Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
BUSY DAY IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Especial to The Bulletin.)


 Hartford. May 2-The bill to repeal
 the act concerning the tenure during
 good behavior of the superintendent
 Of the Norwich Water Works, which
 carries with 1t a referendum, was
 passed in the senate without ripple
 When the matter first came to the. i house there was a very farm debate that resulted in the recommitment of the matter to the committee on cit ies and boroughs. When the bill came back in the house, there was divided report, and an hour or more was oe- cupied in discusson, and made a real political issue by the house chairman of the committee. In the house the bill was considered of importance sufficient to require a roll call vote. The bill to repeal was passed in the house-and the senate has concurred. The matter is now up to the voters Of Norwich for decision. The house was called to order by l Speaker Walsh at 11.30. and prayer was offered by Chaplain Hildreth Under suspension of rules an act | was passed creating a commission to investigate dependent and neglected l children and child welfare work and l report a code of law governing same i to next session of the general assem- l ply; also. an act creating a civil ad- | ministration code, in concurrence with the senate.
 At the opening of the house session,
 Speaker Walsh made a statement con- 1 corning that missing" bill in regard 1 to woman suffrage. which created q furore in the senate Thursday, and resulted in a committee securing the bill unlawfully from the office Of the
 secretary of state. The speaker stated 1 hot t1an o1o Df l ing the bill to the office of the secre-
 tary had complied strictly with the
 rules of the house. and exonerated them from any violation of the joint rules of the assembly. and said the clerks acted strictly within the rules 1 Mir. Griffin of Granby offered q res. olution which reads: Resolved by this l house: That it shall be considered z ldiscourtesy for any member to inter fere with the prescriptive right by 1 courtesy of the gentleman from Eas- l ton (Mr. Tammany) to move tht 1 previous question. Referred to com.
 mittee on public health and safety.
 II After the batch of business from tht
 senate was acted upon, without eppo
 stion, in it's travel to the calendar
 MT. King announced that the preEen
 would be an opportune time to recon
 slider the vote in the governors veto 0
 the Sunday moving picture bill, and i
 any of the minority, desired he would
 make motion for reconsideration There was no response.
 Matters taken from the calendar an, passed included the following: Tn sum of $200.000 appropriated for tn state park commission for the acoui | sition of lands for state reservation and the surveys and other expense incidental thereto. and S00.000 for tn development of state parks.
 | Upon application in writing by tn highway commissioner, the comptrol Ter may authorize the temporary us | by the commissioner of any unex i pended balance or part thereof of ar specific appropriation ade for CT to h used by the highway department, an l such use may be for any purpose fo which the commissioner is authorize to eypend any money of the state but upon receipt Of funds from tn I 1 federal government under the provis ions of any act of congress makin provision for federal aid to states fo highways or from towns under the aC extending state aid for the construc tion of highways. or from towl counties or railway companies unde the statutes of this state concernin a the CONSTRUCTION ol PrIuSeS OH LII 5 trunk line or state aid systems of tn 5 highways, the amount of such une1 a pended balance SO transferred shall | replaced to the credit of the specifi 1 appropriation from which such none a shall have been taken or transferred The sum of ten thousand dollars ( \ so much thereof as may be necessar is appropriated for the use of tE shell fish conmisson in procuring oys ters, preferably from Virginia, an distributing the same upon the spawr 5 ing beds of this state, provided sai a commisson shall eXpend said none a only when it shall ascertain that u 1 Oyster Growers Association of Cor a necticut shall have expended an eQu amount for like purpose, but u a commission shall not eypend a greatt