New Britain herald., 1927-03-24
MILLION DOLLARS
 FOR STATE ROADS
Assembly Receives Measure Other Legislative Acts Today

State CapHo., uartEorJ. March 2i lP-An annual appropriation O. SlpHe,611 for state aid roads rom tne funds received 1y the commis- stoner ot motor vehicles Is provided for H. q bul tayorahiy reported by the appropriation committee 10 the general assembly today
 The bil! which makes radical changes in the present system of state ail 70 towns for highways came into the scuat. 10 take the place ot a house bill carrying an appropria- ton c. 5Z,o4o,1np which was tabled in jle s-nat" March $, after l, had been referred 10 inc appropriation committee by the hoase.
 Senator Hal, O. New Britain, chairman 0. Inc appropriation com m.tc,. r.gu,-H.. tho clerk with t li-' Of tL- classification .. towns as they auI be affected hy the bill and mos | that tuy list be printed ID the journal Ho said Ae wanted the towns to know exactly what they were gluug. IAaIt. Governor Brainard ordered Ih- list printed in the journal.
 As a basis for 'ha p2ortionment C. state aid highway funds, the bill substitutes the average annual re eeipts from taxation tor th4 grand lists or tho towns.
 Annual receipts from taxation of s3g.001 for the three y4ars rreced- ing are made the gauge ot state aid ln any year, towns wno$e receipts .all below thls amount navlng sev- .n-eights of the cost of thelr state aid road projects borne by the state.
 Those having larger average an- lual receipts arc to have three iourths Of tho cost of their state aid road work paid by state funds.
 The senate adopted $. J. l.. num- Der 36, declaring the federal inner lrance tax law to be form Of "co- ,rcion" on the states ''in conflict with the spirit of our conSututlona! government offensive 10 sound pol icy and destructive Of the responsi- bility of citizens and states" and re- auesting congress to repeal the law. The resolution was endorsed by Gov ernor Trumbull and Tax Ccmmis sioner Blodsett.
 Three Judges To Sit.
 The senate also passed the pll' providing that when person Gharg- .d with d crime punishable by death or life Imprisonment elects to be tried by the court instead Of by pIry, the court shall be composed of three judges consisting Of the judge presiding at the term and two others designated by the chief justice.
 Other bills passed by the senate include:
 $. E. 4S, increasing to slS,0cc the maximum amount which the comp tIoiler may draw annually Tor Dehc- tciaries Of the Connecticut State Iiremen's association
 $. E. 2ll, directing the Judge oi each probate courts in which there is no general index Of the probate records to appoint q competent per son to make such an index.
 Fills adopted:
 <. E. 475. abolishing the requlre- mont that directors or trustees ol q state hospital for the insane must secure an order from the superior court in order 10 discharge a pa tent and giving them full power to make such discharge,
 $. F. 26. including radios among the articles of personal property for which conditional bills of sale need uot be filed with town clerks
 The senate concurred with the house in rejected bills reducing the hours a week for women Tn mahu- lacturing, mechanical and mercah- tile establishments,
 A favorable report was made on committee bill prohibiting shad fishing in the ScOntic river in south Windsor and East Windsor.
 The senate rejected q bill deiln- ing the qualifications for the prac- tic. Of architecture in the sate of Connecticut and providing for the examination and registration Of ar ohitects.
 \ skeleton bill providing for reg ulations for auctionecrs, was feJrci- el. Other bills rejected lnciude one vrovIding for removal of public oi- fcers. administrative or judicial, TOT misconduct by superior court uhul general assembly meet; cn" proVid- ing for manner ot registering Jit- neys.
 No Women Jurors
 The senate rejected on roll call vote, 29 to 3, the bill providing for jury service TOT women.
 The senate adopted q petition paving Mrs. Josephine Blll Of Hartfori 550 month for 24 months. That amount was being paid her late husband, Ezra G, Eu. former state empIoyc, as q pension,
 The house rejected bill prov.d- Ing that onc-thirl ot the motor ye- hirle fines shall be retained by towns.
 Other bills rejected by the house on nnfavorabIe reports include: Providing employment of engineers by highway commissioners on norn- nation c, county commissioners to repair dirt roads uscd by rural free