Putnam patriot., 1913-05-16
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT May l6 1913
wnrkina Woman Inquiry.

On the bill creating an industrial commission Senator Neebe offered an amendment which in effect placed the investigation of conditions of working women and children in the office Of the labor commissioner. and changing greatly the scope of the inquiry The change from a special commission to the labor department met the objec- tion which Senator Hooker had Of fered After Senator Neebe had been asked a number of questions, the amendment was ordered printed as the Senators wished to look 1t over. Senator Perry remarking that there were many and serious objections to the bill.
 The committee on insurance of the Legislature voted to against the Wilson bill to have an investigation of the fire insurance business of the State The minority will submit a re- port in advocacy of a substitute for the original bill which provides that the Governor shall name a commits sion of five persons of whom the in surance commissioner shall be one, to make 8 thorough and somewhat sweeping inquiry into the conduct of fire insurance companies, the rates given to localities and whether or not the companies doing bushes have set up what in effect is monopoly.
 Liquor on Sunday.
 The excise committee finally agreed upon a draft of a substitute for a bill which would permit hotels 10 provide liquors to guests on Sundays The bill provides that county commission CTS fin their discretion may issue H. censes to sell liquors on Sundays, in their public dining rooms, at meals to bona-ide guests, between the hours of A. NJ. Sunday and l A. M. the fol- lowing morning. Those hotels which are to have the license are to be of 9 rooms or more capacity, and the fee would be s450 in addition to the present excise fee. Bona-fide guests are described as those who are fur nished lodging and meals at a hotel. The amendment proposed to the pres est one days rest in seven law was reported to the Senate unfavorably. The labor committee has another bill which will be reported favorably pro viding for one rest day in fifteen for men employed in those branches of railroad service such as signalling and the telegraph and telephone depart ments, who are exempted by the pres ent law.
 Hale's Status All Right.
 The fact was discovered that the Governors nomination many weeks ago of John H. Hale. of Glastonbury to be a public utilities commissioner to succeed himself, for six years from July l next. had never been reported out of the committee for confirmation of the general assembly Search was made for the resolution under which Mr Hale's name would come up for action It could not be found. Then report spread that as the nomination mad not been confirmed before May l that it was too late for the nomination 10 be considered The public utilities commission act however, was found to state that the nomination must be made before May l but the confirma-
  assembly adjourned.
 The legislature would immortalize itself by passing a law reducing the number of bones in a shad. In order to get satisfactory supply of the luscious meat 1t Is necessary to cook several of the fish. The scarcer the palatable shad the bonier 1t becomes. Whenever or wherever you come across a persistent shad eater you can wager that you have found pa uent man-one capable of giving Job run for the title. The shad is be- coming bonier speaking from close contact with both types of the spe- cies-those that are known as steam boat" shad, by reason of their getting In the way of river craft before the season is open, and the legal brand those that are caught in strict ac. eordance with the law.
 The House refused to hold an after noon session, voting down Representa- tive Pardee's motion to that effect, but 1t is apparent to everybody that afternoon and possibly evening ses- sions will be necessary before the calendar can be cleaned up at the progress now made. The House has not disposed of half the matters which were ready for action and new meas ares have been added at the rate of over twenty day