The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY IS OVERWHELMED
 WITH BUSINESS
Raft of Measures In Limited Period Calls for Mon.
 day Session

t. is that of holding a session on Mon day. Veterans at the Capitol whose recolection5 go back 30syears say they 1 do not recall any session on this day of the week The attendance in both branches was large and members came prepared for a week of hard work to prepare for adjournment
 In advance of the passage in the House of the ar1nory, good roads and civil sundry appropriation bills, rum ors were current that veto messages may be expected during the week. Gov. Baldwin early called Lieut. Gov Ttngier and Speaker Webster to ascer- tain from them the condition of busi- ness in the two branches. Those mem bers who had not kept track of their calendars were astounded to find that the amount Of business to be handled, this week, is of very large propor- tfons. In the House, this morning, there were 223 bills on the calendar while in the Senate there was a total Of IA and some committees are yet to make reports. On a very busy day neither branch gets through much more than 40 bills on the average.
 The judiciary committee reported favorably a bill which provides that all loan dealers, commonly known as "loan sharks, who loan money upon chatteI mortgages, must first obtain a license from the town clerk and their books must be open to yearly inspec-# ton by the town clerk. The same | committee sent in divided reports up on the Wa1lingford court fight The Republican candidates are O. H. D. Fowler and Henry Davis and the Democratic candidates are w. F. VVrynn and John T. PheIan.
 The finance committee reported to the Senate a bill permitting Torrington to issue $250. 900 in bonds. This was new business but 1t was allowed in and the resolution was adopted and sent to the House.
 A favorable report was made on the Dill establishing state civil service commission of three members to be named by the governor, one to serve two years, one four years and the other six years The duties of this ployes and place them under merit system. The unclassif1ed service will be those officers elected by popular vote. appointed by. the governor or appointed by the legislature, all eIec- ton officials, all heads of departments and members of commissions and boards; all officers and persons in the militia, the deputy or first assistant of the principal executive officers, 1e- gal assistants in the law department Of the state, appointees of the courts and the judges thereof. The exempt ed class includes one secretary or clerk Of each department, board or commission, one private secreary, clerk or stenographer and all officers of the state and county institutions who are required to be physicians and all employees of special commissions appointed by the general Assembly. All other employees will come under the classified service.
 In the House, the resolution permit ting Torrington to issue $250,000 in five percent bonds to build a new school house to take the place Of the one burned, Saturday night, was adopted in concurrence and sent to the engross- ing clerk.
 reconsider action in passing the bill taxing savings banks. He said that this was vicious legislation.
 Mr. Pardee said it would make a diff ference of $6, 900 9 year to the Connec- ticut Savings bank of New Haven.
 Objection was raised on the ground that MT. Lockwood was not in the vote of the House but MT. O'Keefe, who was in that vote, moved reconsid- eration and it was so voted.
 Mr. Lewis, the House chairman of the finance committee, explained the bill and declared that, in many of the banks there were millions of deposits which are escaping taxation. Mir Will son. of Bridgeport. said that there were no big rich savings banks in Con- necticut that all of these banks are mutual associations and that the pro- posed tax was really double taxation . MT Bree, Of New Haven, said that the State should not attempt to secure additional revenue from the depositors of the savings banks. MT. Healy said that a count of the House would show no quorum and had the bill tabled
 The judiciary committee reported fave, ably an amendment to the law regar 6ing the Greenwich court, also s1rpop the resolution appointing J. Hal'- " Mann judge at Putnam.
 The bill providing for the appoint ment of af1sh and game commissioner as provided by the Senate, came into the House on d1sagree1ng actlon. me bill was tabled until it could be print ed The Senate amendment to the ar rnorv bill was ordered printed in the journal and the bill will probably be debated tomorrow
 The judiciary committee reported fa- vorably a bill providing that owners of real estate who may be effected may file rernonstrances against a nov ing picture theater to be followed oy a. hearing. The same committee gave 8 divided report upon aDin proViualls ,el ael that no states attorney drawing $Ss O0O or more shall appear as counsel before a jury in a court in which he is an officer The Republicans re- ported against the bill and the Demo crats in favor.
 The cities and boro1ghs committee reported favorably a bill amending the charter of Waterbury, establish ing a single taxation district. MT. Thorns objected to the bill providing for fine of $25 for the taking of sand or other material from the wa +ers of the Sound or the banks Of riv- CTS. The bill was tabled.
 The House, through a conference committee, insisted on. rejecting the bill relating to the giving of water supplies by the state, but receded in agreeing with the Senate in the pass age of the bill prohibiting smoking on trolley cars.