The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-17
uENERAL ASSEMBLY
Many Matters of Interest
 Acted Upon Today
Unclaimed Bank Deposits

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 Hartford. June 1.-The Senate to- day passed the appointments of MT Charles Capon of Willinantic and Colonel Charles M. Jarvis to be trus- tees of the Connecticut Agricultural College.
 Hartford, June 1.-The House made a strenuous effort to clear off its cal endar today with very poor success. Only half the matters taken up were disposed of. Following the discussion of yesterday afternoon when adjourn ment for lack of quorum came in the midst of a discussion of a resolution fixing July 15 as the date of adjourn ment this should have been the first matter before the House today, but was postponed until Il a. m., for lack of quorum. When it came up MT. Chandler of Rocky Hill pressed his motion for reconsideration Of the vote to immediately transmit to the Senate. Ter then moved reconsideration of the resolution setting July 15 as the ad- 5ournment date, supporting his motion with a vigorous presentation of the fact that the state of Connecticut will not judge the present General Assem- bly, on the length of it's session, but on what it has accomplished. MT. Parker of Hartford, opposed the mo- llOl Lo TSCOuSiocT IL III all cio4uCuL and strenuous statement of the amount of time the House is wasting in useless talk and in motions which tend but to delay. He doubted if Sad- believed that setting the date would cause members to hasten the business and would act as a constant reminder that hnal adjournment had to come. Chandler's motion to reconsider was lost by a vote of 76 to 84. Judge Par ker then moved to immediately trans- n1it the adjournment resolution to the Senate, but there was not the nec- essary two-thirds vote in favor of sus- pension Of the rules and this was lost.
 Upon concluding his own very spir- ited speech Judge Parker had moved the previous question and when the parliamentary procedure was over, Judge Malone of Bristol, called him to account for this in plain language. His remarks were applauded all over the House.
 Among the matters favorably acted on by the House today were the fol- lowing: one providing for the confine- ment of insane persons between terms of court; one making the pen alty for cruelty to animals a jail sen- tence; one approprfating $50,3 .43 for and arsenal; $25, ,0oo for the support of girls committed to charitable insti- tutions, $50, 900 for the Connecticut Ag- ricultural Experimental Station.
 After detailed explanation by pr. Shelton, House chairman of the com mittee of Public Health and Safety, of the act providing for the revocation of licenses of physicians, the House passed this act. Dr. Shelton stated that there were 3S doctors of foreign not passed the State examination, but have been granted licenses upon the exhibition of diplomas from medical colleges in Naples. Genoa and else a~, fa some question about the genufneness of these diplomas and the different State medical societies have come to the conclusion that not all of those
 The fight which Senator Blakeslee has made for the passage of an act by which savings bank deposits in this State which have been unclaimed for came to a head in. the Senate today when Senator Goodwin called from the table this bill, which was once unfa- vorably reported, then recommitted at committee on Banks and again unfa- vorably reported and after 8 lengthy and detailed discussion the Senate re- fused to reject the bill by a vote of 1S to H. Final action was not taken but it was placed at the foot of the calen- dar for amendments offered by Sena- tor Searis to be printed and to give opportunity for other suggested amerdments to be offered;
 On behalf of the committee Senator Goodwin re-stated that, he had already said in the Senate that the amount of these deposits was only $125.000 and this would scale down to $90.o00 if ev- cry account had to wait until it was thirty years old, because the banks maintain an elaborate system of look ing up these depositOrs and fine more or less of them every year.
 Senator Blakeslee sturdily defended h r,noifiOy1 the nnaff6r- saving that the state needed money very badly and ought to take every legitimate means of getting it. Nobody wants a state tax but something has got to be done.
 Senator Holzer who is a Bridgeport banker, opposed the bill in detailed statement of its effect on savings banks which contained great amount Of fn- structive matter. He showed how banks and upon those who risked their money in them. and how they con- sidered that the deposit"-- would be wronged. He dwelt especially on the point that the state would lose the taxes on these depos: if it took them and asserted that in a few years this would amount to much more than the amount earned now
 The bill was tabled for the foot of the calendar.
 Among the matters passed by the Senate to-day were the following: An amendment to the Bridgeport city cHaEter to correct all error' d oiVolco to James D. Thompson; an amendment to the charter of the city of WilIiman- tic; $500 for the Middlesex bar library; amendment to the Bridgeport city charter relative to the board of health; ; and an act concerning the settlement of the distribution of estates.
 The Senate concurred with the House in indefinitely postponing the fire works bill which occasioned so much conimotion. A bill increasing the sal ary of the clerk of the civil side of the common pleas court of New Haven County from $3.000 to S3,500 year.
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