The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-27
Can't See Appointment tORepIaCe Sick Judge
 Is Necessary
Especially As Appointment to Place LHft by Dead Judge LagS
 in. Connecticut
nx our staff corres.o


 Washington June 2T-On the floor Df the House yesterday afternoon Rep resentative Donovan. of Connecticut Prevented the passage of the bill pro- Exfdfrz for an additional Federal judge of the Eastern district of Pennsylva- tnia Mir Donovan threw the House Unto an uproar- over this same judge ship a few weeks ago when he spoke against the creation Of $7,O00 jobs on judges already, and that the reason given for need of the new judgeship, s-iIlness of one of the present judges was not a good reason for creating snotler office He was voted down at that time although he contended that the Connecticut Federal court tafstrict was more important than the Pennsylvania district. and that the tpepartment of Justice had not seen fit tFo fiI1 the vacancy that had existed ftere since the death of Judge Piatt ssevera1 months. ago. The bill passed skhe House butt was amended in the ESenate and was reported back into the Mouse yesterday, by the Judiciary com s9nfttse with the recommendation that ffhe Senate committee report be not saEreed to. and that a conference be Msked for. Under the rules in force 1n the House during the present recess fBsssions unanimous consent is neces- snary for Consideration of legislation lHtE lDonovan made use of his prerogative To krock out the 1ndgeship He sim ply objected to the consideration of The matter and even though a. novice ;ln the national halls of legislation he refused to give his consent, making sn short sDeech in which he said that Nr Connecticut could get along without -nIIinE a vacancy caused by death he ,Buessed that q htx1e corner of Penn MyIvania could getAa1ong with her sick Nudge for a while.
 {; wen I am glad that you got that nut of yoor system eaid Congressman CHayeon of the HouEe Judiciary com rnfttee- who Is in favor of the new f3udgeship~- He spoke in a tone that t.could not be heard except by those ssn close proximity. The speaker rap lped for order and Mir. Donovan said, f@sT1a@ gentleman from Alabama has sgot something to say and would sug- fgest that he address his remarks to the chair.1
 MT. Clayton arose and said. ''I sim ply said that was glad that the gan tlsnan from Connecticut had got ehis tEnakter oC1t of his system"
 Speaker Clark replied that he could not rule on matters of private conver- tra4ton if the members insisted On sholdanS conversation on the floor of the House.
 The Psnnsyzvania 5udgeship went over 4o be considered another day, but
 
 come up ct this session unless the fmember from the Fourth Connecticut should be absent and he has not miss ed q single session since the opening lof Congress
 Representatfve Bryan F. Mahan ksays that he cannot, understand what [ is holding up the appointment of the ksuccessor to Judge P1att. He said fahat the excuse of a divided delegation Twas no good excuse He says there twas a divided delegation at the time tUudEa P1att was appointed, but the Appointment was made just the same. I'm this case MT. Mahan says that six tnev@nths of the Democratic Stren gth kof Connecticut wants Judge Noone fnppoanted- He thought this should be lenough to decide the matter. MT. Ma han is going to call at the White f1Iouse in a few days and endeavor to Hake the matter up with the president
 Yesterday, MT. 8pahan and MT. kReiIIy called at the Department of fJuEtdce. but they had nothing to say about the Connecticut judgeship when ta1ley left
 A large number of candidates have tthls week taken the examination for fhe Revenue Cutter service Those tff1at pass will be assigned to the tdon- It is said at the department, that those assigned to the school will iprobably be given a practice cruise Ion the cutter Itaska prior to the open ling of the academic year in October.
 f Constructor William Claud Besse1ie- were of the revenue cutter service died tat his home in Baltimore on June 20. Prior to his connection with the rev. teuue cutter service he was connect ed with many large shipbuilding com- lpanfes and was assistant constructor tpe the Dakota and the Minnesota
 which zers built at New London and