Putnam patriot., 1909-07-30
Cenneetlcut General Assembly,

The biIi 10 prov Ide trained teachers l for small towns was ex plained by -ena- ] tor Latbef He said that the bill es- taDiishes scholarships Of $50 each in i the normal schools for scholars from l towns having q grand list of sl ,'sl0i ils9 or less. Ii also provides lbai The grad- uates -stoald teach school in any of the small towns referred to iH the biil for three years after their graduation. The i ex pcnse to the -fate is estimated as I Si5,W0 year 1t was passed unani- mously
 The biil 10 license peddiefs vas pass- ed as follows
 Section : Towns may make such reasonable by-iaws, not repngnant b 1 the laws of this -siic, with reference i to the vending or hawking upon theif public streets of any goods wares or other merchandise al public or private sale or auction. or to the vending CT l pedding Of such articles af merchan- I fiise from house to house within their 1 limits, A. they may deem expedient, | including the imposition of reason 
 1 hawk, or peddle such merchandise. sec 7. This act shall not apply to sales bs farmers and gardeners of tbe produce of their farms and gardens, or l to the sale, distribution and delivery of ice, milk, or other food products, or l fo conditional sale Of merchandise. l \ bill VAS passed changing the law as to supervision of schools in few respects It provides that no town, school committee, of board of school visitors CT board af education, shall employ as superintendent Il person who 1 : Il member of such committee af boafd. ]. and no person shall be eligible for ap poinlment under tue net who does not hold certificate of approval by the State Board If tsducaiien Two af
 more townz together employing more than thirty and not more than fifty teachers. may unite to employ super 1 intendent of schools Towns employ Ing more than twenty and not more 1 than thirty teachers, may have n sn- pefintcndent of schools, fixing the sal- aries as ttey see it. Towns having not over twenty teachers, may petition the 1 State Board, which k authorized to np- l point and fix the salary of supetsis- ing agent.
 l A bill was passed in concurrence to | prevent degenerates mental or moral who come under the jurisdiction of the State-being able To reproduce their 1 species. By this means the number Of such beings that become heavy charge on our tax payers, will become greatly reduced Connecticut is the only State Tn the Union which has such law.
 Last Thursday Governor Weeks sent to the Senate his veto message of the biil providing that pardon might be granted even if one member of the Slate
 Board voted against 1t. The present law requires a unanimous vote. The Governor gives five good reasons why the law should remain as il Is. One k conclusive. The accused has every safe guard thrown about him, and only by the unanimous verdict of the r. jury men, who have heard all the evidence, can he be convicted; and even then he has the right of appeal. No pardon should be granted such criminal un- less vote of the board of pardons, be- cause 1t .is asked to have compassion not that any doubt exists as to his guilt.
 The Senate on Tuesday killed the so- called Sunday bill, legalixing baseball and other sports on Sunday, by the close vote of Ia to la.
 The Senate passed hill aimed to make country towns have respectable school buildings.
 The House psssed bill in concur
 uence amending the act concerning an nual appropriations 10 incorporated az ricultural soeieties.
 The House also made an approp ria ton for the maintenance of county homes for the care of suffering from tu- bcrcuiosis.
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