Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-04

to the lack of a two-thirds vote. There were several points Of order that were quickly ruled by the speaker. Finally MT. Maltbie made motion that the rules be suspended (the taking of bus mess from the calendar) and that the matter be made the order of the day for Wednesday at noon and the motion was ruled out of order. MT. Lockwood appealed from the ruling of the chair, but the ruling was sustained.
 The act concerning the taxation of 10 mills on a dollar on motor vehicles, to be paid to the secretary of state, and a part returned to towns, came to the house with majority and minority reports from the committee on finance, There was lengthy discussion on the matter, for and against, and MT. Mitch elson, president of the Farmers asso : citation, said it was a, good bill and ought to pass. MT Avery opposed be- cause 1t was destined to increase sal aries and clerks in the office of secre tarY of state. The bill was rejected by a Vote of 98 to 72.
 An act extending the time in which the Holland County Street Railway company may construct its railway was adopted after being amended, which provided that no stock shall be sold for less than par and must be sold for cash.
 There was discussion on the act con- corning the emission of smoke, in which railroad locomotives are omitted, and which leaves the whole smoke nuisance business at the discretion of the public utilities commission. The motion of MT. Geer of Lebanon to in definitely postpone was lost. MT. Law Ter made amendment that included railroad locomotives. MT. King said Ion powers of the commission. MT. Law Ter replied that if there was to be smoke nuisance legislation it should be general. MT. Thoms of Waterbury moved to postpone indefinitely and the motion prevailed by a vote of 76 to necessary to prevail
 The soldiers pension act, which pro- Vides that each soldier shall receive annually from the state a pension of s30, and which was passed in, the house and rejected in the senate. and then recommttted to the committee on corporations, was reported unfavorably and recommended for rejection by MT. Magee of the committed Messrs. Baldwin, McMurray, Landon and w. P. Kelley spoke in favor of the bill and against the committee report. and Messrs. Ryee, Avery and Magee fa- vored the rejection of the bill. The report was accepted and the bill re- jected.
 The aot was rejected in the house which enlarged the powers and duties of the commission to make repairs on the capitol and to procure a site for a new building for state officials. The intent was to appoint a commission to investigate and make report to the next general assembly, provision fer a reem for the speaker of the house and a leunging place for members.
 An aSt that created discussion was one that reads as follows: "On and after the first day of January. 1914, no states attorney. and no IS sistant states attorney, whose salary is $3,000 per annum or more, shall ap pear as counsel for any party during the trial of any civil action tried to a jury in the county in which such states attorney or assistant states att torney holds office" MT. Healey said 1t would be a serious mistake to pass such a measure and there was no sense in disbarring from practice some of the attorney generals of the state. MT. Thoms of Waterbury favored the mat