New Britain herald., 1916-05-10

some time ago and a contract for 125 of which for the army has been exc cuted
 The Lewis gun is made by the Saw ago Arms Company of Connecticut, which has the sole rights to this weapon in this country. That con- cern is making a number of the Lewis guns for the Canadian government and many more of them are being manufactured at Birmingham Eng land, for the armies of the entente al- lies. The Colts Patent Firearms Company of Hartford, Conn.,, has the sole rights to the Vickers machine gun in this country and it is ynak- ing them for the allies.
 President Wilson today sent to the senate the nomination of Clarence ". Reid to be postmaster at Central Vil- lage, Conn.
 The post office department an- nounces that Station No. 31 of the Bridgeport post office will be eStab- lished June 1 at 1192 East Main street.
 Senator George P. Mclean of Connecticut has returned to Washing ton from Connecticut, where he has been fishing, it is stated. No, not fish ing for votes. It is said there is no announcement yet as to his candi- dacy for reelection, but his friends predict that he will have no opposl- tion not even from former Senator Morgan G Bulkeley.
 Senator Shoots amendment to the Bankhead good roads bill, which amendment provides that the govern ment shall loan it's credit to the states so that they can obtain funds at a low rate of interest for use in load building, would distribute the 100000 total which the Shoot plan contemplated so that Connecti- cut would be entitled to issue bonds for $4,350,000 and to receive that amount from the federal government for road building purposes, which would have to be repaid.
 Representative Hill says that the Philippine government bill, in the form in which it passed the house of representatives, gives the FIllpinos every right and privilege that Canada now enjoys. He considers that liberal enough without pronlis- ing them complete independence within a few years
 MT. Hill appears to favor the rural credits bill that is pending be- fore the house. He doubts the wis dom of bringing 1t forward at this time and thinks that 1t may fail in some respects as for instance in the regulation of interest, for he says that a minimum limit for interest rates can not be fixed by legislation, but is dependent upon the law of supply and demand. Savings banks in the large cities do not care to lend much on real estate. he says, they preferring stocks and bonds, but in the country districts he says that is not the situation. In a few remarks in the house MT. Hill commented upon some phases of the rural credits bill and spoke in behalf of the bill he recently introduced authorizing na- tional banks to invest the deposits in their savings bank departments. MT. Hill said:
 MT. Speaker, I do not know whether I favor this bill or not. During the past two years, while l was not with you, at the request of the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Eagle), I read every word Of the tes- timony taken by the joint committee with reference to this matter care fully. I have not had time-I see it was reported on May 3-to review and study this bill. I had formed a clear and distinct impression as to the testimony in fifteen hundred or more pages, which I carefully read and studied during my vacation, and