New Britain herald., 1925-05-07
SENATE TO ENJOY
 ! ANNUAL DINNER
End OI Assembly Session Is Seen
 Imminent


 far away, As Mrs, Merritt, senator from tho second district, win not he at the dinner, which will be stag, the senate remembered her today with a gift.
 Business had been completed when Senator Walco,t proceeded to manipulate his hands over q waste basket which he had placed on his desk while giving "patter" such as magicians preface their acts of leg erdemain. The senator said thnt usually when men are called nnon to speak Of women they find il dirri- cult 10 find HordS adequate to do homage to womanhood.
 "But when as a senator l am call. ed upon 10 pay homage 10 q woman who occupies an unique position In the eyes and hearts Of the citizens of Connecticut BIS the first woman Slembcr Of this body, words utterly fail me-" said Senator Walcott, "hut will call your attention 10 this basket which is filled seemingly with odds and ends" The senator took off pieces of paper and copies Of bills then drew off cotton cover and finally extracted q silver coffee urn which he presented to Mrs. Merritt. The recipient made q hap py response.
 Senator Cronin did not call from tho table the Stamford iudgcship resolution which he placed there ynstcrday to the evident disappoini- ment Of two score house members who had crowded into the chamber in anticipation of political f'r"WorES,
 Former Lieut.. Governor Denis A, Rlaknsl"e had a scat with President Pro rem. Brainard. It is understood that before the iudgcship matter is ttkcn up a days notice will he given sc that all senators may he present. The senate concurreG on the hlIl which gives inc aviation commits sioncr power 10 survey the Sl''e TOT tts division into aviation districts and on that appropriating %15DOO Tor pcnsions for teachers retired prior to 1917, Senator Woodruff called off the table house bll GJ1 under when inc law under which ferries m 'h" I'0nnecticut river are HatlN@llth would he repeated. The house by amendment had saved the 'hcsjer- 1Iadlymc ferry and the senate also sayrd the Rocky Hill Terry hE aniondmrnt sending the bill back to the housc.
 President Pro Trm Brainard had tho gayrI at today's session Of the sEuc after an absence of two days in the governors office while Gov crnor Trumbull was on fishing trip. \ favorable report was made on Senator F.. |. Halls bill calling for 2 revision of the New Britain city charter.
 A bill was adopted to pay George r. Kahn of Hartford $Go d month for two years from May as com .pcnsation for sickness while In state military service.
 Governor Trumbull today named President Pro Tom Rra!nard, Speak or F l. D1rbie and Major Talbot 0. Freeman of the liSth aviation souadron as a committee 10 procure q sword for Lieut. Leslie P. Arnold the Connecticut man m the group of army round the world fiCrs, un- der bill just adopted by the lcgis- laturc.
 The committee on congressional districts recommended that the bill or 1923 proposing division Of Con- rrcficur into six congressional dis tricts be continued until tho 1927 session. This was the only bill the committee has had this session.
 House bill No. TO transferring the powers of the New Haven school district 10 the board of finance was reported into the house for sec ond time. The New Haven dc)ega- ton was given a hearing by the cities and borOughs Committc" yes tcrlay but inc latter declined 10 ircorporate into the bill rcfcr'n- dum amendment. The committee, however, made some slight changes i'm the wording 10 clarlfy couple Of points which had been thought trno ambiguous. The Judiciary committee reported q bill 10 provide q pension 10 Fred w. Tracy of S2Ih B month. being one half his salary q, the timr of bis retirement as clerk Of the superior court Of Fair fold county.
 Bills to reimburse Gordon F. po4ry and Lawrence F. Kinder for Tnonoy paid for registration fee on a motor vehicle were adopted.
 The scnatc confirmed the govern or's nominations Of members of the department of public welfare and oS arbitration and mediation and also of Charles F.. Beach as a m"m- hor Of tlI" board Of agriculture from the first district and Charles k. Trc1J of Orange from the second distrcit
 The arbitration board arc Frank X. lIagorty Patrick F. O'Nnra and Senator IaNlor Uf Waterbury, tho last namsd h'ing Inc now appOin'oc and lh" vrlCar" board arc Gcorgr T, W. Williams of Hartford Martha II, f, Mitchell hf NorNich and liar riett I. Jon's of Hartford.
 Tho senate voted 10 t"coumit tho hiu 10 inrorrora'a tao "Iord's Point incorporated" ot S'onmg'on which Inc housa had lo:ll 10 IT. icct. I'll" senate adopted tho mH creating jnfirors and engineers fund iu Stamford.
 Tn" Bridgeport fax commission bill commonly known in fhc lrpisIa- tur" as ,hr ripper hul' was r"ror'- ed into 'h- house by tho cities and -=@z=s.s.ss.s.-.-