New Britain herald., 1927-02-15
DEFICIENCY BILL i PASSES ASSEMBLY
Measure Explained by Hall Of !. New Britain

State Capitol, Hartford, Feb. 1S R-The 1927 general assembly to- day entered its seventh week. The senate got off to a good start by passing ten bills, and concurring with the house in passing the s92S,- 400 deficiency appropriation bill.
 "Safe and Sane" Fourth
 The first floor discussion of the session came in the house when a bill providing statewide safe and sane" Fourth of July was given an unfavorable report. The bill, supported by Representative John w. Huling of West Hartford who in- &roduced it, was finally rejected.
 A short time later another un- favorable committee report brought Representative Hurry Durant of Guilford to his feet 10 defend his measure which asked for the repeal or the New Haven Company's rights in developing water supply protect in the towns of Guilford, Madison and Killingworth.
 Representative Royal K. South wick spoke in favor of the measure, and house leader Ernest L. Averill and Representative Frank c. Quin- Ian, against it. The house finally accepted the unfavorable report and rejected 1t.
 Senator Frederick c. Walcott. president pro tempore Of the senate, was present for the first time In several sessions.
 Senator Wallace R. Pierson of Cromwell who has been unable to attend because of illness was sworn in this morning. He has been in Pinehurst, N. c.
 Hall Explains Bill
 When the deficiency bill was called up in the senate it was ex- plained by Senator Edward r. Hall' of New Britain. chairman of the ap- propriations committed.
 The senate passed the following penate bills:
 Senate bill No. 24o, amending the charter of the Young Mems Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society of New Britain to allow it to hold property to the amount of S250,00O. Senate bill No. F, authorizing Hartford County to issue S2,OOo,OOO county buildings bonds for a new county court house.
 Senate bill No. IA, changing the name of the Waterbury Industrial School to the Elisha Leavenworth Foundation, authorizing the use of the foundations income flor the im- provement in the city of Waterbury and its environs of such personal and social conditions and institutions as affect children and youths"
 Senate bill No. 319, incorporating the Charter Oak Title Guarantee & Fidelity Company of Hartford with authorized capital of s1,000.00o.
 Senate bill No. 316, authorizing the Bridgeport Land & Title Com pany to increase it's capital stock to $5o0,o00.
 Senate bill No. 3S4, appropriatine $2,50o to the state police association Senate bill No. 9S, authorizing Meriden to issue s1o0,000 school bonds.
 Senate bill No. 99, authorizing MeTluen tO Issue SEuV,VuV "ulef bonds.
 Senate bill No. 192, requiring the payment of fees for the preliminary printing of special charters to the secretary of state instead of to the treasurer and excepting charitable corporations without capital stock from the payment of such fees.
 Measures Referred
 Seventeen bills calling for the ex- penditure of s309,500 for armory projects were referred to the appro- priations committee when they came up in the senate in concurrence with similar action by the house last week. The bills were favorably re- ported on by the committee on mill tary affairs. One bill providing for . $175,009 armory at Bristol. An other calls for $15,000 garage al Brainard field, the remaining l5 bills hre for repair appropriations.
 Favorable reports on the follow. ing senate bills were received in the senate:
 No. ASA, making salaries of Stam. Ford city court judges and deputy judge s3,0OO each.
 No. 221, giving police powers to Norwich over Colchester. Lebanon and Bozrah.
 No. SS, amending the charter oi the American Bank & Trust con- pany.
 No. 1, amending the charter oi the Travellers Bank & Trust con- pany.
 No. 21o, providing for two judges and one prosecutor for Norwalk city court
 No. 167, amending the charter oi she Mutual Bank & Trust company
 No. 29 permitting Danielson to ac. auire a right of way across the Dan. 1elson armory ground.
 No. 533. including soldiers, sailors And marines of the Philippine insur. rection and the China relief among former service men exempt from property taxation.
 An unfavorable report was made on senate bill No 447 providing fo, . closed season for trout from July l to March 31.
 Clerks of committees have beer