New Britain herald., 1923-02-21
Hearings Next Wed. on
S Cent Trolley Fare
and Abolition Of One
Man Electric Cars
Senate Reconsiders Adop.
tion of Bill! Giving Munich
palitics Right to Increase
Their Debt by Grand List
Change.

Wafffofd, Feb. sl,- inuieatiohl
that the bill which would permit
municipalities and subdivisions to In
crease their debt limit by including
certain tax exempt property In theil
grand list may undergo changes came
today when Senator Trumbull. chair
man OF the finance committee which
reported the bill. had action of adop'
ton reconsidercd. This bill passed
the house and senate yesterday In the
latter under suspension of the rules.
The so-called "E. Kent Hubbard
bill" taken up for action In the house
was adopted after vigorous debate
and after rising vote. the result OF
which was III for and 81 against
House Leader Buckley had action re-
considered and the bill tabled.
He explained that he wished to de-
termine certain things before sending
the bill to the senate. The bill would
prevent member of the state board
of finance from serving on the board
of any state aided Institution unless
Il is In his. or adjacent town.
Mr. Chapman OF Old Saybrook said
the measure was uncalled for and un-
wise and was aimed at one member
OF the board who resides in his coun-
ty but belongs to the democratic par
ty. His term expires this year and II
the governor thinks it unwise for him
to serve on the board he can decline
to reappoint him.
Mr.. Shepard OF Portland, could not
Co ling
exemption in the last clause OF the
bill, which would retain Mr.. Wadsham
of Goshen OH the board.
Minority Leader Fenton said there
was no necessity for this legislation,
and would work more to the detrt..
ment than the benefit of the state.
He said 1t was aimed at Il member
of the board who is a democrat. Mr..
Dunham of Wethersfeld said the OBJ
ject of the bill was perfectly obvious,
it was discrimination against one per-
son, and he moved INDEFINITE post
ponement.
Mr.. Faulkner, of New Haven asked
what members of the board Of finance
were members of boards of state in
stitutions.
This gave House Leader Buckley
opportunity to reply and he en-
braced it to take on his own shoui>
ders authorship of the bill two years
ago when 1t was raised in the judiciary
committee. Mr.. Buckley said it was
a. matter OF principle and had no
politics in it. 1t might remove Mr..
Hubbard, but Mr.. Buckley said he
would not certify he was republican
and he knew of no one who would
certify that Mr.. Hubbard is demo-
crat, and It. Mr.. Fenton knew that
Mr.. Hubbard is democrat, Mr.. Fen
ton knows more than any other citi-
zen of Connecticut. Mr.. Buckley said
he had gone to Mr.. Hubbard PERSONAL
ly two years ago and told him there
was no politics or question of person.
ality in it, but it was a matter OF
principle.
Mr.. Schatz of Hartford, said action
on the bill should not be postponed;
the house should not evade the issue.
Mr., Schatz said the logic of the bill
was unsound.
Mr. Darbie of Killingly moved the
previous question and Mr.. Dunham's
motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost.
On viva voce vote the chair was
in doubt and ordered a rising vote
which disclosed the democratic sec
ton solidly against the bill and some
republicans also voting against 1t. The
bill was passed III to 67. Mr.. Buck
ley moved RECONSIDERATION then had
his motion tabled. The bill thus can
not yet go to the senate and Mr..
Buckley said with emphasis that it
gave opportunity for him to find out
in executive session of the committee |
il the efforts of the judiciary commit
tee unanimously reported is to be
carried out or rejected.
Judiciary Hearings
The judiciary committee will give
hearings February 27 on bills provid-
ing for direct election of the public
utilities commissioners, and providing
that no increase in rates of a public
service corporation can be made until
after a public hearing and approval
by the public utilities commission. The
bills to prohibit, operations of one
man trolley cars and for compulsory
five cent fares on trolley cars. both
offered by Senator McGrath, democrat
will be heard on next Wednesday,
and the bill concerning the hours of
labor of women factory workers will
be heard on March 2. These hearings
are general in character.
The legislative bulletin today gave
evidence that some committees have
finished their hearings and that prac-
tically all committees will wind up
their business about March IA or a
ahead of last session.
Bingham Signs Bill
Lieut.. Governor Bingham, as acting
governor, today signed his first bill,
being that which restore charter
rights to the Pope manufacturing
company
DIR. Work, the postmaster general.
was a visitor at the executive offices.
He is to be entertained by postal en- s