The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-26

Especial from United Press.) Hartford, Sept. 26-Republicans and Democrats alike today joined in ex- pressing satisfaction at the closing of the Legislature and the sessions work By Republican House Leader Banks.)
 This has been, a long, and strenuous session. Much good has been accom- phshed. Some good bills have been passed and many bad and vicious bills defeated.
 (By Democratic House Leader
 Tingier.)
 The 1911 session has been productive Of some good results. We passed a public utilities bill which. while not by any means what the people desired, was step in the right direction and may lead to something better. We have raised the limit of damages re- coverable in cases of death, and MT. Johnson's net weight package bill. We have redistricted the State also E But we -have not passed workInen' 8 compensation, employers liability and the direct primaries bill, which is a matter of regret.
 By Democratic Senate Leader
 Mahan.)
 The Legislature passed a number of good laws such as the public utilities act and the death damages bill, but several other bills that the people at large wanted. did not go through The session was long one but the time was worth the States money
 The 1911 Legislature stood for Con- nectfcut: A new area is dawning for Connecticut.
 Hartford. Conn. Sept. 2s.-"God save the State of Connecticut.''
 Reciting these words after the his toric formula, Secretary of State Mat thew H. Rogers of Bridgeport at the order of Governor Simeon E. Bald win of New Haven, today, adjourned sine diesthe, 1911 General Assembly,
 Of it's thousand or more acts, two thirds were private acts. The big public measures can be counted on the fingers of both hands. By com mon consent the public utilities com mission bill it passed deserves to be called its most enduring piece of work. According to the same jury, most reactionary in Connecticut his tory, considering. It defeated employ ers' liability, workmen's compensation, liberal Sunday laws. initiative, refer endum and recall and home rule for cities and boroughs, and figured in scenes of activity on the part of the private lobby more fragrant, accord ing to old timers, than has disgraced any Connecticut legislature in de- cade.
 Rep. Dunn of willimantic charged on the floor of the House that $50, 900 was distributed among the lobbyists to pass the Connecticut River Com pany's bond issue bill. He did not charge that legislators had shared in this fund. MT. Meltzer of Bridgeport stated that the loan sharks of the state had used $10,000 to. defeat his bill aimed at their trade. In the pub lie utilities debate Senator Donovan Stratford and Rep. Johnson of New town were among others who inyeigh- ed against the activity of the lobby.
 Another distinction to which the 1911 legislature can justly lay claim is that it met from one to three days a week and for from one-half to four hours a day from early January until September 2s, the longest session in Connecticut's history. It's average daily session probably did not exceed two hours.
 It appropriated about s9,5o0,0O this went toward the war against tub erculosis. Soldiers pensions took $760,0O0. The state highway commis- sioner's office got over. $3,0O0,OO0; state board or. education, $1,970,000; hospitals, $292,500; military and nav al militia $382,199: deficiencies, s4S6.- SIT; and armories, $19O,OQ0.
 The legislature was strongly Re publican, although the majority party was often divided.
 Governor Baldwin sent in eight vetoes and was overridden on most of them..
 There was the usual mock session.
 During the mock session among oth- CT things, Representatives Candee, of Easton, and Chapman of East Lyme, and Dunn, of Willimantic, and Hall of Wilmington, furnished amusement by wrestling all over the hall.
 MT. Burnham, big and good natured offered to preside as Speaker after several less brave declined the-honor, Burnham's opening words were. "If you don't behave there'll be H. to pay" He was greeted by a storm of that cleared the desks of ev- cry loose article in the House. The Speakers rostrum looked like a pig pen.
 Speaker Scott returned in time to be with a beautiful gold watch and to express his thanks In his he admonished the mem- bers to forgive each, other the many ErnrdS Of dehafa