Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-28
State Will Aid
 Flood Victims
APPROPRIATION OF s1o,ooo VOTED
 BY HOUSE.
NO ACTION IN SENATE
Resolution Has Not Yet Reached Upper Heuse-senate Confirms Tax Com missioner corbin by Vote of 1s-14.

Hartford, Conn, March 27-The confirmation of William H. Corbin a :, state tax commissioner by the senate today was by a vote close to that pre- dicted after the democratic caucus yesterday. It was IS to If. with three democrats absent, two of whom at least would have probably voted against the governor, while Senator Mccarthy, the third absentee, had signed the favorable report but yet had felt that party duty required him to abide by the vote of the caucus to reject.
 Slv,0oo for Flood Sufferers.
 In the house resolution was pass ed almost unanimously to appropriate s10,000 as the states contribution tow ards relief of the sufferers from fam inc, flood and fire in sister states. The senate adjourned before the resolution reached it, but it seems certain that the senate will pass the measure on Tuesday. It was stated in debate that Governor Baldwin opposed the princi- pie involved in thas sort of legislation because an appeal had been made to the people of the state for contFibu tiens to the Rel Cross fund, and 8, legislative appropriation was not necessary at this time.
 One Saloon to 1000 People.
 Both branches had short sessions today and only a small number of measures were acted upon. In the house chamber this afternoon those favoring restriction of saloons to one in a thousand of population were heard before the excise committee. Short speeches were the rule and H. H. Speoner of Kensington had charge of the proponents side. He called upon as many gentlemen as could be heard in speeches averaging above five minutes each in two hours. Rev. M. A. Sullivan of Hartford, Prof. Will liam North Rice of Wesleyan, Winslow Russell for the state federation of churches, Levi T. Snow, F. M. Ward of New Haven, Rev. C. H Barbe -, Dr. Rockwell Potter. J. NJ. Bennett, Rev. D. E. Jones and many others spoke, and various church and relig ioue bodies were represented.
 Would Be Better for Community.
 The main argument was that one saloon to thousand of population is better for @ community than greater number of saloons. Some of the speakers said that in this one to a thousand plan they had found opposi- ton among opponents to saloons to any law which would segregate the saloons in a few wards of the city, while others who favored the plan were opposed to having saloons locat- ed in residential districts. The pro- ponents for a change in the law frank Iy stated that while the one in a thou = sand plan was supported there were honest differences of opinions as to location of saloons. Others argued that conditions could be bettered under a new law than under the present one.
 County Commissioners Criticised.
 Some speakers claimed that county commissioners had made little effort to reduce the number of saloons unde the existing limitation law. while other commissioners had done well in this respect. Russell Winslow of Hartford read a letter which had been written by a saloon keeper to the effect that when Charles Cunning is made com missioner of Hartford county things would begin to hum" in the granting of licenses.
 On Tuesday the opponents of fur ther Iimita tion will be heard.