Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-18
s;15 with the calendar and clerks desk
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Industrial School Rejected,

cleared.
Industrial School Rejected.
The committee on interpretations re-
ported unfavorably' the act incorpor-
ating the ST Johns Industrial corpor-
alton and the report was accepted. Mr..
| Hxbridge Of the committee said he
| favored the passage of the act and
| believed it to be good legislation The
| report of the committee was accepted
| and the bill rejected. The st. Johns
| Industrial school is a Catholic insti-
| tuition located in Deep River. re-
| formatory for boys. The act, II pass
| ed, would permit the commitment of
boys to the school by probate courts.
Recess Taken.
! The business of the house WAS clear
| ed again and matters from the SEN
| ate were awaited, and at $50 the house
| took recess for 20 minutes.
The Afternoon Session.
1t was o'clock when the house ses-
sion was resumed and the first bus
| mess was the report Of the conference
| committee on the act amending the
charter Of the Hartford Dispensary,
passed in the house and amended In
the senate. The house receded from
| the former action and the act was
passed as amended.
| tuberculosis Commission.
The act concerning the tuberculosis
1
| senate changing the makeup from
| three physicians as now constituted,
l to one physician, a business man and
a representative of labor. DR.. Girls
void opposed, stating that the present
commission was competent and the
business was being conducted salts
factorily. There was a representative
| of labor on the commission and he was
a disturber, and he said it was wrong
| to bring in such legislation OF I'M
portance at this time. Mr.. Nash OF
Redding said this amendment was bad
| and ought to be killed and would be
detrimental to the important work and
1egfslate out of Office gentlemen who
were expert in the treatment Of tuber-
culosis. Should this amendment pre-
vail it would be q gentlemanly act
for the present efficient commission
erS to resign. Mr.. Vail said the gov
| ernor in his message suggested that
no change be made in the commission.
| On motion of Mr.. Shaw the matter was
Indefinitely postponed. In the senate
the house insisted on the action and
! asked for a committee Of conference.
The house adhered to its action,
| thereby declining to grant a, commit
! tee Of conference thereby killing the
! bill
Deputy Health OFFICER.
| Through the action of a conference
committee, approved by senate and
house, the Babcock bill providing for
| a deputy health officer in Pawcatuck,
in the town of Stonington, was so
| optional with the county health off,
Ger. The word shall" was changed
to may"
Norwich Compressed Air.
| The senate rejected the favorable
report of the committee to amend the
charter Of the Norwich Compressed
| Air company. giving authority to gen.
crate and sell electricity. The house
| concurred in the senate action.
Easy CIerkshiP Coin.
| Edward S. Boyd, former represen-
| tative from Woodbury., and state SUI
pervisor Of school, with pay, receives
| $3.50 for services as clerk of the COM
| mittee on appropriations. In the pho
| tograph of the committee Mr. Boyd
public hearings.
Agricultural Extension.
The act favorable to agricultural ex-
| tension which carried with it an ap-
preparation of sic, 900, amended in the
senate and passed in the house, was
| accepted as amended.
The Billboard Act.
! The conference committee on the
| billboard act reported amendments
| which were adopted, which changes
| the tax to one cent square foot in
all cities and towns, but not to apply
for advertising for a period of less
than twenty days, or to municipal or
manufacturing industry advertising.
Mr.. Hall of Plainfield says that while
| the amendment does not kill the bill it
/ mangles it. as no charge would be
| made for circus advertising and the
! like, while industries would be required
| to settle. On motion of Mr.. Hyde, the
| bill was tabled The bill was subse-
gently taken from the table and pass
! ed.
The State Taxes.
Amendments were made to the act
concerning the state tax Of one and
one-half mills on the income Of towns,
\ that tended to make clearer the terms
| of the bill. Like amendments were
made in the inheritance and success
sion tax. There was an interesting
dialogue on the qestion between
Messrs. Isbell of Naugatuck and Shaw
| of Reddfng, but no one else seemed to
| be interested
Exemptions from Taxation.
The committee on finance reported
| favVrably an act exempting from tax
alton the property of the Young Mems
Christian association OF Glastonbury.
The Hartford Dispensary and the Will
liams Memorial Building association Of
Glastonbury were also included
Another Recess Taken.
Nothing doing; waiting for business
| from the senate. At 4.15 recess was
taken for fifteen minutes.