Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-28
No Money For
 Three Trustees
EPILEPTiC COLONY APPROPRIA-
 TON VETOED.
A NORWICH MAN LOSES
z. R. Robbins One of Those Affected by Veto-senate Passes the 55- Hour
 Bill With Two Amendments.

Bill With Two Amendne nents.
 Hartford, Conn, May 27-The sec
 Ond veto of Governor Baldwin this
 session was sent into the house late
 this afternoon on the appropriation bill which would compensate three members of the building committee of the trustees of the Connecticut Colony for Eptleptics, one of whom is Z R. Robbins, of Norwich, in the sum of S2210 for services The matter is familiar one to legislators as in both branches there was a fight against the appropriation bill, especially in the senate. It was known that months ago in a letter the governor called the attention of the appropriations com
 mittee to the principle involved but
 the bill was reported just the same and it's passage was accomplished on l the strength of a special act of the 1911 session which specifically created the building committee of this partic- ular board
 Would be "Pure Gift.
 The governor in returning the bill without his approval. says the appro- priation is for the individual benefit of the three trustees in question. He adds: ITO them it is proposed to give away a considerable sum of the peO- ples money" He then reviewed the act creating the board of trustees in 1909, and the special act of 1911 nam ing three trustees as a building com mittee to prepare plans etc He goes on to review what these trustees have done and points out that the building committee have no more right to seek pay now than any other member of the board. He says that under an opinion of the attorney general this pay is a pure gift" The governor says that no doubt the board has given valuable services. Presuma bly, every member of the board has, but it is a general and universal principle of government that no public officer is entitled to pay for his services as such, unless there
 be some special provision made for it by law. He adds '"rhe honor of the position and the opportunity for pulp lie usefulness which it carries consti- tute it's sole reward.
 Forbidden by Law and Constitution By the twenty y-fourth amendment
 to the constitution of the state, the gen. eraI assembly is expressly forbidden to pay or grant any extra compensa- tion to any public officer, empIoye agent, or servant. This has been held by eur highest court to apply not only to public officer or agent who has prescribed compensation but to one Whe was not entitled to any compen- sation at alL
 Senate Passes 55 Hour Bill.
 The senate adopted the flfty-five hour bill for women and minors with
 amendments, however, as desired bv
 manufacturers and department store
 men. One amendment offered by Senator Gaylor and adopted provides that the daily limit of labor for wo- men shall be eleven hours instead of
 ten. The argument on which this passed was that it allows hexibflity in making m wAAkIW tir41a
 and will not deprive employees of their half holiday on Saturdays or a Sat urday off because the time can be made up by an additionl period of la Dor on the other five days, although eleven hours day must not be ex- ceeded.
 Minors May Work One Evening a!
 Week.
 The second amendment adopted pro- vides that no minor under 16 years
 may be employed after D. m. in any
 manufacturing or mechanical estab- lishment, and no such minor shall be employed in any mercantile establish ment more than one evening a week. except during Christmas week, and no female minor shall be employed after 10 p. m. This amendment was offered by Senator Miner and it was favored by several senators who said that it would be a hardship to deprive poor families Of the earnings of a sixteen year-old boy who is able to go to school and yet might have the oppor- tunfty to work on Saturday evenings
 in store. The original draft as it passed the house provided that no minor under sixteen years of age should be employed in any manufac- turing, mechanical or mercantile es- 1 tablishment after 6 p. m. and no fe- male over Is should be employed in
 any such establishment after 10 D. m The bill goes back to the house to get endorsement of these two amend ments. A delegation of department store merchants heard the debate from
 the gallery.
 $11 for Doorkeepers and Messengers.
 Tn spite of vigorous objection by
 Senator Johnson of Hartford Perry and keeney. the resolution was pass
 ed 13 to 6 to pay -doorkeepers and messengers S11 each for their uniform
 coats. This amount was called a grat-
 uity and other senators denied 1t was
 a gratuity.
 The house made the armory bill and the trolley running board bill the or
 der of the day for noon tomorrow. The senate after five o'clock took up it's
 calendar and frightened 1t by passing or rejecting many of the lesser mat
 ters on it.