Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
BUSY DAY IN THE LEGISLATURE
Lengthy Debates in House May Prevent Adjournment This Week-Senate Discussed State Budget-No Liquor Lii censes Clubs That Have Not Occupied the Premises for Three Years Before Making Application.

were ordered printed in the journal. The building bill provides a penalty of s 900 on committee on buildings who exceeded the appropriation.
 State Board of Education. Resolutions were passed appointing Schuyler Merritt, Charles F. Smith and Walter D. Hood members of the state board of education.
 Department of Health. On motion of MT. Higgins of Gov entry. who offered amendment. the act creating a department of health was retained on the calendar, and amend ment ordered printed in the journal. NorwaI< Shore Park.
 An act concerning the establishment of park in the city of 11orwalk, along a mile of shore front, created consid- erabIe discussion It was passed.
 Congratulation to Russia. Resolution extending congratulations to Russia, recently passed in the house, were at the time ordered teie- graphed to the duraa- As this address was net consi dered adequate, resoiu- tion came from the secretary of state asking that authority be given to send the resolutions to Michael V. Rodzian- ko president of the duma. It was voted to refer the resolution to the committee or appropriations Nhis was the first business transacted at the afternoon session.
 Damages to highways.
 The unfavorahie report of the com mittee on claims of the claims of the town of Westport for damage to the highway, caused by a detour during the construction of a state highway, was taken from the calendar and ex- plained by AIr Clark of Woodbridge.
 Motion to divide the question pre- vailed by a vote of S1 to 63.
 Later Mr. Clark moved that the bill be rejected and the motion prevailed.
 Knights of Columbus.
 By unanimous consent. MT. Peasley was permitted to introduce change in the b.i passed earlier in the ses- sion Under suspension Of the rules, and afters Mir. Geary of Waterford ex- piatned that in the beneficiary charter of the Knights Of Columbus. the words blood relations" were omitted. and were inserted in the bill now be- fore the house. On his motion the report cf -l1e committee w2s accepted and the amended bill passed.
 Fair Pren7iu ms.
 An act was taken from the calendar which provides that the ccmptro Ter treasurer, annually, for amounts not exceeding in each year the sum Of S2.o00. in favor of the treasurer of the Connecticut State Agricultural So- ciety. upon the p-esent4 tion Of vouch- CTS sworn to by the president and the treasurer of said Society. that such sums arc needed for the payment of premiums awarded by said society fer exhibits of products of the soil and of domestic science. other than those of the Eeadle, to exhititcrs under IS years of age.
 MT. Meyers of East Windsor said there were twenty-eioht assoc ations m the state. and of these all pad cut for premiums more than received by the state. except the Berlin fair or tho Connecticut Agricultural society, that has received more than all the other associations of the state. ard now wa a sppHcial sum of s2.5oo.. in ed- dit4on to S4.009 regular. Berlin calls the fais there q state fair. but he doubted the authority. The Barlinites wanted tho state u erect q bu 'ldin" on the association grounds, but fell down On that proposition.
 Mir. Hazen. Of Haddam. said in these times too much could not be done to encourage agriculture and the whole state realized that fact. ard he fa- vored the passa ~e of the bill.
 MT. Eaton of North IIovsn said the appropriation turned down fhe re- quest for the erection of a building but the committee did favor this ap- prcpriati0n for the extension of agri- cultural needs.
 MT. -'verill of Washington said the policy oF the state was to encourage a%rIcuItGre. and the state made lih- eTa1 approximation to fairs in further ance of that end. He did not favor the Dill i'll the present form. He fla Nored the sum appropriated but be- ieVed 1t ought 60 be more equally di- Vlded among all the fairs, that do rot pay a dividend tn the engagement He said there would ba better results on thatS plan. MT. Ave-in moved the m easure be tabled, to permit Of amend ment. The motion 10 table prevailed by a vote of S4 to 46.