Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-09


 the act concerning sessions of regss- trars to correct and revise liSts or voters. MT. Peasley moved for sue- pension of the rules. Speaker Healey
 ant ruiss and Gua s Sr snout te s Ssrs was observance of rules. 6ttll in this oase he would not be fussy and ullow the motion with unanimous consent. appointed as the committee on the part of the house Messrs. Peasey and The PsrsonaI Tax. The house concurred with the sen ate in the rejection Of the bia to re- peal the collection of personal tax. Change of Reference.
 At request of excise commiutee the Dill relating to the admission of elec- tors was referred to the committee of the Judiciary.
 Recalled from Clerk. Resolution prevailed to recall from the expressing clerk the bill concern ing the improvement of highways in the town of Washington. Messrs. Waitt and DeWolf were appointed the committee on the part of the house. Winfield Scott Rogers.
 The jester Of the session Of 1915. Winfield Scott Rogers, of Bantam, visited the house Thursday. He had hardly entered the hall when he was
 
 vited to a seat on the speakers ros- trum.
 School Committeeman.
 This act was taken from the calen- dar and passed providing that any town, at town meeting duly warned and held for that purpose, may de- termine whether it's town school com mittee shall consist of three, six, nine or twelve members, and at each town or twelve members. and at each town n cHo 1na elected one third of the members Of said committee. Acts inconsistent were repealed.
 Knights of Columbus.
 Amendment was made to the act in cooperating the Knights of Columbus in regard to -beneficiaries as follows, after explanation by MT. Fenton:
 Of rendering pecuniary aid to it's members and beneffciaries of members, which aid shall be exempt from at tachment and, execution while in pos session or control of such corporation, members or benefciaries, which bene- ficiaries shall be. Wife. of the mem Der, father-in-law, mother in law, daughter-in law, son. in Jaw. step father, step-mother, step-children. children by legal adoption, or to a person or persons dependent upon the, member. provided, if after the issu- ance of the original certificate the member shall become dependent upon an incorporated charita ble institution he shall have the privilege with the consent of the society. of making such Institution his Beneficiary. Within the above restrictions each member snail have the right to designate his beneficiary and to- have the same changed in accordance with the laws, rules or regulations of the society; and no beneficiary shaE have or ob-s tain any vested interest in said ben eft until the same has become due and payable upon the death cf said mem %11 laws. limit the scope of beneffcia ries within the above classes"
 The Deficiency Bill.
 The act concerning appropriations for deficiencies for the two years end ing Sept. 30, 1917, was taken from the calendar. and amendments made by MT. Eaton of Orange. As. amended the total amount is increased from s6S4 ,002.S6 to s6s0.502.36 MT. Eaton. as house chairman of the committee. explained the deficiencies at length and endeavored to show that these sdeficien. cies could not be avoided if the courts the state institutions and the military service were to continue, as there al- ways has been and always will be un- Iorseen expenses in the course of every two years.
 MT. Rogers of Manchester criticized cne system Of expenditures and said ne had examined the printing depart | ment. He said that the greater part
 
 and heads of departments seem to vie With each other in making their re- ports voluminous and expensive He said the work ought to be done by competitive bids and cited a case of | $25. 900 expenditure for printing and 1 without a bid. The state could save | a lot of money by getting the bids. | The state paid $12.000 for stationery | and without a bid, and is based on excellent authority. Commissioner have the work done as well as could l be, but without competition. Are there any items relating to printing in the deficiency bill? asked | the speaker. MT, Rogers eaid he believed he was speaking germane to the question. and Tor the general enlightenment of the ieE1sfators, but he stood ready to show the state how to save money in many departments. He did not object to the dehciency bill. as that Of course must be paid. MT. Eaton was glad to learn that the man had been discovered who could prevent deffcienctes, in MT. Roe- CTS. MT. Eaton would be glad to have MT. Rogers a committeeman on the board of Investigation.
 MT. Rogers replied tfaatAif he ,vas