Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-22

1Sl4IlV6 machinery at LHS C1p1tOl NdS set in motion today. The wheels will continue to move, probably turning more hours per week than any previous session until the constitutional brake is damned down on them on June 4th next when the session must end by limitation.
 The body was formally organized by adoption of joint rules amended so that the democrats get equal repre- sentation on the joint committees; very little could be done without rules and the alternative of joint rules was separate rules in each branch under which separate committees would be appointed This would mean two com mfttees with identical duties such as are in use in congress and the pro cedure that would follow in consider ation of measures in committee might mean great inconvenience to the cit izens of the state.
 Slim Show for Proeressives.
 To amend the joint rules in the way which was done is said by old leg 1slators to have been something not attempted in one possibly two gener- ations. The result iS to place as far as possible the two political parties on a parity. The handful Of progress sives in the house will have to take their chances though it is thought they win be given places on the womanS suffrage committee.
 The republicans. after their caucus which upheld by a narrow margin the report of Representative Hall of Will 1ington from the special committee which drew up the resolution for the changes in rules, claimed freely that many of them were anxious to get down to business and were willing to be fair towards the democrats. In the caucus Representative Hall had pointed out that if a United States senator had to be elected the joint bal lot would show that the democrats were in control
 Hall Argues for Fair Deal.
 IT and fair deal to the democrats. Mir. Hall won ont in the caucus and while the republicans do not pass votes bind ing members therein to adherence to action, the usual way Is to recommend that the caucus action be supported by the members individually. This was done for when the report went into the house there were no dissent ing voices In the senate the repubIf- cans having acquiesced as a minority party to the report the resolution went through there quickly. After the joint rules as amended had been adopted the democrats were very happy over the victory they had won
 Terms of the Compromise.
 The committees win now be selected, Speaker Webster taking up the dem- Pro Tenn Ianders of the senate and MT. Thoms. the minority leader in the house. The committees will be named on Thursday. In brief the compromise
 
 be made I'D of three senators and nine representatives of which five repre- sentatfEes shall be republicans and two senators democrats. Democratic house members are to be selected from list submitted by Mir Thoms. The repub- lcan senator on each committee will be selected from a list submitted by Senator Isbe1l. It is provided that the places Judge Perry and Senator Hook are to have when they return will be temporarily filled by a republican
 Memorials to Chief Justice Hall.
 The cha4rmanshfps of the import ant committees are to go to tine don- 1nant party in each branch. That is the judiciary senate chairmanshfp will go to a democrat while the house chafruanshfp will go to a republican, probably Representative Healey. MT. Thoms is likely to be second member of the committee. The question of rules disposed Of some business came into both branches antn the committees are announced fn order to save tfrne- The house and l senate both adopted memorials to the l late Chief Justice Hall.
 Democratic Senators Confused. It is not often so that a session so 1 to hold afternoon sessions but the | senate did this and received some | business. Incidentally it got somewhat | tangled up procedure as resolutions |
 
 the state board of agriculture and a l minor court judge and just what | should be done with these was not 1 clear. The republican members wh0 | were familiar with the course business l takes sat quietly in their seats and it was some time before it became ] clear that resolutions of this nature ! were tabled for three days and then sent to the committee on judiciary OF 1 some other proper committee before | they were returned for calendar and l
 
 able report. Senator McNefl finally ! came to the rescue of his brother sen i ators and the new business was start | ted on it's proper course. Trip to Philadelphia for Committee.
 Both branches passed a resolution | a conference in Philadelphia to ar- l range for observance of the fiftieth 1 anniversary of the battle of Gettys- 1 burg next July When there seemed i objection to the form Of the resolution | as it gives to the committee reim- | bursement for actual expenses, Senator l Landers pointed out that this matter | came with Governor Ba1dwin's rec as member of the party which went | before the state pleading for endorse ment because it would put into force | economies, recommends the expendf- l ture it could not be far wrong. The resolution then went through with | concurrence with the house The Sunday bill which Senator Pur- cell had drawn up was introduced. It is one that has been endorsed in Hartford and provides for sale of ne- cessities of life and recreative sports | on Sunday. is against any sports which are run for gain and carries local | option feature.
 County Meetings Held.
 In the afternoon the county meet fngs were held as provided by. stat ute. All were quickly over except in the New Haven county meeting in 1 which there was considerable interest, Accidentally the de1nccratd obtained