Putnam patriot., 1909-07-16
Connecticut General Assembly.

in eoncurring with the Senate in con tlnuing the report Of the direct pri'na ry commission to the next General Az sefnbly continues the commission, ac cofding to members of the judiciary committee.
 The following appropriations were passed in concurrence. sl95 ,l0l ,S foi the Connecticut Agricultural College for maintenance and new buildings, and for 5turrs Agricultural Expefi' ment station.
 s95.0,1 fof Nurse Home at the state Hospital for fbe Insane. l An additional appropriation of s5,0g for 5t. Joseph Hospital of Whitman lie.
 ] sf09. .4ao for Norwich Hospital for the Insane. Ter ffto years.
 sf2,06 for dormitory for the Mystic 0rai school. The State is to have q lien on the building.
 The Senate passed resolution ineof- poraling -t. John's Industrial School The lneafporatofs are Rev John Van den N0ort, John -ynnott, Michael Me- Kean. Hugh Treanof, John I. Winters, Thomas < Duggan-all members of the Board of Gonsullofs of the Diocese Of Hartford.
 The biIi for the escheating 10 ihe State of unelaiAed bank deposits, came ID in the Senate Thursday. Senator 7eafli < amendment that banks should report the names of persons on whose pass books interest has not been written up for thirty years, WAS adopted. When the roll was called the bill was defeat ed. A motion was passed lsuspending the rules and the bill was sent to the House. When II came up it was de- feated there also.
 The Legislature met Friday, but the House had no quorum and eonsequent- ly did bat little business.
 Members hope that final adioHfn- nent would be reached the first week in August.
 The senate, on the ground of eAtfas- aganee, criticised stamford and Tor. dnQlon armory bills, but they were passed iH concurrence.
 The Senate also passed I bitl reduc- l Ing the fees te officers in eases of prose cution for violations of The game laws also Il bill for the appointment Of law yer, at salary of = ,0o0 year, to look up claims against relatives of pau. pers supported by the State.
 The Senate on Tuesday, in concur renee, passed the bill for commission to investigate and report concerning the improvement of rivers and harbors 1t also passed the usual resolutions for portraits of Governor Iilley ant Governor Weeks, To be placed in th' Capitol.
 The House passed the bill closing sa
 Icons on Christmas Day.
 II also passed n bill providing lraine'
 teachers for small towns.
 The senate passed the bill To pefmi ! women who are property owners goie on appropriation matters-2o to 5 The following appropriations wer
 passed in concurrence: : slo, ,O0a for the Teachers Annuit . Guild.
 , ss7s .oeo for support et State and 10 2 Connecticut Hospital for the Insane. For maintenance of ferries over th Connecticut Rivers for two years. Say brook Lyme, S4,poo Bis>eIlis, S2,oe. Glastonbury Rocky iiill, S2,Nn. Wednesday the House, without de [ bate, passed the bill removing the limi of so o,o0 for death damages. Also th employers liability.
 The bill adversely reported by the Ju
 dietary committee, making the nigh telephone rate effective al instead Q 10 D. m, was passed. , \ bill for the taxation of land takel , by municipalities for water supply wa passed. Also the property of non-resi dents.