Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-18
Special to The Bulletin.)

i Representative William A. King of | 1 Wlllimantic, the majority leader, made 1 motion which prevailed that the house take a recess. In the interim the ! leader and chairmen of the several i committees met in the speakers room i to consider the matter of expediting l business. When the house session re- stunned MT. King announced that de- ciSlon had been reached that the busi- ness of the legislature be concluded on May and that recess be taken to May for final adjournment.
 MT. King also announced that it wa s
 desired that there be afternoon ses-
 sions but no Friday session next week
 in order that members could attend
 the parade of the Twenty sixth divi- sion in Boston. Notice was also given that all bills that carried appropria-
 tions, in order to receive consideration, must be with the appropriations com
 mittee by Tuesday next.
 Representative Edward H. Bailey of Danbury, when the cat license bill was
 reached, said that if the legislators had given as much attention to other mat ters as they did this, the state of Con- } necticut would be given much better
 legislation than has been doled out by : the present general assembly The members by their laughter treated the 2 bill as a joke, but MT. Bailey spoke se-
 riously on the result of the bill and / advocated it's passage as a protection f for birds, if for no other cause. l Representative Tammany of Easton
 moved the previous question, but it was withdrawn
 e Representative Rogers of Manches- : ter said it was wrong to treat this bill
 as joke, and that both sides ought to a be heard.
 Representative Gates of Old Say : brook spoke in opposition to the bill and while acknowledging that cats did ;. destroy some song birds and cited = many other animlas that destroyed q birds that were not registered as a
 bird protector It would be just as f well to attach a bell to a policeman as 6 he was about to arrest a burglar as it Q would be for a tagged cat to, catch a
 rat He believed the bill was useless. s Representative Shaw of Bedding ,f said the joke period of the cat bill has ,1 gone by and that the cats in his sec . tion caught more chickens than they
 id rats. The bill would materially T lessen the cat popu ation. H Representative Higgins of Coventry N olfe cd this amendment:
 s All cats coming under the provisions '' of this act shall be treated as follows: \ space around the neck of each cal
 shan be shaved two or three inches
 
 j cats fur; and said space shall be ", painted in accordance with the sex ol y lack of sex of said animal or cat; fol male cats the color shall be orange | he'd; for female cats, Norwich blue, fol oI spayed cats Of either sex a cosy beacl , white.
 !, "On this painted background shall ht lo printed in black figures one inch higi 9i and Cne-fourth inch vide the registe U number of said cat The state depart le ment of health may establish a bureal !: of cats, and may appoint a cat barbe iP and eat painter, and may formulat 5a such rules and. regulations to deter to mine the sex of cats, select shades 0 I- colors to be used, and covering an.
 other matter necessary and proper f a. be done to make effective this act'' n- Representative Rogers of Manches st ter raised a point of order in that tn D. amendment was not germaane to tn C. matter under discussion. If this wer
 a sample of eXpediting legisIativ ed business, as suggested by the majorit sit leader, he suggested that the chairme en of committees meet no more.
 he Representative Christoph of Eas m Windsor spoke strongly in oppositio
 to the bill and told of the real good c an catdom.
 t. Representative Geary of Waterford tlc after indulging in WitticiSm, declare nS the matter under discussion was seri s- ous. If bird life is to be censored
 don't do it by branding the cat, an ch free the red squirrel and black snak Te from eXterminati0n- He made pie to in opposition to the passage of the bil ce, After the previous question had bee Jig called for, MT. Atchison of Sherma
 arose to a point of order to make mt motion for a roll call and was declare of out of order.
 e. The bill was then rejected. The bi to has been passed by the senate an ze therefore there is disagreeing action.
 The committee on education report
 ed favorably an act which provide
 that the state board of education sha
 consist of the governor, ieutenar sE governor, ex-officio, and nine othe D \ members. Nominations shall be mao ,..33 at a conference of the chief executiy o,. oo officers and secretaries or clerks ,c town school committees, boards ,oI school visitors and boards of educatio of of the towns. Each county to nom op nate a member of the board. The boar ,1d i shall appoint a secretary and assis ia a-N ant, not members of the board. IT
 beard to fix compensation, subject ,, approval of board of control.
 ial Another act provides that any tow " complying with specified condition ter may secure a state grant for schoo of for the school years ending July 1 la 1920 and 1921, of $3 per pupil in ave- ith age attendance during the school ye; les of July II, 1918. No town shall r Of Ceive the grant unless it has raised of taxes a sum not less than raised let the school year ending July II, 1918. 'yd The public health and safety con ln- mittee reported unfavorably an a the covering investigations by the sta 1s- board of health. It was explained tn at the act, which was of an amendatol ing nature, did not amend.
 rGIu The house concurred with the sena p+' to recall from the office of the el
 crossing clerk an act concerning u
 commitment of children to coun
 homes. Messrs. King and Geary we
 appointed to the committee on u CE part of the house.
 P) An act was passed under suspensi, irg of the rules which gives to towns tn sht failed to take advantage of the allo lds to make claims for allotment The a an came favorably reported from t re- committee on roads, rivers al no bridges.
 ake Favorable report was made of t re- resolution appointing Herbert s. Bl
 lard recorder of the city court of Hal
 ford. Under suspension of the rul
 the resolution went to the senate. o- The committee on public health a S| safety reported unfav0rably bill pr can viding for the supervision and inspe lied tion of plumbing and licensing ing plumbers. The state board of heal ta- is authorized to appoint chief plum ou ing inspector and such number of de
 uties as may be deemed necessary. T ty- state board is required to prescribe Le minimum standard code to govern |