Putnam patriot., 1911-09-29
S0LONS QUIT 1 THEIR WORK
Long Minded Genera Assembly
 Deserts Capitol XII.
VISIT OF GOVERNOR HAY.
Senator Msara wakes His Maiden Speech at the Last Mnute-Dis- rnaotlins Of Senate Chamber a New Form of "c.ft Mania
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 Hartford. Sept. 27 Establishing the fact that there must be an end of ali things the Connecticut general as- sSen1biy ended its death struggles yes teriay. For nearly nine months it had wrestled with the problems of has criticised and condemned 1t for it's tliiatory tactics Never before has there been so pr0tracted session and Connecticut has given its legislators plainly to understand that it doesn't want another.
 It was partly with realization that something must be done to curb the ambitions of would be Ciceros that the general assembly has made il possi- ble for Connecticut to vote at the Oe f9ber election on constitutional amendment which will compel future Legislatures to adjourn sine die, not iater than the first Wednesday after fbe first Monday iH June There k no doubt that the voters of the state will adopt this amendment by an over tghelming majority However that may be. one thing k sure. no one re- grets the 'suutlmelyr death of tue ses. sion of I9ll.
 Governor Hays Visit.
 Governor M r. Hay of Washington visited thp capitol on fine ddg that the two bran, hes were wraHgllng over the ancuamenl 10 the highway appropria fion biii which Witi place Highway Commissioner Macdonald beyond Gov. erRof BaldalH5s power of removal In fhat visit of Governor Hay the Demo erats SHY fbcY eau see sinister pur pose and not little partisan feeling Ias been aroused as il result
 The first the rank and file knew about Governor Hay being fin the local ltY was when President Pro Ten Woodruff interrupted the proceedings of the sennte to announce that Gov ernor Hay WAS at the capitol, and he suggested that the governor be nsked to address the senate of course the suggestion was seized upon. and q committee was sent to bring Governor Hay in. He began his little talk and the first crack out of the box made Ehe Democrats sit up. He announced shat he was touring through Connecti. gsut to see the Connecticut roads. which in the west had the reputation of being The best in the east. He went to the house directly from the senate. and fbere the legislators were engaging in verbal rough and tumble over the bill He also gave the Connecticut highways boost before that body
 Little was said that day. the Demo crats feeling that they had been caught sleeping. but the following day Sena. for McNel sailed Into Senator Wood run and said thnt Governor Hays visit at this particular time was au arch conspiracy. He noticed that shiie the governor had told of the reputation Connecticut highways had he was very careful not 10 express his opinion of them after he had come here and inspected them.
 Senator Woodruff replied with some neat and all In all quite little feel fng has been caused by Governor Hays visit lt wHs apparently the irony of fate that brought him to in spect Connecticut's famous highways at a time when the state was doinl Sts best to oust It's highway commis sioner on charges of incompetence.
 The Silent Member.
 Senator Mearu. who has earned the title of "the silent member" during the session. Eas literally forced to his feet by his colleagues during the ina fnn of the session. Senator Mearu through all the eXcitable debate has remained uumoyabie i'll his seat The only time when he has been heard tt address the ehulr was early in the session. when he presented the pett ttnn of the borough of Torrington ask fsss Scr eip charter,
 ganacentiY Jerk Biodeett yesterday tsosS ap resolution aud read tht eitha ~i}esomtion extending the sym pathV Of the state of Connecticut t Tefr1u1tnn for its typhoid fever cpl xiemic saa appfopriating 5000 10 re sieVe fhe distress Senator HalloruI was quickly on his feet ana indulget Tn some goed aatured fun at the eN Elense of Senator Meara. ' hen h, ssat down Senator Hooker arose to in  unire where Burlington was located Senator McNeil added to Senator Mea ta's embarrassment by making a Av, tninute addreSs, and he concluded bl calling on Senator Mearu to eXplaiG she condition in Torrngton that th, ssenate might act mtelugeptly,
 Every eve was fixed on the silen Membe.. and there was no chance fo Nim to duck He asked the chair wh' s,rescntei the resolution. aud when h was told hat t bore no signature h F-emarked that he believed it beueau fhe dignity of the senate to conSide sznS document that bore ne signature ERe closed by saying that Torringtoi needed nc money, but could look atte stssesx- and he invited Senator Hooke 1o coxras te Torington. promising ( show him wbene it was located X fast the silent memt.er nad been cou Sfnersc. and be sat down amid storn of applause which made every orato Fn the senate jealous
 Senatorial Generosity.
 Regarding the granting of gratuities eac. 1le present legislature has beCl Bus Ei4e every other Connecticut leg fslartns only perhaps more so. Hav fng saSt week. at the very beginnin,