Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
tate Commission.

s-a-e budget carrying a total of S26,- 5csI37 as t came out of committee on appropriations lad been pared to $26,- o.71g7. after hours of debate, the sen ole this afternoon adopted it. While the house will have the bill in hand tomor- POW. action on 1t may not bet taken until lfe next day.
 The original budget figures were sub i.--od to armedment offereI by Senator r. F. Hall. chairman of the committee, which after additious and substractions had been made because of passage of other leeislatiove measures which ip- 7o,ved expenditures, the net deductions were Sl250ooS. Then. acting at suggestion of Governor fakc. Senator w. II. Hal offered an pmendment which would have struc-l yf4O.O0O off the allotments for hospi- -1Is This involved debate and brought out opposition and the end 1t was re- 4.c+ed Senator Brown offered an amendment which was accepted, 16 to 7 striking out an allowance of Sl75,oOO re- funds for liquor licenses, This amend uaut brought out much debate and a roll car vote was held on 1t. Those who ia raraI it were: Bowers, Enc, Bakewell, Macdonald CT. U), Furco,o. Sanford, Golden. Treat Clark Pickett, Brown,
 
 " IT, Hall. Those against: TrunBull, F. F. Hall rev. Delaney, Challenger, Brooks Rudd Eleven were absent.
 Senator Bakewell had an amendment -5 strike out S50O.00O allowed for re- ua.rs on state highways but after hard fight on this he withdrew it, having found Una. the item was not included in an SS. .0OO 0o0 appropriation for highways.
 The bill as it then stood was adopted. Jrt--fCnr1 inter csting things about the state outro, and when Senator Trumbull of the finance committee was asked how the state would meet the deficit which will ariso from lack of revenue 10 meet the total lppronriations, he said that probably short time bond bill for $2,000,0o0 will come in. the same to he retired in four years by providing for a S50O,00O sink i-r fund each year. The committee s wei does not know how much money will have to be raised as the total of appropri- a,'ous is not known.
 Senator Bailey once vigorously pro- tested because the committee had not given the Danbury State Normal School an appropriation. When the hospital reduction amendment was being discuss eI Senator FurculO declared that noth- ing ought 10 be cut out of it as the net figure of the decreases was a "mere drop t1 the bucket" as compared with the total The amendment of Senator W. H.. Hall. which represented the sentiment of tho governor towards the budget would have left the total for hospitals and san a-oriums at s59d,0oO The New Haven General hospital would have lost S45,- oll uf ifs sGo.oOo allotment.
 Tho changes made by Senator E. F. If4,rs- amendment changed the total for educational purposes to s4.791,761 instead Of si7f1.7Gl: that for the Connecticut Ae-.eultural college s467.50o instead of S5G-.E00. the motor vehicle department $40 900 instead Of $7f1.000; the high way department lost S100.000 from it's engineers account making it's total $1,- fzF50O: the old state police department account was replaced by a new depart rrr~t one with it's S444,000 allowance in- stead of s133 ooO due to increased force a-F tho taking over of vehicle inspection from the motor vehicle department, and t-e Industrial School for Girls received s7 additional s19,1oo making its total ScTa10o.
 The finance committee reported part rersh.p and individual business tax bill ,rf-- q p.naltv clause in it for failure to rsv the tax. Ire senate rejected the in 10 raise commission to select a now state priso7 site. It was stated that .rfe bill was f7vora5ly reported by the ,-uze by mistake.
 Tre senate rejected the bill, previous iv adoDted by the house, providing that brokers and salesmen of real estate should be licensed and creating state -s1l estate commission to have supervl- s.-7 over those who deal in real estate The main point of the objection, which Senator Brooks emphasized in his fight against the bil was that it was meas ure drawn solely for the benefit of those wAo handle realty and in which scant at tention had been paid to the interests of the owners of property and the pub lie.
 The reference by the house to the nex session of the civil administration code bill. in effect a rejection, probably vii mean that the select joint committee which reborted the bill will be continued to next session and a proposal made tC change the joint rules to eliminate thu committee on woman suffrage.
 The house agreed 10 the senate amend rnents in the bill amending the work mems compensation law and adopted fine amended bill and sent it to the en ,-rossinr clerk. The definition of ''in iurv" in industry is made specific an ronnensation is put back to 50 per cent bv the amendments.
 The bill applying penalties for viola fion of the new law 10 enforce prohlbitlo was adopted. A resolution proposing amendment to the constitution concerr ing appropriations was continued to tn 1svt session. A commission to put u Connecticut building at the Easter States Exposition at Springfield Will . raised by another bill adopted.
 Educational bills adopted were thos ,,,-Icb would prevent transfer of scho' appropriations to other accounts, an rsDealinE an act relating to reimburse rnent in part by the state for high scho' tuition, and repeating Ne law unde which reimbursement is made to toWr for high school instruction.
 The house indefinitely postponed II bin to create a new shell fish con mission. It paAsed tha IerI>&c Voil which creates the juvenile courts of u state.
 The bill to require probate judges file a statement of their receipts, eac January. was indefinitely postponed.
 The senate bill, returned almost to i Ao-igil2l form, to stop pin-wheel Ganl