The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-04
LEGISLATURE HAS
DAY OF ACTIVITY
Plenty Of Business
Despite a Brief
Session
No Friday Sessions Yet Awhile
is Senate Vote = Bills
and Debate

day, as very little business was re-
ported by the committees. Some of
the vacant seats in the House were
due to the visit of a number of Demo-
cratic members to Washington to at
tend the Inauguration of President
Wilson The Senate was represented
at these ceremonies by Senator Froh-
lich of New Haven. A magnificent
basket of carnations from Mrs James
G. yelling and family greeted Sena-
tor Hooker, of Hartford, who made
his first visit TO the chamber. He has
been i'll since last fall with heart dis
ease. The senator was heartily greet
ed by his fellow senators and was Of
fcially welcomed by Lieut.. Governor
Tingier who administered to him the
oath of office.
At the opening, Senator T. A. john
son introduced the following:
Resolved, by this Assembly, that
we deplore the treatment accorded to
women of this country who in the ex-
ercise Of their natural rights were
shameful1y treated in Washington on
Monday, March the third, by an Amer
lean gathering; such conduct as is
generally recorded in the press being
utterly at variance with the princi-
pies of American chivalry
Resolved, that the General Assem-
bly, forward g. copy OF these resolu-
tions to the President of the United
States urging an Investigation of the
p1OL6Cl1On a41OEQ0O WOHannOOO.
Senator Johnson said that this was
not a matter OF woman suffrage, but
was a question of fair treatment.
Senator J. MICA. johnson of Hart
ford moved an indefinite postpone
ment of the resolution Senator Nc
Neil stated that it was a matter that
should be taken up by the body and
moved that Senator :. MICA. Johnson's
motion be tabled. Senator Isben said
he thought the question in regard to
investigating the reports of the treat
ment of the women was to see If these
reports were correct. Senator Cheney
favored referring to committee. He
said that from reading the papers on
the affair, he thought something was
sadly lacking in the protection afford
ed by the city of Washington on the
eve of a big celebration. Senator Nc
Donough thought this matter was not
rightly before the body. Senator Nc
Neil said he would move reference to
the committee on woman suffrage il
Senator FA1cA. johnson would with
draw his motion for indefinite post
ponement Mr. johnson did this and
1 Senator F. "A. johnson moved the ref
erence Of the resolution to the COM
/ Tnittee on woman suffrage which was
passed.
In the House, the Judiciary commit
tee .favorably reported resolutions ap-'
pointing John e. Fisk judge of Rock
vile and John f. Fahey assistant
Judge of the city court. The Fisk res
{olution was passed under suspen-
sion of the rules. When the question
of the passage of the Fahey resolution
came up. Mr.. Bree. of New Haven, OBJ
jected, saying that a bill was down
for q hearing tomorrow that would
give the appointment of the minor
court Judges to the governor. The
House declined to suspend the rules
sto allow this resolution to take its
; fr1n1 cA
! for calendar and printing. The vote
on the motion to suspend the resolu-
ton was 81 to SIS, three-fourths being
necessary to suspend.
The judiciary committee reported
several bills with recommendation
for reference to other committees
This included one concerning plumb
ing Mr.. Bree, of New Haven, object
ed to the change of reference, saying
that this bill was in the line of pro-
gressive legislation and had been be-
fore other hearings and nothing was
done with it, Mr.. Healy explained
that those bills were most of them
sanitary measures and that the judi
ciary committee had so much work
that it would have to hold forty hear
ings to get through on time. The
House voted with Mr.. Hea1y after Mr..
Thoms had spoken favorably for
change of reference. and sent all other
bills to other committees.
On favorable report, the House
passed q resolution appointing James
Iubin, of East Hartford, state audi
tor to Ill the vacancy July 1, caused
by the resignation of E. S. Roberts
and another resolution appointing him
auditor with a four years terms. Both
resolutions went to the Senate where
they occasioned considerable debate.
Representative Williams, of Chatham
put in a bill which was admitted by
vote of the House and which read as
follows:
saThe comptroller shall pursue all
duties required of him by law and by
resolution of either house of the Gen
eraI Assembly regardless of the opin-
ion of the attorney general or any
other person as to the constitutionality
or advisability of the law.
Section 2-If the comptroller shah
NEGLECT or refuse to comply with the
provisions of this act unless restrain
jurisdiction he shall be fined $1,000.
This act shall take effect on it's pas
sage"
The Senate, by unanimous vote,
elected Daniel A. Markham as as
sociate Judge of the Hartford common
pleas court.
Favorable reports were made on the
resolutions increasing the capital stock
of the New Haven Gas Light Company
amending the charter of the w. L.
GlIpert CLOCK company OF W1nsteo,
and increasing the capital stock of
the Meriden Gas Light Company.
The nomination Of James P. Tobin,
to be state auditor to fill a vacancy
was passed in concurrence, but there
was a spirited debate on the other
resolution appointing him for the four
year term which had passed the.
House. Senator IsbeIl and Senator
Perry both objected to the suspension
of the rules to allow this resolution
to go through. AS a three-fourths
vote was necessary to suspend the
rules, the resolution failed of passage
and was sent to the calendar for
printing.
The Senate voted after some debate
not to hold Friday sessions yet awhile
Before the session ended Senator F. A.
Johnson asked permission to withdraw