Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-06

suffrage did not want to take lnis III Sti step it was up to them. The Dill. Was rejected,
 taken from the table, which provides | against their purchase of stamps at less than their face value. under
 penalty of s200. or six months ill Jall' [ or both.
 Mr.. Rogers questioned the constitu- tionality, and believed the owner or | the stamps. had the right to sell them at will. Mir. Healey of Waterbury said it was an evil that ought to be corrected,
 Mir. Sherwood of Northport. be- ieved as men had right to sell their l own property at any price, and he 1 believed the bill was unconstitutional. l The bill was passed in the senate and I amended in the house by striking out
 taking effect from passage. by vote of 96 to 53. l Mir. Lyman of New Hartford spoke
 in opposition to the bill, believing that
 owners. of stamps had the.right to sell 1 and that others had the right to buy.
 MT Rogers sid even if the law pass
 ed that they could be disposed of on l the loan plan. The report of the com mittee was accepted and bill passed.
 The bill authorizing the Connecticut
 State Farm for Women to receive gifts, was taken from the table and passed under, SuSpenSon of the rules. The unfavorabIe report of an act iconcernlng moving pictures and other l shows and amuSementS. relative to the attendance Of minors, was taken up
 and rejected. The act concerning rep
 resentation at political conventions
 was also taken from the table and re- tjected as was also an act concerning } ballots.
 An act was passed which provides , that jitneymen must post fares in the
 cars and other motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire shall also post schedule and rates, the signs to be supplied by the motor vehicle com
 missioner. A heavy penalty is attach ed for violation.
 The house receded and concurred
 with the senate in the rejection of the bill which required labelling of cold , storage poultry. The bill originally passed in the house. rejected in the
 senate and tabled in the house. a The appropriations committee re- | ported unfavorably the bill to appre- :; priate $1,ooo, 900 for improving the ; harbor of New Haven and the bill was rejected ag 7 Bill was passed extending the charteI ,, of the Norwich Hartford Traction
 company, in concurrence with the sen j ate. All bushes for the senate wa acted upon without being tabled fo = calendar. This was done under sus pension of the rules. Bill was passe, : providing for water supply from stat d institution at Mansfield. The bill whicl o has to do with the county farm. bu 1T reaus, was reconsidered, and on mo e ton of Mr. Hall. the bill was tabled '- MT. Hall, for the appropriation l. committee, submitted unfavorable re e port on the bill to appropriate $25,00
 for an armory at Saybrook. On mo
 tion of MT. Rudd the bill was table
 for amendment.
 ,e MT, Eaton favored an armory . m Wallingford, and MT. Hall of Ne te Britain opposed.
 s- The committees report was rejecte ,d and the bill accepted by a vote of [ m to 55. The bill was passed report ( 10 the committee to the contrary not i- withstanding.
 of Next came the act providing for q to appropriation of s50.000 for a state al 1- mory at Stonington. MT. Hill object % ed for the committee on appropria IL tions, and was tabled on motion of NJ ne Rudd for amendment.
 IT: The petition of Bascomb Johnson or regulate sale of liquor to men in un III form was taken from the table. Id provided against the sale or gift of l .d'1 quor or beer to men in uniforr IT. whether discharged or not. The pet ch tion was favored by MT. Shaw K Bedding and MT. Rogers of Manches
 ter.
 w MT. Healey sid it was an insult te those who have returned to attem r. to protect these boys who need es' protection. Those boys looked aft es us and they do not want us to lot ed after them. They are competent to care for themselves.
 MT. King of Willimantic closed tl OH debate as chairman Of the judicial ay committee. The bill would put t O. soldiers in a prescribed class that a at the scum of society, he said. V he trusted the boys when they went
 fight for us, and why not trust the he now. Mir. King made a truly eloque to appeal, interwoven with what W he told him of battle scenes by retur in ed soldier boy.
 -e- The committee report was accept ed and the bill rejected by vote of he to 34.
 ill. Leader King said that unless + so- signs fail, we will adjourn tomorrt ld- (Tuesday) and moved the house " ty. adjourned to 11.15 Tuesday mornil