Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-04
Senator McDonough Suggests Possibility of It to
 Clean Up Legislative Calendar
A PROPOSAL TO TURN BACK HANDS OF CLOCK
Members of Legislature Predicting That Work Won't be Finished by June 4-No Friday Session This Week Be- of Delay in Printing Blls Hearing 55 Hour Bill For Men Opposed by the Manufacturers.

Hartford, Conn., April 3.-Not yet is the general assembly ready to sit Fri days. Some members who are anx- ! ious to get rid of matters which are on the calendar are prophesying that on June 4th it will be necessary to turn back the hands of the clock as is done in congress, as they See lit tie chance of doing every thing that is to be done in the remaining two months Senator McDoncugh, the democratic leader, has even been quot ed as saying that he was not sc sure but that an extra session might be called. The practical reason why a, session will not be held tomorrow is that scores of bills already reported on have not been printed. Much de- lay is due to the failure of those in terested In private acts to pay for the printing. Attorney General Light to- day gave Comptroller Dunn an opinion which in effect is that amendments to city town and borough charters be- ing special acts the cost of printing of those bills and acts should be borne by the petitioners. This will add con- siderably to the printing bills of those places interested.
 Dunn as Watchdog of Treasury.
 A careful scrutiny of expense ac- counts is being made by the comptrol- Ter. For the first time it is believed the connptroller's office is in a position to disapproye bills calling for state moneys which conflict with existing
 
 the senate yesterday which in effect created the office of assistant clerk of the senate. The clerks salary is $3, 800 and the law read that this was in lieu of all clerical assistance, office rent. light and other incidenta1s. In successive sessions the extra allow ances made at the end of the ses- sion for clerical assistance for the sen- ate clerk has risen from $500 to $500 with other resolutions to meet incl dentals. This year Mir. Dunn inform ed the committee in charge that res olutions providing for payment of were expressly in conflict with the statutes. and to meet the situation the office of assistant clerk who will do the clerical work has been provided for
 Senate Bumps "souvenir'' Taylor The chief happening at today's ses- sion was the rejection of the bill fa- vorably reported which would have abolished the oarbers' commission. Souvenir Taylor who Is supposed to unassfsted, because 1t Is said that MT. Hall of Meriden. who was named to assist him, refused to eoilaDorate, lost out In the senate in g. resolution the work. The house had passed this measure, but in the senate it was stated that Mir. Taylor had agreed to divide the compensation with MT. Hall.
 Opposition to Salary Increase.
 The salary Of the secretary of the state beard of education, raised by the beard from S3,0G0 to $5.00o and which item appears in the appropria- tion committee bill of nearly two mil lion dollars for school expenses, is the bone of contention in the senate. An amendment was offered to take away the discretionary power of the state board in this matter by fixing Secre- tary Hines salary at $35o0. This would