New Britain herald., 1927-02-23

of three members to collect a tax of s10 a reel on motion picture films brought into the state.
 House bill 195. appointing a state agent of the department of state agencies and institutions at q salary of s6,o00 year. by the governor, was taken from the table where it had been put yesterday when an error was found in it, and passed by the house.
 The senate had 27 bills starred for action on its calendar today. All but four were passed. Fourteen adopted were senate bills; the remainder were house bills.
 Passed in Senate Among the bills passed by the sen- ate were the following:
 Senate bill 343, requiring each ap- plicant for restoration of forfeited rights to advertise the hearing of his petition or bill in a newspaper in the town in which he resides at least two weeks before the hearing. Senate bill 327. legalizing the adoption by insurance companies of the American men ultimate table of mortality" in lieu Of the American experience of mortality" as legal , minimum standard for contracts is- isued.
 Senate bill 65, providing for an assistant clerk of the city and police courts of Merden and an assistant comptroller and codifying the city charter.
 Senate bill 76, increasing from four to six the number of women deputies in the department of fac tory inspection.
 Senate bill 514. allowing holders of public service bus certificates to se- cure registration for leased vehicles as we'll as vehicles which they own. Senate bill 97, authorizing Meri- den court of common council to ap- propriate the avails of the street i'm provement bonds.
 Senate bill 4o5, providing for pay ment to widow upon death of an active or retired police officer of Meriden one-half of the amount he received at time of death.
 Senate bill 325, setting first day of March as limit to time for filing of the gross amount of premiums collected annually by fire, marine or casualty insurance companies and April l. payment of tax thereon.
 The house adopted house bill 321 making the salary of the deputy judge of the Norwich city court $500 year, effective July 1, of this year.
 House bill 327, prohibiting passen- gers travelling upon street car or common carrier motor bus, or em- ployes engaged in operation of these vehicles having lighted cigar, cigar cite, or pipe. in his possession except in smoking compartments under penalty of $10 fine, act to be effec- tive on adoption.
 House bill BIO, eXempting from purchase by life insurance compan- ies of manufacturing stocks, shares in public service companies engaged in generating and distributing cleo tricity or manufacturing and dis tributing gas.
 The house received favorable re- ports on the following bills:
 H. B. 221, including those who served in Philippine insurrection and Boxer campaign among veter- ans who may get support in own homes.
 II. E. 222. extending state aid to soldiers dependents or orphans or veterans of war with Spain, Philip pine insurrection, Boxer campaign and World War
 H. B. 503, prohibiting taking of fish within 800 feet of fish way or | in fish way except by angling.
 H. B. 220, including veterans of | Philippine insurrection and Boxer among veterans who may : be admitted to state institutions.
 II. B. 779. providing certain funds left from war activities may be re- covered by governor from secretary of war and distributed among Ma tional Guard units.
 Four senate bills having to do with motion pictures received un- favorable reports from the judiciary committee, three being taken care of in bills to be reported later and the fourth a skeleton bill which was withdrawn. They are 124, 1855, Al and 465.
 The house rejected bills providing for open seasons in New London and New Haven counties for quail; au- thorizing state board of fisheries keeney Cove; providing probate, rather than selectmen, may givL consent to marriage of minor with