Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-11
CAPITOL CHATTER
Little Sidelights on Legislators and Legislation

| will he corrupted" was one of MT. Dunns spicy comments on the bllL And he also felt that the bill should be passed. as it would allow members to know just who the members Of the lobby are.
 Mr. Hutchinson of Essex said there was no danger of any legislator being corrupted unless he wanted to be cor rupted If you are afraid to be cor rupted, don't come up here," he de- clared T think I own a brick in this capitol, he said, and I feel I have a right to come up here and favor or oppose any bill that I see fit
 A bill carrying $5,O0o for the pur- chase of law books for the New Lon- don county bar association, the books to be kept at New London, was tabled, after brief discussion in the house on Thursday It came up for action fla vorably reported by the judiciary com mittee and MT. Huxford of Stamford for the committee moved it's passage.
 MT. Chapman of East Lyme objected, stating that meeting of the New London county delegation last week 1t had been almost unanimously voted not to favor the appropriation.
 MT. Whiton reiterated this statement and also said that at the meeting MT. Cha pman referred to, it had been stat ed that favora ble report of the jul diciarv committee would be dependent on the action taken at the meeting. The meeting had voted adversely, but the report, nevertheless, was favorable.
 MT. Huxford said he had no per sonal knowledge as to the facts in that respect. There are two New Lond on members (Senator Mahan and Repre- sentative Stewart. Stonington), on the judiciary committee and they had made no objection to the report being favorable. But in view of the objec- tions, MT. HuXford agreed that the matter be tabled that further investi- gation may be made.
 The committee on public health and safety reported favoraoiy on a bill Thursday that provides that on and after January 1, 1912, no person shall engage in the practice of dentistry in Connecticut for hire without first hav- ing secured a license from the state dental commission. It also provides that old-ui1ne practitioners who are now undu1y competed against, may, if not actively engaged, continue to prac tice by paying a license fee of $2.
 Representative MeItzer of Bridgeport rising as a matter of personal privilege Thursday afternoon, replied to what Republican Leader Banks said We'd nesday about not being able to tell whether he Meltzer) was singing or talking when he had the floor. MT. Meltzer who is a Hebrew. confessed his knowledge that he spoke with an accent. He hesitated to speak of the matter in the absence of MT. Banks, but the latter had made the attack on him in his absence. MT. Meltzer said that beneath the thin veneer of di- plomacy that marked the speeches of the gentleman from Fairfield there was a tendency to become abusive when his fur was rubbed the wrong way, and would make appeals to the prejudice that lies dormant in many breasts. There have been times this session when the gentleman had been speaking when he (Meltzer) could hardly restrain himself and had ito chain himself to his chair to resist the natural impulse to spring forward in angry reply In closing MT. Meltzer thanked the house for it's indulgence and as he concluded there was ap plauSe.
 The house adjourned at 1.40 Thurs day until Tuesday next at Ills a. m.