Putnam patriot., 1911-04-14
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 Hartford conn. Aprl I3. - It had been expected t6at tae New Haven city court yadge~hlp. which has become an al absorbing object af interest since it became so clearly established that It vas B matter oE 4aLllles would be sci ued today but It wasn't Senator Iiekeemau- the sefate eonferee, who iayt wees asked te have it made the order af tbe aag for F o'clock in the seuate. secured a fifteen minute post lonemeut today and held stIIl another conference with Me~<rs Banks and Huxford. tbe house rouferces. Then. despite fHe fact that they concluded fhg conference Nifh the statement that there vas no hope of an agreement, be went back 10 the senate and asked further P sfPouemeut to next Tuesday iH tbe hope gf reaching an agreement This aas finally granted and the mat Ter made the order 8f the dag for a week from today
 | had become noIsed about that the Webb forces iu the senate bad gained vote or two. and when fhe matter came ID today fhe seuate would recede and concur wifh fhe house. and the space Whieh may hc occupied ny spec tafors waz crowded al l2 l5. the house having a8Hamr1 Senator bicker- pau.s request for postpouemeut was followed bY samf uither caustic com menfs on the political phases of the situation by Senator Hallornn of New Britain. and then Senator Paddock of Bridgeport suggested that the confer ence committee had agreed to report today, and he believed it should be held 10 that
 Nov Haven Judgeship Again Put Over.
 There VAS much desultory parlia- mentary discussion. and at length Sen afor MahaH stated that he had been at The final conference of the conference committee and had the house conferees tell Senator Dlckerman that in their opinion there was no hope of an agree ment or compromise He moved that The report that the conference com mittee WIS unable to agree, which in. sistence had obtained from Senator Diekerman. be accepted and the com miftee discharged Neither this mo ton nor that of Senator MitcheL of ha wish the house in appointing Howard C Webb tn place of Judge Mathewson was recognized by the lieutenant gov ernor because Senator Dickerman's motion that the entire matter he post poned to next Tuesday was held to be before the senate When this motion was put il was carried as matter of senatorial courtesy
 The fire Insurance investigation res Oiutiou came into the house this morn Ing. but there was nothing done re Earding Il except to table it for the calendar in the regular routine Tt will be mp for discussion on Thurs day. The senate passed measure creating a permanent office of exam iner of publir records to be appointed hy the state librarian. and the house finally indefinitely postponed the bill making it a misdemeAnor 10 convert a receptacle for malt liquors to any oth- er purpose after the conference com mittee had fixed up a nice bill, and the senate had to agree Co it
 Big Day In Both Houses.
 Last week Wednesday, was big day in both houses. Tn the senate bomb exploded when the uuravorable report of the Joint committee on insur. nnee on an investigation of fire iusur- ance rates tn thls state came mp for consideration There accompanied it a minority report favorable to the adoption If The resolution which would provide for an investigation by speTial commission composed of two ssenators and nine representatives. The same size 8s the IalHf standing com wsftees fhs was signed hv Repre- sentative Thoms ef Waterbury Hemuerat hut fhe senate paid little affenfHaa ta the politics If it and when 5he smoke had cleared away it had passa1 The resolution
 Senator favler of Waterbury also nemaerat ayas fine father of fhe res olutioN. but the investigation Is said te have originated with business mcn fn Waterbury and elsewhere and the resolution te have been drawn by Republican ey-tenreseHtative from that city The moment the matter was reached ou the calendar The senate was q bas1 place The Hartford sen aters Pierce Hooker and Spel'Bcy. and Senator FenH of Wcthersacld who X senate chairman of The com mittee on insurance did thelr hest to oppose au investigation. but were pret ty much alone In that
 Fire insurance Investigation.
 Evidently most of the senators with. out regard To political utilization had Eeas hit in fire insurance and they felt that this was a good time Co get fn blow at the rates and methods oi she companies. many Of which are lo- vafed in Hartford Senator Mshan. she Democratic leader. was especially vehement in his assertion that if was