New Britain herald., 1927-02-16
Likens Authority Unto That of Russian Rulers But Is Voted Down in Assembly, Some Meas ures Adopted and Others Rejected Today.

peal loI COlNICllOll III CTlulllldl case worked a hardship on many working men," Senator Esposito of New Haven urged the senate today not to accept an unfavorable report on Senate bill No. 153. The bill, which had received a unanimous favorable report from the motor ve- hicle committee was rejected with only one vote in its favor-that of Senator Esposito.
 Senators Robbins of Norwich. Bur- rows of Groton and Floyd of Water ford. disagreed with Senator Espos- ito that the motor vehicle commis- sioner exeHcised his powers as only they "could be exercised in Russia" /" They held that the present law was working out far better than the old system of letting man keep his license pending an appeal.
 The department is very fair in it's considerations of requests to turn licenses pending an appeal" Senator Robbins said in explaining that the commissioner had the pow CT to retur nlicenses if the case warranted. No man who has a jast cause suffers at the hands of the commissioner"
 Senator Burrows said that the right to run a car was not an 1n- herent right, but one vested in the state. Senator Esposito, disagreeing, said there are few inherent rights and that the right to run a motor car is inherent as e5 per cent of other rights.
 The latter said that burglar is given the presumption of innocence those violating the motor vehicle law are presumed to be guilty from the first.
 Senator Floyd pointed out that Senator Esposito's arguments were the same as he had given the com- mittee, and that the committee had taken them into consideration before acting on the bill.
 Will Meet Feb. 22
 The legislature will meet on Feb 9, Washington's birthday, it has been decided. Senator Show. senate leader, said that there had been a number of committee hearings scheduled for that day and that the New Haven road had been notified of the session so that its trains would stop to take on members at various towns as on other legislative days.
 Bills Adopted
 The senate adopted the following senate bills:
 No. 30, including members of the naval militia among those subject to S5 fine for each days absence with out leave from tour of duty, and one dollar fine for absence from roll call.
 No. 460-Incorporating the Amer ican Commercial Co. of Bridgeport with S5o,000 capital stock.
 House bill No. 24-Amending the charter of Wesleyan university to permit the trustees to hold the an- nual meeting during the week pre- ceding the annual commencement, was also adopted by the senate.
 The following favorable reports on senate bills were received:
 No. 3S-Amending the charter of the Hartford. Conn.,, Trust Co.
 No. S7-Amending the charter of the Union So New Haven Trust Co.
 No. 324-Providing for reserves of insurance companies to adequately protect and insure and secure the solvency of insurance companies.
 No. S43-rroviding for advertising weeks before the hearing is held.
 No. S27-Allowing insurance com- panies to adopt as legal minimum standard the American new ultimate table of mortality with three and one half per cent interest for con- tracts on or after January l, 1928. in lieu of the American experience table of mortality.
 No. 6-Amending the charter of the city of Hartford, concerning jus ticeS of the peace.
 House bills were adopted by the house as follows:
 No. 55-Providing serial bond is- sues of municipalities shall begin to mature not later than two years after issue, instead of five years.
 No. 169 - Authorizing city of Bridgeport to issue bonds for S240,- 000 for construction of isolation hos pital, nurses home at Englewood hospital, addition to Hillside home and erection of building to house fire engine company No. 7.
 No. 493-Extending to July 22, 1928, time for organization of the Title Guaranty company of Hartford.
 No. 495-Extending to rising of the 1929 general assembly time for organization of Premier Title and Mortgage Go.
 No. 3S1-Providing for registra- ton of still births with registrar Of vital statistics.
 No. 116-Directing state depart ment of health to include in the sanitary code regulations concerning tetraethyl lead. No. 111-Making disinterment of bodies permissible at any time of the year on permit issued by regis trar of vital statistics. No. 603-Authorizing City Loan Corporation of Bridgeport to change it's name 10 City Industrial Bank of Bri 1geport. No. 15S--Extending state school aid to towns as authorized by 1921 act for two years,
 JTnfayorable Action The following senate bills upon | reports of committees 1 W ere rejected:
 No. 510, allowing the expenditure | of moneys received by the state from | liens with preference given high ways used by public service buses. No. 246, providing for no certiti- cates allowing jitneys shall be re- fused because there is a transporta-