New Britain herald., 1923-01-30
State Police Are Report. ed to Have Found About 35,OOO Tons of Coal on Railroad Sidings
Business in Both House and Senate Today Has Been Largely of a Routine Nature.

AfotutCs
 Hartford, Jan. ao.-The resolution
 to provide for ratification Of the 18th
 amendment. tabled last week by
 House Leader Buckley was indefinite.
 ly postponed in the house today upon
 his motion today ending definitely
 any further effort this session 10 rati-
 iy
 Fuel Bili Hearing
 The legislative committee on the
 Judiciary this afternoon held hear.
 Ing in the old supreme court room at
 shc capitol on the Eils fuel bill. Al
 the outset it was anticipated that moi
 much time would he given to this
 particular bill as there was 10 be of-
 fcrcd sustituto bill, and also several amendments 10 the original bill.
 Some figures on the amount Of coal standing on the tracks of the New Haven road, either in transit 10 state points. or to out of the state desiina- tions were expected to be offered from the executive office through re- ports 10 the governor from Supi. Robert Hurley of the state police. Prior to the committee meeting and during the session Of the legislature there was almost an entire absence Of discussion Of the fuel situation asj compared with last week, the imprcs- !, sion seeming 10 bc held that the sit | uation has noticeably improved dur 1 ing the past few days. It Is under stood tha in the aggregate, Supt. Hurlcy's men have found large | number of cars of coal on the rail- road tracks prabably exceeding 1000 of an average carrying capacity of 35 tons and that fully three -fourths of the total is on the tracks at New Ha- ven where the classification yards arc located.
 Tn the HoHsc.
 The house got away to q delayed start owing to non-arrivai of mem bcrs, in spite of House Leader Buck ley's motion of Friday to adjourn until ii a. m. After the chaplain's prayer Speaker Nickcrson announced appointment of MT. Fitzpatrick of Bridgeport op the Judiciary commit tee vice MT. Cunliffe of East Haven, deceased.
 The committee on contested cleo tions reported unfavorably on the petition of Wallace Jewett of East Hampton to be seated and the peti- tioner was given leave to withdraw.
 The grand lodge I. 0. o. r. peti- toned for reformation of the trust created under t..c will of David Boyd, of Derby and this was sent to the judiciary committee in concurrence.
 Governor Tcmpleton sent in a batch of departmental reports, a routine matter, and these were sent to the respective committees.
 The house then began concurrent references of senate matters of these il troduced in the upper body on Friday. e
 Representative Tyler. of Middle Ii bury was in his seat after an absence t of several days from ptomaine pois- A oning, which unpleasant experience, n the representative said led him to c call in a physician for the first time II during his married life of 3S years. a The order of the day which was on J' four resolutions to rcappoint com s missioners of Windham and Litchfield counties was taken up at 12.30 by M Mir. Buckley. Opposition came from M Mir. Hyde, democrat, of Brooklyn who has bills to reduce the commissions 10 one man, and to eliminate them entirely and place their duties with :, another officer.
 Hyde Explains Bill.
 Mir. Hyde spoke for his own bill and told of the financial difficulties of the Windham jail which closed the iear with a deficit, and also criticized o some extent the business admins is ration of the county in the buying .n ,f supplies. He said that his idea ln vas to bring economy into the county ne lffairs. gr uouse I.eador Puc,,lev ran,ied in ci; fleet, that no resolutions had been w ,Fered with names in onnositiop to ye t,oso ,r tho ro;o,,,ti.n. and tho.o lil vas no other business before the p louse than to pass resolutions. MT. Buckley said there was nothing to 'revent the judiciary committee from lying consideration to a bill designed 0 either reduce the commissions or PI liminate them entirely and to report D bills to that effect. The commit ne he said would not be embarrassed T taking this action even if resolu- ions making appointments had been dopted. of
 Democratic Opposition. a The house voted to pass the four da esoutions which was done although in n the second one a democratic rep TO, tried to get it tabled but ms -as defeated by viva voce vote. ba The resolutions appointing J. Sedg- ick Tracy, and A. w. Mitchell com it's issioners of Litchfied county were cia 1opted in concurrence and sent to die le expressing clerk, while those ap- Dnting John A. Dady and Urgele La mi rance commissioners of Windham COT ,unty were passed and sent to the wo nate. mi
 No Senate Business. the The senate had no new business and , time was taken up with concurrent ferences of house matters of Friday. 4 There were not many disagreements Get tween house and senate on commit at 2 references Of bills and those ioir hich went to conference committees Cal ETC sent mainly on technical points. frol