Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-06
NEW PHASES OF
 COMPENSATION ACT fCnnfinued frnnn Pace Onel

kkQHLInAC0 tE0lH FdSS S"SJ ing to women the right to vote on the license question, on which the commit tee on woman suffrage had reported unfavorably He said the opposition came principally from the brewers
 Senator Barnes, chairman of the committee, said there was very little interest shown in the bill at the hear ing. Only three women appeared in favor of it.
 The unfavorable report of the committee was accepted and the bill repected.
 Gieutenant- Governor Wilson in the
 Chair)
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 Passed. Extending the time for the construction of the railroad of the Norwich, Colchester and Hart ford Traction company to December 1, 1916.
 No Compensation Allowed.
 Senator Barnes explained the bill for the payment of the folloWlng sums to the persons named for seFv- ices rendered as a building commit tee on the commission on the clony for epileptics: Zebulon R. Robbins of Norwich, s1,1so; William P. Kel- ley of Killingly, $730 and John H. Mountain of Middletown, $500. At the last session the bill was passed, but it was vetoed by Governor Baldwin. The majority of the committee favored ty (Senator Bree) made an unfavor- able report.
 Senator Bree said the members of the building committee were trustees, and as such were not entitled to com pensation as committee.
 Senator Klett favored the minority report He read the veto of Gov ernor Baldwin and indorsed the views expressed in it.
 Senator Magee said there was some question if the saving was so ma terial as had been represented log rolled through the general as- sembly at the last session. He vot- ed against the bill two years ago and he would vote against it now.
 Senator Heineman said it would be establishing bad precedent to pass the bill.
 The bill was rejected and the re- port if the minority accepted.
 Tt is doubted?" asked the chair.
 'It is not" replied Senator Barnes Qaughter)
 Trade and WeeitionaI Schools .. The bill concerning trade and vo- cational schools was the order of the day for 12 o'clock It was explained by Senator Futile He said the
  would kill the bill if adopted. The bill authorized the state board of edu- cation to establish in towns "public day and continuation schools and evening schools for instruction in the arts and practice of trades. It pro- vided that towns having more than 25,o00 inhabitants should establish such schools and towns of a less num- Der of inhabitants might establish them, The amendment of Senator Magee struck out the provisions con- ferring on towns the right to estab- fish schools.
 Senator Magee saiy twenty-six towns could come under the act under the head of domestic economy, sixty under the head of sewing and twenty five under the head of manual train ing. He did not bject to trades schools; he favored them. But they should be established locally and, until they came to a required standard for trades schools, they should not re- ceive state assistance. If the bill pass $500,00 or S1,000,000 would be requir- ed instead of $250,000.
 The amendment of Senator Magee was adopted by vote of 21 to 2.
 Senator Molloy offered an amend ment that trades schools now es-