New Britain herald., 1917-03-08
PRESIDENT DELIBERATELY
 HID TRUTH, SAYS SHERMAl
ASSEMBLY MAY USE STATES
 RESOURCES IN CASE OF WAR

Leg1Sl6IuTe fdSSeS Frep6ES0.
 ness Bill As Aid to Federal
 Government if Hostilities
 Are Declared.
 Hartford. March S.-Acting upon the request of the governor. the gen- eral assembly today, without debate. adopted a bill under which, in event of war, the legislature win be author ixed to use the states resources in men, materials and other instrumen- talities for home defense or to aid the federal government. The govern or is also given power to draw his order upon the comptroller for such fun2s as may be needed to carry out the purpose of the act.
 Governor Holcomb sent to the sem ate . communication as follows:
 ITO tho honorable general assem- bly:
 T am pleased to state that the census of resources In men and ma t1fial of< the state of Connecticut. which your honorable body author ised to be taken, is nearly completed. I am satisfied that you did not over estimate thelvalue to the state of such Ea census, that information thereby furnished will be highly useful to the etate in many wayy and will be espe- pecially valuable in org4nixing the re- sources of the state In responding to whatever call the presideht may make upon this state under conditions which the existing international conn plications may develop.
 The implied powers of the gov- ernment to respond to any such call are necessarily wide, but 1t seems to me to be very desirable that, in ex- ecuting such duties as may be created, the governor should be supported by decision of the general assembly such as is expressed In the accom- panying bill for public act and I, thersfore. respectfully request the | paAsA4s of such m act.
 aIAIiscus II. IIofci,ioMB. < ss 9lts Govsrnor.
 Under suspension of the rules Sem ator Klett offered the following reso- lution which was passed and sent to the house:
 ''section. That the governor is hereby directed to render to the roy. ernment of the United States in fi1e present crisis any assistance s within the power of the state and he is hereby authorized either to that end or for the purpose of pfoviding for fN t<. sSa~ ploy any or all resources within the state, whether in men. properties or instrumentalities and to exercise any or all powers convenient Or necessary in his judgment. ..S x ,s
 Section 2-It shall be the duty Of every public official in the state to furnish to the government whatever information or assistance he may re- quire for the execution of this act.
 Section 4-This act shall take ef- feet upon its passage.'
 It went to the house which took concurrent action after the gover- nor's message had been read. The resolution then went to the engross- ing clerk.
 Wilson Endorsement Held Up.
 A resolution to place the general assembly on record as approving of the course of President Wilson in the present international crisis, and also calling for protection of American citizens. was the. subject of . very lively debate just as the senate was on the point of adjournment today. The resolution went to the committee on federal relations. The dispute was over the parliamentary situation and not over the wording of the resolu- tion which Senator Hemenway, demo- crat, offered.
 Senator Quigg was in the chair. The resolution also pledged the loyal support of the legislature in whatever course the president might take. MT. Hemenway wanted the resolution adopted. saying the governor had seen 1t and had offered no objection to its wording.
 Senator Illett moved that the reso- lution 20 to the committee. Mr. Hemenway urged for immediate paasage. The vote was for reference. the democrats standing by the-senator from the, second district, who at once moved to reconsider this action. senator Quigg slipped out of the chair and Lieutenant Governor Will son took his place.
 Clerk Buckley O04An 70 reao some thing and Senator O'Snllivan jumped up and declared that he had come to l the conclusion that 1t was time the senate was run by its own members and not by the clerk. He said that action had been arbitrary -and great discourtesy had been shown Senator Hemenway. T heartily disapprove of the action of the clerk.'' he added. !
 Senator Klett pointed out that Sena- tor Hemenway was not in order as he had not been in the vote to refer. The reply was that the senator was 1ndulging In unfair ways to block !