Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-15
Connecticut
Legislature
SENATE TABLED BILL RELATING
TO ENTRANCE TO SALOONS.
UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS IN BANKS
Favorable Report on Woman Suffrage
in Municipal Affairs Tabled for CAL
endar and Printing.

Hartford, April 1.-THE senate was
called to order at Ills by President
Pro Tenn. Brooks. Prayer by Chaplain
Sexton.
Automobile Law.
The committee en- roads, bridges and
rivers presented a favorable report on
a substitute bill relating to the regu-
lation of motor vehicles and on bill
creating the Office of commissioner of
motor vehicles.
Entrance to Saloons.
On the motion of Senator Bradford.
house bill No. 261. relating to the en-
trance to saloons, reported unfaverably
by the committee on excise, was tabled
Judges Appointed.
The senate, in concurrence. passed,
under suspension of rules, resolutions
making the following appointment of
Judges: Daniel Webster, deputy judge
of Berlin; Lorenzo D. Fairbrother,
deputy Judge Of the borough court of
Stonington.
Judges Elected.
The senate, in concurrence, recon
sidered its action in electing judges Of
the supreme and superior court, and,
under suspension of rules, passed reSo-
lutions appointing them. The action
was necessary in order to correct an
AllAOl manly hO JdN6So NNAS e'aA
unanimously elected by the following
votes: Silas A. Robinson, supreme and
superior court. 2S votes; George w.
wheeler, 20; Edwin B. eager, 27; F.
B. Hall, 2s.
Unclaimed Deposits.
Senator Goodwin explained the un-
favorable report of the committee on
banks ON the bill for the escbeating to
the state of deposits in banks for thir-
ty years. The senator said the report
of the committee was unanimous. The
bill had been previ Jusly reported, but
it was recommitted. On the second
position to the bill. 1t was shown to
the committee that the banks are con-
tinCally finding depositorS. A case was
cited to the committee in which thera
was an unclaimed deposit in a bank
from 1888 to 1905.
Senator Blakeslee said there is a
great deal of merit in the bill. The
bill was opposed entirely by bankers.
The money belonged to the state, and
it was about time the state came into
it's own. The bill would add 500, 900 oc
100000 to the state treasury. There
was similar law in Massachusetts.
He moved that the bill be tabled for
printing.
Senator Goodwin said that the bank
CTS were Lnc OAlly pcISJnS luIcTeSI6Q.
The depositors did nots follow legisla-
tive proceedings. He did not oppose
the tabling of the report.
The report was tabled.
Reports of Committees.
Appropriations-Fav on bills
arrropriating 1884 500 for educational
purposes and $179,000 for hospitals.
Calendar.
Calendar.
Passed-Incorporatin the South
Coventry Water Supply company; au-
thorizing the town of Killingly to take
title to property owned by school dis
tricts when consolidation is voted.
Passed-Exempting the waters OF
the Thames river adjacent to the towr
of Waterford from the operation of
section 3,1SS OF the general statutes in
relation to fishing in East Lyme. Wa
terford and Westbrook.
Tabled-Appropriating $4,000 for
Taylor's Souvenir of Connecticut:
amending the Southern New England
Tele phone company; concerning fishing
in the Thames river.
An Increase in Salary.
The committee on agriculture report
ed favorably on the bill to increase
the salary of the cattle commissioner
to $2,500 a year. Calendar.
Adjourned to Thursday.