Putnam patriot., 1915-05-21
s15,OOO,OOO BOND
ISSUE is ADOPTED
LEGISLATURE Takes Action Pro-
yiding Money TO Run State
GUARD FUNDS PROVIDED
$50 100 for New Armory Site in Water.
bury orsnteo-Troop 3, Of Cavalry,
Gets Money-Stsmford TO Have
Artillery Company,


remains for the general assembly OF
1918 to transact. A great deal Of Dusi
ness has been heaped upon the print
ers and the engr0ssing clerk The
situation which has developed, howey-
or. is not thought likely to change the
attitude Of either branch towards ad-
fourument. The chief impulse TO end
the session is that Of record breaking
and adjournlng on the earliest date
on which an assembly has adjourned
since biennial sittings began.
The house not only disposed Of all
its measures. but quickly handled all
matters sent down By the senate for
concurrent action. and had time
enough to spare in which to indulge
I'm two debates which we're replete
with verbal clashes.
The session very tedious and lasted
until evening. Senators were in crit.
zeal mood and bill after bill was
analysed and amended and sent down
to the house. Many measures fell By
the wayside. in this branch, including
that which provided for an assistant
attorney general to do legal inquiries
along certain lines. This had the ap.
prevail of the appropriations commit
tee and had passed the house. but il
was stopped IN the upper branch The
plea OF adherence 10 the policy Of
economy was made repeatedly in the
house during the day when appro
prIation bills for special purposes came
IN Money for Troop B of Cavalry IN
West Hartford the proposed new field
artillery company in Stamford, and a
$50 600 appropriation for a site for a
new armory in Waterbury were voted
By the house in spite of the economy
policy. and an increase Of the salary
Of the messenger in the district court
IN Waterbury was voted. although the
house previously had refused to de
this. over the protests Of Chairman
Eaton Of the appropriations committee
that this was not the time to vote sal
airy increases The notable victory
on an appropriation bill was that OF
Representative King Of Fairfield. who
carried through $4,000 for county
agricultural aid over an unfavorable
report OF the committee.
Mr.. Schultz. OF New Britain, offered
an amendment to the Waterbury ar
mory bill. cutting amount to 100000
Mr.. Bronson claimed that there was
an "ominons cloud" hanging over the
country and the state should be pre-
pared for use of its militia.
An amendment BY Mr.. Perry, OF
New Haven. increasing the amount tc
Sis 900 for sites for both Waterbury
and New Haven was ruled out of order
After - minutes debate the Schultz
resolution was defeated f2i 10 ~.
The house coucurred with the sen
ate in passing the bill which wa
drawn in view OF the supreme cour
decision on the liability Of trustees
Or directors of savings hanks CROWNS
out Of suits In Windsor Savings banl
eases which is intended 10 relieve di
rectors of personal liability in cast
u defalcation. provided the bank hai
been properly and regularly audited
| MIR Martin of Orange led the fgh
against the bill on the ground tha
II would serve as a cloak for dun
| nv" directors An effort to indefiitel1
postpone the bill after a long debate
was defeated sc to SO and the bin wa:
passed 10 to So
The bill permitting the state treas
urer to issue not more than si5.000.o0
In bonds to pay the states running
| expenses was adopted concurrently.
The senate passed the bill proyidini
for taxation OF savings deposits In ma
| tional banks at one-fourth OF one
per cent. the same as In savings banks
| and trust companies.
The senate disposed on It's part o
the shell fish taxation bin which wa
drawn with inquisitorial powers il
the hands of the she'll fish commission
The bill was amended, striking out tn
inauisitorial features. and then aneth
or amendment was offered 10 include ;
productivity tax, but Senator Wadham
| Withdrew this Senator lsbeN oferei
another amendment providing that !
| growers fail to nle schedules Of thei
| real estate and estimated value o
| grounds. etc. they shall he subject 4
a ten per cent additional tax. and (
| wrong valuation of grounds was TO b
met with an additional ten per cent
tax The second part OF the amend
ment was objected 10 and withdrawn
The bill as it now goes to the hous'
! provides that oyster growers shall Eli
property lists with the shell fish com
mission Just as any real estate ownei
! files schedules with. assessors. ant
with ten per cent fine for failure