Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-23
LEGISLATIVE DAY TEEMED WITH INTEREST

Hartford, Conn. March 22-The inter- est in legislation in the capitol today was in the action of the senate billf already through the house. making public ser vice motor vehicles running on fixed routes common carriers and placing them under the public utilities commission Several senators were ready with amend ments to try and save the jitneys from what operators and owners of the latter termed drastic treatment" but prior to the opening of debate there seemed little prospect of stopping concurrent action on the bill Senators who had amendments expressed belief that it would be diff cult to overtnrn the judiciary committee's bill.
 When the jitney bill was reached on the calendar, however, it was laid aside for the time being so that other mat ters could be acted upon.
 MT. Buckley in the house offered, and secured reception of bill amending the. S2,500,000 soldiers relief fund law, so that. if adopted, 1t would prevent dis bursement of state funds for relief through unemployment merely, and 1t would also provide. that sums for distri- button would be paid to treasurers of local service veterans organizations by the state treasurer upon order of the board of control. The bill for the na-
 
 clothing, medical and surgical aid, fun eral expenses. or to widows, or children under 16 years of age, of service men, who may be in need.
 The bill went at once to the senate where it was also received. Hearings will be given on the bill later. The bill is l designed, it is understood, to meet some criticism made at the recent hearing l that state funds were given ~1herely be- oar xr-ac 0f The railroads committee reported a l bill authorizing electric street railway companies to own and operate motor ve- 1 hicles for hire. providing that any such | company may operate motor vehicles | over a regular route carrying passeng- CTS for regular fare and making a | company cooperating subject to the pub- 1 lie utilities.
 l Another bill from this committed i would t.ve any street railway com pany the right to buy, own and operate 1 anywhere in the state motor service ve. l hicles.
 The banks. committee recommended g 1 salary of SS,000 for the bank commis. sioner besides travelling expenses and l $6,O0O for the deputy commissioner, ol l $2,000 and S1,500 less respectively thar
 the original draft. The bill went to tn,
 appropriations committee.
 The military affairs committee report
 ed adversely the bill for soldiers bon
 us and soldiers bonus commission. In bot hbrancbes committees turnec in scores of reports on bills keeping tn, clerks busy many minutes in reading ii ties and committee chairmen bobb.ng up to make reports on adverse action
 The public health and safety com
 mittee threw overheard the bills pro
 viding for elimination of mosquito breed in 1a1n 4l,
 the present law Gneets the situation On
 of these measures would have appropri
 ated $350,O00 for the york. The sen
 ate accepted the reports and rejected tn
 bills. Mosquito fighting will probably ge
 only the usual s12.OOo
 The fish an1 game committee favore
 close season on pickerel from Februar l to April 30, Inclusive. and to prohibi
 use of seines, pounds or set nets ii ponds and lakes, and was against the bi for a close season on female pheasant. The Brown bill to repeal the law un der which Sunday moving picture exhi bitions are given was adversely reporte
 and rejected by the senate. The bills designed to give state guards men their uniforms when mustered ou
 of service were rejected on unfavorabl reports
 The appropriations committee reporte uhldNordply the Dlll or the COnnecticJ
 School for Boys which carried $53S,S a for new buildings and maintenance at tn
 institution. The same committee report
 ed bill increasing by $1,0Oo, making tn
 total $13,O00 annually, for relief of men Z bers of the State Firemen's Associatio 4 injured in service. or their dependents i
 case of death from injury, a statutory a 4 lowance, and unfavorably on the bill fc & $2,OOO for Spanish war monument z # Norwalk.
 In the house. committee reports i,
 cluded these:
 Interpretations: Favorable authorizin # Wallingford Gas Light company to issr
 $20O,O00 in mortgage bonds; extendin H time of organizing of Title & Guarant
 company of New Haven incorporatir # the Bay View Improvement Association
 eliminating Goshen from the territory H the Torrington Electric Light corpor. # tion; incorporating the Goshen Electr
 Light & Power company, with s3,OOO @ $So,O00 capital; increasing the capit
 stock of the Howard company, New H & ven, to S500,000; increasing the capit
 of the Somersville Manufacturing cor E pany to $50O,000; amending the chart E of the Litchfeld county hospital.
 The agricultural committee reported z & amendment to the law prohibiting gar