Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-07
Danger Ahead,
 Asserts Pardee
UNFAIR REPREsENTATIO
 CONTINUES.
ADVOCATES HIS BILL
Would Create Additional Towns in Several cities-Fears Political Revolution or Son1ethif,q Worse The Mileage MuddIe.

Hartford, Conn, March 6.-The gen. eraI assen1bly made but little headway today: The senate had only a few calendar matters to dispose of and it received from Governor Baldwin the nonlnatlons of John J. Mcfarland of New Haven as factory inspector. and of William H. Corbin, the present tax commissioner, for another term Mr. McPartland is nominated to fiji a va cancy existing since July 1, 1911. by reason Of the senate failing to con- nfm John G. Sake, at that time The nomination is analogous to the re- cent highway commissionership
 Governor Inconsistent.
 ta some surprise was, expressed after the senate adjourned over Mir Nc fartlands nomination in view of the governors recommendation that the factory inspectors office be merged into the labor bureau. Some demo- cratic senators looked upon the nom- lnatlon as another evidence of the eff fort to end the factional contest in the party in New Haven
 The nomination of MT. Corbin had been expected. His confirmation is ex- pected and the democrats are certain Of supporting MT. Mcfarland.
 Mileage Discussed for Two Hours.
 In the house fully two hours was given up to debate on the mileage question. The majority report favor Ing assignment of mileage to the comp
  exchange for the constitutional p cents mile, was defeated. The bill of Sen ator Peck amending the charters of the common carriers so that ali would De obliged to carry members free. was under consideration when recess was ordered by reason of no quorum and then an adjournment for the same reason. A roll call had been held on 8 motion of MT. Harris of Sharon to indefinitely postpone the Peck bill. The vote though not declared showed more than two to one for indefinite post ponement-
 Many Members Disguised.
 Many house members who expressed disgust over the time occupied in this matter freely predicted that the Peck bill will be rejected Tuesday. Others. however, insisted that it would be passed and sent to the senate which might be expected to pass it and thus place the matter before the governor, =.
 Of the hearings this afternoon many were drawn to the room used by the committee on new towns and probate districts which had before it the Par dee bill creating fourteen towns Tn New Haven, and bills creating additional towns in Bridgeport, Waterbury. Mer- fden land Hartford.
 Unjust Representation.
 MT. Pardee made an argument for his bill simplifying it with a pamphlet giving figures relating to the settling
 
 ing clearly the dtsproportion in the present representation of the cities He showed that one representative from the ten largest, twenty in number, represented 58S,455 of population while eleven representatives from the ten smallest towns represented only 4,192 of population In speaking of the in- justice of the present basis of rep resentation he said that some time something will happen, as it always has happened in history when people did not get fair representation It would be a political revolution or something more serious. A number of others spoke for the New Haven bill and there were speakers for the other bills and no opposition
 Dead Beat" Legislation
 Before the judiciary committee bus mess men who are interested in 1egis- latIon which would enable them to reach the dead beat" so- called, had 8 chance to be heard