New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
Sen. 0'SulliYan Protests Against
 Steam Roller Tactics
DEMOCRATS ARE IGNORED
Party Asked to Submit List for Com- mittees But No Appointments Are Made-Wilcox Nominated for Boys School Trustee.

Hartford, Jan. 16.-A protest by Senator O'Sullivan, minority leader in the upper branch, over the lack of democrats on senate and joint com mittees was the chief incident in the legislative day when the general as- sembly took up it's work today The protest has been expressed as the democratic senators had expressed their disappointment over the few places assigned to them on commit tees. Senator O'Sullivan declared that President pro tenn Lyman, who was absent, had not given the demo- crats fair play, and had been very un- just in his committee assignments. The senator said that of the thirty five committees tho minority was rep resented on only IT and analysis showed that there was no democrat on five of the important working com mittees
 The result was, he added, that one half the electors of the state would have no representation on the work ing committees.
 Minority Request Ignored. @
 The president pro tenn had asked that the democratic senators submit a list of desired committee appointees. With but a single exception not one request was granted. Senator O'Sul- livan quoted from Gov. Holcomb's S message asking that the state affairs be done from a business and not g. partisan standpoint. He wondered if the republican senators thought they were following this advice.
 Senator Barnes created a smile around the chamber when he said that he had been appointed to the important chairmanship on woman suffrage and would gladly give way to Senator O'Sullivan. The latter de- clined saying that the democrats had representation on that committee.
 Gov. Holcomb today sent his re- appointment of Edward Robbins as member of the state board of educa- ton. Resolutions were offered to make Judge M. A. Shumway and Judge William Bennett, who soon re- tires from the bench, state referees.
 In both branches many of the routine departmental and institutional appropriation bills were introduced and referred to the committees. Resolutions naming trustees of the Connecticut School for Boys went into the senate. One of these was for w. T. Mayo of New London, Patrick J. Hogan of Meriden and George Ul- rich of Hartford; another for Frank L. Wilcox of Berlin, George F. Inger- soil of Litchfield, J. N. Stales of New Haven and still another for P. J. Hogan,W. T. Mayo, E. P. Golden of Meriden and George Ulrich of Hart ford.
 In the house MT. Foord of Stam- ford offered a resolution for 8 com mission of nine representatives and two senators to investigate train ser vice on the New Haven road. He said trains were greatly delayed, ser vice was poor. it was impossible to secure accommodations and no effort seemed to be made by the railroad company to remedy conditions. He asked for suspension of the rules and immediate transmission to the senate. After considerable debate the resolution went to the commit tee on railroads. The committee which revised the statutes submitted a copy of it's work and with it recommendation that certain obse- lete statutes be eliminated.
 In spite of Governor Holcomb's suggestion that no new armories be built at present, bill for an ap- propriation Of $120,0O0 for an arm ory at Middletown was presented.