Putnam patriot., 1911-09-15

! could De effe ted.
 The amendment vas carried. 1G to 0 1 Following is the vote on it
 Yeas Senators Hooker Alsop. Dick
 erman Afursden. Parker Woodruff.
 Piatt. Louusbury. Bartlett. Peek. Jud- ! son, Hammond, Barnum, Wright, Fris-
 bic and Leonard
 Nays Senators Fenn. Halloran. Mar lowe Lawlor, MeNeil junior, Paddock. Donovan. Neara and Brinsmade.
 Senators Fem and Brinsmade were the only two Republican senators vot- Ing against the proposition.
 Rsporters' oratuitio..
 Although there was a superior court Injunction issued by Judge Williams of New Haven running against them. the reporters got their $500 each yes terday. something that. until yesterday morning was considered an impossible feat The trick was done neatly and with dispatch The original resolution making the appropriation to eleven re- porters from various sections of the ftate was reconsidered and rejected. This was the one against which the superior court injunction was issued Then Senator Fenn offered q resolu- tion resembling senate rule No. 27, which was the main obstacle in the reporters way. This WAS done with ont 4 murunr being heard from any. where Then he offered another reso- lution. identical with the one against which the Injunction was Issued with the exception of ifs file number. giving s349 to eaeh Of the newspaper men aamed fin the original resolution Within two minutes after f fad been stamped "paased' by the clerk there Was only one reporter left in the soom and hn was pledged not to take any fhing from anybody The rest were haslng the resolution to the office of tAe secretary 9f state. and from there fn the comptraipr's office thence to fhe treasurer Withlu m hour nearly every one had his eoOO rolled ID and beyond the re4eh of an injunction Only thr"c ueEEauaIpr men working in the general assembly were not ineiud- l aa il tue haHdaat Three more names. i maiIuc f0H-teeH iH all were included ] ia fhn appropriation srae ef them a8ap H0f see8 fffe inside If fHe capitol 1 zaT mntl,s Nh4f will hec5els of the iaiuHtio1 siae Rll t.'L aHd r ls DOS zta1e tirt taH5e ". iams WjIl help 5atbar TlHe fa fEt r'uidafiaa
 Connect oat River Fight Over.
 st last tHe Gaaa drawn Gaat eYe1
 he charter ateadment ef tae Con aes ticut River company is over Sen tor Juds0us Independent ast com. | 7eHiHg fhp e67H95Hy to pay local taxes | in the towns where it's property ls 10. | ated md abolishlng toll fees for the | uae of ifs eHad at Windsor Locks | 9assed the house eoHcurrently yester | dny morning Is soon as the news of | this action reached the senate the maln bii wns taken from the table. md the senate reciprocated by con. turing with the house in passing the that that body had pre- -iously granted to the corporation Bnrring veto messages from the gov ernor, which are not likely. nothing | more will he heard from the matter this session so fur as the general as- enbly's part in it is concerned. The original bill. which was the cause of | III the trouble including an all day | aght fin the house and q three days | alibnster in the sennte, authorizes the | Connectirut River company to issue | Sl.0o00Oo worth of bonds to carry on | the development of the water power | af the Connecticut river It's charter ! is sixty years old. and when 1t was | granted 1t exempted the company from | all taxation. II was there the fight | began Those who insisted on taxa ton finally won out. There were | some who opposed the bond issue on | general principle, because the company | is capitalized at only S203 0oo. in spite | of the fnct that its assets are valued | nt over million The funds could | not be raised by an increase of capi | tnl stock. as two-thirds vote of the | stockholders was necessary to effect | that. A hostile minority held just l one vote over onc-third, thus tying up | the entire proposition and giving the | legislators chance to work over | time.
 Funds For Utilities Commission.
 The public utilities commission Is | about the first state department to en- | counter the generosity of the commit | tee on appropriations, of which Sena-
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