New Britain herald., 1919-04-22
TROLLEY BILLS ARE
 VIGOROUSLY FOUGHT
General Assembly Declines to Remit Highway and
 Paving Taxes.

Hartford, April 22.-Two of the so- called trolley bills originating in the finding of the special commission which investigated the condition of trolley companies came into the sen ate today, both unfavorably reported. They were those intended to relieve companies of paying a portion of the expense of highway bridge construc- ton and to relieve them of the as- sessm ents for paving alongside of tracks in city streets.
 The senate disagreed with the house and voted, 30 to 3, in favor<of submitting to the electors a proposed prohibitory amendment. Those who were against the resolution were Senators House, Hough and Hazen. The house last week rejected the reso- 1ution, so the matter of a referendum on the liquor question falls between the two branches, and is considered to be a victory for those members who believe that the federal prohi- bition amendment is paramount and effective, and, in consequence of which, state constitutional amend ment would be of no use. The sena- tors absent today were Williamson and Brooks.
 A bill was sent to the appropria- tlons committee which directs the comptroller to reimburse various per- sons for sums expended in 1913 to determine their rights to the office of county commissioner under appoint ment of Governor Baldwin for the interim between sessions of the gen era1 assembly. The persons so re- fmbursed would release the state from all claims. Such a bill. if adopted would end the introduction each ses sion of individual bills to reimburse these appointees of Governor Bald win for court expenses in determin- ing the question of title to office. Three sessions have rejeC"ed these in dividual bills. All of Governor Bald wins appointees were democrats.
 MT. Geary, of Waterford, objected in the house when effort was made to pass under suspension of the rules the resolution increasing the salaries of New Londons county comnlis- sioners, and it went to the calendar
 He also objected to the bill extend- ing the time for orgapizatiO of the DanielsOn and Willimantic street rail- way, saying that he was opposed to state aid to trolley companies, and that a, reason for this extension of time should be given. MT. Wilcox, of Portland, asked MT. Geary why he picked on this little road and let the bigger ones go by. He said that conditions which require a time OK tension were due to the war. There was a lively debate, but in the end the bill was adopted over MT. Geary'S objections.
 School committees and officers and members of various bodies related to town schools, continued to send in petitions in favor of an average grant of four dollars per child in attend ance at public schools although the committee on education has reported q bill for three dollars per child.
 Both branches of the assem bly, to- day began what is regarded as their busiest week, because there are so many odds and ends of bills, some of them of great importance, to he disposed of preparatory to ending business in readiness for final ad- journment the week after next.
 The senate today had pra cticaliy nothing but house business and the house had only senate businesses. To-