New Britain herald., 1923-01-17
BUCKLEY HAS PLAN
 TO SPEED UP WORK
House Leader Changes Reference
 PrOcedure--Other Measures

Hartford, Jan. iT.-The legislative campaign to secure laws through which the continued pollution of inr land waters and rivers ef eonneetlenl may he lessened is to be conducted on a new tack, according 10 Repre- sentative Wheeler of straaord, house chairman of the committee on shell fisheries who yesterday introduced a blank bill for creation of eonsersa. ton commission, Mr, Wheeler, as an oyster grower. has been before pres yiaus sessions in support Of bills to aid the oyster industry by trying 10 have the state clean up the Honsa- tonic river. As a legislator, he said today he had his ''eye teeth cut" ah1 hoped to approach the great evil or river pollution in another way, stfis' ing for less in the hope Of getting results. The bill for a conservation commission. when finally drawn Will be made the subject of a general hearing to which growers, manufae- turers, boards of trade. agrieulturisis and others will be invited. Every point Of view possible will be oe- tained. and. according 10 MT. Wheeler the hope will be entertained that n compromise bill will be drawn to De introduced as the commission Dill This bill, when called for a hearing, MT. Wheeler believes. will not arouse antagonisms such as developed last session. MT. Wheeler said that It ap- peared to him far better 10 iron out differences of opinion over stream pollution. among those interested than to throw the burden upon leg islative committee or the legislature
 Buckley's New Method.
 A new policy in handling legisla- tive bills carrying appropriations IS proposed by house leader John Buck ley based upon his long experience as a legislative clerk, as legislator and as a house leader. He would have every bill which carries an appropri- ation go first to the appropriations committee instead of to the commit tee to which its reference naturally would be. The old method has been that the committee with bill for a project--sometimes pet one or a group of citiZens--would quit a hear ing and in the end with a favorable endorsement would report back to the legislature with the recommendation that the bill go to the appropriations committee. The latter would then hold another hearing at which the project would be thrashed out again by the same interested citizens. The Buckley plan would give opportunity for joint hearings by committees, a saving of 50 per cent of time in the hearing stage and a short career for a great mass of bills which the appro- priations committee know early could not be seriously considered besause of the expense involved. The new plan might shorten legislative sessions four to six weeks. MT. Buckley started his campaign for the new plan on two bills concerning mosquito elimination. The senate sent these bills to the committee on public health and safe- ty.
 Mir. Buckley raised the question of reference when they came up in the house, but it developed that neither bill carried a direct appropriation, so the reference was in concurrence.
 MT. Buckley shortly after tripped up Senator Wilder, who yesterday had referred to the judiciary committee the resolutions for Comfy and Beers for judgeships at Bridgeport. The statute requires that such resolutions be sent to the calendar and the house did this in non-concurrence.