Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22

pils in elementary schools. Az all of these bills require apprupEiatiens they were sent to the committee on sppropri- ations. The agriculture committee brought in a bill to require the licensing of staiIions. jacks and bulls, the docu- ments to state if they are of pure blood or of ordinary strain, the license to be displayed in the stall or compartment occupied by the animal.
 Under suspension of the rules the senate adopted "a bfil ccuceruiug the five per cent. limit of municipal bond is- sues based on the grand list so that. the valuation of municipally owned gas and electric light piants istaken out of the estimate. This will give cities in- creased borrowing power, but it applies only to Norwich and NorWalk. As bill has recently been passed to authorize Norwich to issue bonds, ans amendment was adopted to that bill which makes effective the exemptions of it's muuici- pal electric Nant.
 The reorganization, of the fish. and game commission reported in provides for a .coAnmissidn of three members ito be appointed by the governor before June l, each to have eventually 8 six year term although at the outset the appoint ments will be for two. four and six years.
 The railroads committee reported an extension of charter rights of the Meri- den; New Britain and Hartford Street Railway Company.
 By adherence in contrary action the bill amending the law concerning bonds Tn non-support cases, providing for pay ment by treasurer to the selectmen of ncn-support bonds to furnish support to wife and children of psrsm convicted of non-support fell between the two bod
 les.
 The senate adopted tirsse measures: Amending the charter of Bridgeport con cerning the board of education after adopting an amendment by Senator Challenger which woul ebviate the re- |tlrement at one time of four members of the board. the amendment not changing the purport of the bill itsel4
 When the house bill came up in the senate providing that local court shall
 have a portion of the fines. forfeitures and taxable costs paid by offenders of , motor vehicle laws. Senator Brooks ob- jected. He said that the laws of the state have eliminated ''the speed trap, the scandal and the graft" which grew up with local regulation of motor traffic
 The law requires the money turned over to the commissioner to be expended on highways for the bepedt of the vehicle
 back one-fourth of the money into local
 courts would be of any benefit. In the last fiscal year fines amounted to $56,- 4s8. The senator from list gave the figures of automobile valuations and taxes in several communities. He be- Heved that the present system is better | than any which would make it an in.
 ducement for officers to make arrests in
 order to get portion of the revenue in-
 to the local court
 Senator Delaney protested against Senator Brooks use of tho word graft" Senator Costello thought Senator Brooks objection was not a valid one and Senator Davis thought that when SC
 much labor is involved in handling 10. cal traffic portion of the fines should 1 remain with the court.
 Senator Hall of Willington. said that ] the bill would put the towns back where they were before as the local officers would try to catch motorists 'sfor what there was in it." He said that he could mention several towns where this had been. done. He declared that thousands of persons have been arrested, convicted
 and have paid fines who should not have been. Several other senators spoke tagainst the bill and Senator Brooks -e I.plied, saying the automobile laws ~ are the best in the country. The effect I of the bill would be that where a fine 1 of s1 and SIS costs is now imposed and the fine goes to the state, the fine | would be $10o and the costs $19 because
 the. local court would have 8 portion oi l the fine.
 The bill was rejected in non-concur
 renee, IS to 13s.
 1 The house agreed with the senate ir | rejecting proposal to increase the pen sion of Charles D .Hine, former secre