ised to support the Chandler measure began to change their allegiance after the dinner recess yesterday afternoon when interested persons in opposition to Chandler found out that the vote was likely to be close.
 CRACKED THE PARTY WHIP.