Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-16
LEGISLATURES SHORT
 SESSION THIS YEAR
Will Beat Record if it Adiourns Sine
 Die Thursday.

The session of 1917 will be rernem- bered in the legislative history of the state for the record which it made Tn in lawmaking and in the journs sine die Thursday, as it is like ly to do, it will be of shorter duration by one day than the next shortest ses- sion in thirty years, or since biennial session began, not including the dead lock session which by reason of the fact that it did not enact laws is not included in the sessions where definite legislative work was done. The sss- sion of 1915, which adjourned May Is, was the next shortest and the session of 1887, the first held after the adop- tion of the amendment to the con stitution providing for biennial session, was the third shortest.
 The record for longevity was made at the session of 1911, when the legis- lators sweltered through the hot sum mer months and continued to the dis may of the farmers through harvest time and until it was about time to think of new cider. It was on Septem- ber 25 that the legislators of 1911 brought their legislative labors to close.
 Senator Hinokley of the "shoestring" district in New London county, has
 dubbed the legislature of 1917 as the twenty million dollar session. One of the difficulties which the committee on appropriations had to contend with
 was caused by the demand for increase
 in salaries. Senator Boyd, chairman
 of the committee, said the other day
 that the request, if granted, would
 have called for a total increase of
 $160, 600, and that the increase allow =
 ed amounted to about $40, 900. One of
 the bills which the committee turned
 down was that to increase the salar-
 ies of the judges of the supreme and
 superior courts.
 Definite action was taken to estab-
 fish reformatory for women on a
 farm of several hundred acres. The
 bill, formidable in bulk and wide in scope, which was the product or the
 legislative wisdom of Fairfield county guided by John T. King and which was known as the omnibus bill'' was re- ferred to a committee on general wei fare
 Taylor's souvenir bill which calls for an appropriation of s4.000 pass both houses, but it is a question. if il has had such fattering reception ir the executive chg mber. There is 3 rumor that it may be vetoed. An important bill from the commit tee on finance. and which is now law was that which exempted the bonds issued by the municipalities of the state from taxation. The bonds are on the same level as state bonds. The effect of the passage of this act vii ] be shown in tae important place which i the bonds Of Connecticut municipali- l ties will in the future occupy in the
 
 . The representa- tiVeS took action or ] ths. constitutional amendments ralat- 1 .ne to woman suffrage and prohibition , a:!d continued the existence of the amendments to the next session ] There # another constitutions iamendment before the general assem i by which has for it's purpose the i'm. i position of an obligation on the leg islature to make provision for the pay l ing of bonds on their maturity. Thi! amendment came up in the senate a ; the closing hours Friday and was 1 ferred to the joint standing commit tee on constitutional amendments. It il | a legacy from the session of 1915 anC ] aye anG nay vote on whether CT n3 the question should be submitted t' 1 the people.
 The license bill for the closing O saloons. which is considered a wa
 measure, will perhaps be the most i'm
 portant matter before the two house on Thursday.
 One of the most important labo 1 for consideration in the senate Thurs i day. It refers to intimidating ant boycotting. It was on the desk of tn clerk on Friday, but was not reached
 when the senate adjourned at 6 O clock in the evening. The senate vii also have before it on Thursday tn constitutional amendment relating t state bonds and the license bill whicl | will come to it from the house. l A number of matters from the sen
 ate will be before the house on dis agreeing action. Among these meas ures are the bill to pay Major Dd l ward T. Lyons $1,000 to indemnif, 1 him for his expense in defending hi right to the county commissionerhiI the senate having rejected it notwith standing the favorable action of tn l house: the resolutions for payment fo special services to legislative employe
 which the senate has rejected: bil providing for extra compensation t 1 the revisers of the statutes, and tn bill concerning the sale of disease meat. It is believed that these mat | ters may take up consideration tim
 and that the exercises of final ad 1 journment may not be reached befor l late in the afternoon.
 1 The first enactment of the genera assembly of 1917 was 8 law providin | for the mileage of members in accord ance with the provisions of the amend ment to the state convention adopte
 last year. The state now pays tn mileage.