Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-13
THE HoUsn

THE HoUsA
 1 At the time the house convened today ] there were little groups of representatives standing about discussing the Sunday l baseball bill which passed the house, on Wednesday. Some of the legislators ap- peared to think the measure could be beaten on reconsideration, but others said | the majority in favor of the bill was i too large
 The house rejected the bill putting 1 judges, of probate on salary basis and 1 lensthanihg the terms of the judges l Favorable report was received from | the committees on tho following bills which were tabled for calendar: Creating "a commission to investigate forest eondi- l tiens. amending charter of borough Of 1 NauEatuck concerning use of nets in Wright's cove; authorizing town of Ham, den to create sewer districts; dividing city of New Haven into thirty-three wards; concerning town court of Mil-
 ford; establishing town court for Orange 1;
 providing for penalties for owners of mo- l tor vehicles who allow them to be used | for theft of agricultural products pro- | viding for transfer of the property of | the Conn. School for Girls to the state. ], A petition for legislation for prohi-
 bition enforcement was referred to the | Judiciary committee.
 | under S06peDSlOn or the TuieS bH0 ItOu6c passed bill authorizing the guardians 1 in trust of the poor appointed by the | towns of Easton and Weston under the will of Samuel Staples, Jan. T, 1f87, to sell the real estate and turn over the proceeds to the towns
 From the committee on roads. bridges and rivers. the house received and tabled l for the calendar and printing the follow l ing bill:
 I Any nedestrian who shall use any street or highway nAgligently or reckless 1 ly or who shall wilfully refuse or neglect l to obey the signal of any traffic officer
 or who shall reeklessly disregard his own
 safety or the safety of any person by the manner Of his use of any street or 1 highway shall be fined not less than two dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.
 Measures passed from the calendar were; Providing foFi appeals from justice: of the peace in matters not exceedins s100; authorizing the town of Madison tC issue s150, ,000 school bonds; concerninf disposition of fines, forfeitures, fees ant taxable costs In automobile law viola tiofiB 75 per cent. of fines to go to tht motor vehicle commission: requirinf maps of land plotted around projected highways to be filed with the town clerk
 
 II Gas Light company providing for chair
 man of the board of directors; repealin.
 section of law which excepts dogfish, eel and suckers from the prohibition of tn use of seines; providing closed seasol l on pickerel from February 1 to April 90 r authorizing the Peoples Ice and Coil , Storage Company of Bridgeport to con
 struet a spur trolley track; authorizin comptroller to draw orders up to sl3.oo
 a year for relief to members of Stat , F'irernen's Association authorizing bor ouEh of c, oton to issue $150,o0o of wa , ter bonds authorizing town of Stafnfor to issue s36,ooe Richmond Hill Avenu . Bridge bonds, s254 ,o0c. Hope street foa improvement bonds. $25S,e00; South an State Stree tor Rice school bonds: pro 2 viding for a commission to investigat the need for a psyeopathic hospital: in creasing size of Annex Fire Departnen of New Haven to 150 members; providin l for the printing of election returns D the secretary of state for the general az semhiy: authorizing town of Seymour
 issue sf5o,eeo school bonds; making fe I for oyster boat. license $15; fnakin closed season for gray squirrels frof Nov. 54 to October ' and limiting bag e five squirrels in a day or not more tha thirty in a season.
 Il It looks like big day in the hall (
 1 the house of representatives at the car s itoi On the afternoon of April 21 whe e the general assembly committee on fet : erai relations will hold hearings on pt . titions to fnenorial:ze congress regardin modification Of the Tolstead act, and q rneYAeffaifke congress as to aid and te' = ognihon of the Irish republic.
 Among bills rejected were those, Prt : viaing for regulation of public sefvic
 automobiles in the interest of safely ( ', l passengers providing for construction ( n trunk line highway in Woodstock; ce4
 icefning motion pictures in churehe F scheoihouses and public buildings; ptt { viling for commission to take depes $ tiens on nen-residentsS increasinG tf
 salary of the clerk of the reports $f jt s dical decisions.
 ;- The house eoncurred with the senAi f in appropriating s5o,ooe for use of u s board of control in continuing aid to u
 needy ex-service men to May 15. t Senator Delaney's amended bill cot
 cerning the transportation Of gasolene ! T public service corporations w,s table }, when 1t came before the hol today.
 1 On unfavofable report of thu milltal Y affairs committee the following bills we,
 rejected; Providing for no reduction e salaries for soldier employees absent fro,
 employment on military duty; autheri. s ing superintendent of Fftch's Home e give temporary aid to veterans awaitiu
 decision of the hospital board eoneet1 a ing admission of soldiers, sailors an