Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-23

Hartford, Conn. Aug. 22.- 1.-THE
amounts. of new business which canle
into both branches of the genera 4 as
sembly today. and the long deDat eS ON
the matters which were ready fo r ac-
ton, indicated to most of the mel hberS
that adjournment is quite way off
To Elect County Commits ssione RS.
The senate rejected the bill pi tovid-
ing fol. popular election of county com
missioners, which Senator Mcneil
called up. The senator said that there
has been a great deal of dissa Esfac-
ton over county affairs and p articu-
larly oper the selection of comm ission-
ers in county meetings. He sa id that
if the people could vote he dot ibted if
the co mmssioners of New Haven
county could get elected.
Present System Not Rig ht.
In Pa irfield county, he said, it was
wrong that the majority. who I ire DEM
Ocrats a. re unable even to get minority
representation on the board. why"
said the senator, the repres 'entatives
from East Lyme and Old Il yma have
just as II uch to say about | who shall
DE commits sioners in Fairfield county as
the memb srs from that cou nty them
selves" I ne senator said it was not
right to continue this way of choosing
commissions yrs.
TruckIn g to Liquor J interests.
Senator Ju dson said that he favored
but he was opposed to- electing COM
missoners by the people, He claimed
1t would give opportunity for trucking
with the liquol' intereS IS and would be
the most perm eious ! hing that could
ever pass the general assembly. To
have that plan would beito bridge over
the chasm betw, cen tile liquor interests
and the county com missioners in the
large centers Of population. He pre-
sumed the plan was favored by Sena- I
tor Mcneil becau Sc it is tenet of the
democratic faith. He thought the SEN
etor from the Eighteenth (Mahan),
who has no rega rH for party pledges
or faith could M It defend the idea
Mahan ! Narrs Up.
Mr.. Mahan at once replied to the
erect that he den4 I'd the allegation that
ne had no regarf for party platforms
lie said that thea e are times when a
mans belief muu It rise higher than
what is laid dow n in a platform be-
cause he must act for the whole people
and not for a pa rtion of it, On this
matter he was Had to saw that he
stood on the DEM ,cratic platform with
both feet and be lieved in election of
commissioners by the people He said
that the only re ason the republicans
were afraid of th e plan was that they
would lose suppo rt. That part of the
liquor vote, he 81 id. that can be infid-
enced has always been with the repub-
iican party.
SpeIIacy fe "Home Rule"
Senator Spellat sy said that the mat
ter resolved itst IF into the eternal
question Shall the people rule 2. He
said il was idle 10 say that the system
that compels tn senator from the
Third tSpellacyh to vote for a commits
sioner for FaiHt teld county man
probably of whu J, he knew nothing is
2 pernicious ono and is not home rule.
He believed thaa the choice of a COM
missioner could safely be left, with the
people.
A Brewer Behind the Bill.
Senator Dicka rman said he was op-
posed to the bill | because he had been
told that Ger tain brewer who was
disappointed ecause- commissioners
would not give a certain license had
said that he int ended to force this bill
through the as sembly. For just this
reason the sens tor was against it.
Avery Votes for Bill.
On rollcall those who favored th.
bill were: Spei lacy, Marlowe, Lawlor
Mahan, Avery Mcneil Pa dock, Dono-
van, Meara-9s against. Hooker. Fenn
Marsden, Park r, Woodruff. Platt Peel.
Judson,e Elliott Barnun, Brinsmads-
-.
The pairs we re: Halloran for, Bailey,
against; Shan ey. for, F'risbie. against;
roster for, E ammond, against.
Duck Hum ing Law Unchanged.
On the bill to change the duck hunt
ing season 81 enator Donovan reported
failure to agr< .e with the house and, the
senate adher ng, the law will remain
unchanged. The senate had voted to
cut off Is ca ys in September and add
is days in Js nuary. The law on hunt
ing mares ~ I'd wild rabbits also may
remain unch anged. as the senate voted
TO 1ndef1nite iy postpone action on the
committee eport, which came in d-
v1ded, the majority desiring to make
the season he same as game birds
and foroidd ing the use of ferrets.
The Full Grew Bill.
The senH te insisted on its action i'm
rejecting tS he full crew bill which
earlier had passed the house, in tha
hope that the house through COM
mittee of q conference could be induced
TO send th is matter to the public SER
vice comm ission.
The sen. lte finally voted Is to II 20
ask for fcommittee on conference.
3 oxing Bill Rejected.
The boxi ng bill rejected by the house
came up ind Senator Bailey got a
committee on conference. He said tn
bill was II ot discussed on it's merits in
the house. but was rejected because of
political q uarrels in Waterbury. al
Fort I.6riswoid Gift Accepted.
The gift of land adjoining the Fort
Griswold tract was accepted in concur
renee after Senator Mahan had ex-
planned the matter.
$1o,soo for Senators Salaries.
The bill carrying s1O.5OO to pay the
senators heir $500 of hard earned
salary" az Senator Parka expressed
IT, was pa ssed, as was a bill of ex-
pense of slia4.40 for expenses of the ap-
propria tior<s committee of which $500
Is for clerical expense and the balance
for travelling expenses of the commit
tee as usual employed an assistant
clerk.
Death Damages gBiIl Today.
Senator ark reported that the con-
ference con mittee on the death dam
ages bill favored striking out the min
irnum Of alAe0c for a death and re-
tanning the, maximum figure of $4,000.
This was . 1pdc the order of the day