Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-07

Hartford .Apr1 Sin the senate to-
day the bill relating to the governors
staff was recommitted in concurrence
with the house. The senate first re-
considered its action in Indefinitely
postponing the bill. Senator Isbell say
ing that he had no objection 70 the.
recommitting Of the bill
Capital Punishment Remains.
The bill for the abolishing of cap
ital punishment was the order Of the
day in the senate today: The com
mittee on the judiciary had reported
| unfavorably on the bill.
Senator futile offered the following
| substitute bill:
Section 1AEvery person who shall
commit murder or who shall cause
| the death Of another by wilfully plac-
| ing any obstruction upon any railroad
or by loosening, taking up, or removing
any part Of the SuperStructure of said
railroad, or by wtfuly burning any
building or vessel. shall be imprisoned
| in the states prison for life, and no
person convicted Of homicide. shall be
pardoned or paroied
| Section 2@Section fI&1 of the Cen
| eral Statutes, and all other acts or
parts Of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
! Senator Tuttle said no one appeared
before the committee on the judiciary
| in opposition to the bill. He had been
| informed that the committee was at
| one time in favor OF the bill. He
quoted statements from the governors
of Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan, Kan
sas and Maine to the effect that the
law which abolished capital punish
ment was working satisfactorily in
those states. He concluded by moving
that when the vote was taken 1t be by
ayes and nays.
| The motion for an aye and nay vote
was passed
Senator Nett, Of the Sixth district,
| in supporting the report of the COM
nittee on the judiciary and in oppos-
ing the BIN said statistics showed that
prompt enforcement Of law had the
effect Of the abatement of murders in
England and Germany. Among the
states this year that had already re-
fused to abolish capital punishment
were New Hampshire Massachusetts,
Missouri and Arkansas. The twelfth
United States census showed more
homicides in Rhode Island and Maine
where, capital punishment did not exist
than in all the other New England
states combined
Senator Hewitt said capital punish
ment should be abolished because ii
prevented the enforcement of the law.
Innocent men had been executed. Life
i imprisonment was much more dread
ed punishment than execution.
Senator Isbell said his sympathfes
were entirely with those who favored
the abohshing OF capital punishment
Senator Hewitt moved that the mat
ter be temporarily tabled. The mo-
ton was host.
Tuttle Bill Rejected.
The substitute bill offered by Sen
ator TUttle was rejected by vote
of three to twenty-six on an aye and
nay vote.
The unfavorable report Of the COM
mfttee was accepted and the bill tc
abolish capital punishment rejected.
Calendar.
Among the matters passed were:
Appointing q building Inspector In
4 West Hartford. etc; making it com
pulsory for the setectmen Of towns
Ito have land records fndexed under
the direction Of the examiner Of pub
lie records: that bodies of persons
dying in Institutions shall be kept "a
hours to enable relatives to obtain the
body and il no person shall prnuid1