New Britain herald., 1925-06-01
Several Pending Meas. ures Face Contest. And Much Construc. tive Business Has Been Left For Clos. ing Days.
Governor Already Signs 437 Measures-15O More Pending-Return of Vet. eran Clerk Speeds Up Work.

State Capitol, Hartford, June l (AP)-The general assembly today started cleaning up business in preparation for final adjournment sometime on Wednesday. The clos ing days were expected to be ones of hustle and excitement because Of many pending measures and prob ability of some controversy over a few of the bills.
 150 Bills Pending
 The greater part of the sessions business in the way of constructive legislation has been thrown into the closing days. The governor until to- day had signed 142 public acts and 295 special acts. It was estimated in the office of the expressing clerk that upwards of 150 bills are pend ing and will be adopted between now and final adjournment. Many of these will have to be rushed into Governor Trumbull's office that hc may look them over in the original covers to see If there may be any on which he may desire to send a veto message.
 The expressing of bills is behind hand. In addition to the 150 of more measures pending there are many yet to come from the printers. It is estimated that this session will have adopted over TOO measures. public and special before it adjourns or, approximately in number, one third of the total number of mca: ures introduced.
 Veteran Clerk Returns
 Executive Clerk Frank D. I;ooG who has been in office 46 years, ant who was taken ill last week, was back at his desk today, and his presence facilitated the handling oi business in the executive offices.
 Chapter 142 of the public acts of 1925 signed by the governor is the amendment to the charter of the New Haven Water Co.,, permitting it to build dams and establish reser- voirs in Killingworth, Madison and Guilford.
 Debate on Bus Bill
 The house had debate on the bill to permit the Shore Line Electric Railway to operate buses to beaches near its line without requiring ap- proyal of the public utilities com mission as to routes.
 Mrs. Chapman of Westbrook. ex- plained the bill, and House Chair man Pond said seven of the railroad committee were for the bill and four against, in spite of the favorable re- port. He would be satisfied if the bill was beaten. He referred to other bills passed placing bus opera ton by steam and electric roads un- der the commission as to approval of routes. He said the shore line bill gave Unnecessary privileges" on feeder lines" He believed the company could get what it desired by appealing to the commission. This bill would give the company things the committee had refused to give other companies he said. He offered an amendment requiring approval Of routes by the public utilities com mission.
 Non-Intcrference Policy
 Mir. Averill of Branford said Alr. Pond had said little about the inter ests Of the public. The commission had a policy which it did not wish to go back on, that is not 10 inter fere with bus lines in actual opera ton, Every trolley line except the Shore Line had the right to run buses. He said that present bus line i between New Haven and Saybrook had been offered s25.0O0 for their rights and it wanted $500 because said Mir. Averill, it thought it could beat this bill although the bus line did not give good service. Mir Lynch, Of Orange thought the bil was worthy one.
 Mir. Lynch said that if there had been lobbying against the bill 1t was by people paid by the state to do other things"
 Mir. Sisson Of New London ssid the public utilities commission WI | opposed to the bill. He moved th previous question but lost out.
 Miss Cheney said the Shore Lin, could not resist the privilege of seek ing special privileges, "The bill," sh, said, was special favoritism." Nj Sturges thought the present bus lin was trying 'holdup."
 Mir. Clark Of Haddam said fl Va a life and death struggle between bus and trolley lines with the buso getting all the cream" Special priv ileges were due the trolleys, he add ed after, further debate the amend ment was lost and the bill adopted in concurrence.
 ] In The Senate Today. I Three appropriation bills reported from committee were the only new items Of business on hand when the senate opened. Each was adopted under rule suspension 10 expedite business. one making provision for remodelling the hall Of the house Q. representatives before the 1897 sss sion.