Putnam patriot., 1913-03-14
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


 the committees began to unload some
 of the bills upon which they have been
 holding hearings. It is this delay in
 the report of measures from Commit
 tees that clogs up the wheels, and
 makes for bad legislation because of
 the hurry of the final days of the ses-
 sion.
 The Committee on Senate appoint
 ments has two fights on its hands. The biggest one is that over the appoint
 ment of the trustees of the Connecti- cut School for Boys at Meriden. The members plan a trip to that institu- tion shortly before making up their minds. Senator Neebe seems to have hard time recalling the statement that he is a candidate for superintent- ent of the school, despite the fact that he is explaining that it was only said as 8 joke.
 The Insurance Committee has de- cided to report faNorably on the amendment asked by the Hartford Fire Insurance Company to it's charter providing for power to issue capital stock to the amount of $10.000, 900. This committee will also report fa- Vorably on the amendments asked by the Standard Fire Insurance Company, permitting it to write hail and auto mobile insurance.
 One newspaper man found that the new Senate rule was a very bother some thing when he tried to gain ad- mittance to that body. He represents
 Waterbury newspaper and had to gall upon Senator McGrath from that city in order to get the matter strengthened out.
 The committee Investigating the bribery charges preferred by Senator Hurley held a meeting and at its close announced that there was nothing done for publication. It is generally believe however, that the commit tee is getting ready to report and that its report will recount what the evt ience has been. but that it will con tain no recommendation, leaving 1t up to the Senate to instruct the commit tee fnrfhar, if it so desines. The Committee on Senate Appoint ments has a contest on for a place on the Board of Trustees of the Norwich Hospital for the Insane. Senator Welch is desirous of having Dr. F. k. Wilcox of Willimantic, renewed, while Comp troller Daniel P. Dunn is working for
 pr. c. H. Jenkins, of Willimantic, on
 the ground that a Democrat ought to
 get the appointment, and that Dr. Will
 cox cannot be looked upon in that light.
 "And Senator's the Walrus said, They are starchy lot. You cannot go into their den Unless a pass you've gotl Such silly airs for them. l say It's blooming tommyrot. Roads. bridges and rivers commit teemen held an executive session all day and denied themselves heroically to the friends who wished to appear before them on bills pending. It is ex- pected that this committee at least, will have something for the General Assembly to do next week; something to prevent morose introspection apt to result in the impeachment of Comp troller Dunn for holding up the mile age.
 MT. Speaker was caught mapping in the matter of rules when at 1:40 o'clock he declared recess when a lack of quorum was disclosed. Rule
 starts off with this solemn admoni- ton: "In the absence of quorum the Speaker may adjourn the House until the afternoon or to the next sitting day" In Speaker Tilson's time he explained at some length that after
 the session had run into the afternoon
 the House faced adjournment when
 the lack of a quorum was disclosed.