New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-28
Three Bills, Calling For
Total Expenditure of
$39O,OOO, Voted Down
After Vigorous Debate
After Rejecting Senate Bill,
House Bills Also Were Re-
jected and Reconsidera-
tiOn Refused.

Hartford, March 2S. - The state
board of education's legislative pro-
gram received a blow today when the
senate rejected after vigorous debate
three administrative educational bills
favored by the educational committee
and opposed by the appropriations
committee The house had previously
rejected three house bills Of similar
character but the senate fight was on
| the bills of Senator Bakewell one of
these provided for 100000 for edu-
cation of adult non-English speaking
| iliterates; S15O,000 for transportation
of school children to and from ele-
mentary schools, and the third $780,
900 for education of special classes OF
blind and deaf children. After the
senate bills had been rejected the
house bills were rejected and recon-
sideration of them refused.
Little Red Schoolhouse."
After the senate had had brief
recess Senator Rogers got the little
red schoolhouse" bill off the table
and in moving its rejection spoke at
length on the expense which the bill
might entail, what the appropriations
committee faced in handling appro-
priated bills, how the gross total of
demands was about sS3,000,000, Nbw
the committee was pairing down the
figures, and also of other facts bear
ing directly upon all these educa-
tional bills carrying appropriations.
He was replied to by Senator Bake
well for the bill and Senator Trum-
bull asked for the rejection of the
bill on financial grounds. y
During the debate two score house
members and others were in the
chamber.
Ellis Is Opposed.
Senator Ellis said he was against
the bill. He believed that all wanted
karge sums expended for education
nut if there is not money to meet
these appropriations bills they should
not pass, and he understood from the
finance committee that it would be
impossible to raise all the money re-
quested. Senator Bidwell favored the
bill and Senator Rogers again asked
for its rejection saying that it would
be impossible to approve a great
many.
Senator Rogers next called off the
table the bill to give state aid to
special classes such as the blind and n
deaf and after Senator Bakewell had
pleaded for this, and Senator Rogers.
had asked for its rejection, the bill
was rejected 20 to 8.
Senator Rogers next called up the
Americanization bill and asked for
rejection of this, explaining that the
budget would contain a fund for
of the work as did the
1921 session. Senator Bakewel again
asked for adoption of this bill de-
,laring that it is a necessity.
The house again postponed a rofl
,all on proposed constitutional
for lack of time and
pressure of business.
May Adjourn i'm May.
An adjournment in May was fore
,ast by House Leader Buckley. He
rave notice that Tuesday all commit
ee chairmen would have confer
nee on the condition of business "in
land. He suggested that it would
,e possible to recess May for two
weeks and come in for single day
living the governor ample time to
onsider bills.
The house adopted a revised bill
oncerning the incurring of indebted
ess by municipalities and towns,
roviding that in making up the
rand list real estate may be ex-
mpted if owned by the United States,
he state and county and by Yale in
Jew Haven, Wesleyan in Middletown,
rinity in Hartford and Connecticut
ollege for Women in New London,
The bill to compel instruction in
1e English language in public and
rlyate elementary schools was
dopted by the house. as was bill
} determine the value of stock i'm
'rtain corporations for the purposes
taxation.