Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-09
Third Veto of
 The Governor
RAILROAD FARE BILL MEETS HIS
 DISAPPRovAL.
"A RulE. NOT A STATUTE"
Matter One for Consideration of Public Utilities commission-Lawyer Hoi den's $5,o0o Bill Creates Stir.

Hartford, Conn, Aug. S.-The third Veto message of Governor Baldwin made it's appearance in the house this afternoon. and it was on the railroad bill which provided that railroa ds should not charge passenger who got on the train without a ticket more than the regular fare plus the rebate amount of five cents given ordinarily. The contention was that under the zono plan a passenger going from Hartford to New Britain who had no ticket was charged full fare, whereas if he had bought ticket before board ing the train it would have been as a special rate. The same situation ap- piled elsewhere.
 Veto Message Tabled.
 The governors veto was received with interest. Members claim it does not that the public utilities commission could not deal with the situation. The veto message was tabled on motion of MT. Banks. It reads as follows:
 Text of the Veto.
 "To the Honorable House of Repra-
 sentatives:
 T return without my approval house bill 7SS, being An Act Concerning Railroad Fares.
 the land, it is proper for a railroad company to make an extra charge for transportation against passengers who have failed to purchase a ticket before boarding the train, or even to forbid any intending passenger to enter q train without a ticket. The bill here with returned limits any such charge to five cents, and provides that on col- lecting it a rebate check shall be is- sued entitling the holder to recover the sum so paid from the railroad com pany.
 A Rule Rather Than a Statute
 This measure concerns one of the details of the management of railroad business. It seems proper subject of a rule rather than of a statute. We now have public utilities commission, with ample powers to lay down rules companies, in such a way that the in terests of the travelling public will be intelligently and thoroughly guarded al all points.
 Bill Might Prove a Boomerang.
 'It seems to me that the views oi public policy which led to the creation of this commission call for the refer ence to it of all points of detail that may be raised as to the proper man agement of the business of public ser vice companies. It can getSat the facts in any matter much more readily. than the general assembly and is in bet ter. position to ascertain what may best do justice to each party in interest in any particular case. It can also better calculate the probable effects ot any order which may be asked at its hands and so more certainly avoid what might prove a boomerang and ultimately injure the very persons whom it was designed to protect. Ii is obvious that such might be the re- suit of the enactment of the bill now under consideration by leading to a curtailment of train service or an ad- vance in local communication rates. Assembly Has Rejected Similar Bills
 ''For reasons of this nature the gen eral assembly has during the present session rejected several bills to regu- . late the amount demandable for rail- road fares between particular points prefarring to leave such questions tc the determination of the public utilities commission. It seems to me that the same considerations call for similar action in respect to the resolution herewith returned.
 (Signed) SIMEON E. BALDWIN,
 Governor
 Hartford. Aug sth. 1911"