Putnam patriot., 1911-03-10


 1n attacking not only this court but also the whole judiciary of the staie and especially the prosecutors of all the courts. He was finally called to order by Lieutenant Governor Flakes lee. and he promptly informed that gentleman that he had nothing to do with wh her he was in order or not 50 long as no senator called the atten- sion of fe chair 10 the point. but Lienfenarf Governor Biakeslee finally succeeded ia stopping him. and the senate passed the resolutions immedi- ltely. as tha house had already done.
 Governor Baiiwin's Nominations.
 On Friday Governor Baldwin went 'urther with his nominations. sending n q new railroad commission with the exception of Commissioner Riahard T. Higgins of Vinstcd. whom he reap pointed for the rest of the unexpired term caused ty the resignation of A. r. Gates last fall. Tie new cemmis- sioners are John Howard Hale of Glas- tonbury. appointed to fill the unexpifed term caused by he death of O. T. FE- Ter last year. and Theodore E. Ford Of Bridgeport. appointed for the full term If four years 10 succeed the late N. Q. Seymour. whose term would have ex- pired the coming July l. Mir Higgins k the lawyer member of the cOmmis- sion: Mr. Hale who is the well known fruit grower of Connecticut and Geor- gia. the business man and Mir. Ford the engineer The terms of the former two expire ill 1913.
 On the same day the governor named Mayor Edward l.. Smith of Hartford for judge of the Hartford county com- mon pleas court and reappointed Judge Edward C. Simpson to the New Haven county common pleas bench. In exec utive session on Friday the senate eon- firmed the nomination of Colonel Nor ris C. Osborn. editor of the New Ha- ven Journal-Courier to succeed the late Thomas Dudley Wells of the Hart ford Times editorial staff as member of the state prison board.
 Senator Bailey introduced a resola- ton to petition congress to call il the immediate future q constitutional con. renton of the United States for the purpose of proposing for ratification amendments to the constitution of the United States authorizing the several states to provide for the election of United States senators by the people directly. which was referred 10 the committee on federal relations
 House Rejects Some Matters.
 The house has spent much time on unimportant matters, and it is not now necessary to tell any members who are to be the takers of the session who the bores and who the nuiSances are, but it has yet to get done any very im- portant business on a committee re- port. On Friday it did kill off the prospect of having Esperanto taught in the public schools of Connecticut during the next two years. The meas ure proposed that this language should be taught in the state normal scshOols at once and after three years in all public schools Another education bill which was rejected by the house pro vded that all children between four teen and eighteen who cannot read and write and do not understand mathe- maties to the grade of fractions must go to evening schools. It was not deemed fair to compel young men who worked all day in a factory to go to evening school if they didn't wish to.
 The house committee on contested seats reported in favor of allowing the petitioner to withdraw in the case of John l.. Merwin. Republican, of Mil ford, and this action was taken. It also reported adversely in the case of John L. Reynolds. Democrat, of Gov entry. but this report was tabled at the request of Minority Leader Tin gier The Republicans have let their contests go as the committee reports them. but the Democrats are tabling several with the idea of making a fight against acceptance of adverse reports.
 President Pro Tem. Woodruff of the senate has appointed as senate mem Der of the special commission on in vestigation of combinations in restraint of trade fin household commodities. foodstuffs. ice, coal etc, Senator Platt of Waterbury. Representative Chan dler of Rocky Hill is the house chair man. there being four members of the house on the commission.
 End of Tariff Chapter.
 The house finally disposed of the Peck resolution calling upon the presi- dent to convene an extra session of congress to revise the tariff on Friday by squarely defeating it, 106 to 5S Representative Peck had it up on Thursday and made long speech on il. in which he detailed the miserable condition of the nation by reason of the Payne tariff, but Mir Hutchinson of Essex got in a motion to indefinite ly postpone which was carried
 on Friday Mir. Peek succeeded in get ting the matter up once mere and re consideration moved by Mir Peck of stratford. Republican namesake. and urged once more that the house pass his resolution. He dared the Repub= icans to vote en the resolution, and they took up the challenge and defeat ed his resolution.
 Russian Railways.
 Travelling ol the Russian railways Is not attended with any particular danger of accident, as the trains do not run at great speed. averaging