New Britain herald., 1915-05-03
MONDAY SESSION HELD
 BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Senate Mlen(aRCe large Less Than
 100 Members in House.


 last. week sat today. It was in 1901 when previous Monday sessions were regularly held, and then for a short period only.
 The senate attendance today was large but less than 100 members were in the house.
 Not Many Important Bills.
 Many important bills were looked for from committees but not many Inaterialized. The so-called 'jitney bus'' bill, placing a $4 state tax on this class of vehicles, and another bill to .rcorganize the shell fish com mission as rec commended by the spe- cial concmy commission are in the hands of the clerk of bills. The ju- dietary committee has turned in all it's bills and it's members are ready to help along the work of placing the assembly in condition, for final adjournment Resolutions in favor of Messrs Blakeman for judge and Bsvins for deputy judge in the new court at Stratford were in the house by mistake and were with drawn. A number of unfavorable bills ports were made on individual bills to validate certain irregularities and these were rejected upon notice that the general validating act had been prepared. This is one of the last measures that goes through the general assembly before the adjourn ment. 8s
 ! An agreement between the finance committee and the representatives of the manufacturers who have been op- posing the corporate excess tax of three mills in the bill recently re- ported, was reached today with the result that an amendment for part l was presented. This amendment provides for an income tax of three per cent. and it is the opinion of Senator Wadhams, chairman of the finance committee that the change will result in just as much revenue for the state as the proposed cor porate excess tax, which is $60O,O00. The manufacturers approve of the amendment because it distributes the taxation burden, they declare, fairly among all subject to it. Senator Wadhains also introduced an amend ment to part Ill of the same tax bill relating to stock insurance com panies providing that they take out state bonds from it's provisions. These E the bill is the order of the day for tomorrow.
 To the bill regulating the manufac- ture, transmission and sale of elec-f tricity an amendment was offered. by Senator Magee as follows:
 ii Provided, however, that none. of. the rights herein granted shall '. be exercised unless and until the public utilities commission shall find that public convenience and necessity re- quire the proposed service, and that the local company does no1 furnish, or IS unable or unwilling to furnish to the party or parties proposed to be served, adequate service, at reasonable rates'' M This amendment was ordered | printed in the journal,
 l Debenturc Bill Adopted. The monthly debenture bill of the senate carrying $2,100, was adopted. l Among favorable reports were those on a resolution appointing. Frank l.. l Wilder deputy judge at Bridgeport; ! granting the petition of Merrill c. Jen- kins for divorce from Dora Estella Jenkins who is insane, provided the I petitioner files a bond of $3,000 pro- tecting New Haven from being obliged T to support the divorcee; amending an | act providing for the taxation of ! stocks of national banks and invest I ment companies. providing such com I panies- decide to collect the tax from ] it's shareholders, the said tax shall be deemed a lien on the stock.
 Adopt Sunday Bill.
 The senate adopted the Sunday bill 4 which provides for moving pictures I and amateur sports on Sunday where l no admission fee direct or indirect, is T charged after an argument in it's favor by Senator Klett The bill was .l adopted without a dissenting vote l From. the calender were adopted these measures. Creating state l board of finance of three mem bers ap-
 pointed by the governor with the
 treasurer, comptroller and tax com
 missioner as members ex-officio
 amended. by Senator Purcell to read
 that they should serve without com
 pensation, $500 being the salary pro-
 vided for the appointive members. On I this last mentioned bill Senator ! Purcell <. said he thought it was
 modelled after Hartford's idea and the
 board in that city had been success. T full, and it served without pay. Sena. al tor Magee said the committee on ap. l propriations believed that the worl
 Of the board would be done better i
 there were some recompense for tht
 labor. His amendment to meet thi. l point was lost and the bill was adopted as reported, in concurrence.
 VI Other Measures Adopted. NI Other measures were those fxins
 a penalty of s1.00o or Imprisonment N f,f mt more fha n three yeArS or both