Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-25
Senate Passes
 Sunday Bills
TO PERMIT MOVING PICTURES
 AND SPORTS.
TO OPEN THE STORES
Those Supplying Necessities May Do
 ine-Fisht Expected in the House.

Hartford, Conn, April 24.-The leg 1slative achievement today was the passage in the senate of two bills pro V1olng for liberal Sunday. One is the Purcell bill, under which various forms of sports may be conducted be- sides musical and moving picture en- tertalnments, all during the afternoon or evening hours, and it also permits the opening of stores which supply food and other necessities of human comfort. The latter feature of the bill was set forth as it's strongest part for the reason that in many cities the complaint has been that in summer poor people who have not the means or home conVeniences are unable to lay in a supply of perishable food over Sunday.
 Band iencerts and Amateur Sports.
 Under~this bill they would be able to supply their needs during the af- ternoon and evening hours of the day. Opponents of the measure claimed in debate that the bill also permits sports of all kinds, without restriction of any kind, and in effect would commercial ize the Lords day. The second bill is that recommended by the judiciary as the limit to which the committee felt itself able to go and provides very lit tie more than band concerts and recreatiVe amateur sports in parks on Sunday afternoons under direction of park authorities.
 The Sunday bills now go to the house. where a lively debate is antici- pated.
 Will Hold Session Today.
 The senate is becoming extremely anxious about the prospects of com Dieting business, and various sugges- tons and motions to fix definite and in an order of the day for Tuesday at noon to settle definitely about after noon and night sessions and whether there shall be more than three session 1 adjourned until tomorrow in spite of general opposition to a Friday session.
 Governor Appoints Progressive.
 Committee hearings are thinning out but those before the judiciary com mittee are increasing in interest. Dur ing the consideration of resolutions for judgeships in the New Haven city advocating the retention of Judge Hoyt, offered a letter of endorsement of E. F. Arvins, president of the New Haven county bar. saying that he be- Heved MT. Arvine was a, democrat or at least as a, democrat presumably the governor had appointed him to sue ceed himself (Pond) as a member of the state board of mediation and arbi- tration- It was declared that MT Ar vine was a progressive. amid much laughter from the republicans in the room. The democrats, who have ex- pected the governor to make appoint i1ACilto II OiI1 dIIlcIIS OSIloCIdlS, ClO HOE smile so heartily.
 One Man Endorses Opposing candi-
 dates.
 At another point MT. Pond presented the endorsement of MT. Day of Wat rous & Day in Judge Hoyt's behalf, and Senator McDonough, holding up a letter, asked what the committee would do when it had Mir. Watrous' of MT. Kenna, who is a democratic candidate for the judge ship. MT. Pond said the committee would have to give due consideration to both endorSeme ents.
 As in previous hearings, the various for judgeship were highly for their legal ability splendid character and common sense l