Putnam patriot., 1911-06-30
Connecticut at Last to Have Public Utilities Commission.
HOUSE ACCEPTS HUDSON BILL
Judge Banks Fails 10 Convince Lower Branch of Minority Bills Constitu
 tionslity After Senate Rejects Bank, Bill-Stirring Scenes as Bill Passes
Especial correspondeuce l


 fate of public utilities legislation foi this session with the passage by tht lower branch Of the Judson or minor fly bill which provides Il commission of three members at salaries of SJ0W a year to haze jurisdiction over rate and service of public utilities corpora tinus over the state II legislates ou of office the present state railroad com mission. bat does not cover the sub jet of capitalization because that has already been covered in bill reported by tbe majority of the Judiciary com mittee and passed by the senate, but mol yet taken up by the house
 This action came after three or foul hours of debate. much of which timr Was taken up with yea and nay vo'es and parliamentary tactics. There wa little or no specchmakue Last Thurs sat's action ef tbc seHate in refusing to consider fa4orably fhe Banks sub eftute for tle majority bill forced the whole matter back into tbe housc to dag. and tmt body had retained the minority bfH on its taHle To await fhe action of the senate oH the olher
 Judge Tingier h Char.
 II was about noon yesterday whel the subject eamc mp n the house iH tbe course of senate huziupss. Judee ffueier of Rockville WIS in the ehair Speaker Scott being dcfuned at homt bY illness judge Banks arose and asked if this bill now before the house was the one which was acted on T few days ago and Was assured thal such was the ease. He then explained that there Wefe two proper courses open, one to concur with the senate in rejecting the Banks bill and passing the Judson bill and the other to insist on the former action in passing the Banks blll and ask for committee ot conference. In view of his settled eon xietion as to the unconstitutionality ot the Judson measure he deemed il best te move the latter course.
 II began to be apparent very soon that the work done by the supporters of The minority bill had had results and that the house was desirous of saking up the minority bill Judge Banks remarks did not carry the weight expected. and Mir Meltzer of Bridgeport tried to amend his motion to concurrence with the senate, but this was ruled out of order ny the chair Colonel Hall of Wilmington fa vored the conference committee and made the statement that he had been assured that Senator Judson was ia vorabe to that course This was de nied by Mir Peck of Reddlns and later on, after conference between these gentlemen and Messrs Wells and Allen of the Business Mems as. soeiation, Colonel Hall explained that his understanding of the gentlemen k statement regarding Senator Judson's position had been in error, for he found that the senate leader was agreeable to n conference of an in formal nature. but not conference committee It was hinted that he wasn't willing to serve on such a com mittee with Banks, though Banks had offered to forget any unpleasantness and serve with him.
 Mayor Dunn of Willimantic dwelt on the alleged statement of Judge Banks two weeks ago that he would support the minority bill If the senate wouldn't accept his measure, but fail ed to draw his fire on this After some desultory discussion Mir Whiton of New London moved to table Judge Banks motion and tnttmated that if the house voted this he would call up the minority bill, which the house had as yet had no opportunity to take ae- tion upon.
 Varied Parliamentary Tansie,
 Mouous for yea and nay vote and for the previous question gave rise te u varied parliamentary taugle, m which members of the house iuduised ia all sorts fl Irregularities. but d yea and nay vote was finally ordered and taken, with the result that the house voted ia table ludge Banks motion nnd drew Hrst blood from biE hl d Noje of l2S 10 taa This VaS tho clos est vote taken during the day For a tme Banks and his supporters forled everything ton Yea aud naN Note hu5 the tide was setting mefe aHd lnofe strongly ugalust the house leader and his UIl as The minority biil supporters reali4ed that they had the votes
 Nr EnSieu of Simshup moved n take from the table the minority bHL aud the roll eal| on this stuvcd te to TS Then Mir Carey of Southngton moved te concur with tAe senate h passing the Judson bin fhi> brought a protest from Banks, wha Raftie@ gAe matter made the order af ihe duy for today or tomorrow. aaI Nr Ma see al WaIertoWn answered hm ufheI sharply with more poInlcd agfereaHss to his supposed position an 1he mnaet fy bill, Dunn of WHmaait moved the previous question and Btab~ me cd 10 fay thls mou1a au thr ush.i This called forth Faalaas ef d.=as sian of parliamentary Ire.et5aH which usost u those Wfa es~85gH ? discuss IJ appeared ta kHaFv aa H tle abeat 1udee THske He5a# bomcsN hat confused. but ia che end
 raH call was ardertd aa 3a#.se HaHk, inotion and showed ts6 to v uea.as rabling the previous question.
 The previous question waS then q ,lefed on ihe minority bin Hd the -el ate amendments Go H Afier one las