New Britain herald., 1923-03-07

of $2O-Diyorces State Levy Fron
 same Basis as Internal Revenue
 Judiciary Declines to Report Tav
 orably on Making Armisticc Da,
 Legal Holiday in This State.
 Hartford, March LA change ir the provision of the law under which miscellaneous corporations are taxed went into the general assembly today Under this there shall be no deduc- tions of losses sustained in previon; years and the minimum tax will be S1O instead of $20. The returns ot Corporations taxed under this law are made at present in accordance witt, their internal revenue report, but this bill would require those filing returns 10 do so more, Independently than heretofore.
 The portions of the bill which inJi- cate change in the present law are as follows:
 Allowing no deductions of any loss sustained by any company in any other fiscal or calendar year, whether such deduction is allowed by the gov crnment or not x x.
 "Provided that every company that shall have carried on business in this state, shall be required to pay min imum tax of ten dollars Nx.
 Annual Net Income Basis
 "The net income upon which the tax is required to be paid to the United States shall be construed to mean the annual net income or such company, exclusive of consideration of losses of any such companies sus- tained in any other calendar CT fiscal year, whether losses sustained in such other calendar or fiscal year shall be allowed by the federal government or not
 No Legal Holiday
 The. judiciary committee reported against the bill to make Armisticr Day 9 legal holiday.
 Tables Two Auto Bills. Mr.. Buckley. house leader, had tabled two bills favorably reported about which he had been curious. In oie of these section would modify the present automobile law which re- onires an automobile dealer or re- pairer to forfeit his bond of sl.Ooo on conviction of any trivial offense against the present motor vehicle law, a new provision allowing the commission to save forfeiture. An other section would give the police authority to stop automobiles and examine the number plates and license. Mir. Buckley said 8 bill like this had been favorably reported and rejected by tho judiciary committee while the. bill favoraby reported ] came from the roads, bridges and { rivers committee.
 The second bill came from the hu- mano institutions and would give the commissioner of child welfare the right to petition a court for revoca- ton of an order of commitment to temporary homes. MT. Buckley said the judiciary committee had a sim liar bill.
 I.il' Red school Hill.
 A new bill of the education con- mittee concerning the transportation of school children in small towns. and now dubbed "the little red bill,' was sent in and Was referred at once to the appro- priations committee for an immediate hearing.
 IN THE SENATE
 The senate concurred with the house in restoring forfeited rights tt Earl Usher Richmond, of Windsor and to Edward T. Hamilton, of n ,,; l raxort Tho laf uyoS for,,or president of the board of aldermen and paid $50 for a vote during the ,rca nization of the aldermanic board. Richmond was punished for em- Dezzling from bank The senate concurred in adoption ,f these bills: Including certain highway in Wood ,, bridge and Seymour in the trunk line system. !, Extending the time for organizing he Danbury and Bethel traction com ,any. Giving Orange and West Haven heir own jurors. ' The house bill allowing Stonington Q issue s75,00O in sinking fund and ,ridCe bonds was taken from the aIendar and adopted under suspen ion of the rules and sent to the en- ,rossing clerk.
 The Judiciary reported out to pass :, n bills to provide for $20 a day and ravelling expenses for any substitute udge in the common pleas courts, nd providing for witness fees for hose summoned before a lunacy com 1ission. and had them sent to the committee. m When the outlook Fire Insurance r, bill was returned from Ii, 1c house with notation that that fl, ody had appointed committee on al onference because of a disagreement fl yer admission Of the bill as new busi- ess. Senator Brooks moved to adhere, h, wing it would be bad precedent to in t the bill in. The senate voted to ii, lhere, which killed the bill.
 Calendar Matters Adopted. Calendar matters adopted were as lows. IT. Extending the time for organizing Il, i' e Connecticut Indemnity company T.. |"