New Britain herald., 1915-04-23

Tor $5,ooo 70 allow Of the purchase of some forest land by the park com mission.
 Favorate Senate Bills.
 Among favorable reports on sen- ate bills were the following: Re- pealing the act of 1913 providing for reimbursement in part for tuition of pupils from Westville attending high school; to permit pensioning of mem mers of the Bridgeport police depart ment; amending the militia law to pre- vide for fines and imprisonment for absence from duty of members of the national guard, and authorizing the governor to organize a special force of 800 enlisted men for coast protec- tion. and designating the officers in the militia and their duties; concern ing the Connecticut reformatory so that any one effecting the escape of any prisoner, shall be imprisoned hNe years, and any prisoner attempting to escape shall be imprisoned ten years; amending the law concerning the recording and ndeXing of tax warrant notices, providing the town clerk shall record and index the same as a part of the land records of such town.
 An unfavorable report was made on a bill to amend the act under which women may vote on the school ques- tion bv allowing them to vote on the license question.
 Favorable House Bills.
 Among favorable reports on house bills were these: Amending the fire escape law so as to require better
 %@ E,@ escape; amending the Bridgeport charter to permit establishment of a municipal ice plant; permitting boards of education, school teachers and school committees to appoint paid secretary; authorizing justices of the peace to issue warrants for gam bling and lottery implements.
 In the senate it was voted that all matters on the table at adjournment next Tuesday will be placed upon the calendar for action on Wednesday, Senator Isbell stating that it was the intention to rush business by dispos- ing of number of matters which lad been forgotten. The committee on claims reported a bill to reimburse the Bridgeport Trade association $5.- GOO for machinery and fixtures in fit
  State Trade school in that city.
 Eberle's Claim Approved.
 The claim of Frederick G. Ebe1le of $975 for establishing his title as judge of the police court of Hartford was also approved by the committee.
 From the calendar were adopted these measures: Permitting the Joseph Lawrence hospital in New London to issue diplomas to nurses permitting the Westville school district to connect it's sewers with those of New Haven; changing the name of the town of Chatam to East Hampton; revising the trunk line highway system; reim- bursing w., H. Lyons of Thomaston, and Thomas O'Brien of Torrington $500 each for injuries received while on a state highway.
 Other Claims Adopted.
 In the house with only slight op- position the claims of 2. R. Robbins of Norwich, for $1,1S0, w. P. Kelly of Nillingly for $730 and J. H. Noun tain, of MiddIetown for $500 as com pensation for serving as building committee for the Connecticut Colony for Epiliptics was adopted after de-
 
 proved by the last assembly, and finally vetoed by Governor Baldwin and the veto was sustained. In the course of debate today it was stated that the building committee was ap- pointed by the general assembly and 1t was claimed that the members were justly entitled to the amounts men, toned. References were made to the veto by Governor Baldwin, but the op- position to the claims was not large. The house adopted resolutions ap- pointing Edward M. Lockwood and George H. Vosburgh judges at Nor walk, and William J. Larkin, Jr., judge at Waterbury, the last men, toned resolution going immediately to the senate, as a commission in that i court expires next week.
 Adopted in Concurrence. Among bills adopted In concurrence were those allowing the Southern New England Telephone company to in- crease it's capital stock from $10,00o,-