Putnam patriot., 1911-06-23
oovernor's Salary Increased.

enant governor. which are raised iron ;4o0o and $50o to S5.e00 and St.5o,
 espectively and took up. hut later ia Jed. the measure removing the imi
 rom the law which now limits tn, Iama-es recoverable after accidenta teath to S5.000. Mir Huxford of Stam
 ord moved that this go to the foot oi he calendar. but on suggestion oi
 udge Tinsier of Rockville it was pass td over and retained it's place on tn, calendar.
 Mir Ensign of Simsbury moved ar amendment to the hill as reported making the limit Sl00o0, which was he amount suggested by Governor Baldwin in his inaugural message This was tabled for printing and is re
 arded as indicative of the stand of the mailer towns when the matter comes 70 be fought out in the house. The awns do not feel willing to have all units removed. fearing the possible langer to them of verdict which would bankrupt Il town.
 The house took up the unfavorable 'eports of the excise committee on the losing of saloons on Good Friday and Thanksgiving. and though there was come sentiment in favor of the latter accepted the reports of the commit ee and turned down both propositions ny considerable majoritieS. then refus- =d to reconsider and passed the meas tres along to the senate.
 Thursday was the day of days in the louse and the senate. and in recogni- ion of this did little business. Ii did stay in session long enough, however, -o listen to long diatribe of Senator Donovan's, with Senator Spellacy for it's object, when the latter moved that he petition of F. C. Terry and other officials of railroad brotherhoods lgainst the minority public utilities bill. which Senator Judson had char aeterized as screed when it was first presented to the senate by Senator Ma han, be taken from the table and trans mitted to the house. Donovan grew even more abusive than is his wont, which is saying q good deal, and Spel- lacy replied in plain words. The sen ate finally decided lay a vote of 15 to 10 to leave the petition on the table.
 House Debate on Utilities.
 In the house nothing of moment was done previous to 11:30. when the pub lie utilities matter became the order of the day. At that time the floor of the house was by resolution cleared of all but the members, newspaper men and senators, but from then till the body adjourned for the day the gal leries were thronged with an attentive crowd Judge Banks opened the fray by moving the substitution of the Banks bill for the majority report of the judiciary committee and followed this with the ablest speech he has ever made in legislative halls, in the opinion of many who heard it.
 He pointed out the disabilities of the Judson bill, which he said had come moment before the report was made. but which he had the same night sent d copy of to Daniel Davenport in Washington for his opinion of it. Mir. Dayenport's condemnatory letter was the one he read to the house last week, and Judge Banks read Thursday the letter which he then wrote Davenport, which resulted in the so called Banks bill The house leader dwelt at some length on the constitutional difficulties with the way the Judson bill jumbles the executive. legislative and judicial powers and insisted that when Gov ernor Baldwin said he believed 1t con stitutional he was simply expressing his belief that the courts ought to de. eide it to be so.
 when chief justice of the supreme court had four times been in opposi- ton to the other four justices on just these points and was not a first yate authority concerning them. Judge Banks also referred to other bad fea- lures of the minority bill, notably the provision under which the attorney general must bring to trial any public service commissioner on complaint of 100 citizens.
 Mir. Whiton of New London followed Judge Banks with some rather caustic remarks about the fact that Mir Dav. enport had partly drafted bill all ready for the former and went on to a general exposition of the minority bill. He was followed by Johnson of Newtown. Chandler of Rocky Hill. Dunn of Willimantic. Democratic Leader Tingier and several others fol the minority bill and a few for the Banks bill.
 The roll call vote on the Banks amendment started at 3:15 and result ed in tie of HIS votes, which Speaker Scott broke by voting for the Banks bill. MT Whiton tried to offer fur ther amendments to the majority bill. but the previous question was again ordered. and the roll call on the ma iority bill as amended by the Banks bill proceeded This showed a cleal majority of 123 to 106 for the Banks bill. and after Judge Banks had an. nounced that he would work for the minority bill if the senate wouldn't pass his measure the house adjourned at 6:20.