New Britain herald., 1927-01-25
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(Continued from First Page) made It's appearance in the general assembly today.
 To the right of the speaker of the house and the presiding officer of the senate this morning were brand new American flags. A moveable iron tripod holds the flag staff which is about seven feet high.
 The display of the United States and State flags at every session of assembly is provided for in a bill introduced in the house last week at the recommendation of Gov. Trum- bull, and passed by both branches under suspension of tho rules. The state flag has not yet made it's ap- pearance. ....
 Another Flock of Bills
 The general assembly today re- ceived the first flock of bills of the last week rush of new business.
 Sessions will be held four days this week, the first full week of the 1927 legislature. Friday will be the last day that the body will receive new business. Some thousand bills are expected to be offered before adjournment Friday.
 While the general assembly as a whole was to be chiefly concerned with the introduction of bills this week members of several committee are to begin to function as commit tees. The appropriations commit tee will sit Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of both this and next week.
 The finance and interpretations committees were to hold hearings this afternoon and the latter and the labor committee meet tomor- row.
 The appropriations committee to- day concerned itself with mainten- ance appropriations for state de- partments and the appropriation Of sS,O00 to the Connecticut state fire mems association. Tomorrow they will take up the agricultural college appropriations.
 Caucus lhlS AltefuOOH
 Republican legislators of four counties were to caucus this after room to nominate county commits sioners and county auditors. The counties are New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield and Windham.
 In the absence of Gov. Trumbull, Lieut.. Gov. Brainerd continued this week as acting governor. As Sena- tor Frederick c. Walcott. president pro-tempore of the senate, was out of the state last week members of the senate presided
 Senator Walcott handled the gavel in the senate today.
 Senator kenealy, by request, ot- fered a bill which would divided the town and city of Stamford and create the town of Shippan. All that part of town and city of Stam- ford south of land owned by the Stamford Rubber Company and con- tinued diagonally to the intersection of Magee and Shippan avenues and then along Shippan and Seaview avenues to Tidewater would become Shippan.
 Senator Rogers offered bill call ing for an appropriation of sSO5,- 773. for maintenance of the Con- necticut Agricultural college. An other bill of his. authorizes the board of trustees of the Connecticut college to lease or convey to mem- bers of the staff sites on the campus for dwellings.
 The state game laws would be amended to permit the killing or capturing of deer in the state dur ing the first week following the first Monday in December under such relations as prescribed from the state board of fisheries and game, by the owner of land used solely for agricultural purposes. or any member of his family, according to q bill introduced today by Senator Darbie.
 The deer would have to be killed by shotgun or rife and permit issued for the purpose. No traps shall be set, or any device used to take, injure or kill the deer. Vio- lation of the provision of the act calls for a fine of $50 or 30 days in Jail or both.
 New Auto Bill
 Representative Higgins of Coven- try who last week offered several bills of interest to motorists, brought in another today which would ex- empt from damages automobile drivers who have given the plain tiff In an action against him a gratuitous ride. He also introduced a bill today which would repeal the act limiting to 500 enrolment at the Connecticut Agricultural college.
 A state law revision commission who shall be appointed from the governor with the advice and con- sent of the senate is provided for in a bill introduced in the senate to- day by Senator Shaw. The commits sioner be an attorney and would hold office for four years at an an nual salary of s6.000. He would con- solidate all the statutes and public laws of the state beginning with the general laws of 1919 Clerical as-