The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
NEW GOVERNOR IS RECOGNIZED
 BY THE SENATE
Time in Which Executive Weeks May Make Ap- pointments Of Judges, Commissioners and Others Extended to June l, a Month Beyond the Statute Limit of May 3.
Especial from United Press.)

Hartford, April 27.-The Legislature took official cognizance of the fact that Connecticut has a new Governor today when the Senate passed a reso- lution extending the time within which the Governor may make appointments of judges, commissioners and others, to June 1st. This gives Governor Weeks another month; the statute limiting the Governor to May 3rd, aft CT which date the Legislature may ap- point.
 The Senate also passed a resolution validating all of the acts of Governor Weeks during his short term as acting Governor. This includes the $7,000, GOO bond issue bill. It was stated by Sen a,tor Sarls in offering this resolution that everything which has been done, has been done entirely according to law and that in thus validating it, the Legislature will effectively close the doors to any possible misconception or cav1 in the future or even comment.
 The much mooted Branford town court judgeship was taken up by the Senate and after a short debate re- committed to the Judiciary commit tee. In explaining the committed S report in favor of John B. Thomas, Senator Searls did not seem very en- thusiastic and it was hinted by other Senators who were opposed to the re- port, later on, that in his heart he didn't favor it. Senator Blakeslee at tackled the report of the committee.
  ness of the Senate to turn down the committees report when it didn't feel that the latter was justified, as had been done in the Bridgeport case. Senator Luther voiced a strong protest against the process of deciding the local judgeships which prevailed, ex- blaming that he would vote for the committee'S report as he had no req son for doing anything else but moved the recommittment of the matter. This motion he later withdrew. Sem ator Searls' motion for a roll call vote proved as did also Senator Lattimer s that the question of accepting the committees report and adopting the resolution be divided and the Senate vote only on the first part. The vote on the measure showed "A Senators Op- posed to the report and only eight in favor of it. Those eight were Sena- tors Luther, Fenn, Cordney. Shanley, Hurley, Lattimer, Arnold and Turner. Senator Lattimer moved the recom- mittment and was supported in this by Senator Searls who promised that the committee would make a differ ent report, and thus ended the con- test.
 Among the measures reported to the Senate today were the following, all of the reports being unfavorable and the measures rejected: The incorpora- ton of the Connecticut Home Tele- phone Company which was withdrawn before the Incorporation committee; the bill providing for a tax on the sale of securities; and that providing a further exemption from taxation for savings bank deposits.
 Among the measures favorably acted on by the Senate were the following: The amendments to the dog law re- ducing the price of tags from to 5 cents and making the towns responsi- ble; the act changing the open season for shad so to make it from May list to June 11th.