The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-16
SAYS NAUCATUCk JUDGE ISN'T FIT
 TO HOLD OFFICE
Representative from Nauga- tuck Creates Sensation Various Committee Re ports in House.
Special from United Press.) )

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 Hartford, March 16-When the fa- vorable report on the nomination of Charles F. Hungerford for judge of the borough court of Naugatuck, which passed the Senate, yesterday, came be- fore the House, today, Representative Bingham, of Naugatuck, created a sensation by intimating that the judge was incompetent.
 Representative Banks asked Bing- ham whether he wished to prefer charges against Judge Hungerford. Bingham replied that he wanted to leave it to the House to decide.
 "I have been advised that charges ford" He said he was not allowed to present the charges before the jul dietary committee.
 Representative Bingham then recit. ed a case in which he said the accus- ed had been arrested for violation of the liquor law and had paid S200 to the prosecuting agent of Naugatuck in settlement without a hearing in court. He said that these $200 had never been accounted for in the court records and had gone to the prosecu- tor, John M. Swiney.
 Judge Hungerford knew the facts also said Bingham.
 Representative Hotchkiss, of New Haven, said that the case presented by Bingham in behalf of John Me- Donough before the judiciary commit tee was of the weakest kind. No charges or statements like those made by Bingham, today, were made before the committee, according to Hotchkiss.
 Representative Cain. of Naugatuck, explained that the $20O paid by the saloonkeeper was in settlement of a civil olaiY,, a0ainSf him.
 A motion to recommit the whole subject to the judiciary committee was carried.
 The name of Henry w. Hamilton for deputy judge of the borough court of Naugatuck was recommitted to com mittee also
 In executive session, today, the Sen- ate confirmed the following nomina- tions of Governor Baldwin: Board of mediation and arbitration,
 Lucius E. Whiton, of New London; Hugh c. Shalvery of Danbury, and Philip Pond, of New Haven. State Board of Charities-Thomas F. Kane, of Hartford and Justin B. Hol- man of Old Saybrook.
 State Board of Pardons-Morris w. Seymour, of Bridgeport; Edward liar lan,, of Norwich and Max Adler of New Havan
 Judge Ernest C. Simpson of New HavSa, was reappOInted Judge or the Common Peas court of New Haven county, for four years. Edward L. Smith, of Hartford, was appointed Judge of the Hartford County Com- mon Pleas court for four years.
 The following favorable reports were passed by the Senate: appointing Pat rick J. McMahon and Howard B. Snow judge and deputy judge respec- lively of the City court of Water bury.
 A favorable report was received from the committee on contingent expenses in the Senate, today, providing for gratuities for legislative reporters and employees of the capitol of s200 each. This was made the order Of the day for next Wednesday at~12 o'clock. The sum reported is $100 less per man than was donated last session.
 An amendment to the game law was passed in the House extending the closed season on deer to July 1. 1917 When the Senate resolution came ur appropriating $95.oo0 for the State Board of Education a deficiency ap- propriation, there was considerable discussion Representative Hotchkiss of New Haven. said that the appro- priation was "dead wrong" Althougt he would have to vote for it as the bill would have to be paid he did not favor it. He said:
 "The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children and the sins of pre- vious Legislatures are visited on the appropriations committee"