Putnam patriot., 1915-03-12
DEATH PENALTY
 UP ID ASSEMBLY
Abolition Will Be Presented
 Outright to Legislators
THE RAILROAD BILL PASSES
Amendment on Selling and Piedging Stock of Other Roads Passes Sen ate-Finsnce Committee Accepts
 Two Unfavorable Reports.

Special Hartford Correspondenee.)
 Hartford That the judiciary com mittee viii probably make favorable report on one of the several bills to abolish capital punishment is believed to have been indicated by the state ments Of Senators Ernest l.. lsbell and George W Klett in the Senate. While they did not say so in so many words, Senators Isbell and Klett both said that a report would be made on this matter which would put the matter squarely before the Senate The dis cussion arose when the judiciary committee reported unfayorably on one of the several bills for abolish ment Of capital punishment. Senator Futile Of East Haven objected to the acceptance of this report and asked 10 have it tabled for the calendar Sen ator Klett. who had submitted the report. then explained that the com mittee only reported unfaVorabiy on this bill so as to get 1t out Of the way. The committee will keep only one or two of the bills. as they are all similar, upon which to report when they come to a decision. The judi eiary committee has been following the policy of rejecting bills which they do not think good legislation as soon as possible and retaining for thorough consideration bills in which they think there is merit. Upon the explanation by Senator Klett and Sen ator Isbell. Senator Futile withdrew his opposition to having the bill be. fore the Senate immediately rejected.
 For One Bank Commissioner.
 The senate on favorable report of the committee on banks. passed a bill abolishing the present bank commits sion and establishing a single bank commissioner. The bill also abol- ished the present building and loan commission and puts their duties un- der the new commissioner. The bill provides for a salary of 36 900 for the new official. At present there are no bank commissioners, as a result of the resignation of Norris s. Lippitt and Fred P. Holt to go into the banking business. The governor has been holding back any appointments for these places In order to await the pas sage of this law. The bill will leg islate out of office the present build ing and loan commissioner. John L. Power of Hartford The bill was pass ed in the senate without debate after being explained by Senator Benjamin H. Hewitt.
 Pass Railroad Amendment.
 The following bill amending the charter of the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company was passed by the Senate; The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company is hereby authorized to sell pledge or otherwise dispose of. and for such purposes to assign and trans fer. the whole or any part Of the shares of the capital stock of the Bos- ton and Providence Railroad corpora ton and the old Colony Railroad com pany under the authority of the amendments to it's charter approved June IA. 1889 and March 2, 1893.
 Against Tax Exemptions.
 Milton c Isbell. of Ansonia. house chairman of the finance committee. made statement that that commit tee was unalterably opposed to an enlargement Of the system of tax ex- emptions and intended to seek the re- peal of many of the special acts passed in previous years for special tax exemptions. The statement was made in connection with the presen- tation of two unfavorable reports on petitions for the exemption of the Ma sonic Temple Building association, holding association of the Masonic temple in West Haven, and Young Emerald r A. B. club of Portland. 1 Charles ] Martin, of Orange. wanted | to know if past exemptions were to be recalled He wanted all treated alike. | Mir. Isbell, in reply. said it was the | intention of the finance committee to | inquire into past exemptions and. if possible. to recall them. The two un- favorable reports were accepted.
 Governors Staff.
 hc SOihAitAtSS oh uAAtests oiAs'" 2 | reported in the senate substitute l bill relating to the governors stan | It provides that the staff may consist of an adjutant general, who shall be chief of staff a quartermaster general
 a surgeon general, commissary gen eral. paymaster general, judge ad vocate general and seven aides-de camp. four of whom shall be selected l and detailed from the commissioned officers of the C. N. G.. with the rank