The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-28

that the House concur with the Sem ate in passing the Senate bill in it's amended form, just as it came from the Senate. Once more Leader Banks opposed the move to consider the Judson bill, citing the absence of Speaker Scott and two members of the Judiciary committee as a reason for his attitude. He appeared to the mem bers to refrain from undue haste saying that upon all important meas
 ures of this kind the House had al- ways made them the order of the day. In fairness to many members who were absent he said and who did not expect that this matter could be
 bers to support him in defeating the
 motion to concur with the Senate in passing the Judson bill Once more he asked that yea and nay vote be taken and this was readily agreed to- It was then that Representative ferred to his loss of confidence in Banks leadership.
 MT. Magee in a very effective though brief address stated it to be his conviction that the members of
 the House were as we'll equipped to pass upon the question then as they ever would be. He maintained that
 cussion, of the merits of Public Util- ities legislation. He said it was time the Legislature did something on the Utilities question. It was the duty of the members of the House to see that the platforms of their political par ties each of which had declared for a Public Utilities bill were lived up to. He had no patience with those who went about saying that they were opposed to a Public Utilities bill be- cause they had found no real sem timent for one in their town.
 He reminded the members that un-
 der their oaths they owed duty to the State and he declared that this
 duty was bigger than the duty they owed to their towns. No fair minded
 man could deny that there existed a
 strong sentiment throughout the
 State for an effective regulation of
 the Public Service corporations. we
 have now an opportunity he said,
 "to show that we respect our oaths
 of office I have followed the leader
 ship of the gentleman from Fairfield fairly regularly throughout this ses-
 session but I cannot do 1t now for he
 has been on both sides of this Ques-
 tion and in the middle all at once.
 I do not consider his leadership safe to follow in view of his statement on the floor of this House that he is prepared to vote for a bill which un-
 der his oath he has said. he is ab-
 solutely certain is unconstitutional. If held such views as these I could not be induced to take such view of the situation. If the gentleman from Fairfield believes in his heart
 this bill is unconstitutional he should not in his heart support it. I am in favor of taking action at this time on the bill that is before us as there is no longer any excuse for delay I
 trust that this House will rise to the opportunity which 1t now has and
 h3 h ct a from the Senate''
 E Representative Dunn of willimantic echoing the sentiments of the gentle man from Watertown said further de- lay was dangerous and inasmuch as there was no doubt but that every man present knew how he intended to vote he would move the previous question.
 Leader Banks then moved that the matter be made the order of the day for Thursday next at 11:30. The chair ruled that the motion before the House was MT. Dunn's motion of the previous question.
 Leader Banks calling attention to the rules endeavored to have the chair rule that his motion for the orr der of the day was in order. Repre- sentative Whiton viewed the rules differently from MT. Banks and was, in accord with the ruling of the chair LedQSr BdnHS then IlOVoO to lay MT. Dunn's motion for the previous ques- ton upon the table and asked that the vote when it be taken, be taken by yeas and nays. The House at this point showed it's impatience with Leader Banks by hissing.
 Then followed parliamentary dis cussion as to whether the chair had ruled correctly in entertaining Leader Banks motion to table the previous question An appeal was taken from the ruling of the chair by MT. Whfton but 1t was subsequently, withdrawn and the roll call was ordered on the Banks motion.
 Representative Albert Phillips of Stamford entered an objection to MT. Banks instructing the House on all occasions when a vote was called for. He said this was the duty of the chair and it was not fair for any member to interfere with the prero- one member of the House he didn't propose to stand for it any longer.
 Finally the vote was taken on Banks motion by yeas and nays. This was the third test vote initiat- ed by Leader Banks, and the major ity against him was bigger than ever. Those following his motion to table 156.
 Cheers broke out upon the an- nouncement of this vote, as it clear ly foreshadowed the vote which was to come.
 Upon motion of Representative Dunn the previous question was or dered on the Judson bill just as it came from the Senate. Two petitions were then read, one from the State Business Mems association urging the passage of the Judson bill, the other from the legislative committee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen against all Utilities bills and the Jud- son bill in particular. Leader Banks claimed the right as House chairman of Judiciary committee to close the debate, which privilege was accorded for the first time openly acknowl- edged defeat. He said that he had failed and he was sorry for 1t. as he had honestly striven to do all that lay in his power to secure the pas sage of Utilities bill that would be declared constitutional by the courts. Before voting he wanted to go on rec ord as saying that those who profess to want an effective regulation meas ure were slaughtering it. He wanted them to recall about a year from now when the courts would be de- claring this bill unconstitutional, what he had said. He was unable to understand the attitude of the mem- bers 'I am now prepared to redeem my pledge and vote for this bill, said he, and if the Supreme court should say that it is constitutional you gen. tlemen can say that I am no good as