Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14
CORBIN ID HAVE
 ANOTHER TERM
John ]. mCPartIand to Succeed
 Factory Inspector Mclean
HOUSE HAS MERRY SESSION
Mileage Considered Without Definite Result-Majority Report Defeated Minority Report Saved by Lack
 of Quorum and Adjournment.

Especial Hartford Correspondence.
 artford.-Governor Baldwin sent to the Senate the nomination of Will jam Fl. Corbin as tax commissioner to succeed himself for four years when his term expires next July, and also named John J. Mcfarland, of New Haven as factory inspector to fill out the unexpired term, succeeding George l.. Mclean. who was a holdover as the result of failure on the part of the Senate of 1911 to elect Outside of passing five matters on the calendar and receiving one favorable report from the Judiciary Committee, the Senate did little business. The House had its gladdest, merriest day. in con sideration of the everlasting mileage question. The majority or so-called Perry report was defeated on a roll call vote and a second roll call vote to indefinite postponement of the mi nority report disclosed a lack of a quorum. The speaker ordered a re cess, but few persons remained and the House was declared adjourned. Mcfarland for Factory Inspector. The following communication was sent to the Senate from Governor Baldwin, have the honor to ap- point subject to your consent, John J. Mcfarland, of New Haven. to be factory inspector for the balance re- maining of the unexpired term of four years from the first day of July, 1911" ID cutive Nominations.
 Corbin for Tax Commissioner. The following communication was received from Governor Baldwin 'I have the honor to nominate and with your advice and consent to ap- point William H. Corbin. of Hartford, to be tax commissioner for the term of four years from July 1, 1913" Re ferred to the Committee on Executive Nominations.
 Mileage Again the Rub.
 The House adjourned itself in the l midst of fight over the bills to pro vide the members with their trans portation. First a roll call disclosed no quorum and the Speaker ordered a recess of twenty minutes. At the end of that time there were not a dozen present so adjournment was taken. The mileage question is getting to be the big question of the day in the Assembly and particularly in the House The railroad company is strenuously opposed to any attempt which will force it to furnish trans poYtation to all the members for the entire session at the constitutional price and there are many who be lieve that there is no way in which the matter can be remedied at this session. These persons say consti- tutional amendment is the only way. But there are scores of members who say that unless their transporta- tion is paid they either stay at home or work for an adjournment at once. As a matter of fact the adjournment of the. House averted the introduction of resolution to adjourn until June 5.
 Would impeach Controller.
 So warm has become the feeling of many members over the failure to get transportation that a resolution of impeachment is being prepared for presentation, charging the controller with failure to observe paragraph 142 of the general statutes, which makes provision for the action of the con trolier in furnishing mileage to the members of the General Assembly. The matter came up because the ma jority and minority reports of the Railroad Committee on the subject were on the calendar. The majority report provides that the railroad com panies should furnish the transporta- tion and a resolution would be intro duced later abating taxes of the com pany a sum equal to the difference be- tween the cost of that transportation and the constitutional price of 25 cents a mile each way once. The mi nority report provided that the char ters of the railroad companies should be amended so as to compel them to carry the members at the constitu- tional price MT Enc, chairman of the Railroad Committee, moved the adop- tion of the majority report. MT. Lam phere, of Waterford, opposed the mo tion.
 Wilson Finds a Way.
 MT. Wilson, of Bridgeport, said he was not certain that the present act is unconstitutional. At any rate, fail ing an interpretation by the courts, the Legislature would be justified to order the comptroller to provide mileage, or to provide the transporta- tion out of the contingency fund. A third way under the constitution would be to adjourn the House, and when it is called back a new mileage would be provided Another method would be to refuse charter amend ments and extensions to the public carriers save as a condition that they shall transport the members of the Assembly free of charge. MT. VII son said the minority report meets the issue squarely. He believed that un- der the law the Legislature is the in terpreter of the constitution. He hoped that either one would be adopted, but he preferred the minority.
 Thoms Position.
 MP. Thoms said the hardship oper- ates uneQually in that the further away from the capitol the member the heavier is the burden. As 2 sworn member of the Assembly he realized that he ia bound to support