Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-29
Connecticut
Legislature
BILL AMENDING AUTOMOBILE {
LAW REcoMMITTED.
TEACHERS CERTIFICATE BILL.
Senate Passes Till Requiring 10 Per
Cent. of Legal Voters to Sign Peti-
tion for Vote or License Question.

Hartford, April 2S.-The senate was
called to order at 11.15 by President
pro tenn. Brooks. Prayer by Chaplain
Sexton.
Bills Recommitted,
On the motion of Senator Alsop,
substitutes for house bills No. lis and
121. amending the automobile law and
creating the office of commissioner of
motor vehicles, were recommitted to
the committee on roads, bridges and
rivers.
Free Passes.
The committee on railroads reported
unfavorably on the bill concerning
free passes on railroads. The report
cf the committee was accepted and the
bill rejected.
ndexing the Statutes.
Senator Blakeslee explained house
joint resolution No. 2S9, making an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to James l.. Law
lor of Waterbury for indexing the gen.
eral statutes and public acts. The
senator presented an amendment to
prevent the payment of 1900 appro-
priation at the last session for the
work. A young man, Mr.. Durant, was
engaged to do the work. He employed
Mr.. Lawlor to do the work, but did
not pay him anything. Mr.. Durant
received from the comptroller $4,000
on account Mr.. Lawlor asked for an
appropriation of $4,500 and the COM
mittee decided to allow him $4,000.
Mr.. Lawlor stated that he had spent
$1,000 for typewriting etc, in his
work. The comptroller had told Mr.
Lawlor to go on with the work and
that the state would compensate him
He (Senator Blakeslee) did not think
the work would be of any use to the
senate.
Senator Hurley said that Mr. D1rant
spent a year or so on the work and
that he had earned all the money he
received.
desire to critieise Mr.. Durant. but
while it may be true that Mr. Durant
earned what he got the work was
done by Mr.. Lawlor and he got moth
ing. The appropriation of $4,000 will
compensate Mr.. Lawlor in part
The resolution as amended was
passed.
Reports of Committees.
Apr. priations-Fa 'rable or sub
stitute Jill approprial'ng 81 900 f = the
CretnE'i hospital. Calendar.
Judiciary-Favtr rabls on subs. .itute
l'ill concerning the bonds of execute 3
chlA1r - u6NNc-s ny plONiuTIlS aLildI COURTS
of probate may require executors and
trustees 10 give tonGs even though inc
viii of deceased provides that they
shall, not be required to give bonds. N
the application of an interested per-
son. Calendar
Teachers Certificates.
Senator Luther explained the bin
concerning certificates of teachers.
He said the bill required that teachers
in public schools must obtain certifi-
Gates from the state board of aduca-
tion after an examination. The bill
was passed.
Town Management of Schools.
Senator Luther explained the bill
for the town management of schools.
He said that in all the world-Europe,
Asia, Africa, North and South Amer
lea, Australia. and the islands of the
sea there are seventy three towns
where the district school system pre-
walls. These towns are in Connecti-
cut and one of the towns is Hartford.
He said that town management is the
best form of home r1le.
Senator Fem opposed the bill. He
said it was the beginning of an at
tempt to take from the people of the
state the prerogative of managing
their schools. Referring tC the IN
ferior schools, Senator Fem saids that
the condition of the roads. churches
and farms in the towns We're poor ard
how could the schools be improved
by placing all the schools under town
mar agement?
Senator Turner moved that the Bill
be tabled, retaining its place on the
calendar. The motion to table was
carried.
Vote on No License.
Senator Bradford explained the fol
lowing bill in regard to the vote on
license or no license, which he said
was the unanimous report Of the
conmittee on excise The bill was
passed. 1t is as follows:
Section 1. Upon the petition of not
less than ten per cent. of the legal
voters of any town lodged with the
town clerk at least twenty Gays be-
fore the date of any annual towa
meeting. the selectmen thereof shall
notify the legal voters of said town
that at the annual town meeting a
ballot shall be taken to determine
whether any person shall be licensed
TO sell sDiTituous and Intoxicating
liquors in said town. The ballot shall
be cast either in favor of or against
the granting of licenses for the sale
of spirituoUs and intoxicating liqorq.
and the vote then taken shall remain
in full force until annulled by a new
vote taken at an annual town meet
ing. upon petition and after due notice
as aforesaid, which vote shall become
operative on the first Monday of the
month next succeeding said town
meeting.
Sec. 3 Section 263S of the general
statutes and chapter 146 e. the public
cts of 1907 are hereby repealed
In Concurrence.
In all matters not specifically re-
ferred to the senate concurred with
the house.
The senate adjourned to Thursday
at Ills.