New Britain herald., 1925-06-04
AN ESTIMATE OF THE LEGISLATURE

THE LEGISLATURE
 7 When the Legislature started In January Governor Trumbull told it that one of the paramount necessi- ties of the times was less legislation and what there was of it should be Of high quality. Members profess ed to take the advice to heart and 4 for a short time new legislation did not materialize swiftly; but toward the end there was an avalanche of Legislation. Bills were pushed through with many members ignor- ant of their contents and lacking - time 10 study them; reports were current around the capital that the @ rush was so great that some bills went through committees without hearings It is even believed that some bills went through the hands of committees without adequate ex- animation. But all this was done in the interest of speed. The jam had to be broken and this was the only way to do it,
 The governor himself had to speed up in signing bills and for time he was miles behind. It is hoped he read all he signed, but 1t s would be expecting nearly too much. Now that the melee is over perhaps he can with profit remind himself of his earlier remarks to the Legis- lature and contemplate upon how his advice was followed.
 The fact is that to tell Legisla- v ture to be chary of passing bills is .tuuite useless Our modern civiliza- ton advances so quickly that re- adjustments are constantly neces- sary. This of itself insures flow of bills whenever legislators meet. Some years the Legislature was Y. ready to adjourn before the time to {. do SO; but this IS less likely to be the case in the future. The desire IS for less legislation. but conditions do not seem to fit in with the wish.
 The many special bills-formerly called private acts-brought before the Legislature naturally took up much of it's time. A large percent age of these were passed in a rather pertunctory manner after the com- .. mittee reports. But some of the most noteworthy argument provok- CTS of the session came as result of special acts having to do with local legislation.
 The governor, as has become the custom of chief executives, caution- ed the value of economy in hls openng address, However, appro- prtations made during the session, amounting to s36,0oO,o00 were s1'- .soo.oa0 more than appropriated at a,tbe session of 1923, But this was expected, and in reality less money was appropriated than would have heen the case had the appropria- lions committee been less diligen' fin using the pairing knife. Some salaries were raised and commits sions appointed and the latter us- ssualIy require appropriations The Legislature did very well under these circumstances
 The effervescent J Henry Rora' back was less conspicuous at the I.egislature than was the case 1T 1928, not being present regularly ..until the sessions last two weeks MT, Roraback evidently concluded that the party in power had contro of the situation in such overwhelm ing measure that his constant pres ence during the earlier part of tht session was not necessary; at leas that was the commonly accepted reason for his absence during mos of the session. But be this as may, the fact remains that there were some serious factional snarl' in the past session, and it was quit' clear to observers that the Bridge port and New Haven factions wou'' continue to be political irFitants'
 House Leader Benjamin w. Al ling Of New Britain evidently wen through the session with grea credit. His unfaiing courtesy rune toned without break The otne prominent New Britainite, Senate Hall. upheld the reputation of tn city in the Senate, while Senate Radcliffe gained experience.
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