Republican farmer., 1919-02-07
SOvietS Ready TOCOnferW
 Allied Powers
TO INVESTIGATE
 STREET RAILWAYS
Legislature Asked to Create Commission For This
 Purpose.

Hartford. Feb. 6-The legislative committee on railroads today sent to the Senate bill creating commits sion to inquire into the condition of trolley companies in Connecticut, as suggested by Governor Holcomb in his inaugural message. The bill pro- vides that the commission shall con- sist of three senators, four representa- tives and five citizens to be named by the governor. This will be known as the street railway investigation commission and shall serve without compensation but with assistance to be given compensation up to $1,0O0. The commission shall sit in the capi- tol and have power to call witnesses and books and shall make a report not later than April 1 with recom- mendations for legislation.
 The finance committee favora bly reported in the Senate the bill to transfer six million dollars from the civil list funds to the sinking fund created by the general statutes, treas urer buy and cancel state bonds or invest in bonds of the United States or in various other bonds issued in the state under authority of the state laws. The House received from the Sen ate the federal prohibition amend lnent oh motion of Mir King of Wind nam, the Republican leader. the mai ter was made the order of the day for noon Tuesday.
 raVoraole reports to the House were made on these bills: Increasino, salaries of Waterbury city court Judges, clerks and probation officers. increasing salaries in the Southing- ton court and providing for an assist i ant clerk in the Orange court The senate received favorable re- ports on these bills:
 From Judiciary: Regarding justices of the peace elected in November. 1 taken by January l, 1920, this cover | ing soldiers in service who have been unable to take their justice oath; in ] creasing certain salaries of officials in the Greenwich court.
 From the insurance committees, favorable reports on bills extending i time of organizing the American Re Insurance Company, Brotherhood Life and Casualty Co.,, of Hartford, the Connecticut Indemnity Co.,, the i Travellers Fire Insurance Company ! and the Life and Guarantee Company
 of Hartford.
 From insurance committee: Ex- tending time of organizing-the Ameri-
 can Reinsurance Company and
 change its name; extending the time | for organization of the Brotherhood Life and Casualty Company of Hart 1 ford; do with Connecticut Indemnity
 Company; Life & Guarantee Com pany of Hartford, Travellers Fire In
 surance Company; amending the 1 charter of Security Insurance of New
 Haven in relation to directorate. 1 MT. Hall of Willlngton and MT.
 Eaton of North Haven as a commit
 tee reported that the comptroller
 would secure additional accommoda-
 tions for committees.
 Announcement was made that all l workmen's compensation law bills
 and amendments would be held on
 March Il and not on March 4.
 Both branches adjourned until
 Tuesday. The calendar is now heav- fly laden with matters assigned for hearings and legislators hope for
 completion of all hearings by April 1.
 In view of the creation of a trolley
 Investigating commission 1t is ex-
 pected all trolley matters will go to It.