Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-17
IN THE STATE LEcisLATuRE. Nsrwic., People Petition Asainst
 More Trolley Trscks.
(Special to The BulIetin.)

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 Hartford, Feb. 6.The legislature oi
 Connecticut completed another week o1
 work Thursday. adjourning until Tues day next, having in the past three days
 made some. if not great progress to-
 wards disposing of the mass of busi.
 Features of the Session.
 The session of Thursday was mark | ed in the senate by "a slight cOlloqHy
 between Presiding Officer Blakeslee | and Senator Donovan when resolution
 endorsing the Sulloway pension bill | was up for consideration, and by Sem ator Judson's explanation that he was misquoted by a Hartford paper Thurs 1 day morning, when he was represented as saying in speech at Hartford on | Wednesday, night that the senate was | dominated by the corporations; while | ill the house the members wrangled for more than an hour over resolution incorporating the Milford Trust com pany. finally passing 1t in the form in | which it was favorably reported by the committee on banks. The char : ter in itself was minor Xmatter, but it developed debate in such volume as to occupy attention of the house al-, most to k, exclusion of other business
 Curing vylnesday and Thursday.
 Like the bank Sliarter sresolution, the resolution endorsing the Stllloway pen sion bill passed the ser.ate in concur renee with the house by vote of 16 to II. at Thursdays s~sion. x
 Tiresesms DebatIt Over ch!&ter.
 In the flouse the debate on the Mill ford Trust company charter vas pro- ductive of some fireworks, and the talk continued until several of the members r>Seved themselves by expressi3g tNeir belief that ,the whole matter was weaN- some. and that instead of giving so 1s.-.1 -I~<, visions, such. as was being considered, that a general law be enacted to over- come the objections that had been rais- ed. Amendments to the charter offer, ed by Representative Hotchkfss of New Haven, providing for organization of the Milford Trust company before December 1 next, and by Representa- tive Tingier of Vernon were both de- feated.
 Of Interest to Norwich.
 Among the other matters of eastern Connecticut interest that came before the house on Thursday were the fel- lowing:
 A petition was received from c. F. -Cogswell and other citizens of Nor wich against the granting of the peti- tion of the Norwich, Colchester and Hartford Traction company for addi- tional rights to lay tracks in the city of Norwich.
 The petition referred to the eScommit- tee on railroads, is signed by the fol- lowing citizens: Charles P. Cogswell, John T. A,lmy. A. K. Smith. Joseph P. Connor, Fy L. Woodland, Addie M. Pres ton, Frank w. Browning, Charles T. Moves, Nelson Porter, Frank B. Hall, l William $. Fletcher Daniel K. McNeii, w. G. Henderson, Henry King (by F IT. Pillen, .autliorized), William NJ l Eastwood, w. Leslie Beach, Frederic | w. Cary, William A. Aiken, Eliza l Aiken. Gertrude H. Lan | man. Emily P. Wattles. Leonard B. AL | my. M. D.: John F. Parker, George H. | Loring. F. r. Norton, M. F. Norton, | Alice B. Prentice, Mary Learned Ely, | Helen E. P. Huntington, O. w. Platt, | Mrs. Gertrude Roath. H. H. Walker, | Julie s. Blackstone, James c. Tucker. F. l.. Osgood, Charles H. Osgood. Chafles F. Thayer.
 The petition was handed in by Rep resentative Craney.
 Against Increasing Milk Inspector's
 Salary.
 Representative Webster of Harwin- ton, as house chairman on cities and boroughs. reported unfavOrably on the matter of increasing the salary qf the milk inspector of the city of Norwich, and his resolution that the bill be re- ected was ipasesd. In explanation of he committee'S report, MT. Webster said that, Dr. Chappell, the milk in- ;pector at Norwich, had appeared at nearing and stated the reasons in fav- ,f the passage of the bill, but in the opinion of the members of the com nittee the matter of regulating the in ipector's salary was one that should De taken care of either by a city ortii- nance or by a provision in the neW 'harteri that Norwich people are coh- iidering.
 An unfavorable report was received rom the committee on appropriations 'elative to the erection of headstone 1t the grave of James, Shea of E.rilii- nantfc, who was soldier in the Span sh- American war. The report of the .nrr,Initfaa Nas accented and fhe hill