Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24

tenanee of public Institutions that 1 might possibly be otherwise lost in l the shuttle during the closing days of | the session. The legislature will ad- ] jouFn June 4.
 Just befere the adjournment of the i house, at 4.30 Friday afternoon, Mr. 1 Magee, house chairman of the com 1 mittee on appropriations, spoke feel 1 ingIy Of the good qualities of the late | Representative Frank BarrencoUrt, of 1 Vernon, an associate committeeman. l He presented appropriate resolutions 1 of respect, which included instruc-
 tions to the clerk to have same prop l erly engrossed and forwarded te Mrs. Barrencourt. The resolutions were 1 adopted by a rising vote.
 All matters starred for action on i the house calendar Of an incOntrover- 1 slal nature were disposed of at the ! Friday session and motion to adjourn l to Monday morning at II o'clock was not made until the speaker announced 1 clerks desk.
 An act was passed amending the | act concerning duties of state auditors. | The amendment provided that the au- ! dItOFS shall, with the comptroller and 1 treasurer. audit every department and i commission of the states and all state | institutions that are not audited by 1 the county orders. This includes the i highway and school departments. ! A hill was passed authorizing an i appropriation of $6,O00 for a new boat
 for the Chester and Hadlyme ferry | the present boat having been con- | demned by the government inspecors. 1 An act was passed establishing an in- | Stitution for imbeciles at Lakeville. 1 An act was passed providing for re- pairs on state armories, which in i cludes SS000 for New London. $80O0 for Branford and $10,000 for Bridge port, $4,000 for Norwalk, Torrington $500, New Britain $1,500, Danielson $7,000. Norwich $500.
 The act amending the charter of the Congregational Board of Minister ial Relief was taken from the foot of the house calendar on Friday and pass ed It authorizes the board to in crease it's holdings from $1,000,000 to 1 $3,0G0.0G0. MT Hyde of Manchester game and encourage it's propagation, ! stating that it was unintelligib1e to the ordinary mortal It was. how ever, voted to pass the matter over and retain it's place on the calendar. The same action was taken with acts concerning the eligibility of members of the general assembly to hold of flee within the gift of the assembly; with an act concerning the practice of midwifery. and also an act in re- gard to the practice of osteopathy.
 MT. Lewis, chairman of the commit tee on finance advocated an act to increase the taxation of savings banks, 1 which under its terms would only af- feet the larger institutions The act was passed in order to avoid adjourn ment on account of lack of quorum The measure was opposed on the l ground of double taxation by Messrs 1 Avery and Wilson.
 Senator Mccarthy came to the house 1 as a committee to recall the act con corning the Rex Power. company. which 1 was rejected in the house on Thurs day upon the unfayOTab1e report of l the committee on incOrpOrations, Mir 1 Marsden moved to adhere, but with 1 drew the motion after consultation l with the senator. Upon motion of 1 MT. Lynch of Waterbury. the action 1 of the house was reconsidered and the 1 request of the senate granted. In the l senate the bill was recommftted to the 1 committe on interpretations.
 An act reached the house file on 1 Friday which provides that the salary 1 of the messenger for the supreme 1 court Of errors and the superior court 1 at Norwich shall be $1200 per annum. l The measure was introduced by Sen 1 atcr Avery and passed in the senate |
 Unfavorable report came from the 1 railroad committee on the act calling for government ownership of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail i road company. The report was ac- l cepted and the bill rejected. Mir. Will l son Of Bridgeport asked to be recorded i as in favor of the bill, for he wanted 1 his children to know that he favored the measure and they would recall that | fact when government ownership of | railroads became a reality.
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 A resolution was adopted fin the l house appropriatfng $2500 for new uni | forms for the First company. Govern | or's Foot Guard. which was passed l under suspension of the rules, having | been passed in the senate. |
 The act was passed in the house 1 accepting 9 gift of land for park pur- poses that will become a part of the 1 state tract at GrOton, in connection | with the Fort Griswold and Croton | monument properties. A bill was pass | ed fixing the fee at $10 for appeals l from commissioners on estates of de- | ceased persons, as was also an act | providing for commission of Opton l etFy. An act was passed in concur | renee with the senate that permits the l city Of New Haven to manufacture and 1 sell artificial ice
 A nnaiorty and minority report of i the committee on roads, bridges and rivers. came to the house on Friday concerning the taxation of motor ve- l HlCiH- nf4t T Al,,