Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-06-13
in the hin The amendment was
Debate on Appropriations.

Al INC I'll. HE amendment was
passed
Debate on Appropriations.
Then the house took up the appro-
priation bills, There was no debate
on the bills appropriating s15S.0e0
for the Norwich hospital for the in
sane nor upon another carrying Sq9,-
see for the same institution. When
the spndry appropriation bill was
reached Representative Magee ex-
planned that it carried $1,000, 600 OF
which SS,402.0 600 was for highways.
Tsis bill also carries an appropriation
OF S725,000 for interest on bonds. He
sait that there were two bills before
the committee for the one carrying
100000. He said the committee
favored the s3,402. 900 but the senate
chairman of the committee had offer
ed minority report in favor of the
good roads bill for 5000, 600.
Representative Nicholson OF Sims
bury offered an amendment to the
sundry bill striking out the $4,000. 600
road appropriation so as to make room
later for the $4,000, goo bill.
Representative Lewis of Westbrook
offered an amendment providing that
only $4,000, 09o be appropriated.
The Nicholson amendment was
voted down almost unanimously.
The amendment was voted down
and the house. accepted the report
and passed the sundry bill with the
SO 900, 900 appropriation for roads.
Magee Threatened.
Representative Magee, in speaking
on the s5,00O,oo0 good roads bill, said
that he had been threatened that his
political future would be seriously
handicapped if he opposed it. He
said he was going to oppose it.
Representative Kirschberger moved
that the good roads bill be indefinite
ly postponed The motion was car
ried by an almost unanimous vote
and applause.
aSsyir Rock, Park.
The bill established state reserya-
ton and park at Savin Rock was
passed by the house. Representative
Evarts OF Milford explained the bill
and said that between 100000 and
100000 persons went to Savin Rock
every year. The bill was passed
unanimously.
Acts carrying appropriations for
the law libraries at Waterbury and
New Haven were passed.
Mr.. Healeyt said a bill unfavorably
reported by the committee on judi
ciary, would wipe out all the prose-
cutting agents of the site. II was pro-
voked by the issue of search war
rants at so per by the agent at New
Haven He did not think a general
law should be passed. Mr.. Pardee said
Mr.. Diekerman cost New Haven $4,-
GOO in one year, drawing down $500
for signing search warrants in one
month The bill was rejected.
License for Bilboards.
Mr.. Rardee advocated a bill for Il
license fee of ten cents per square
foot for billboards, the license to De
secured from the secretary of state.
This wouiG bring in revenue of SO,
600 a year. The bill was rejected.
Senator ]. MICA. Johnson briefly ex-
planned the bill raising a commission
to inquire into matters relating to the
employment of convict labor in the
penal Institutions of the. state. The
members of the commission shall
serve without pay. and are allowed
81 600 for travelling expenses. The
commission is to report to the next
session of the general assembly.
The bill was passed by unanimous
vote.
Raise Railroad Tax.
On the motion of Senator Weed a
bill was passed increasing the tax or
railroads one mill, the tax to- continue
for two years.