Putnam patriot., 1915-03-05
OnI| GRANTING
 POWER ROADASKS
Authority to Pledge or Sell
 Stock Road Holds
SENATE CONFIRMS ELWELL
Appointment Must Be Acted on By House-Nurses Bill Passes Raising Compensation of Board Of
 Examiners to $500.

Special Hartford Correspondence.)
 Hartford.-The railroads committee reported favorably to the Senate a bill to give the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad authority to sell or pledge stock that 1t holds in the Boston and Providence Railroad cor poration and in the Old Colony Rail- rad company. These stocks have 8 value of approximately S14.e00.000 and the railroad wants to use them as se- curity in obtaining loans to tide them over their financial difficulties. There was legal doubt as to the roads power to dispose of these shares ow- ing to the provisions of their charter as amended in 1889 and 1893, which provided that none of these shares should be sold until the New Haven" had secured the entire capital stock. This is the first step in the New Ha- ven's plan of financial reorganization.
 Text of Bill.
 The bill as reported by Senator Lu- eius R. Whiton, chairman of the com mittee was tabled for calendar and printing. The bill is as follows '"rhe New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company is hereby author zed to sell, pledge or otherwise dis pose of, and for such purposes to as sign and transfer, the whole or any part of the shares of the capital stock of the Boston & Providence Railroad corporation and the Old colony Rail road Company, heretofore acquired under the authority of the amend ments to it's charter, approved June IA, 1889, and March 2, 1893"
 Nurses Bill Passes.
 The bill amending the statute gov erning the board of examiners for reg stered nurses was passed by the Sen ate after a long debate. The bill rais- es the compensation of the board of examiners from $10o ato $500 a year Senator Futile opposed the bill and proposed several amendments, all of which were defeated. He proposed striking out the section raising the compensation when this was defeated proposed referring these duties to the board of health on the ground that the state should not embark on any measure entailing increased expense and that this would be a step towards consolidation. as recommended by the governor. Senator Bissell pointed out that the payment of the examiners is made out of the fees paid by the ap- plicants and that the increased com pensation would mean no increase of expensese of the state.
 Senate Confirms Eiwell.
 The senate confirmed the governor s nomination of c. C. Elwell as a mem her of the public utilities commission on a favorable report from the judi ciary committee. This nomination diff fers from other executive nominations, except judicial appointments, in that il must be confirmed by both houses The resolution for Elwell was passed by the senate under suspension of the rules.
 Eqan's Salary Raise.
 Representative Hall of Plainfeld in the house moved to take from the table the bill favorably reported by the judiciary committee, granting a salary increase of $500 to Superin tendent Egan of the state police. This bill would raise Egan's salary from s 900 to $3,600 MT. Hyde of Man chested, chairman of the judiciary committee, said the bill had been laid on the table because there was dis agreement between that committee ana another committee, presumably the ap propriations committee, which has vot ed to oppose all such salary raises al this session He said the bill should n't be called from the table until such action was asked by the judiciary com mittee. He said he hoped Halls mo tion would fail. MT. Hall doubted Speaker Healy's ruling that a viva voce vote was against his motion, anc standing vote showed 135 to against taking the matter from the table at that time
 Judge Munger Named.
 The Senate passed a resolution nam ing Robert l.. Munger judge of the town court of Ansonia. This action was in concurrence with the Senate The resolution for Representative Abraham s. Aaronson for this same place had previously been rejected The house passed a resolution in con currence with the senate naming Rep resentative Milton c. Isbell deputy judge of this court.
 Shares for Handen.
 The senate also passed a resolution in concurrence with the house nam ing John O. Shares deputy judge oi the town court of Hamden.