Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-05-21
LEGISLATIVE Mill
GRIMDS RAPIDLY
l.iost Measures in House Now
Disposed OF
DIVORCE LAWS AMENDED
Senate cons8rs WIN H58se Making
insanity . Reason for Legal d.
Yorce-Hs1se Vstes TO lease
Oyster Beds 70 individuals.

5Seaeiai Hartford Core spondeneel
Hartford legislative business has
moved speedily and Tie house disp2a-
- Of practically everything if had
hard Every Indication is THAT adj
3auramenf sine die win be brought
about without the hurlg-buriy which
haas characterized many previous SEES
sons % the closing hours Probably
every measure viii be disposed Of
Two years ago more than 300 bills
were left over.
The senate agreed with the house
Ia adopting the bin under which di-
vorces may be granted BY the courts
in which ineurabie insanity is set up
as a ground AS the bill IS understood
10 meet with the governors approval
It is expected 70 become law Sena=
tor Bree opposed the bill stating that
il has been the principle OF the state
10 grant divorce because Of some fault
in the person against whom the di
vorce is sought. and now the PROPOSE
ton 10 grant divorce because OF per
sons misfortune Senators Klett
Barnes and Isbell were for the bill
because it would place the granting
Of such divorces in the courts and
dispose OF the tendency 70 bring in
auenee upon the legislature. sena-
tors Mollov and Purcell opposed the
bill because they believed there are
now too many causes for divorce per
Missile Senator Bree feared the
bill would place Connecticut in the
same position as Reno.
Both branches passed the appropria.
ton Of 81 600 for a new field battery
at Stamford the federal government
10 furnish all the equipment and the
state the quarters. amending the Nor.
witch charter concerning the water
commissioners; allowing insurance
companies to issue workmen's com.
pensation insurance and employers to
use the same to cover their plant;
81 900 to preserve records Of Revolu
tionary soldiers; and several other
matters.
The house adopted the bill to pur-
chase the Lakeville school and to ap-
propriate 5000 600 for transfer Of the
school to Mansfield; allowing Torring
ing sss 500 for use OF the board OF
finance for extra clerical force in the
tax commissioners Office and other
accounts amending the Waterbury
charter TO allow it TO make a special
fund for schools aud school sites. and
a bill concerning appointment Of shell.
fish police this being changed so that
the commission VIII make the appoint.
mants instead ~ the governor.
46a hill fer S. 40 far boat e.
The she'll fish commission for use OF
shau fah grounds was adopted
The claim of Edward r LYON for
reimbursement for expense incurred
In proving title to Office and county
commissioner falls between the
branches as the conference committee
could not agree. the senate having re
iactad the claim.
The bin unfavorahly reported hv
a majority OF the committee provid-
ing that grants of oyster clam or
mussel grounds made hy the state or
! town. remaining in the possession Of
an owner for five years should be
validated, was rejected, and the min
/
affects no suit now pending in the
courts and passed
The shell fish grounds bill which
| provided that certain natural growth
grounds may he leased by the state
| TO individuals was also passed.
The house sent up TO the senate
| whatever bills needed concurrent ae-
| ton, and upon receipt of matters from
| the senate acted upon those which
were ready for action under suspen,
sion of the rules.
There was some friction In the
house and a lively debate in an at
| tempt 20 get back the resolution pro
posing an amendment 10 the eonstitu-
| ton to prohibit the sale and making
Of intoxicating liquors, but Sneaker
Healy's position against recall was al.
most unanimously upheld
The bill 10 regulate the so-ealled
"jitney bus traffic now in the senate.
| has had four amendments offered to
| il and when it reaches the house
many others are promised which is
| likely 10 make IL the football Of the
| closing session Some Of the house
| humorists have announced that they
were waiting for this bill
Gov. Holeomh named the commits
sion 10 revise the statutes. and specu-
iation was active as 10 the cierkship,
the prediction being that would so to
| William NJ Malthy, the executive
Maltby. the executive secretary.