The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-08
BILL ESCHEATING BANK DEPOSITS
 BEATEN IN SENATE
Bill Relating to Taxation of Property of Non-Resi- dents Tabled in House.
Special from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Hartford, July S.-The act providing for the escheating of bank deposits un- claimed for thirty years to the state. was the first business before the Sem ate to-day, that body having adjourn ed during its consideration yesterday. They spent nearly an hour on it to- day and finally rejected the bill. Sen ator Brooks left the chair and made another speech in opposition to the measure and several different amend ments were considered but none was adopted.
 Senator Blakeslee did what he could to save the bill but it was evident that the sentiment of the Senate had changed over night and the final vote was 19 against to 12 in favor. The Senate struck one of the real sensa- tions of the session when there was read a petition from the Defenders covering the situation as to the De- lenders Monument about to be erected in that city. The petition was sign ed by General E. E. Bradley, HI. T. Blake, Henry F. English, Ea B. Lord and Rutherford Trowbridge and went at some length into the history of the contention between the monument as- sociation and the state commission on sculptor. It was that the state com mission had turned over its proper monument to the National Associa- ton of Sculpt urers whose headquar- ters is in New Haven, and that asso- citation had turned down the model made by MT. Kelly, the sculptor se- lected by the Monument Association. Meanwhile the state commission had required the Monument Association to have made a life-sized model of the the rejection of MT. Kelly's model this expense goes for nothing and the as- sociation is yet unable to take any thing from the state appropriation of 5000 made two years ago!
 A resolution accompanied the peti- ton providing that the monument might be built upon the Kelly model and permitting the use of the states $8,0o0 to which is to be added s10,00o raised in New Haven. Senator Blakesiee explained the matter and sharply criticized the state commis- sion on sculpture and the National Association.
 There was parliamentary tangle new business. but it was finally re- ceived and in the end tabled until next week so that the Senators may inquire into the matter.
 Senator Middleton then asked that the Senate reconsider it's action in ap- pointing three members of the State commission of sculpture yesterday and hold up these appointments to await After quite a furry of debate the Sem ate decided not to do this with the understanding that it can revoke these appointments at any time.
 Among the favorable reports receiv- ed bv the Senate were those on an act providing for the licensing of peddlers. and one authorizing the Governor to appoint a. commission to investigate oyster properties.
 The committee on Public Health and Safety reported unfavorably on amend ments to the dentists license law. When the Sunday law and the act con- cerning public oyster grounds were reached, they were both passed over, retaining their places on the calendar. The Senate has finally decided to ad- here to its action in rejecting the bill providing for the ten o'clock close of saloons and has asked for a commit which passed this bill.
 Instead of passing the so-ca1led Fert- man Bill over the Governors veto as had been expected. the House this on this measure. It was brought up by Representative Loos of New Haven who again described the situation in that city and the necessity for a charter amendment. keeping cigar manufacturers off the board of police. MT. Hayes of Waterbury moved in definite postponement and after some further discussion by Bishop the House passed the motion by vote of 99 to 62. The question of bovine tuberculosis occupied a long time this morning when Chairman Savage of the conn mfttee on agriculture brought up tha bill providing for the exclusion from Connecticut of tuberculosis cattle.
 There was some other discussion of the bill but the House was in no mood to pass the bill and rejected 1t 99 to A..
 Another matter which consumed con- siderable time was the bill providing for the listing of taxable property of non-residents which was reported by the committee on Finance. House Leader Burnes objected to this bill on the ground of unconstitutionality, and Attorney General Holcomb was again quoted by Representative Dormitzer of the committee as sustaining it's constf- nationality. The House finally voted to table it at Burnes' request.