Putnam patriot., 1911-08-04
HOUSE BREAKS
 WITH SENATE.
Rejects Compensation Liability Bill by Overwhelming Vote,
SENATE CREATES PENSIONS.
Upper Branch Sends Amended Sunday Law Back to House-S5,00o Oestk Damage Act Passed by House With out Amendment Now Up to Senate Governors Veto Overrioden.
Ispeclal correspondencel ]

Especial GorrespondenceI
 Hartford. Aug. 2.--The ptotracted session Of the Connecticut general as sembly drags on In manner far from creditable to anybody concerned Yes terday the senate spent most of the day on the Sunday law, which the house has overwhelmingly defeated and finally amended it by substitute which Senator Spellacy brought in and which has no chance whatever Of passing in the house. lt provides local option regarding sports and entertain ments on the Sabbath by way of plac- ing the permission for them in the hands of mayors of cities, wardens of boroughs and majority of a town board of seleetmen.
 Senator Judson made a hard fight for his substitute 10 the bill killed in the house. which he said had the sup port of the pastors of Bridgeport storm center in the Sunday baseball fight. and which would permit only strictly amateur sports on Sunday. where no admission fee was charged or collected iu any manner whatso ever Senator Beck was against all liberal Sunday legislation and spoke at length upon the subject Senator Tenn offered an amendment to Senator Judsan's substitute which would per init the opening of meat and grocery stores on Sundays before 1e o'clock in the morning hut this WIS later de. feated because this permission is con taiued in the SHelacy hill.
 The spellacY bill was considered first and WIS passed on a roll call vote of IS to 1G. and later the roll call on the .Tudson bill showed 20 10 II against it. The measure was then returned to the house at once under suspension of the rules
 Compensation Liability Bill Lost.
 The house spent nearly it's whole day on the workmen's compensation employers liability law. for which Mr Chandler of Rocky Hill made the fight of his life against heavy odds only to lose out in the end by vote of 144 to 46. hardly anybody on the Republican side of the house voting with him The senate amendments to the bill re- ported, which were ineonsequental, were defeated, as wns an amendment offered by Judge Banks, the Repuh= ncan leader, by which agrleulturists would be put on the same plane as my other employers, instead of being exempt from the laws provisions, as they are in the bill as reported
 The bulk of the discussion was fully as much on the Thoms amendment of fered by the member from Waterbury ns on the main bill. and this amend ment, the main purpose of which was to classify the hazardous occupations. was at length defeated ny way of forerunner of what was to happen to the bill itself The vote on ii was l3o to T5 against
 In addition to it's work on the Sun. day law the senate passed. against strenuous opposition. led by Senator Peck, who predicted state tax if It was passed. n state pension act. which removes the present exemption from taxation of the civil war veterans property to the amount of Sl.O0o and provides pension of $50 year for all veterans. It also passed the ap- proprlation of l00O for Tayior's leg islative souvenir over the veto of Gov ernor Baldwin by vote of 16 to l5. the vote being tie and dissolved by Lieutenant Governor Blakeslee.
 When the senate adjourned it was to next week Tuesday despite the large calendar and Senator Donovan's efforts.
 Hartford Gets Water Supply
 Last week Wednesday was the day