Putnam patriot., 1911-07-21

l of Bridgeport and J Howard Hale ot Glastonbury Mir Hale only took Of ice as railroad commissioner July | Nor was this all of the mOmentoH- news piled up en Wednesday. The house on that day took q roll call vote jn the amendment to the federal con stitutiOn providing for an income tax. which was SO overwhelmingly defeat sd lu the senate the week before, and it was beaten bv the close vote of sa .o 74. Tn general it was the Demo rats who voted for t, and fhe close ness of the vote Is accounted for by the fact that many Republicans didn't bother to vote Judge Banks referred ro the fact that the matter was dead
 issue in view of the senate's action and briefly pointed out the tempta-
 lion that would be ever in front Of western congressman and senators 10 rake advantage of the fact that Con neetirut and few other eastern states would pay almost all of the income tax
 The house also took mp the bill pro viding for the inspection and testing of all cattle brought into this state which has been the subject of the most earnest effort on the part of It's sup porters for three or four sessions past. on the motion of Judge Tingier of Rockville. the Democratic leader. that fl reconSidpr its action of the day be fore ln turning this measure down, and a4F.A ha lfA which had already passed the senate. lfter amending fl on motion Of lpr- Knight of Salisbury so as to make II impossible to bring diseased cattle into Connecticut for slaughterine. The measure then went back to the senate under suspension of the rules and WAS passed there as amended in the house
 Trolley Fares Sent to Commission.
 The house reconsidered and tabled inc resolution originating in the sci ate naming July 27 as the date of GpaI adionrnmenf Several If the diff fereat bills providing for reduced fares on steam and trolley roads in Con uecticut. mainly the latter were taken np on unfaYorable reports of the rail roads committee. which wishes all these matters 10 go to the new utfli fics commission and were the subject lf cen Ideaable discussion, but the re ports were finally accepted in these ,ascs. Judge Banks assured the house hal hc hoped they would he and that he eases concerned would be brought uo the commission right away. for hen there would be an appeal from n decision adverse to the corporation on some of them. and two years from now the general assembly would res urreet his bill from ifs grave and pass lt as constitutional measure, which the present law Is not. he urged
 Thursday afternoon, however. mat. ters of this nature didn't go as smooth ly. The railroads committee reported adversely bill which would make if Illegal for the New Haven road to charge more for cash fares collected on ifs suburban trains between Hartford and New Britain and Bristol than il does for ticket oH these trains the cash fare is the same as the regular train farei as one of the bills which should 20 to the public utilities com mission There was q fight against this, however, and members who had expressed themselves As satisfied with this arrangement the day before took an opposite position now There was n long wrangle. into which personali- ties directed at Chairman Garde of the committee entered and finally the matter was tabled because of the ab sence of the father of the bill. Mir. Webster of IIarwinton.
 State Barber Com sson Abolished.
 Later when he was present the bill was again brought up. and Mir. Web ster expressed his willingness to have the matter 20 to the commission. This didn't suit the Democrats and MT Johnson of Newtown. who were after Gnrde's scalp. and the house became rather stirred up for n warm day, The house was finally adjourned amid vo. ciferous Democratic condemnation of doubt made hy Mr. Blakeslee of NuttH liuNth NhiNn uiNtloStd ttit lack of q quorum. The thing the Dem. ocrats objected to was that. as they claimed. Senator Marsden. senate chair man of the railroads committee who was sitting near prompted him to doubt the vote But the irascihiity wore of in arguments in the house lobby.
 Meantime the senate had refused to reconsider the appointment of George | AIlen told of previously. Senator Fenn moved reconsideration for the ~ake of defeatinE 1t, and when he had done SD Senator Donovan was reused to give voice To one more tirude based on motions ta adjourn to different times because ot what he claimed was
 he injustice of voting on the matter before a full senate was present
 Ky the close vote of l3 to l2 th, senate passed the bill which abolished the state barber commission and put, it's work in the hands of the statt board of health This was reported mfavorahly by the special committee on state departments, hut the report was turned down aud the motion tC raraasidar ,s=os ta-af
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