Putnam patriot., 1915-03-19
DEFEAT REPEAL OF PERSONAL TAX
Senate Rejects Measure to Do
 Away With Payment
TICKER BILL IS REJECTED
Commissionership Abolish and Build Ing and Loan Duties Transferred to One Officiai-Senator shaf- roth of Colorado Talks
 on Suffrage.

NoPoeisi haruoru correspondence
 Hartford.-The senate rejected on the unfavorable report of the judi ciary committee, bill sponsored by Senator William A. Bree of New Ha- ven, for the repeal of the personal tax law. At the same time another bill introduced by Senator Bree to ex- empt policemen from the tax was aI- so rejected. Senator Bree spoke in favor of the bills and opposed the ac- ceptance of the judiciary committee reports, but without avail. Senator Bree spoke of the hardship which this tax causes to poor people and told Of the difficulty which the city of New Haven has encountered trying to collect it.
 Commissioner Abolished.
 The house passed the senate bill sbolishing the office of building and loan commissioner and transferring his duties to single-headed commits. sien. This bill now goes to the gov. ernor for his signature and, as he suggested it, there is no doubt felt but what it will be signed. It will legislate out of office John L. Dover, of Hartford, the present building and loan commissioner. It is the first consolidation bill put through so far.
 Against Direct Primaries.
 Ex-Senater J. H. Perry's direct pri, mary bill was reported unfavorabIy by the judiciary committee in the senate but was not acted upon. At the motion of Senator Klett it was tabled for the calendar and printing.
 U. S. Senator in House.
 The House granted the right oi the floor to United States Senator Shafroth of Colorado. after the regu. lar session, and he spoke on the oues. tion of woman suffrage Senator Shafroth Is in this part of the country on a visit and is incidentally doina little work in behalf of the "cause.' He spoke highly of the results that have been accomplished in the West by granting women the vote. The anti-suffragists about the capitol were delighted by reports, however. that the constitutional amendment fo, woman suffrage is to be reported un favorably by the committee on con II l p!ss SsaSai ssaendments. This mat '@-ef only goes before the house and t the Dill will undoubtedly be defeated Ticker Bill Rejected. The Hewitt ticker bill. was caIIad from the table in the senate and ra lected. This is the bill. unfavora bl, reported by the Judiciary committee which would force telegraph and ticker companies to supply continu ous stock quotations to all person, who are willing to pay for them de spite all restrictions of the New yorl stock exchange. Senator Hewitt n. the twentieth district, spoke at length Tn opposition to the acceptance of tn, unfayorahle report of the committee senator isbell replied on the part O, the committee. The report was ac cepted and the bill rejected by. A vote or g to 5. The ayes and nav, were as follows: Ayes-Senetor. Cheney, Molloy, Purcell. King. Klett Alcorn, Whitney, Isbell. Grady. Bree Tyler, Barnes. Bartlett. Comlev IF salmon, Bishop, Mead, Tatem. Thomn son, Wadhams, Alvord Magee and Lynan-23; Nays Senators Pierson Iuttie, Peasley, Hewitt and o'Con nell--5.
 Probation Officers Powers.
 The senate passed a bill extendina the powers of probation officers by giving them authority to arrest with. out warrants persons violating pro patton Another bill was passed by the senate empowering probate judg es to commit boys to the state school for boys.
 Municipal Bond Taxes.
 The finance committee submitted an important report to the house flaw. bring bill which would repeal narts of previous acts which. granted tax exemptions on municipal bonds. This repeal if passed. will not affect mn nieipal bonds already sold, but win apply to such bonds, authorized under these acts, which have not yet been sold. The finance committee also re ported favorably on a bill to exennt rom taxation money loaned on mort gages. This bill is based on the the ory that such money is taxed once in the property on which it Is loaned.
 The Third Degree"
 An endeavor of Mir. Taylor. of Dan. bury, to amend, in the house, an act prohibiting the use of the third de. gree, except to habitual criminals. met trouble, the house refusing to divide the question until urged to do 60 by Mr. Hyde.