Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-04
Especial to The Bulletin.)

l. Hartford, Feb. 2.--In the house today Chairman Milton E. IsbeII of the finance committee set out to railroad @ resolution to permit his committee | to retain She services of an expert on taxation. After debate, the motion to table was defeated by a vote of 130 to ] 66. Under suspension oL the rules the resolution was passed. The senate amended it to include the tax commis sioner and tabled 1t for printing.
 To Increase Finances of State. \ resolution was presented which authorized the finance committee b employ an expert to assist the commit tee in the increase of the finances of the state, q work requiring an epert on taxation. The bill was explained by Repres sentatlVe Isabel. A member doubted the existence of an expert on taxation. Mr. Devine of Waterbury asked how long this alleged expert was to be employed. Mir. Isa3eI OK ] DIained that il would be for as short ] a time as IOssible, and it was intend 1 ed to get an expert of national fepu- ] tation.
 Tax Commissioner Cor5in an Expert 1 MI. Fem stated that the present ctate tax commissioner was an expert and was at the disposal of the commit 1 tee. He knows what is wanted in the state better than any outsider and was not in favor of the project.
 ] Finance Committee Wants Advice. ! MT. Bronson of Waterbury said there 1 was in view hale the amount required 1 to meet the contemplated apprUpria- l tiOus. The finance committee must l prepare a. budget and if they can get 1 advice from an experienced man that | will bring about the desired result, he 1 favored the resolution. He appreciated 1 the services of the tax commissioner | and the state treasurer, but they nave 1 lines of their own that much receive attention. He believed 1t would be of 1 advantage to the state to get expert ! assistance in the matter of. finance. Mr. i Perry of New Haven spoke in favor ] Of the proposition.
 1 Mir. Corbin Gan Give All Advice Needed l MT. German, of Danbury believed ! in giving the finance committee all ] needed assistance and he was Of the ! opinion that all needed advice can be 1 given by the present state tax com | missioner and no man is better posted ] in the matter than the present tax 1 commissioner. His advice should be ! sought rather than engaging an expert i from tho outside.
 Committee Must Find the Way. 1 Mir. Hyde Of Manchester said the ] finance committee must find the way to meet the appropriations and need l expert assistance. The tax cCna1js- 1 sioner has much of his work to attend ! to and cannot give this matter all of 1 his attention. He favored the passage i of the resolution. MI. Bowers, Of | Manchester, said CoRuectfcUt had the ] best tax commissioner in the United i States and with his assistance and that 1 Of the treasurer, ha believed the re- 1 quired assistance would be ample. 1ir ! Isabel favored an equal division Of l taxation to raise money that was act l ually needed and expert advice was l necessary.
 i Afront to Mir. Corhin. ! Mir. Hughes, of Pennington. consid |. 1 cred the proposition an sLfrcnt to Tax ! Commissioner Corbin and he should b@ 1 consulted, Mir Isabel did not know 1 the views of Mir CcrDiQ in the subject
 as he had not fsesn consulted. MT i King, Of Fairfield, believed the tIncnes ! committee competent (o conduct th-s ] matter with regard to the opinion cC | the tax commissioner.
 1 Takes No Stock in An Expert. ! Ar. Rogers, Of LitcA1ield, took nc 1 stock in an expert. nut was favorable ] to the advice Of au experienced man l and was in favor of giving the finance 1 committee authority to employ all 1 needed advice.
 Project Emanated from Chairman. l Mr. Huntington. of Lyme, 6 mem l Der of the finance coEnnittee said I1at this project was proposed without first ] being considered by the committee, but 1 evidently ernanated from the chairman l and he believed there was 2 place for l it on the table.
 Resolution Passed.
 1 A motion which was made by MT, | peTfHe of Waterbury to table the reso- 1DdaE- 1lndsr SuSnenSion of the rules,