Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-05
BILL TOEXTEND STERN CONN. POWERC0.

Hartford. May I.-In the general as- sembly today the Judiciary committee re- ported change in criminal trials prorid- ing that the court shall decide all Is- sues of law and all questions of law aris-
 ing in the trial of criminal cases and Tn committing the case to. the jury. if, Tn the opinion of the court. the evidense is not sufficient to justify the finding of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, then the court may. direct the jury to find verdict of not guilty; otherwise the court shall submit the facts to the fact to .he jury without direction how to find the verdict"
 This change would put the law back 10 where it was in 1879 and is aimed 70 meet cases in which spite" Is believed to. be, a nelement-
 The house committee on constitutional amendments reported a resolve for pro- posed amendment raising the retirement age for judges from TO to 75 years. 1 To assist In determining the physical assets of the state. a bill was reported to the house which would require an ar- ] nual inventory as of June l cn all prop 1 erty, real and personal, sn possession Of state departments and institutions and another bill would require department
 to turn back into the state treasury the unexpended balance of an appropriation within three, months.
 1s A Bill repeating the motor theft law which Governor Lake recently signed
 was adopted by the senate and at tho
 same time it adopted new bill wAict corrects the error which was discovered
 in the one repealed.
 The favorable report of the appropria tions committee on cornpensattng State.
 Attorney Alling of New Haven for $1,0o'
 salary increase not received under law of 1919, was finally accepted in the sen ate and adopted Action had been delay
 ed several weeks on this.
 !. The instance commissioner will be au ? thorized to make periodical examinations
 at least once in four year, on each insur v aRce company incorporated in this state under a bil lsent in from the insuracn r committee.
 e An appropriation bill reported was fo
 s75O,O0O for the State Normal school Q 8 New Britain.
 !. The senate adopted bill to yalidaJ l. acts of the common pleas court. civil sid' l. of Fairfield county, sitting in both Stan s ford and Norwalk, since 1915. | al y pears that the court has been sittiIg
 these cities without statutory authorit. Il because in 1915, in adopting bill Il
 provisions for sessions there was droppe l. out. The bill makes legal all of the ac
 the peTlOu tnenLlUHGu aIlQ Aiie SSlld l. also adopted a bill restoring these citi,
 as places for sessions of that court. |, The appropriations committee offered III bill which the senate adopted to mai
 uniform the title of all appropriation oil : and to make the date of the fiscal yea = June 30, conform in all appropriations. 3 The board of control bill for a Sl.00( GOO deficiency appropriation was adopt e by the senate under suspension of |
 rules. Senator Hall of New Brita enumerated the deficiency items it cove m ed and the bill went to the house.
 The judiciary committee reported fa e orably on the renomination of James nj Webb to be a superior court judge. d. The interpretations committee report
 favorably an amendment to the char; ng of the Eastern Connecticut Power C ,Is providing that 1t may sell or use ei' ho tricity within the state but which is ge gs erated outside, and authorizing a capi he stock increase from 5O,O0O shares
 100000 and providing for transm '-7 sion line from Norwich to the Massact ds sets state lines
 ed Adding the female pheasant to the ,el of game birds protected in the close &
 son and fixing the size of the mesh