Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-08
Attawausan Trolley.

The committee on railroads gave a hearing Wednesday on an act to amend the charter of the Attawaugan Street Railway company. The amend ment would extend the time of com pletion and the extension of the line from Danielson to Williamsville. No State Grain Elevator. There will be no grain elevator
 erected at the state pier with money appropriated by the present legislature and therefore there is strong probabil- | ity that the May bill. which called for half a million for the purpose, will be formally withdrawn. It is said that since the meeting of the rivers, bridges and harbor commission in the governors office, Tuesday, the govern CT has decided against the proposition for the present, on account of the un- settled conditions. Therefore it would be useless to engineer the measure through both houses.s and then to butt up against the governors veto. The governor, and the other members of the commission are agreed that a grain future success of the state pier, and that the elevator will come. some time, but not just yet.
 Major Babeoek Excepted. Bourdon A. Babcosk, one of the rep resentatives from the town of Ston- ington, a resident of the village of Pawcatuck, which borders on. the state line, has served nineteen years in the Rhode Island National Guard, most of the time commissioned of 1cer and at the present time is a. ma jor in the Coast Artillery service. He also served with the Rhode Island troops in the Spanish American war; Mere was Ia resolution passed in the legislature. Tuesday, that provided for all members of the legislature, who are members of the state National Guard or Naval Militia. who are called to ser vice shall receive their full pay as leg islators as soon as called. If Major Babcock is called to arms, the call will be with his Rhode Island com nland. In such an event would the | major get his pay as legislator in ad- | vance?
 Boxing Bill Hearing.
 The boxing bill was given hearing before the judiciary committee We'd nesday afternoon. and Senator Kopple- | man urged favorable report there l on. He said the question to be settled was whether people of Connecticut could attend these athletic exhibitions without violating law. In some places in the state these exhibitions are per missiple, and are attended by police men toe prevent disorder, just as the police attend the governoFs inaugural ball for like purpose. He said the bill provides for a commission of three
 who should not receive over $1.OO0 a year each. and if that sum was not
 received from these exhibitions by the | state, the receipts would be divided
 | pro Tdla Ine SLaLe would De at no
 expense by reason of the commission.
 ] but would on the contrary derive a revenue. He declared that no effort
 had been made to work up sentiment
 for the bill throughout the state, but
 | that those back of the bill were will
 ing to let it stand on it's merits be-
 l fore the committee. the house and the
 senate.
 Henry c. Spooner opposed the bill.
 stating that it had been thoroughly | threshed out in previous legislatures,
 and ascertained to be a bad measure
 1t would clea- the way for prize fight
 ing and all its vicious effects.
 I New Militia Law.
 | All male citizens and all male resi-
 dents of this state, who have or shall have declared their intentions to be- | come citizens of the United States, be- | tween the ages of IS and 45 years. not exempted by law. shall be subject
 to military duty and designated as the state militia This is the introduc- tia law, which is supposed to conform | to federal regulations, and which was | given public hearing in the hall of the house late Wednesday afternoon by l the committee on military affairs. The bill is drawn in conformity to the na- tiona1 defense act, and therefore makes the state military conform to federal regulations.
 The national law requires that the several units must have a minimum strength and must gradually reach the maximumSA These changes must be made or fhe state must maintain the
 guard wholly and if we are to have
 a reserve force it must be up to the
 governmental standard