New Britain herald., 1917-03-07
HE MAY DECIDE DUSE SPEAKERSHIP
ln. Representatives Vote Is
 Needed in Final Count
Especial to the Herald)

XSf %EalrS 0O not count III OTgdH- TT the house and if MT. Hill is not Nt NtWAsfington when the new house &Iqts the control of thaH body might 5IaifEerent from what it would other Vi be, 1t is said. l---,
 Jntil the death of Representative ary of New York, if MT. Hilljwere
 here for the opening session, Fe would have been an absolute Fin tho house. it is, said. There
 e 215 democrats aHd aa15 repub- Ihs, with five Independents, etc. o Of the latter are counted for the Gtlicans and two for tho dem- 4ts. If Hill were not on hand
 if Representative Martin of &lutana. the progressive protection
 xpted with the republicans. there 6ld have been a tie of 217 to ,sl7. & is assuming that Representative
 0On of New York, the socialist. LII with the democrats, which lie A6VGit likely to do.
 oWeYer, the death of Conry gives Y democrats one less vote in pros- e than the republicans, and MT. may be here besides. Recent reports are to the effect that Ill leaving New smyrna, Florida, IMse 1t is too hot there for him, degrcAs, and going to Savanna, orkia, Tor while:i thence he plans 10 to Southern Pines, North Caro-
 for another stay, and finally to 4A to Washington perhaps in a bntli Of two His friends say he
 be back in Connecticut by the kI1 - sesefon of congress keeps him
 &s 49,OOO for Donovan Appeal.
 lHill will get $2.O00 out of the etal deficiency appropriation bill 4Af measure becomes a law. It car-s
 tNat amount by way of allow- III him to reimburse him for ex-
 lHeident to defending the con-
 ok lnis seat that was brought by
 1E Representative Jerry Donovan.
 mal amount was carried by the Sas t passed the house for Don
 also.
 ]epresentative F. Davis Oakley is r3nx didculty with arrangements
 0tting his household goods"
 home to Hartford. He had in-
 9A shipping his automobile and
 6kn household belongings home by mt. but has found that he can
 get a ear to take them, owing 3the freight embargo which the rail- eds have In effect against New Eng, pd.
 4Gany Connecticut people. were here the Inauguration. Members of the qnecticut delegation in congress
 their best to entertain them in the of work that marks the end of
 consress.
 SuGnagists Were There. '4t the woman suffragists demon-
 xion around the White House, {ch is patterned after the sur-. hding of Jericho by the forces of lhna. Connecticut suffragists parti- {Ated In number. Mrs. w. ID. As- k4K1l of Hartford acted as banner ltaFef for the Connecticut contingent the demonstrators who sought to |sEe the White House and the presi- Snt to capitulate to the cause of votes women.
 Othsr Connecticut women partici- ttiugi in the affair included Mrs. )6t11ard Mansfield. widow of the fa- epISt actor; Mrs. George H. Day, Mrs. ennny Dem, Mary Billings Green, Miss Katherine Day, Miss Mary Morgan AAMrs. Annie G. Porritt.
 |xlE number of these women have |pen attending the conventions of the Union for Woman Suf- rage and the Woman's Political Par H At the convention Miss Elsie Hill, laughter of Representative Hill, one # the national organizers of the Enion. read a report. Her sister. Mrs. Helena Hill Weed, submitted the re- lort of the department of research of he union. Mrs. w. D. Ascough read |he report of the state chairman of Connecticut.
 Eieut. Eric l.. Barr, commanding he submarine E-1 at New London, Eonn., has endorsed a movement of Ehe Navy league to organize a force Fl patriotic men and women to SUD- ply gloves. socks, etc, to navy men eho will need them badly in case of lg4R. it is said.
 Freight Rates Revised.
 Southern New England points are |6t to have their freight rates by raj |id water to New York and thencs |*uthward by water raised at thi. ne, as was proposed by the New Ha ||1sen railrpad. T14 road proposed t. |Skncel proportional rates on freight |1fhtch would have put into effect { Giagher scale of local rates. but the in karstate commerce commission som, lime ago suspended the changes tenn |&orarily.
 |MAfter thorough investigation, tn, |tmmission decided yesterday that tn 6anges had not been justified by tn 1IrOad company. The suspension or
 was extended for two years. A number of important New Eng nd commercial interests had pro Iated against the change. They wer bresented by attorneys, who pre- 6sted witnesses to testify as to tn Fl effects the changes would hay pon the shippers of New England k6 all1wing they, mate evidentl
 pfaGeed the commission, whose de
 v& was handed down by Commis