Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-08
ELEVATORFO NEW LONDON
Governor Has Decided Against Appropriation of $500OO0 for That Pmpose-The Greater Part of the Session of the House Was Devoted to the Appointment of Minor Judgeships- Important Committee Hearings Today- Judiciary Committee Reported Universally Bill to Investigate Acts of J. Howard Hale.

reputation can be injured by the cracker barrel gossip that was the basis for the resolution for investiga- ton. It is no credit to have the cour- age, that kind of courage. where a man who introduces that kind of a resolution. and is not man enough, who is proven to be wrong to stand up and say so. The resolution was re- tee accepted.
 Judge at Rockville.
 Resolutions passsd in appointing John E. Fiske judge and John E. Fa- hey deputy judge of town court of
 The KiIIinsIy Court.
 The judiciary committee made fa- vorable report on the act to establish the town court of Killingly.
 The Groten Judgeships.
 The rules were suspended and Fred erick P. Latimer was elected judge and A. F. Hewitt deputy judge of the town court of Groton.
 Prince Wins in Contest.
 Under suspension of rules. on fa- vorable report of the Judiciary com mittee, s. Victor Prince was elected court of New London, for two years from June 1, 1917.
 Many Other Minor Judges
 Judges and deputy judges were ap- pointed under suspension of the rules. from various other towns in the state.
 Pawcatuck Fire District.
 The committee of the Judiciary re- ported favorab1y on the act that would empower the fire district to appropri- ate for sidewalks. The committee al- so reported favorably on the bill which would authorize the American Foreign Missionary society to sell real estate, which specially provides for the Meech property in Norwich.
 Pension Teachers Bill. By vote. the use of the hall of the house was granted the committee on education, for a public hearing on the teachers pension bill. on the after noon of Wednesday. February 20.
 Thanks to Y. M. C. A.
 A resolution offered by Mir. wilcoz A. of Hartford for courtesies extend ed, was passed in the house.
 Superior Court Judges. The Judiciary committee made fa- vorable reports on the connunications S. Case, Lucien F. Burpee, William s. Case, Edmund B. Gager, John P Kellogg. Gardner Greene and Donald Close shad Season.
 The hall of the house was voted tc the use of the committee on fish and game for public hearing on the closs season for shad, on the afternoon o1 February 27.
 Fairfield County Boundary. That joke bill which would include PCanaan and Windsor Locks within the limits of the Fairfield county, the homes of Colonel Bob" Eaton an6 Speaker Healey. which was referred tc the committee on forfeited rfghtss came from the senate referred to the committee on forfeited rights. The house voted to adhere.
 The house adjourned to Thursday morning at 11.30.
 Summer Hotel License.
 An act of more than ordinary inter est which was given public hearing by the judiciary committee was that en- titled, An Act Concerning Snmme, Hotels. It is one of the measures in- troduced by the legislative committed representing the temperance and pro- hibition interests of the state. If this act should become law it would abol- ish the present law that permits sum- mer hotels to have liquor license in no-license towns, and would effect such hotels as The Griswold, at East- ern Point. in the no-license town o1 Groton.