The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-26
LEGISLATIVE
 DOINCS AND NEWS OF A DAY
By a. Staff CorresA

Hartford, July 26-The Senate yes.
 terday concurred with the House ir | ordering Highway Com. James M Macdonald to furnish Representative Elliott of Greenwich with a copy o1
 the contract for the building and re-
 pair of the State highway in and ad- | tacent to that town. The commits sioner had declined to furnish MT. Ell | liott with copy of the contract when | 1t was requested and the representa- tive from Greenwich put the matter up to the Legislature. Both branches
 of the assembly have united in SUD-
 port of the Greenwich representative and there is nothing left now but for the commissioner to comply
 Macdonald claimed that the contract
 was to be used by a New York news
 paperman to harass him. MT. Elliott
 showed that he had. been requested by
 the Board of Trade of his town to
 procure a copy of the agreement. Me-
 donald's failure to put the Post road
 near Greenwich in serviceable condi-
 tion has been the subject of much cri-
 ticism. In order that the action of the
 Senate might not be reconsidered a
 motion to reconsider the vote was
 made by Senator Donovan who ask
 ed that it be voted down which was
 done.
 "I'll admit that I was asleep at the
 switch" said Senator Paddock yester-
 day when he voted to reconsider the
 action previously taken by the Senate
 in accepting the report of the Judi
 ciary committee which was adverse
 on the proposition to elect county com missioners by popular vote. The Sem ate was bowling over matters that had long stood at the foot of the call endar at a rapid pace and this re- port went through with rush. Sen ator Donovan who was busy looking up some other matter arose just too late to stop the vote. Subsequently the Democratic Senators conferred and on motion of Senator Holloran the vote was reconsidered and tabled. Sen- ator Paddock is a firm believer in electing county commissioners by a vote of the people. The eRepublican members of the Ju- dietary committee reported yesterday in favor of abolishing the Australian ballot which became a law at the last session. The three Democratic mem l bers of the committee are opposed to | abolishment and favor retaining the | ballot even though 1t may be neces- l sary to amend the law so as to over- l come what appears to be defects in | it. If the Republicans make it al party measure the bill will pass but | there are said to be number of Re- | publicans who will not follow the leaders.
 The bill compelling motormen on trolley cars to shut off the powerful with which the suburban cars are equipped when within 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle whether horse ,r motor driven went through the Senate yesterday late in the after loon. For any conviction secured the operating the line and not he motorman is held responsible. Or ,inally it was proposed to hold the responsible.
 Upon motion of Senator Donovan he Senate sent the report of the Finance committee imposing a state ax to the foot of the calendar yester- lay. Senator Donovan believes there ] s no need of the tax. Likewise he ] s opposed to the personal tax. Sem tor Peck of Danbury chairman of l he committee on appropriations said z is committee was going to look care ully into the question and see if the tate could not get along without imposing this additional burden upon he people.
 One of the matters that has both f red the committee on education this ! ession is the deadlock existing in the ( rinsmade yesterday asked the Sen f te to pass the bill as amended by the I -ouse dealing with the question. The a i'll as amended was passed in con- 2 Irrence with the House. It provides ' lat the first selectman of the town a lay cast the deciding vote and end V le deadlock. Originally the com c