Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-09
Especial to The Buletin.)

dar was reached at Thursdays session oe the house, Speaker Healey called Representative Clitus King. of Fair field, who led the hgAt in favor of preside during the balance of the days session. The business went forward without 8 break for over two hours, when adjournment was taken to Fri day morning at 11.15.
 Bailey Bills Rejected.
 The bill presented by Mr. Bailey of Norwich, by request. concerning small pox patients. which required that rec ord be kept af such pat1erts and. thet 1t 3e asoertained whether they had been previously vaccinated. was ,ln- favorably reported sy the committee on pHp1c 1leelth and safety. The re- port WIS excepted and the bill re- jected- Another bill presented by MT. Bailey, which concerned the taxation of land taken for municipal water supply, was reported unfavorably by the committee on finance, and the bill was rejected and report accepted. This matter will be covered in a bill to be introduced later.
 Barbers and EmbaImers.
 The committee on public health and safety reported unfavorably the act to abolish the boards of examiners of barbers and embalmers, their duties to public health and safety. The report was accepted and the bill rejected.
 Artillery at Stamford.
 The committee on military made fla vorable report on an act to establish battery of field artillery at Stam- ford. Tabled for the calendar.
 Capital Punishment.
 The house concurred with the sen a4 irn %I,A ~~o4a of 1of hot would abolish capital punishment.
 The Windham Bank.
 The committee on banks reported favorably the act amending the char ter of the Windham County Savings bank. Tabled for calendar.
 Accident Witnesses. A proposed bill which required any person who takes the names of wit nesses to trolley accidents to report them immediately to the public utili ties commission, under a penalty of $500. The matter was unfavorably re- ported and the report was accepted and the bill rejected.
 Bridges on State Roads.
 The committee on appropriations re- ported faVorably the act which pro- vides for the maintenance of bridges on state highways. Tabled for calen- dar.
 NO Chanqe m Poie Law. The judiciary committee made un- favorable report on an act regard ing poles in highways, which requires the written signature of consent of property owners along the line before poles could be placed. It was explain ed that the present law was ample, but if the proposed law was in force the building of transmission line would be delayed in securing the written consent of nonresident property own CTS.
 With Office In Capitol. The act concerning the state board of agriculture was amended in the house in regard to the election of off, cers and that the board have office in the state capitol
 The Gravel Bank Law The proposed act giving authority to towns to take land for use in the l construction of state highways hay | ing been unfavorably received, MT. l Stoddard. of Woodbridge. offered a substitute that would apply only to the town he represented. The sub stttute bill was passed.
 | < No Outside Armed Guards. The act which would prohibit the | hiring of armed guards. from outside the state. known as strfke-breakers, and which was Tmfavorably reported by the committee on judiciary, was rejected by the house, Thursday. and the bill was rejected. It was explain person could be appointed a constable, police officer or deputy sheriff, who was not resident of the state. 1 Trolley Mortgage Records. l Tn so far as the house is concerned, hereafter the mortgages of electric l transmission lines, may be recorded only in towns where the plants are located. and that certificate of mort | gage be recorded in towns through which the transmission lines pass. Burial of the Dead.
 The act concerning the burial of dead bodies within certain distances l of dwelling houses. was so amended | in the house, that no dead body shall be buried within $50 feet of dwell ing house. unless a public highway intervenes.
 Transportation of Dead.
 The act concerning the transporta- ton of bodies of deceased persons was amended so that all regulations under the direction of the state board of health.
 $3,ooo in Three Years.
 The house voted favorab1y to 3 change in the laws so that any person may deposit three thousand dollars in any savings bank in any three l years. The present law fixes the limit at s1,oo0 in any one year.
 More Power to Commissioners.
 By amendment to present law, now the jury commissioners have the au- thority to make jury lists on theil own account under certain conditions If the list submitted by the select, men is not satisfying to the commits sioners another list may be ordered and if that is not forthcoming, tht jury commissioners may supply tht Il list for the delinquent town.
 Calendar Matters Passed.
 These were the minor matters takel from the calendar and passed: Ac T amending charter of the FaiIunont as sociation, concerning the borough o Torrington; Incorporating the borousi l os Lttchfeld: concerning charter o city of Bridgeport; validating a raso j 1ution passed by the first taxing dis t trict of the city of Norwalk: author | tzing the. secretary of the New Have II Banking socpany to sell the propert of said company and distribute its as II sets; amending charter of the city c II Bridgeport concerning the custody an I deposit of city funds; anending th Il charter of the city of Bridgeport amending charter of Bridgeport lily draulic company; act concerning tn T East Hartford Meadow6tre district in creasinE its powers; an act conSolidax T ing the towns of Norwalk with 1h