New Britain herald., 1919-05-08
BILL ID PAY BONUS
 FOREx-SERVICEM MEN 
Amendment Provides for State to
 Buy Government Bonds

Hartford, May S.-The general assembly today finished it's business and expected to be ready for final ad- iournment about the middle of the afternoon. As Governor Holcomb was to leave the capitol about 33O o'clock the sessions end was timed to come shortly before that hour. The house did not meet until the senate had sent down some unfinished busi- ness which was among the 30 or more measures pending, when the latter re- sumed it's sitting.
 When the house bill to pay a bonus of $50 to each Connecticut man who was in military war service was read in the senate, Senator Heald offered substitute bill which was of an en- tlrely different character.
 The measure was of some length and in substance it would direct the state treasurer to buy government notes and bonds issued to finance the war, to an aggregate amount not eX- ceeding $2,500,00 and to place the same in custody and control of the board of control, which board is con- stituted trustee of the fund so created Organizations of sailors, soldiers and marines may be perfected under ap- proval of the board of control and to these organizations may be paid at stated periods portions of the in terest accumulations of the fund, to be used by the organizations as reim- bursement for money paid out in fur nishing food, wearing apparel, medi- T zrn1f fnf funeral expenses of mem bers or for the relief of widows or dependent members of families of the members, or of Connecticut men who served in the war.
 The object of the bill apparently was to extend in greater measure the relief which has been given under the present soldiers separation law. After the bill had been read, sev- eral of the senators spoke in Oppo- stion to any plan which merely pro- E vided for pay to a Connecticut man a lump sum of money such as $50 proposed in the house bill. They Contended that Connecticut men who went to war do not want to become objects of charity or have doled out to them few dollars. These sena- tors claimed that whatever the state did should be of some lasting benefit and give more than temporary re- lief The debate continued for some time.
 r The iitney bonding bill. as amend ed in the house and with some minor changes made by the expressing committee, was adopted by the sen- ate. This completed action on the measure.
 The senate adopted the house bill apportioning state aid to schools. The budget allows $3,690,109 for school purposes to which is added three dol lars per pupil on average attendance basis or $573,000 and today's bill adds S4S,000 more. Additional spe- cial appropriations probably bring the total allowance for school pur- poses for two years to $4,73O,0O0.
 The senate in concurrence, 19 to 12, rejected the bill to alter the civil service law, unfavorably reported.
 The senate adhered to passage of the bill to repeal the law requiring marking of cold storage eggs, which bill the house rejected and thus the matter is killed.
 Bills for armories in Stonington and Saybrook were rejected in con- currence. The senate agreed with the house in giving East Lyme resi- dents leave to withd raw on their pe- tition which in effect would have stopped development of a sanatorium at White Beach for treatment of children suffering from bone tuber- culosis.
 While the senate was in session this afternoon the house had a mock session, with MT. Shirl<, of Washing ton, in the chair.