The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-23
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ed since his former vote had been reg istered against the majority bill, but he maintained that prior to his having been approached. he had made up his mind that the Banks bill was a bet ter measure from his viewpoint than the minority bill which he had pre- viously supported.
 He said that in his opinion there was a likelihood of such a thing as \ too much regulation. It Is the bel1ef of those who have watched the course of Senator Park that his desertion of the minority bill for the Banks amend ment was in no wise due to any bane- full influence but rather that his an- tipathy towards an effective regula- tion of utilities of public service character caused him to prefer the weaker of the two bills.
 However, one admission by him dur ing the debate is regretted by his friends. In speaking in favor of the Banks bill he said, T believe the Banks bill is more of a satisfaction to every corporation than the minor ity bill.'
 Senator Joseph M. Halloran, the Democratic Mayor of New Britain and one of the ablest and cleanest young men in the public life of Con- necticut. voted to-day as he did last week, in favor of the minority bill. Nevertheless, he preferred the bill prepared by the special commission appointed by former Governor Rol- lin S. Woodruff which bill was not on- ly the first preference of Governor Baldwin but had his unqualified ap- proval.
 In the course of his remarks, Sena- tor Halloran stated that if he were convinced of the sincerity of the mo- tives of those senators who favored an adournment until next Tuesday and that by taking such an adjourn ment there was any reasonable chance of passing the commission bill he would vote that way. However, in view of what had passed in the senate and house since the question of public utilities had come up he was frank to say that he had no hope of any such opportunity presenting itself. He believed 1t was the duty of each sen- ator to endeavor to secure by his vote the most effective public utilities bill possible.
 Therefore conceding as he did that there was no chance to secure the en- actment into law of the admirable bill prepared by the special commits sion, he would so to speak in decid- ing between what might be considered two evils. choose the lesser for he was convinced that the minority bill was a more effective measure than the Banks amendment and he was there
 
 vor of the Senate standing by it's for rner vote. and adhering to the minority bill.
 Aside from Senator Judson who nat urally led the fight against the Banks bill the other leaders were Jeremiah Donovan of NorwaIk, E.. Hart Fenn of Wethersheld. Charles S. Peck of Dan bury. James F. Meara of Torrington, John c. Brinsmade of Washington, John F. Shanley of New Haven, Jo- seph Wright Alsop of Avon, and Ex- Mayor Edward W. Hooker of Hartford.
 These men not only at various times featured prominently in the debate but they used every honorable effort to convince their colleagues that it was the duty of the Senate to stand by the minority bill because it had teeth in it.
 ? Senator Paddock cf Bridgeport al- though he voted with those who fa- vored adjournment until next Tuesday stated at the time that in doing so gthe postponement would in no wise affect his vote as he intended to stand squarely where he stood last week, in favor of the minority report. He said he feared not the influence or the wiles of any man, woman or child as he could not be persuaded from adoing his duty as he saw it. He wanted it understood that no one had approached him with any sinister of rfe-ing and it would not be we'll for them If they had.
 = Senator Judson while regretting that Senator Paddock should ally himself with those who sought adournment he being convinced that the purpose