The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-04
BY WILLIAM J. MORIARTY lDemoerat LeGlsIatlve ReporterI

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 state Capitol, Hartford, June 1 = Especial to the Democrat) - Gov ernor wilbur L. Cross may yet name Connecticut's 125 or more minor court judges and fill the eight county commissionerships becoming vacant this ear. Yesterday afternoon Senators Joseph H. Lawlor and George T. Culhane of Waterbury joined with other members of the senate in blocking a move to sts- pend rules on all further bills and resolutions. Tn the house Repre- sentative John D. Thofns, demo- cratic minority leader, did the same.
 Caucus "a Flop"
 Yesterday afternosn's meeting of New Haven county legislators was 8 decided "flopp. So was the con- ference of party leaders on minor court judgeships and the country cotnmissionerships which lasted into the early evening. Today dawned with the whole problem still fin the air" and with Governor Wilbur L. Gross pelading that the legislative leaders and the party chieftains make an effort to get together.
 It was an unusual thing for the governor to urge the legislative and party leaders to "get together. Two years ago and four years ago he preached against deals. Some took his suggestion this year to "get together" as mere gesture.
 Procedure
 The purpose of the motions in the house and senate yesterday alter noon is very obvious. Under the rules the judgeship resolution must go on the calendar for one day. Then after 1t is acted upon it must lay on the table for one day so as to permit motion, if anyone desired to make one, to reconsider. The resolutions must be acted upon ln both the senate and the house. Therefore, it would take at least four legislative days for the reso- lutions to clear through both branches of the legislature. Susperl- sion of the rules would have elirn- mated this mandatory delay.
 Under the state Constitution the legislature must adjourn next We'd nesday. The action of the senate democrats and the house democrats in blocking the motion to suspend rules indicated more clearly than ever that they are not in accord with any of the propositions made by the g.o.p. leaders. A two-thirds vote is needed to suspend rules.
 Move Blocked
 In the house Representative Thonns and his ninety mine demo- crat followers voted against sus- pension. A total of POI votes was necessary to suspend the rules. The 100 democrats blocked the move In the senate a vote was taken on suspension. of the rules. The vote was 13 to 16 against. More seria- tors slipped into their chairs. An other vote was taken. The vote was 16 to 16. Twenty-four votes were needed to suspend the rules i'll the senate Therefore Lieut.. Gov Frank Hayes did not cast vote dissolving the tie because it would not have amounted to anything.
 All the votes against suspension in the senate were cast by demo- crats. Several democratic sena- tors, members of the Spellacy wing voted with the republicans to sus- pend the rules. It was the re- puhlicans who wanted suspension in both the senate and the house. Il was the democrats who blocked the move.
 No Agreement
 Last evening the conference dealt largely with the question of hav- ing the vote to suspend put to the house and senate again today. As