The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-22
Public Utilities Fight is Re sumed in Senate at Noon With Judson Leading
 Assault on Lobby Adjournment Is Taken Un- til 1:45, When Debate is Resumed on Question Reconsidering Former
 Action
Expressed that No Senator Who Voted for Judson Bill Will Change to Banks Bill, Which is Called Shadow" Legis- lation.
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(From Our Special Corres)
 Hartford, June 22-The remarkable interest which Is taken in public utili- ties legislation was evident in the Senate at noon today when that cham Der was packed almost to suffocaticn by practically the entire membership of the House and many foremost busi- ness men, representatives of organ ized labor, and not a, few women.
 The question came up in the Senate at noon on Senator Judsons motion that the Senate reconsider its vote of last week in passing the mil nority bill reported by the Judiciary committee.
 He first explained that there were two parliamentary proceedings which the Senate might take with respect to this question. One was a motion to adhere to its former action. The other was the one to reconsider. He said that he had decided upon the lat ter course in order that 1t might not be charged that the Senate had re- fused to consider the Banks amend ment upon it's merits.
 His motion to reconsider was carr ried without opposition. This brought the question squarely before the Sen ate of passing or rejecting the Banks Senator Spellacy made a point of order that the Senate could not proceed unless 1t had in its pos session the minority bill which 1t had passed ana which had been subse- uuently tabled in the House.
 The Lieutenant Governor who pre- sided. upheld the contention of Sena- tor Donovan, who also arose to a point of order, that the procedure as out lined by Senator Judson was the cor rect one.
 After Senator Judson had finished his address, Senator McNeh of Bridge port moved for recess of the Senate until o'clock that the members luncheon. The motion to recess was opposed by Donovan, Fenn, and Jud- son, Donovan remarking that motions of that character when matters of such moment as the Senate was then considering always appeared to him to have a sinister aspect. The motion to recess until o'clock was defeated by a large vote. Subsequently Sena- tor Spellaoy moved adjournment un- til 2:05. This motion was declared not in order upon a question by Sen ator Fenn, that a motion to recess having previously been defeated, similar motion was not in order un- less a motion of some other character had intervened
 Senator Spellacy then moved to ad- journ until next Tuesday, which was lost He then moved an adjournment until 2:05 today. After a rather en- tightening debate as to the motive be- hind the attempt to recess during which Senator Paddock of Bridgeport declared that he had made up his mind how he was going to vote and, as far as he having any fear of be- ing approached, he was ready if neces- sary to vote for an adjournment until next Tuesday. He said he did not concerning him by a member of the Senate.
 Finally Senator Judson called atten- tfon to the fact that much valuable time was being wasted in a fruitless and suggested that tk0 Senators recess for lunch until 1:45. This met with the approval of Sem ator Mahan, who in the course of his remarks stated that he, too, was tired on the character of members of the Senate.
 The vote to recess until 1:45 was then carried.
 Senator Judson, in his remarks, said that he had not any set address; that he did not believe that the Senate should be tired by a repetition of the arguments of last week.
 II shall attempt to show today" ne said, that for the Senate to adopt he Banks amendment, so called, would be to stultify our action of last week and to endeavor to convince you that the same fundamental reasons which actuated this body in rejecting he minority report should operate to- lay to reject this amendment.
 'If I can show you that this is the situation I expect that the vote of last week will be recorded in all of it's integrity First let me call your at- .ention to the fact that the two houses are now in accord on one question upon which they were heretofore divided; they are in agreement now hat there shall be but one commis- sion and that it shall have regulating powers over all our public service cor oorationS. As you remember, the min ,rity bill provided for one commission while the majority report which we -eiected provided for two"
 The speaker then asked the Sena- ors to take up both bills for analysis. The Senate bill and the Banks He said:
 M do not want you to be deceived )y the general outline or framework ,f the Banks amendment. so called, because in most of it's details it Is after the bill which the Senate passed. Where then, is the departure? It is right here; last week his Senate by a vote of 22 to 9 ls- erted it's belief in the principle that should have a commis- 'ion with legal powers to make or lsrg and have these orders ehsyea.