Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-17

alarm wires; concerning changes in fire, sewer and other municipal districts; cre- ating state agencies department; pro- viding for support of surviving husband or wife by heirs concerning commitment of insane paupers; concerning persons placed on probation; requiring support by relatives of poor persons; reimbursing state for support of certain persons; ex- tending penalty for nanslaughter to 25 years imprisonment; concerning annual reports of corporations. providing services of public defender in civil cases. On recommendation of the committee on education the bills concerning summer normal schools, and for agents of the state board of education were referred to the committee on appropriations.
 Three bills all prohibiting service or gas meter charges by electric and gals companies were rejected today by the house of representatives on unfavorable report from the judiciary committee House Leader Buckley explained that the general assembly was not in a position to go into an analysis of the situation | as it effects the companies and the cus- toners and the judiciary committee felt that the public utilities commission was an administrative body to determine each particular case presented. The commit tee he also said was considering the ad- visibility of reporting favorabfy a bill requiring the public commission to hold hearings in the towns or cities asking for hearing on ease. AN
 said he had favored the service charge prohibition bills, but as in a Danbury case now before the public utilities com
 mission there was likelihood of obtaining relief, he favored rejection of the bills, and the matter could be presented to the general assembly again at this session if it became necessary.
 The house today killed the bin provid-
 ing that children born out of wedlock
 shall inherit property from their father
 providing he acknowledges parentage ol
 is convicted of it in court proceedings MT. Darbie said the judiciary committed
 considered 1t dangerous legislation.
 Bills rejected on adverse report iron
 the Judiciary committee were:
 T Concerning intimidation in industria
 disputes. (No one appeared for the bil 1 as the attorney general is preparing al
 opinion on the interpretation of the pres
 ent law.)
 Providing yearly salaries for grand
 jurors; providing for support of illigiti
 mate children by action on crimina i, cnurtsi; concerning appeals from jus
 tices of the peace; bills concerning sup port of state paupers and the duties ant
 ctions of the state agent; concernin: maintenance of inmates at the Mansfield Training School; providing for paymen
 of support of inmates of the state hospi
 tai; concerning private support of pau
 rers; concerning thrift of motor vehicles
 five stock and poultry; concerning at
 tendance of minors at amusements unde . misrepresentation as to age or guardian
 ship; concerning limitation of time fo presenting claims to probate courts: on
 0 fthe bills concerning public defender concerning filing of vital and penal statis tics; providing for proof of statutes O other states in legal actions.
 The committee on railroads favorabl.
 reported in the house bill to allow stree , railway companies to own and operat motor vehicles for hire on regular routes and to substitute motor vehicles for trol ley cars on non-paying lines with the ap
 proval of the public utilities commission A bill removing from the smoking ol 5 street railway cars laws the provision : that the conductor must first inform tn } passenger of the law before the passen
 ger can be arrested for an infraction o : it, was adversely reported in the hous by the railroad committee and was re : jected. The law as it stands applies t
 closed cars.
 The house adjourned at 12.4o to Thurs
 day at 1f.15 a. m.