The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
HOUSE TURNS
DOWN M'NEIL
REPEAL BILL
New L0nd0ners Are
JubiIant Over The
Outcome
PpTty Lines ObIiterdted in Debate
Only Few Scattering Votes
for Repeal
CBy Our staff Ccrres.>

HarCIOrO, Mafch 26-Ihe House to-
day by practically an unanimous vote
refused to follow the Senate in pass-
ing the repeal measure introduced by
Senator Archibald Mcneil of Bridge
port, with the Perry amendment, pro-
viding that before any more of the
million dollar appropriation granted
for New London harbor work by the
Legislature two years ago should be
expended New London itself should
raise $3.50, 600.
The action Of the House was a sur
prise to many as it was believed that
the vote would be much closer. AL
though 1T had been apparent for sew
eral days that the drift was In favor
of no meddling with the action of the
last Legislature.
Congressman Bryan Mahan who pi-
loted the opposition to the repeal bill,
was present in the House throughout
the debate, and when the vote was an
rounced he was surrounded in the
lobby by a crowd of his admirers who
warmly congratulated him
The effect of the disagreeing action
will in all likelihood be to leave mat
tiers as they were before the intro
duction of the Mcneil repeal meas
ure
The fight in favor of the repeal was
led by Representative Hall of willing
ton. Party lines were obliterated.
On the final vote there was only a few
measure.
The House further rendered the re-
peal bill Intellectual by refusing TO re-
cons slider. It will now go back to the
Senate, and friends of New London
say that the Senate will reverse itself
and that it will concur with the
House.
The debate on the New London
harbor bill proved to be the magnet
which drew great crowd to that
chamber. Every seat was filled and
standing room was well occupied
Most of the Senators who could get
away were also in attendance but the
Democrats went Into caucus at 1
O'Clock when they were addressed by
Governor Baldwin. Prior to the
caucus, Gov. Baldwin stated that he
did not know along what lines he
would speak. His address to the SEN
ators would depend upon what was
brought out during the caucus.
The New London harbor bill was
called up at noon in the House when
Col. Hall moved that the minority re-
port in favor of repeal be substftut-
ed for the majority report of the COM
mittee was against repeal. Speaker
Webster moved that the motion was
out of order.
Chairman McDonough, of the roads,
rivers and bridges committee explain
ed that there were only three persons
on the comn%ttee in favor of the
repeal.
Col. Hall then took the floor and
for a half hour talked for repeal, bae-
ing his argument chiefly on the plea
that the state could not afford to ap-
propriate this money owing to the
present state of it's finances.
Col. Hall said he would have pre-
ferred to keep his seat but he felt it
his duty to get up and favor the re-
peal of the appropriation. In some
detail he went into the of the
bill passed in 1911.
Mr.. Malby, Mr.. Storrs of Ansonia,
Mr.. Evarts, of Milford. Mr.. Healey
of Windsor Locks, Mr.. Kirchberger
of Morris, Mr. Lockwood, of Stam-
ford, Mr.. Magee of Watertown, and
Mr.. Kaine, of Naugatuck, also spoke
and at 1880 p. M, the debate was end
ed and the vote ordered, which being
taken by voice, resulted in the rejec-
ton of the minority report of the
committee which favored the repeal
of the appropriate
In the Senate.
AS soon the Senate opened, SEN
ator McDonough called attention to
the fact that the nomination of Mr-
Corbin for tax commissioner had been
assigned for debate, next Tuesday, in
stead of Thursday of this week. Lieut..
Governor Tingier had noted the error
and ordered the clerk to correct it.
Senator Mcneil then took the chair.
Governors Appointments.
The governors appointm entS of
Frank H. QuinIey to be a member of
the board of harbor commissioners in
New Haven to fill the vacancy and
for a four year term; of DR.. s. B
Overlook, of Pomfret to be a member
of the board of pardons to fill a va
cancy; of James B. Woodruff, of
Litchfie1d, to be building and loan
commissioner to fill a vacancy, and
for a two years term, and of Louis
Sperry, of South Windsor, to be a
member of the board of pardons, were
all confirmed, after explanation by
Senator Isbe1 that all these nomfna
tions bore the unanimous indorse-
ment of the committee.
The committee on federal relations
reported a memo oria1 requesting Con-
gress to propose to the states an
amendment to the constitution the