Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27

annual pay of s4.0oo; assistant ad- jutant general and the assistant quartermaster general. each $2.500; the surgeon general $500. the chief clerk of the quartermaster generals office. s2.000. The adjutant general may em- ploy such additional clerks and other assistants as may be necessary to con- duct the business of his department. and such persons as may be necessary in the quartermaster's bureau, at an expense not exceeding the amount ap- propriated for such purposes. s4.. MT. Eaton explained the bill from the appropriations committees stand point. and called upon MT. Rudd, of Saulsbury,. chairman of the military committee to explain the bill. He said no changes had beeu made in the sal ary since 1909. although the work of the administration has trebled, es- peciaIly since the adoption of the Dick bill. The bill provides for a gener- al increase of $2.00O and he said that sum was not as much as 1t should be.
 Mir. Brown. of Milford, spoke in op- position to the increase. and said he knew nothing of the officers OF their duties, but he believed at this critical for the sake of patriotism. and not for money.
 MT. Taylor, of Danbury, favored the bill, and urged support of the two important committees.
 Mir. Rogers, of Manchester, asked for an explanation from the finance com mfttee.
 Mir. Eaton said 1t was evident that the discussion and action In regard to the increase in pay of the executive secretary and the chief secretary 10 the governor. but. he said, these fn- creases were of an entirely different nature. and was not inconsistent even in comparison with what was done at Wednesdays session.
 Mir. Rudd stated that the salary of a briEadier general in the army is S6.- 900 a year and tn eadjutant general does six times as much work.
 Mir. Fenton, of WfiIimantic, favored the bill, and declared the state ought to go farther and do something for the enlisted men now on duty from the state in the federal service and fin federal pay: He hoped the state would provide a fund to give these boys little more pay, just a little pin money. He sad the Connecticut National Guard was one of the very best and deserved recognition.
 The bill was passed.
 At 1.30 recess was taken until 2.30.
 White Pine Blister.
 An act carrying with 1t an apropri- alton of s7,5oo was passed at the the white pine blister. It provides that the director of the Connecticut agricultural experiment station at New Haven shall have authority to disease known as white pine blister rust or currant rust. Said director may appoint a member or members of the experiment station staff to ad- minister such work under his direc- ton, and may employ other assistance when necessary.
 Section ?. All white pine, entrants or gooseberries infected with said rust may be uprooted and destroyed forth with. Said director may designate dis tricts within which currant or goose berry bushes growing wild, abandoned or escaped from cultivation may be uprooted and destroyed, under his direction, and in the performance of his duties he or any person authorized by him may at any time enter any public or private grounds. and any person wilfully hindering the perform mace of such duty shall be fined not less nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.