Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14

London. and then the house uncere | mOniously turned down the whole l proposition and followed this by re fusing fo reconsider. and tbus the sec
 ond biennial effort to put this depart ment OH the basis Oil which it should | be failed.
 Mahsn Gets His Million. Thursday was big day in the sen. ate despite the heat. Senator Mahau's proposition for the state tO appropri. ! nte a million dollars for the improve
 ment Of New London harbor for Use by transatlantic liners was the sub
 Ject af long debate. and then the senate voted to make the appropria
 ton. after adding an amendment which put the governor and the mayor of New London on the river and har
 bor commission as eK oflicio members for the purposes of this resolution.
 The appropriations committee had sent this measure back 10 the senate without recommendation. and Sena. tor Peek, Its chairman. offered an amendment to the resolution as 1t came from the committees on finance and roads, bridges and rivers proYid ing for q special commission to con sist of the governor, state comptroller, state treasurer, attorney general and Senator Mahan to pass upon the plans made by the river and harbOr commis sion for spending this appropriation and to pass on all bills and providing also that New London should issue bonds to the amount of S50D.o00 to provide for that much of the expense
 There WIS a long discussion of this amendment, and Senator Peck pointed out the businesslike plan which would thus be provided whereby the state would not go blindly into this large expenditure He was of the opinion that there should be some promise of n line of steamers t0 run into New London from foreign ports before the state spent the money proposed. Sen atur Mahan opposed this amendment with all his force. and Senator Judson tried 10 make the senate see that Sen atOr Peek was really strengthening the whole proposition bY fl. The senate iuaHy turned fl down by q decisive vote.
 II passed. however Senator Mahan's amendment adding t4e governor and the mayor of New London to the com mission and also another offered by Senator Peck obffging the commission to take full responsibility for the pro priety of fine plan if carries out Then the senate passed the resolution and under suspension of the rules sent II on to the house at once.
 Commissions Will Remain.
 After the passage of this matter the senate recessed, and while one or two committees wrestled with eleventh hour hearings upstairs the senate came in again at 2 and transacted eonsid- erble more business in order 10 ad- journ over Friday. on which day 1t had voted to meet. Among the lmpor- tant matters which received attention was measure providing for the clos ing of all places where liquor k sold on Good Friday, which the house has turned down on the recommendation of the excise committee and which the senate rejected in concurrence.
 Previous 10 the New London mat ters happy conclusion in the senate its order of the day had been an ad- verse report on bills ab0ishing the of fees of state dairy and food commits sloner, state commissioner on domes tie animals, factory inspector. barber commission and others The first two propositions caused Ii discussion into which crept some acrimony, but the senate refused decidedly to abolish these offices. II was pretty much a party vote by which the reports of the special committee on state offices against their being done away with was sustained. The committee on pub lie health and safety had reported against doing away with the state bar Der commission, but the vote was tie. 15 to l5 on this proposition. and not until Lieutenant Governor Blakes lee broke this tie was the continued existence of this commission secure so far as the senate Is concerned
 The house on Thursday tackled the measure concerning the issuance of securities which the senate passed at the time it first passed the Judson pub. lie utilities bill. but which has been found to be q very unwise piece of legislation as framed and to which Judge Banks wished to offer some amendments emhodying the matter on tlgs suf.togt i'm his nublip utilities btll On motion of Judge Tingler the bin was reeommitted to tho committee on Judiciary with the understanding that tt should be reported back again this nnnk An nnItIes Mere nrreea fhnt