New Britain herald., 1921-06-01
bvernor Lake Signs Bill
 Providing For City Man lager Plan Charter For New Haven
bate On Plan to Do Away With Toll Charges At Bridges Results in Lengthy Debate in Lower Branch.

fartford..June i.-The civil ad- aiAtrative code was referred to the
 t Legislature by the house today in
 Rrecment with the senate.
 he code bin was taken up as an
 r of tho dny with Mir. Russell of st Hartford making a brief ex- hation of it and asking for a de- on lon It's merits"
 IT. Russell quoted from President Fding. former Governor Baldwin
 former Governor Hoicomb on nomy in administration and i'm br Of an administrative code. He
 it would cost tho state sI9.o00.-
 to run it's departments for two
 ra and no one could hazard a
 ss what IL would cost five years bee. Tho bill was not perfect but brought economy into adminlstra-
 or Buckley said that members
 had time enough to study the
 DSd he moved that 1t go to the
 ( session.
 gernor Lake has signed the bill for
 ty manager plan charter for New ven.
 No Free Toll Bridges. Ifhe house today rejected the bill to |b toll bridges. in non-concurrencc ! h the senate.
 -he debate was long and vigorous. rInR 1t Mir. Hickey of East Hart
 offered an amendment to exempt ac on foot from the bridge tolls.
 Allyn of Waterford opposed this, l laid Mir. Rogers of New London, ] b left the speakers chair to speak ban the floor. MT. Perry Of New |Yen taking the chair while Speaker blxford was out. ! IMr Pierrepont of Rldgefield fought
 amenamsRk T e, ~ :.sI I'J s7a.atgE from tho Rers returned to tho chair after baking. MT. Bidwell Of East Hart (d favored tolls. and MT. Martin of fbrook wanted action on the
 endment delayed until a train from
 Valley with representatives arr cd. Mir. Martin withdrew his mo- Pn to table and Mir. Bell of Salisbury Sxnked the state needed the siT5,0O0
 lthonEh he was not against the
 endment. Mr. Buckley asked lf MT. Bell would vor salary increases if the tolls were ainad. MT. Bell replied that as a nferee on salary bills he would not Irindica the latter.
 Mr. Rogers of Litchheld and Mir. tninnrd lof Brnnford were against e amendment. the latter saving that {tomobflcs protested the tolls us q rt of an obsolete system.
 Col Payne of New London. point
 that the state will receive t6lls un-
 September. 1922.
 The Valley train came in with Mid .aex and New London county mem &rs and soon after n vote was taken kd MT. Hlckcy's amendment defeat Mir. Sherwood offered an amend H,nt to exempt tho reconstructed EidKe over tho Thames river at New |bndon. MT. Nickerson opposed it |ld the blll. The amendment was |ht on q rising vote. and the bill re- |tted % to t05. This makes dis Freeing action. k Adjournment Is Near.
 kisiative labor today was directed
 -oth branches towards decreasing e bulk of business which has laden e calendars with final adjournment khly one week away. Practically |ery measure In both branches. by ] ic lsuspcnaion, had bcen marked for hmedinte action. Whether evening,
 we'll as Saturday and Monday sss- bns would he necessary was not ap- rent, but leaders in both branches Lpected to move bills through the Ncesaary stages to make possible a adjournment. $The storm center today was in the Epuse. where tho civil administrative Ide. which has passed tho senate. |ns an order of the day.
 The general budget bill Of more han s26, ,0OO. 900 to meet statutory I.auirements was due in the senate. Snntor F. r. Hall. chairman of the Appropriations committee, expected to |grer m amendment affecting many hms because or passage or rejection t many special appropriation bills. The contest over the Norwich Ndgsshtp was also expected in the |puss. The senate yesterday adopted |he resolution for Arthur r. Libby for |so years from July 1.
 Orange and West Haven.
 Ae senate adopted and sent down
 Dbfn dividing Orange into the towns 5f orange and West Haven. without |ebate. The t3 salary bills rejected in the |ouae and which the senate had |dopted wero in tho conference com kittse stage today. Many court ofi-