Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-30

ford may issue preferred stock coitaDle at any time; providing for withdrawai of securities of insurance companies de- posted with the state treasurer provlo- ing that annual reports of the state baord board of agriculture. be distrih- utedI among oficefs of the granges, other agricultural associations and farmers.
 Bills rejected included the following: Prohibiting increase in tax rate Tn cities in any year following increase in grand list ; providing that annual tax rate in cities shall be not more sthan.25 mills; providing for appointment of pros ecuting attorneys by judges regardless of provi& ons of city charters giving com mission of motor vehicles power to reg ulate traffic on special occasions; pro- viding that appeal in certain criminal cases be allowed as a matter of course; providing uniform legislstion as t.o talk ing dispositions to be used in other states concerning qualifying of justices of the peace after date limitation: pro- viding uniform style for conditional bills of sale; amending charter ,of the Litch- field County Title and Guaranty Com pany providing that jail 3ris soners may stay ten days after expiration ot te-In and work for S1 8 day to get money to go out into the world; prov;iling for punishment of jail prisoners wHo deface the walls by working out damage at S1 a day: providing that public service cor porations shall not remain in receiver ships more than two years; providing that the horse power of. automobiles shall be considered the horse power ad- vertised; authorizing the commissioner of motor vehicles to reserve certain au- tom0Si.e licenses cohcerning board of control Covered by another ,bill) mak. ing pay of prosecuting attorneys uni form; providing that the statute of lim- itations shah not run against claims filed with executors or administrators Of estates.
 On recommendation of the committee on interpretations the bill Aincorporating the New Haven psycopathie hospital was referred to the committee on appropria- tions
 Bills reported favorably were: Amend ing the. dog laws; providing for a trunk
 line highway from Cornwall Bridge to FalIss Y illage amending charter of New Haven concerning icy sidewalks and con ceEnlug home rule providing for appeals from justices concerning distribution of estates when there are no. children or lo- gal representatives !; concerning quaran- tine of certain. domestic animals; author izing town of BGanford to improve high way ;; concerning the recording of no- taries commissions, concerning education sf blind persons amending charter oi
 New Haven concerning city court. :.
 On motionsof Leader Buckley the house
 took from the table and rejected senate
 resolution calling for recall from. the gov:
 ernor of the bill providing for furnishing town clerks with three copies of publis acts taking effect on passage.S
 -e1The' house took from the table the ia. vora blej report+of the judiciary committed
 on the bill concerning property subject ts
 the successioni tax and recomnlitted it ts the committee. An unfavorable repor
 was also taken from the table and tn,
 bill concerning crimes; against efrildrer
 recommitted to tho judiciary committed. House Leader Buckley called from tn,
 table house resolution concerning reports of Lthe Committee on appropria tions as h. said for Continents from the gentleman from Woodbridge who had introduced i
 some days ago. This started a lively de
 bate, between Chairman Eaton of th, lappropria tiohs committee and MT. Stod Idard after the latter had said there wa ino reason why the committee couldn't re port more of the bills Colonel Eatol
 said if MT. 'Stoddard would get the com tmittees to- report bills which should b
 refeFred to. the appropriations seommitte
 the latter could get along nicely. It ha
 only sixty bills for hearing and thirty o
 them would be disposed of at a sessio,
 of the committee tonight. Mir. Rogers o
 Litchfeld got into the, debate with. som jocose remarks and Scriptural quotation
 and MT. Buckley finally moved that tn
 resolution be referred to, the committe
 on unfinished business. The house s
 voted. fIza a committee of conference on the hi concerning right of children born. out C |. wedlock to inherit from natural parents This bill has been rejected by the hous 1 but recornmitted to the judicary commit ? tee by the senate. On the disagreeine at k ton the house voted to adhere and o . suggestion today of House Leader Bucl : ley Speaker Huxford ruled that the hous having adhered the matter from the ser : ate was not properly before the hous D The house adjourned at 12.5.
 - .e SENATE.
 The committee on roads bridges an ] rivers reported favorably on Senate Bi No. 2s3, abolishing certain trunk lir highways in the towns of Harwinton ar Burlington and establishing trunk lir , highways in the towns of Torringto ,, New Hartford Canton and Burlingto
 
 /, An act to include in the trunk line sy
 tenn of highways of 'portio of highws !. in the town of Salisbury was favorab 4 reported by the committee on road .. bridges and rivers. Calendar
 4 communication was received in .tl Y senate today from Governor Lake non hating James H. Webb of Hamden to be
 judge of the superior court for. the ter L. of eight years from November zs, 1s2 The nomination was tabled for the cs endar. This nomination is for the , j appointment of Judge Webb.
 The committee on the Judiciary reno, ,- ed unfavorahly on petitions fo- an a ,e providing for ninety days notice in ca L. of summary process, for the substi,uti n of the electric chair for hanging as d method of execltion. The reports we if accepted and the petitioners given lea y- to withdraw. The committee also I r. ported .unfavorabiy on the btll to allow P attorneys fee to operate as lien F his clients. cause oe action; report 2 '. cepted and the bill rejectei.
 W The Candee bill to make women eli " ble for jury duty was rejected in an u .e favorable report to the senate. a - ,s The committee on roads, bridges a 1T rivers made unfavorable reports on f j. following bills :.i Concerning reckless d,t is ing in operating a motor, vehicle: are. l. by oricials fothe motor vehicle depa s ment changing of the factory serial