New Britain herald., 1919-03-28
SHORE Line TROLLEY
CAN SELL FRANCHISE
Senate Has Bill Affecting Future
Of Electric Line
FOR SOLDIERS MEMORIALS
Municipalities Will BE Permitted to
Appropriate Money, Not Exceeding
Is Cents on Each 500 of Grand
LAST, if Measure Passes.

LAST, if Measure Passes.
Iiartfor,,,. March 2S.-The nmecli :
ate future Of the Sh6re~>I inc Electric
Railway is probably indicated ~bv a,
Dill reported to the senate tooe.y
! which will allow the Shore Line Flee
trlc company of Norwich to lease or
sell and transfer it's rights and fran
c1lses to the Eastern Connecticut
Power Co., and to sell and distribute
electricity. The bill providing for pur-
chase gives the power company the
right to issue bonds by a vote OF a MA
1ority of its stock at a meeting spe-
c1aliE called for such purpose not to
exceed three-fourths of the par value
OF the outstanding capital stock.
Judgeship Resolutions.
Resolutions came in reappontment
, of Judges Edwin G. Dickinson and
, Travis a. Pallotti in the Hartford
court, the latter who has been a dep
as" the former, the provision Of $4,000
salary being in another bill
Money for Soldiers Welcome.
municipalities which desire sag to
spend money for soldier memorials
may appropriate money not to ex-
! ceed Is cents upon each 800 of the
| grand list under a bill originated in
committee. Senator Golden had this
| bill Immediately referred, explaining,
! that he understood that if there is no
| law at the present time under which
! cities may appropriate money for SOL
| diers' mem morials. The Judiciary COM
mittee will consider the matter at
! once. e@.~ -
! The proposition to have an execl-
/ tive mansion in Hartford camc into
| the house with the recommen dation
! that it be considered by the next ses-
/ sior1.., ......
/ The bill was quite broad as under.
! it the state would bear most or the
cost OF maintenance and the salaries
! OF certain servants.
I Militia Bill Adopted.
The militia bill under which male
| residents of Connecticut are divided
| into the militia and unorganized mil
/ itia and the home guard conducted as
: the Conn ecricut State Guard reported
| by the military Committee, was adopt
ed by the senate. Senator Brooks
said the bill was a temporary act
which can. be amended two years
hence when the congress shall have
! determined the character of a force
which will be equivalent to the Ma
! tional Guard which the federal gov
| ernment took over. The bill was ex-
| planned in detail. Many Of its provi-
ssions are temporary to meet exigen-
| cies which may arise. Much of the
administration will be in the military
I
! tant generals office will be very busy
for fully tow years during the read
! iustment period. The bill, Senate
Brooks said, was drawn in antcipa-
| tion of conditions which might arise
I and by making provision the state
! might be saved great deal until it is
| known how the military forces of the
state and nation will be constituted
by federal law. After a number of
inquiries had been answered the bill
was adopted. An amendm ent will
make the law effective upon passage.
Political Parties Affected
The senate adopted the political
convention bill which compels newly
| formed parties to cast given per-
centage of the vote of a city or town
to secure place on the voting ma
! chimes The bill as reported pro-
| vided that at least ten per cent. of the
! total vote should be cast in a city. or
town. This would have eliminated
the prohibition party, but an amend
ment was adopted making the per-
centage one-half of one per cent.
instead of ten.
Other bills adopted by the sena tie
We're those which give to the COVER
nor power to appoint special officers
and approving of the Connecticut
| Railway and Lighting conhpany's act
in building an extension in Bridgeport
Malone and Mink Named.
The senate chose in concurrence
| resolutions for w. J. Malone and Rus
; sell Mink as judges at Bristol.
The senate adhered to its action in
adopting a bill to provide for pensions
for state depa rtments, which the
! house had amended to include the
employees Of the state homes for boys
and for girls, and on disagreeing
action had voted to recommit the bill
to the judiciary committee. Senator
Klett said to a ccede to the request of
the house might lead to re-openins
the entire matter which was not ad
visa BILE.
kletts Bill Killed.
CnfaNOra Die reports were made on
the bill which would compel an alien
who has not declared his intention Of
becoming citizen to pay SIS year
in lieu of the personal tax. This was
Senator klett's bill
A favorable report on q bin would
make state librarians salary $4,000
and the commission of public records
81, 500 with $1,000 for expenses and
favorable report on amendments to