Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-03

generally agreeable to pay their share of the cost of any such improvement when they receive any benefit, but to subject them to a special tax in such cases when receiving no benefit was wrong, in the opinion of the commit tee, and would probably be unconstitu- tional.
 A favorable report was received by the house Tuesday from the committee on cities and boroughs on the petition for the proposed new charter for the city of Norwich. The matter was ta- bled for calendar and will be starred for action on Tuesday of next week.
 A measure rejected on Tuesday in the house, after an unfavorable report of the committee on public health and safety, provided that the body of a de- ceased person should not be transport ed in any vehicle except one owned by an undertaken.
 Representative Dr. Knight of Sails bury, house chairman of the important committee on appropriations, received cordial welcome on Tuesday, when he returned to his seat after an illness of several weeks. pr. Knight is now much improved in health.
 Souvenir w. H. Taylor had birth day Tuesday-his 49th-and to com rnemorate the event he flooded the capitol with roses. In the senate and the house members found roses on their desks, and the people in the lobby were not forgotten-500 buds being dis tributed.
 Evidently some people over in Nor wieh have learned that there is new labor commissioner on the job. Appli-
 dny.ll ment are pouring in from the Rose of New England, coming not only sIngiy, but in pairs, and Commissioner Con nelley 1aughinsly said Tuesday that half the democratic population of Norwich were looking for an appoint ment in his department.
 Several unfavorabie reports were sent in Tuesday by the committee on fish and game Among these bills, all rejected, were those fixing a, penalty for buying game birds protected oy law. providing for exemption of land owners from the operation of laws reg ulating the sale of game and provid- ing that each town have the privilege of extending, by vote of a town meet ing, the limit of the closed season on game birds. None of the bills made q hit with the committee. Another measure rejected Tuesday would re- peal LDc present. dCl piOtCSlili5 Sdiht-
 Resolutions relative. to the death o1 Representative John H. Noble of Old Lyme were adopted foy the house al i Tuesdays session. Speaker Scott also l announced Tuesday the appointment oi
 Representative Belcher of New London i to succeed Representative Noble as q l member of the committee on senatorial and congressional districts.
 i l The house on Tuesday passed res olution raising commission to inquire 1 into the advisability of establishing . reformatory for women, the eommis- sion to report to the next general as
 senbly. The commission created vii
 be limited to $500 for expense money. 1 A bill passed the house Tuesda, providing that tax collectors slI;lll bt elected, biennially instead of annually | as at present. The new arrangement will become effective this year. the ta1 l collectors to be elected for two years
 at the annual town meeting.
 ! Representative Dunn of Windhar 1 took occasion to call the attention O ! the house on Tuesday to the desirabii- i ty of putting into practice some of tn. @i.theories that were advanced early il the session relative to huStling alont and cleaning up business that final ad
 journment may be taken as quickly a. i possible We will be here until thu snow flies unless We get along fastel 1 than we have of 1ate,'' was the way thu 1 mayor of Willimantic put it uD to thu
 members.
 The Warner Brothers company O l Bridgeport is authorized to increase it 1 apita1 stock from $2,000,000 to $5,000,