Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-23

more trade schools will be given a hearing by the committee on educa- tion this (Thursday) afternoon.
 The bill providing a penalty for fail ure to shut off searchlights on electric cars when approaching a team, which is travelling toward it. was recommit- ted to the committee on railroads on Wednesday. The bill was favorably reported, but because of a desire to so frame the bill as to relieve employees of a street railway company from per sonal liability to pay the penalty de- veloped the debate that has finally resulted in recommitment.
 The dog bill that has occupied much time in the house this week was again up for consideration Wednesday and had a few more amendments tackled on; and was again tabled that the amendments might be studied. It is evident that the legislature is going to make some changes in the present dog law, but just what they will be is still uncertain.
 A resolution that all Friday sessions of the legislature be hereafter held on Thursdays, was introduced at the mock session held by the Laurel club Tues legislature is going to have a session on Friday of this week and hopes to be able to dispose of the same large amount of business as was the case last Friday.
 A resolution appropriatina $5,ooo to defray the expenses of state officers and certain old soldiers in attending the observance of the 50th anniversary of the battle of Getty sburg at the scene of the battle in 1913, was rejected in the house on Wednesday.
 State Treasurer Costello Lpptt of Norwich said few words to the mem bers of the general assembly at Tues day evenings banquet, courteously re- minding that he would always be pleased to greet anyone of them at his office in the building on Wisdom hill as he referred to the capitol during the course of his remarks. The little speech was the first that Treasurer Lippitt has made to the members in this session.
 A bill calling for the payment by the state of the expenses of the Con- Prison congress, held at Washington few months ago, was rejected in the house on Wednesday.
 Windham and Holland county mem- aers are to meet in respective county
  afternoon of next week.
 "Wednesday was delegation day at the capitol. Norwalk sent up hun dred citizens, mere or less, to appear m relation to a bridge matter in which that community is interested, while Willnantic contributed twoscore cit izens. who came to the capitol to dem onstrate that the Thread city is very much ill earnest about getting that appropriation for a. state armory.
 The excise committee had a big a,1- dience "Wednesday afternoon to talk to it about the bill limiting the number of liquor licenses to one to 1000 peo- pie. The hearing was held in the hall of the house, that all interested might have opportunity to attend in com fort.
 The committee on finance, over worked, but sticking to the job. will give hearings this (Thursday) after neon on resolutions authorizing the borough of Groton to issue bonds and also authorizing the high schol dis trict of the same town to do the same thing.
 Tfere is growing sentiment at Hartford that Connecticut is getting too much fish and game legislation auO IldI perhaps Iuc IcSultb diIilcu at are no more apt to be reached through proposed measures than by the laws now in force.
 Superintendent Stanton, representing the teachers of the town and city of Norwich and the Principals club of the same place, appeared before the committee on education Wednesday in favor of the bill providing for pen sions for school teachers in Connee- tent
 Superintendent Stanton expressed his opinion that the establishment of teachers pension system, to which