Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-21

.coulission in holding hearings under the
 neBs jftney regulation law.
 The house. which yesterday granted
 the fptition of Einor Skogstad of Chris ttania, Norway for a bond forfeited 10
 the state, reconsidered it's action in pass
 ing the bill, upon request of MT. Roster
 of Bristol, and tabled the matter.
 The senate received adverse reports
 On the bills to amend the law under
 whoch holders of liquor licenses may re-
 ceive back the unusued portion of their
 license money. Apparently this cleans
 up bills of this nature in hands of com
 mittees and saloon keepers will probably
 obtain no change in existing laws unless committee brings in bill of its own,
 6f which action there is no indication.
 There was discussion among house members yesterday as to resumption of Friday sessions in order to hasten final adjournment, but sentiment was strong against the extra day.
 Today's legislative bulletin was nearly bare of, comnittee assignments except executive meetings. indicative of the inn mediate closing of the hearing stage of legislation. The appropriations com mittee's recommendation will be reported ! shortly. The Connecticut Agricultural ! college Is expected to be granted between 1, ,$400,00o' and ss5 60, 900 out of requests for maintenance and new buildings totalling
 about $2.000,o0o. ".
 | A. senate bill was oered to authorize Ethe Meriden hospital to issue $1oo,o0 in tax exempt seven per cent mortgage bonds for use in putting up new build Iings. New amendments to the Water bury city charter related to the board of
 public charities and the board of pub ! lie parks. .e!ss- r-
 The finance committee reported bills | authorizing the Hartford South school district to issue bonds; likewise the Sec ond North school district and the North west school district.
 l The interpretations committee reported bills incorporating the Monroe Electric Light company and extending the time fol i organization of the Norwalk Lawyers I Title Insurance company.
 I The humane institutions committel favored authorizing the Connecticut Hu, nane society to- receive children under 1e l years on temporary commitment.
 Il From the fish and game committed these reports were made:
 Favorable, authorizing the state board of gsheries and game. to leave certain i streams for breeding purposes and tc l prohibit fishing in such streams; provid ing for qualification of laws relating tS the protection of fish and game; and un favorable, on the proposal that the gov ernor appoint a committee to buy wate1 J rights up to. s25, 900 for use in propagat fl ing fish.
 Il When the committee on forfeited right reported through Senator Rosenfledr il favor of restoration of rights to Herber M. Knapp of Bridgeport, formerly o
 Burr asd Knapp, private bankers, wh, | went to prison for 'embezzlement, Sen ator Brooks objected. He said conin, to the legislature to get rights restore, .1 had become Ito easy Rights had bee 7 restored in cases which he | ,lieve tshould not have been granted, This maj
 l Knapp, the senator said. went to priso, j, for crime and knowing the opinion c . the public. he did not believe the petitio sl should be granted. &e f Senator Challenger said that. repre
 senting Bridgeport; he objected to restoi : ation of rights to Knapp, He asked fo l. acceptance of the committees report an 3 rejection of the bill through division e the question. There was a pariiamentar ii tangle- with Senator Potter in the ch a-- | In. getting this, straightened out there wa
 some debate on the Knapp, case in wl1icl after Senator Golden had asked for som ], actual information about the men, Ser l:I ators Rosenfeid said there had been fai , and open hearing in the committee q < which mo objection was oered and no on from Bridgeport appeared to oppose tn l Knapp petition. The debate ended b
 Senator Brooks asking that the matte :. go{ back to the committee and it was $ voted. It was stated that Knapp wa . indicted on 52 counts under banking law and convicted on one. 1 The committee on cities and borough , recommended that the bill to permit an city or borough to operate under a con = missio nform of government be referre 5 to the next general assembly and thi