The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-06

by one man would not be a crime then it should be held equally innocent if it resulted from the combination Or agreement of many men," If, he adds, there exists any doubt as to the law upon this subject. he recommends that the doubt be removed and the law made as above suggested.
 He recommends authorization of the Highway Commissioner to employ "a first class engineer in his office and county engineers with assistants, and he does not favor any delay of the good roads work.
 He suggests the enactment of such supplementary laws as will reduce in the crowded streets of cities the perils of pedestrians from automobiles, and the closure by Selectmen of 'such roadways as are not State highways or main highways between towns" and which are "too narrow or in bad con- dition for such (auto) traffic.
 Through deforestation, i've are now face to face with the dangers of freshet on the one hand, and water famine on the other'' In the Governors opin- ion, 'the present fire warden service should be strengthened by the co-ope ration of the railroads, the principal agents responsible for fires, and he favors "the acquisition of large tracts by the State "and the appointment of a commission ''to study the present method of taxing forest land with view to suggesting legislation two years hence."
 The Governor suggests "careful con- sidera tion'' of the State prison direc- tors recommendation that the penalty for second degree murder shall be the indeterminate sentence, the minimum being 25 years and the maximum life imprisonment. He favors the estab- lishment of a. State reformatory, Eff the finances of the State warrant the expenditure.
 He suggests the establishment of new asylum for the insane in the vest ern part of the State, and that "mild and harmless cases'' now in the insane hospitals, be transferred to town farms or other proper places"
 He recommends the "colony system for epileptics and suggests it's estab- lishment.
 In view of the increase in court bus mess, he recommends an increase in the number of Superior Court judges.
 Bank Commissioners are, the Cover nor says, overworlked and underpaid.
 He suggests that the General As senbly become a leader in the move ment ito investigate the causes of fires and to pass such laws as will tend to reduce the losses"
 There should, he says, be "State in spection of cattle both before and after killing
 With regard to legislative publicity. he would have "a permanent clerk of bills who should be an able lawyer and parliamentarian" and also the publi- cation of complete and accurate sten- ographic reports of the daily proceed ings.''
 Cities task for a larger measure of home rule", and with, the Governor says, much justice.
 He recommends that a two-thirds vote be required to override the Cover nor's veto.
 He suggests that ''the recognition of foreign marriages should be rendered more certain, and that there be re- forms of procedure which would pre- vent fraud or collusion in the obtain ment of divorces.
 He recommends "a reduction in the hours of labor for women and minors and a raising of the age limit for minors to include sixteen years"
 In conclusion, he expresses the wish that the present session of the Gen eral Assembly be made memorable for its patriotic wisdom and concrete achievement
 If the General Assembly should carry all of Gov. Lilley's suggestions and recommendations into effect, an im- mediate result would be that Large bonded indebtedness, which he depre- cates.
 Perhaps the most significant feature of the message is his discussion of the labor question: in which he appears to hold that if one man may use the boy colt, a combination may do so.
 The messages most significant omis- sion pertains to the Corrupt Practices act, to which there is not the slightest