New Britain herald., 1925-02-13
STATE GASOLINE
 PROBE IS WANTED
Senate Has Proposed Measure
 Hunting Bill Argument

State Capitol. Hartford, Feb. 13,-- A difference of opinion was expressed in the house today in the matter of broad .bill ducks on Connecticut wa ters. It arose over the effort of MT Bugbee, of Old Lyme. to upset an unfavorable report on a bill which would have limited the daily bag of ducks to ten instead of the present 25. It was MT AEugbee's bill and he said that the yN~Sent bag was too large, that he had hunted and fished for 40 years and the time has come when the broad bills are gone. Some people questioned this claim he said but what those people saw on the Sound were coots. He thought that no sportsman wanted 25 ducks in bag. He said such a number was simply slaughter" Mir. Bughee claimed the vote in committee on the report was 12 to for the bill yet 1t came in with an unfavorable report. The house rejected the bill.
 MT. Wheeler of Stratford chair man of the fish and game committee said the federal authorities fixed the bag at % a day and the state could not fairly change the figure because shooting was regulated by the mi gratory bird act. Wild fowl are in cleasing under the law and federal authorities are now in the position of claiming there is no immediate need for conservation as it may hap pen that there will be a shortage Of food for wild game birds. Mr, Wheeler did not agree with MT Bug bee that there are no broad-bills and said he could point to 10000 off the mouth of the river at Stratford.
 The votes against rejecting the bill were few In number.
 Leader filling said that in view of small attendance at Friday sessions it was not intended to have any con- troversial matters brought up and hereafter contested reports would be tabled and not discussed.
 State Gasoline Probe.
 The gasoline price investigation bill which the senate received pro- vides for appointment by the gover- nor of three members of the legis- lature to investigate the cost of product and the marketing of gaso- line within the state. The commis- sion would have power to call wit nesses by subpoena and demand books and documents, and punish for contempt. It could employ assist ance and the sum of $1,000 would be provided to the meet the expenses. The finding would be returned to the legislature by April l.
 Small Attendance.
 A Friday session, the first since the close of introduction of new busi- ness did not bring out large at tendance of house members or a full membership in the senate today yet the business done was considerable and showed accumulative speed or the part of some committees in mak. ing reports.
 Senator Cronin secured permission to introduced a new bill whicl if adpoted will create a conmis. sion to investigate and determine the reasons, if possible, for the increase in the price of gasoline. The bil atfer being received was sent to the Judiciary committee on the part ot the senate.
 The committee on incorporation offered batch of reports and among the favorable onco were those oI bills to incorporate the college of tht Sacred Heart at Noroton the Sacrec Heart academy at Stamford; the St Thomas seminary at Hartford; tn Mount St. Joseph college at HartfOrt and the Hartford college of law.
 The humane institutions commit tee which had had but single bil got another one when the appropria tions committee sent to it bill fo an appropriation for a pictorial rec ord of the departments and institu tions of the state.
 Favorable Reports.
 In the senate the cities and bor oughs committee reported favorabl on these Hartford city bills:
 Authorizing regulation of locatio, and use of buildings; concerning tn high school committee membership . concerning appointments to fill ta cancies in the court of commo, council; creating a city plan com mission and also a committee O abatement of assessme ments.
 Additional favorable reports cam from the interpretations committe on these bills: