Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1911-02-03

ts lBfr0a IHt-l. ~ - p" '+H -N
~ number ~ pieces - legislation Tor
me committee o. deal With than has
any legislature within lhr past ten
vears. and either q great deal Of ne"
business must COME 30 this week ~
there viii bot be the same excuse Tor
q long session thai they have had u
- customary for the new business -
be he'd back Until fbe 6s-t minute, ana
ihere has been the expectation Tint NE
RAIDER. in both haazes would BE- vi.
ing TO extend he datc - lid b limits the
Rev business.
Indications are Tint TITS VIII not be
done this time At least The lenders say
they are not going 10 permit = unless
here Is shown ample reason Tor il.
Tor the news business To- actually stop
Feb r. establishing record f8r re-
Ont sessions Huf Tire general assembly
net so a. II 90 - ah extra week IN
January this year.
With the cessation - new business
there will be- begun IRE practice u az
Iehsf three sessions week and posi-
rs four u to now there have been
i5Bf two sesSiouz held fl Huy 9ne week
and only one Thursday session IN the
week when fhe appointments 10 COIN
mftee- were announced aud Speaker
scott and President Fro lem. WOOD
rHff deslreu an extra day "a give which
both houses adjourned oter Ncdnes
day Hardly aHybods really beIirveS
that fl vii be possible 10 get the rural
nefnbers Ia come 20 Hartford four
days wreck. and the city members are
none TOO anxious Ia do hi. but there
II resolution an tAe clerks desk III
Inc house calling for Friday sessions.
and this viii be- pressed later this week
in the hope If getting f9ur sessions
next week
County comnissfonsr Sensations
The final session last week was
lafgeiE devoted 20 resolutions naming
county commissioners Of whom There
are two 90 be chosen In each county.
the Republican mBjdriites IN eueh
house having decided IL put these res
oiHtions through with all possible
speed without regard to the fact that
Governor Baldwin n his lnangurai
message suggested that the commits
sianers be selected In some other man
uer than through nomination by eoun
~ eaueuses and election by the gen
eral assembly and that various bills
from Democrats calling for popular
election and appointment by the gov
..rnor, and so on. have followed this
suggestion.
Senator Marsden presented In the
senate. under instructions from the
New Haven county Republican eau
cur. resolutions reappointing Commits
planers Jacob u Walter and James
t,s-ddeS Of that county. and first one
aud then the other WIS pissed under
suspension Of the rules and lmmedi.
afely transmitted 10 the house under
Ike suspension Senator Mhrlowe. one
81 the New Haven Democrats. offered
amendments In each case substituting
the name uf Burton - Potter Of Ham
den for Commissioner Walter and Of
George A. Hopson OF East Wallingford
for Commissioner Geddes
New Haven Commissioners Renamed
These two were the nominees Of the
New Haven county Democratic eau
Gus for these places, aud. as had been
expected, the senate promptly refused
TO substitute their names. Commits
sioners Walter aud Geddes have re
Gently been the subject Of some little
contention In the city Of New Haven,
where damaging fire at the county
jail led to an investigation 10y civic
committee, which didn't succeed In
involving them In anything that was
not pralseworthy
Doubtless with this I'm mind and
knowing that Governor Baldwin had
been somewhat concerned In this In.
vestigation. Senator Donovan arose to
nsk the reason fer the suspension Of
the rules aud Immediate consideration
Of these resolutions His question was
directed al Senator Marsden. who stat
ed that he saw no need to hesitate for
explanations aud youchsafed none
Among other business in the senate
there was little ~ moment besides tak
ing from the calendar number Of APP
poIntnents ot minor court Judges and
referring these 90 the Judiciary com
mittee IN the usual way There was
received from the governor the ap
potntment of L. Kent Hubbard Ir ~
Middlel0wn Ia the state reformalerv
board IN p.uvt uf Warden ALBERT Gar
win of the state prison, resigned SER
utar SpeNasN introduced SOME twenty
I've or thirty measures originating With
fhe governor inaugural message
among which very interesting aue
called fer the registration of tying ma
ehiues and the licensing Of their aNu
ers and operators much after tht fash
ION ip vogue for automobiles There
are stll lnore ef these governors
bllls 10 come, unique matter jn Con
necticut legislative procedure one I'm
trodueed calls Tor the election NJ the
state seaate on general ticket in
stead of from districts as at present
This custom was once followed IA Con
nectieut.
Tollsne County Commissioners,
When the Nvw Haven county com
missioner resolutions reached The house
they found tilose appointing + o. YIN
ton 10 succeed himself aud Il Ii Leon
ard TO succeed JUhu W Wlghtman as
county commissioners ut Holland eouu
ty under consideration there Repre-
sentative Han OF Wilmington had
brought up first the resolution contain
ing MIR. Ninton's name aud had sue.
ceeied IN getting that passed before
the Democrats awakened 70 the real
situation. which Is that Governor Bald
win and they themselves are being ina
sentioaally ignored In this matter Of
county commissioner appointments,
and tue Republicans purpose electiug