The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-01
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Senator Fenn asked Senator Hook CT if they told him how much they had spent.
 ''They did not tell me how much they have spent this year, but they did tell me they spent s15,O0O two years ago.
 The motion to reconsider was car ried, 15 to 13
 The amendment was then rejected. The question was then on Senator Rockers amendment to levy a special tax of per cent. of the company s gross receipts, and that the company annually should file a sworn statement with the Public Utilities Commission of it's gross receipts.
 Senator Peck said it was the last chance the Senate would have to. give to the State what it was justly en- titled to. He did not object to giving privileges to corporations, but he did the privileges, to the exclusion of any interest the State had. ''It is time we began to represent she people here," he said
 Senator Peck said as the proposition stood, the company was asking for even greater privileges than it already had
 Senator Brinsmade said: After the exhibition I have witnessed here I am opposed to the whole thing. I do not want to attribute anything dishonor- able to this company. We all know them to be honorable and honest men. But we are giving away what belongs to the State without keeping a thing for the State.''
 Senator Fenn said fifteen or twenty years ago the city of Hartford began to tax the street railway on its gross receipts, and the same cry was raised then, that it would raise trolley fares. As a matter of fact trolley fares have not increased a cent.
 Senator Hooker gave some statistics in support of his amendment He said the most economical plant on the rec ords of the Hartford Steam Boiler Company had a record of producing power with a steam plant at cost Of $29 a year a horsepower.
 Senator Hooker said there were a number of railroads taxed 5 per cent. on their gross receipts, including the Illinois Central The amendment was lost, 19 to 8.
 The amendment compelling the com pany to relinquish the right to exemp- ton from taxes and to pay in ad- dition to it's local taxes 2 per cent. of it's gross receipts, was defeated, 19 to B.
 Senator Hooker offered another amendment giving the manufacturers
 
 CT manufactured by the company for i've year periods. A roll call was or dered on this, and it was defeated, 20 to 4
 Senator Hooker introduced another amendment bringing the company's bond issue under the general law. It was lost by viva voce vote.
 Another amendment was offered by Senator Judson providing the com pany should pay local taxes, and said if the amendment failed at this time he would prepare an independent char ter amendment later. Senator Wood ruff said he would vote for it. Sena-l tor Barnum said he would not. Sen ator Mahan said the amendment had merit. Senator Spellacy spoke against it.
 Senators Hooker, Platt and Dono- van again discussed the matter. Sen ator JudsOn moved that the whole matter be tabled, to allow fim to in- troduce an independent private act, covering the subject matter of his last amendment. He said the big objec- tion of Senator Banum had been on creating a disa greeing action by the adoption of any amendments. Let's have a test of good faith" he said. If that was the objection, he believed that many had hardened to it, the in- dependent act could pass the Senate
 
 it's independent action. It would in no way imperil the matter before the Senate The motion to table was car ried, and the rules were suspended to admit the Judson bill. The bill pro- vided the payment of local taxes and made the validity of the main bill con- tingent upon the acceptance of the Judson charter amendment by the di- rectors of the company.
 Senator Spellacy said that it would be fairer if the amendment should take effect from the time of the de- velopment of the power.
 A recess of five minutes was taken to allow the preparation of such an amendment. After the recess the re- vised bill was adopted, providing the company should begin paying taxes on the completion of the dam in the Connecticut river.
 Senator Woodruff moved to adjourn until next Tuesday at 11:15. This was defeated.
 Senator Judson's last amendment, which was covered in his special char ter amendment was then taken up Senator Donovan said if this failed of passage in the House, it was letting the company out without paying a cent -Sf ho