Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-20

The Rhode Island general assembly, which convened in January on the same date with that of Connecticut, will adjourn next Friday. having com pleted the session of 60 days, for which the members are allowed & per diem of $5, equivalent to $500, the pay Of a Connecticut legislator, with no allow ance for any overtime. This tends to keep the legislative session within the time limit. While biennial elections prevail in Rhode Island, there are an nual sessions of the legislature, and public hearings are at the discretion of the committees. In Connecticut there are biennial elections and bien- nial sessions of the legislature, and every measure presented Is given pub- lie hearing and reported either favor ably or unfavorably. In Rhode Island many measures are killed and buried in committee. So, as matter of fact, the amount of business transacted and the biennial against the annual ses- sion, the average session Of the Con- necticut legislature is therefore con- siderab1y shorter than that of Rhode Island. The number of legislative days in Rhode Island for two years is never less than 120, while in Connecticut the legislative days for the same period rarely reaches 90 days.
 The Rhode Island legislator is the better paid, however, for he receives $500 in salary during his two years term of service and a daily mileage of eight cents a mile. The Connecticut legislator receives only $500. and only one round trip mileage at ten cents a mile.
 Miss Matte P. Babcock of Pawea- tuck, who recently returned from trip to California and the northwest, and who has been for the past few years residing in an uptown hotel in New ,{f hoe 1ct h. Q 0nd a fine residence in Dobbs Ferry, N. r., and will make her home there. The furnt- ture in her house in West Broad street is being packed for shipment to her new home. Miss Rbcock owns the West Broad street property as we'll as sevearl other houses in Pawcatuck and has a life interest in the Barber Me- morial building in High street, the leading business block in the village of Westerly.
 The superior court for Washington county convened in Kingston Monday morning with the grand jury in at- tendance to consider jailable cases. Motions and assignments were made for the session, and trials will begin before 8 petit jury today (Tuesday). An adjourned session will be held in Westerly as soon cases in other sec tions of the county, with Is cases on
 
 sume considerable time. It is believed the court will be in session in Wester- ly for at least four weeks.
 The grand jury returned these in dictments: John West, charged with assault and attempt at rape. He plead ed nolo and was sentenced to three years in state prison. Erastus Hop l<ins, assault and attempt to rape, pleaded nolo and was sentenced to Il months in the Providence county jail; Caesar Tiziani, John J. Burdick and C1inron Burdick, charged with mali cious mischief and breaking and enter ing dwelling house and larceny, sen- tence was deferred on recommendation of the assistant attorney general. Bail $500 each. Joseph Holloway, charged with assault. pleaded nolo and sen tence was deferred with payment of costs. Bail $10o, with Sheriff John R. Wilcox surety.
 The fire department responded to the alarm sent in from the hox coruer of