New Britain herald., 1915-02-23
HOUSE PASSES ISBELL
 CIVIL SERVICE BILL
voft Stood l43 to 90---ne&surt
 Goes to Gov. noIComb.

Hartford, Feb. 23.-The Isbell bill for a new state civil service law was carried through the house in concur renee with the senate this afternoon 143 to 90. after g. short parlimen- ta1'y contest. The house refused to reconsider and the bill will now SC 10 the governor. The form of the bill is unchanged from that in which 1t passed the senate last week.
 The forecast of the passage of the lsoei bill was supported in the early oSages of the debate when by a vote of ls2 to 60 the house indefinitely post ro,ied tho Hewes amendment which aPproxinaated the Purcell amendment offered in the senate and which was ruled out by Lieutenant Governor Wissonc sS not an amendment germare t0 the bill
 Ten-Minuto Debate.
 A ten-mtnute rule on debate of- Tered by democrat, was supported oy MT Hyde, the republican leader. With the idea of cxpediting the dis position of the measure as the New Haven judgosh!p resolution was on tho calendar to Do disposed of.
 MT. Bronson of Waterbury offered
 
 having framed his draft on the pres ent law ana making numerous changes Tn the phraseology ard inserting new sections to meet conditions and ob- jections which it is claimed have de- veIoped in the operation and admin lstfation of the present law.
 Hewes Defends Amendment
 When MT. Hyde had concluded the ryfn TO, os MT. HeWes, democrat, of Farm ington, which in effect would retain the present law, after elimination of several paragraphs and insertion of one prohibiting politica! work or ex- erting of political influence by com mfssioners or thor,. under the civil service law.
 Situation Getting Thick.
 Mir. Bronson said that the parlia- mentary situation was getting thick.
 Nothing thick about the parlia- mentary situation," replied the speaker. 'The only question is upon the adoption of the HeWes amend ment Schedule E.
 Strong's Petition Denied.
 Many committees made reports to the house today as the result of their hearings last week. The petition of David $. Strong of Chatham for a seat in the house was denied. Among unfavorable reports were these: On bills to prohibit the pulling of lob- ster pots on Sunday; for a new build ing for acute cases of insanity at the Connecticut Hospital for the In- ~sane at a cost of $100,000; providing that indigent insane without settle ment committed to the insane asylum shall not be a charge on the town from which commitment is made; prohibiting the use of the dragnet wish a mesh of one and one-half inches along the shores of the Sound.
 Bills Favorably Reported.
 Among favorable reports were these: That not more than twelve fish may be legally taken by a fisher man from Bantam Lake in any one day; that no person shall sell, dis kbute or liberate fire balloons of
 y description in any city or town; n petition of the Lyme Electric Pow Fer scompany for charter amendment; gpermitting Meriden to issue street highway and water bonds: permit ting Waterbury to issue term notes and also bonds for city hall. police land fire station purposes; amending 9the charter of the Stamford Gas and Electric company concerning mort gages and the issuing of bonds