Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-13
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Especial to The Bul1etin.)
 Hartford. March 12.-When Speaker Healy called the house to order Friday a secret count showed there was not a quorum present. and the usual roll call of Friday Was deferred until the messengers counted quorum and af- ter considerable business had been transacted. Just 146 responded to the roll call, or r above a quorum. Thlr- teen of the 30 members of New London county were present and the same number were present from Windham county out of a membership of 24. Seated near the speaker during the session were Senator Sumner Mowry of Wakefield and Representative Hen " R. Davis of Woonsocket, members of the Rhole Island general assembly, and Col. Henry R. Cutler of Provi- dence.
 Matters of Finance.
 The committee on finance made un- favorable reports in these measures and the reports were accepted and bills rejected: Exemption of municipal bonds from taxation, which would be q substantial loss to the state revenue; exemption of property of soldiers and sailors from taxation, as present exT emptions are considered ample; con- cerning taxes of mutual life insurance companies, which was to be for the benefit of foreign companies and detrl- mental to home companies; the ac- counting of collection of taxes, with special reference to the town of West Hartford, as similar bill is with judi ciary committee; the publication of as- sessed valuation by towns, considered a useless expense. The committee re- ported favorably the bills for the tax ation of woodlands and authorizing Rocky Hill to issue bonds. Another bill reported unfavorably was to sub stitute personal bonds for bonds of surety companies of town officials.
 Judiciary Committee.
 These favorable reports were made by the committee on judiciary and ta- bled for calendar and printing: Act amending chapter 175 of the public acts: concerning justice courts; civil actions opening judgments in default; reward for information against poultry thieves; assessment and collection of personal tax; undue preference by common carriers; sale of certain busi- ness and assignment of insurance thereon. Calendar.
 Labor Legislation.
 The committee on labor made un- favorable reports on these matters and the reports were accepted and bills rejected: Hours of labor of employees in state institutions, which called for 26 days a year with pay; vacation for employees in state institutions, with special reference to outside employees,
 
 granted vacation of two weeks each year. Rejected.
 Fire Prevention. Day,
 The committee on education report ed favorably on the bill authorizing the governor to name Fire Prevention day; payment of public money for evening schools. Calendar.
 Calendar Matters.
 These matters were taken from the calendar and passed: Act creating a board of finance and increasing the power of the board of selectmen of the town of East Haven; amending char ter of Meriden Permanent Building and Loan association; amending charter of city of Meriden, three acts; incorporat- ing the Thompson Hill Water com pany; authorizing the town of West Hartford to construct sewers; amend ing charter of New Milford Water company; amending act concerning the accounting of collection of taxes, to not apply to the towns of Manches- ter, Clinton or West Hartford.
 Non- Support Bonds.
 There was passed from the calendar an act which provides that any person who is arrested for non-support and who gives bail bond for appearance for trial and who shall forfeit such bond that such bond shall be paid to the treasurer of the city, town or borough where the case was to be tried, and to be paid to the wife or children, or both. in such weekly instalIments as the court may determine.
 Reformatory Commitment.
 The act concerning the Connecticut reformatory was amended by house action so that all courts having juris- diction to impose jail sentence may commit offenders to the state reform atory, between the ages of Is and 25,