Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-29
IN THE SENATE.
Judiciary Committees Report Provides
 for Sunday Amusements.

Hartford, April 2s.-The majority of the committee on Judiciary reported 8 bill regulating the observance of Sum day. It permits secular labor required by necessity or mercy, and prohibits ball playing and theatrical entertain ments for which an admission fee is charged.
 Section 2 says "tfe provisions of section shall not be construed to prohibit any amateur games, picture exhibition, concert, or other amateur recreation on Sunday, provided such game, picture exhibition, concert or recreation does not disturb public worship or the public peace, and pro- vided no fee for attendance is charged or received directly or indirectly" Sections 1, 2 and of chapter 119 of the public acts of 1913 are repealed.
 A minority of the committee, con- sisting of Representatives King of Stratford and Sherwood, made a re- port against the passage of the bill.
 Tabled for calendar.
 The Gypsy Moth.
 The committee on appropriations re- ported favorable on @ bill for the sup pression of the gypsy and browntail moths, and limiting the amount which the state may spend for the suppress sion $750 and the same amount by the municipality which takes action in the matter. Calendar. .-,
 Warehouse Receipts.
 The committee on judiciary reported favorably on bill concerning ware house receipts. It provides fine of not more than $1,000. or Imprisonment for. not more than three years, or both, for issuing graudulent receipts. Cal endar. -
 State Board ef Finance.
 The committee on appropriations re- ported faVorably on the bill for the creation of a state board of finance. It empowers the governor to appoint three electors who shall hold office one for one year, one for three years and one for five years, who with the treasurer, the comptroller and tax commissioner, ex-off1cio, shall consti- ute a state board of finance. After the first Monday of. January, 1917, and biennially thereafter the governor shall appoint a member for six years. Cal endar.
 General Appropriation Bill. The general appropriation bill was taken up and explained by Senator Magee, but when questions were asked as to specific items the bill was tabled the. senators evidently preferring to
 discuss it later, as the excise measure was the pressing one. The bill prohib- iting baseball and football pools was adopted in concurrence. Continuance of Trade Schools. Senator Futile had the bill provid- l ing for trade and vocational schools l made the order of the day for Tuesday first offering an amendment to assure continuance of the trade schools al Bridgeport and Putnam. The bill con- corning the laying of state and county taxes was amended to read as follows: 'The sum of the assessment list o1 l the town, the amount added by the Fp-ranA Inv The hnapa r,F tion, if any there be, and the amount of the value of the shares of nationa.
 banks, investment, trust and insurance companies sent to the town clerk as
 aforesaid. shall be the grand list ol such town upon which state and coun-
 ty taxes shalt be laid.'' This bill was adopted, as was the one l providing 8. basis upon which state ! and county taxes shall be laid on tht average of valuation for the preceding three years.
 l Other Bills Passed.
 l The senate continued to sit unti 5.30. Other bills passed were these il
 addition to a, number of claims: Au. thorizing the state to purchase thu Bridgeport trade school property; il
 town clerks offices must be recorded | and indexed; appointing William ) Larkin, Jr., judge at Waterbury. il
 concurrence. A number of uaino
 measures were also adopted.
 The order of the day tomorrow wil
 be the general taxation bill. Senate Cheney has filed an amendment t, strike our of the bill reference to in surence companies and sections IT an, IS, relating to miscellaneous corpora tions. The action of ythe assembly il | voting for Monday sessions has raise
 the question whether sessions on tha day of the week have ever been held Man& ShouRht that none! had been.