Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-07
HOUSE PASSES SEWERAGE BILL
Three Hundred for Moore.

Three Hundred for Moore.
 An act was passed reimbursing Nell son H. Moore of Montville for damage caused by defective state highway, reported favorably by the committee on claims. The foundation of house owned by MT. Moore was damaged to the extent of $500 by an overflow of water by reason of faulty construction 1 of the highway. and he was voted that sum.
 Assessment for Taxation. A substitute and amended bill re- garding the assessment for the pur- pose of town and state taxation. was taken from the table and passed.
 The Gravel Bank Law. The act concerning the taking of land by towns, which means the talk l ing of gravel for highway purposes. was taken from the table, it having ply only to the town of Woodbridge, instead of the whole state as orig inally intended. MT. Perry of New Haven spoke in opposition to the bill based on the statement of the gentle man from Woodbridge, who had said he had no personal interest in the measure, but that the town he repre- sented wanted it, and MT. Perry had hoped the bill would repose on the table until adjournment day. The bill was passed.
 Special Order of the Day.
 The act concerning the taxation of miscellaneous corporations, favorably reported by the nance committee, was made the order of the day for next Tuesday.
 Latent Business Revived.
 In the prevailing desire to adjourn upon the date fixed, a measure at the foot of the calendar was disposed of Thursday afternoon. The act concern ing the time mutual insurance com panies shall render reports to the tax commissioner and pay taxes to the state was passed and transmitted to the senate.
 Increase of Capital Stock.
 The committee on finance made fa- vorable report for the Northern Con- necticut Light and Power company to increase it's capital stock to $1,0O0,00 Disagreeing Action.
 The bill passed in the house, which provided for the payment of Messrs. Robbins. Kelley and Mountain, trus- tees, for their services as building committee of the epileptic colony at Mansfield, was rejected in the senate and returned to the house. It was voted to adhere to it's former action and committee of conference was appointed.
 The Home Rule Bill. The committee on cities and bor- oughs made favorable report on the home rule bill, which will permit towns and cities to transact their internal business and do away with much state legislation that is purely of local in- terest. If the bill becomes law bonds may be issued to an amount of five per cent. of the total of the assets of the city, including water works. Bills on the Table.
 In order to clear the decks for early adjournment, Speaker Healey directed Clerk Buckley to read by their titles all bills on the table, to see if some no sense in the present congestion. The bills were read and the measures numbers r and 6 were despatched.
 Hunorist Rogers Withdraws.
 The bill introduced by MT. Rogers, of Litchfield, entitled an act to abol- ish politicians and extend the civil service merit system, was taken from Rogers if he was going to forsake his child. MT. Rogers responded by ask ing permission to withdraw the meas- ure. Granted.
 Delayed Bills the Order.
 MT. SHyde made motion, which pre- vaiIeds that all matters on the table and at the foot of the calendar, be made Cn0 OTQ6E O1 the Oay TOT next Tuesday, following the special order of the day and it was so voted. The house adjourned at 4 o'clock to 11.15 Friday morning.
 Legislative Notes.
 The senatorial circles in the hotels, with a sprinkling of selected repre- sentatives, guide some of the Iegis- lative business. They meet the night before and fix the next days transac- lions They can do these things vUhaT, a legislature is not equally balanced politically,
 The Black Horse cavalry, rubber shod, are browsing in the state cap itol.
 Some big stunts have been perform ed and others will follow before ad- journment is reached.
 There was considerable juice in that electricity bill.
 One who ought to know says the present legislature is no purer than some that have gone before.
 A couple of queries that were not answered: Who's boss? Is it Roor-or- Back?
 Here's the way g Hartford county member put 1t: '@The gimp must be tin, I mean the gentleman from Orange. He has grown 8 couple of inches since he won over Leader Hyde in the palmistry bill and in boosting the liquor .. license fee to s7So.,
 Should adjournment be reached on May 18, es planned, there will have been 75 legislative days and it will be put down as a short session. The one legislative day-the deadlock ses- sion.
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