Connecticut western news., 1911-03-09
CARLETON'S LETTER
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himself solid with the state legislators as they come and go, but he hasn't been partisan in conducting the affairs of his office. Governor Baldwin is ready to send ill the nomination of a Democrat for this place as soon as the Mansfield nomination is disposed of, however.
 It is no wonder that newcomers find our legislative procedure in this state a puzzle. There is a motion of Senator Judson's that Senator Barnum be appointed to the place on the Labor committee vacated by Senator Spellacy which is still before the Senate and has never been disposed of-and probably never will be. Senator Peck, tenn porarily in the chair, ruled that this was so; Lieutenant Governor Blakeslee re. turned to rule that it wasn't because during the discussion of it Senator Woodruff, president pro tenn. of the Senate, had appointed Senator Barnum to this committee.
 l That hadn't anything to do with the motion. He could make the appoint ment when he chose that was within his power, and announce it when he chose, but that motion is still up there in the air, like Mahomet's coffin.
 During this discussion several things developed: that the Democrats won t stand solidly together to present a menaoing front, for one thing. and also that Senator Judson is not very i dangerous, after all.
 Another thing which is becoming plainer as the days go by is that nothing can be done in this session that leaves the governor entirely out Of the reckon ing. For instance, the Judiciary com nittee has almost finished its public utilities commission and court of commerce matter it may have one or two more, but it's executive consideration of this subject will shortly begin, and the chief thing before the eyes of its members will be-not what sort of bill the House will stand for, but what sort the governor will sign.
 The feeling is growing that such Q bill as the State Business Mems Associations public utilities bill would stand very small show with Governor Baldwin and the court of commerce bill will stand very good show with him. He wont't sign measure doing away entirely with the limit on damages for accidental death and the workmen's compensation act that he signs cannot have very much Socialism in it.
 We haven't heard very much from the Committee on Excise this session The temperance people claimed to have captured this committee when the appointments were announced, and 1t was admitted that they had fair number of the eleven members of it, but the prospects of radical temperance or anti-saloon Legislation are slim. The committee has 6 number of more or less restrictive measures before it. but there is little prospect of a favorable report on most of them.
 The Judiciary committee is to prepare another liberal Sunday law. though the hearings on this subject have not yet been concluded, but no one has much hope of its passage it is to easy to beat such a measure in the House.
 This Judiciary committee is doing some odd things. The result of the New Haven court fight was known to the newspaper men before it was mat e public, but it was a suprise even to them It showed how strong one states attorney is with another. for one thing, and reminded many that Senator Judson is states attorney and didn't forget il when listening to an attack by State'' Attorney Alliag of New Haven ol Judge Mathewson which was Us uu. dignified and improper from him as any thing could he have given voice to- regardless of the merits of the case.
 CARLETON.