New Britain herald., 1923-02-20
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 Efforts of tine Mlddletawn assessor 10 make property Of the Skull anl Serpent society Of Wesleyan uniyersit! subject to the taxation were success ful today when the house adopted { substitute bill reading "The pronert! of the Skull and SeEnegt society o Wesleyan university snail Dc suhiee to taxation. any provisions Of th' charter Of said society 10 be eontraf, notwithaianding,"
 The soeieiy's charter provides thai it enjoys the game tax exemptions ai Wesleyan university and the origina bil sought 10 amend that section without getting the soeiety's consent E or. in fact, letting the society have anything to do with il, The bill elim 1 ilhted the exemption clause and lef l the rest Of the section intact, As the amendment takes effect upon passage regardless Of whether or not the char 1 ter amendment is accepted by the Sos eiety. it was deemed advisable ts write a substitute bin making a separate act of the measure making the society liable to taxation.
 Concurrence with the senate wal given on the act amending the char. ter Of the Bridgeport Trust company
 With objection the house passed the bill concerning bonded indebtedness Of municipalities which stirred ny universal interest last week. HouSe Chairman Christ of the finance com mittce moved passage of the bill nn. der suspension of the rules. The mo- ton carried.
 On motion of Mr. Meech Of West Hartford the house adopted these sen ate bills:
 Amending the charters of the Hart ford. Fire Insurance company. author izing increase of capital stock; the Hartford Accident and Indemnity company authorizing increase of cap ital stock, and extending time for the acceptance of an amendment to the charter Of the insurance and Title Guarantee company.
 House Leader Buckley called up a senate bill authorizing New Haven and the General Hospital Society of Connecticut to amend contract coh- corning a pavilion for the care and treatment of contagious diseases and the issue of bonds by the city to pay for it's patients, and had it passed in concurrence.
 Mir. Schatz of Hartford. who has been ill, returned to find his bill A,- peaEng the personal tax law, un- favorably reported by the finance introduced the measure in good faith, committee. Mir. Schatz said he had had not been able to appear at the hearing and moved that the report be tabled. Later when Mir. Buckley wanted to get it off the table MT. Schatz moved it be recommitted to the finance committee. Mir. Buckley was of the opinion the bill could be killed as we'll one time as another and he tried to find out if there was not some other personal tax bill be, fore the committee which would al- but there appeared to be no certainty as to another bill.
 MT. Buckley was not averse to all lowing Mr. Schatz to be heard in sup port of his bill and MT. Schatz's mo- tion to recommit was carried by q yea and nay vote,
 IN THE SENATE TrumbuIl Presidcs
 Senator Trumbull, as president pro tenn, presided over the senate today at Lieutenant Governor Bingham is occupying the executive office in the absence of Governor Templeton who is on frolic in the ice and snow of the White Mountains. Senator Els was absent as he is not yet recovered from his cold Senator Macdonald, of New Haven, over cold, was in his seat.
 The senate received unfavorable re- ports and rejected bills to stop the sale of anthracite coal by the bag, al- tering the regulations as to sale of wood by the cord, and to create a law governing sale of canvas goods such as there is in Minnesota.
 Meriden Charter Change
 Favorable reports on bills amend ing the Meriden City court charter relating to Jurisdiction, amending the charter of the city of Rockville and concerning the duties of the deputy judge in the Naug duck court.
 The state library committee favor ably reported a resolution to have painted portraits of the chief justices 1 of the state and had it sent to the | appropriation committee for money l to make 1t effective
 Fight for Civil Service i
 Senator McGrath, democrat of Wa terbury was defeated on motion to table the civil service bill for the cal attitude of Chief Justice Taft in favor of civil service law, referring to the { attitude of Chief Justice aft in favor of civil service. He asked for roll | call vote which was granted. Senator Suisman, democrat, of Hartford also his belief in civil service.
 Senator Brooks was against the bill, saying that the state did not need [ the commission under a democratic | administration, did not need it under the Rep solican administration that did not need it under Gov. Lake, will not need it under Gov. and will not need it under any governor in the future.
 Senator Rudd briefly referred to a experience in the past md the decision of the last legisla- .ure to repeal the law under which hat commission existed. He did not believe that it was worth while to ,pend time over this bill. He believed hat heads of state department have