Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1913-06-20

large historical significance. Ii is the
Governor only who is the direct choice
OF the people and he may be pre-
sumed to represent the views OF the
entire people, and therefore was en-
trusted by them with an absolute veto.
i congratulate you on your reiec-
ton OF a large number of useless and
pernicious measures which have been
pressed upon your attention. The
work Of a legislative body is to be
judged on the negative side. Its best
achievement is often of i'll informed OF
Ill intentioned men to secure legisla-
ton OF kind that seems better than
1t is"
Some Measures Passed.
Among the important bills passed
! by the Legislature which has just gone
into history are the following
| The wcrkmen's compensation act
Popular election Of United States
Senator'S.
General banking law under which
bankers must organize.
Amendments to public service cor.
porations providing that stock must
be issued at par for cash.
1 A tenement house act and an act
regulating sanitary conditions In ten
ement houses.
The 55-hour law for the employ
ment of women and minors.
| The law requiring ventilating APP
pliances and devices In buffing and
polishing rooms.
An Investigation of the wages and
cost of living of women and girls en-
| ployed in mercantile houses.
| Law providing for the labelling OF
cold storage eggs.
Forbidding banks to loan to their
officers.
Home rule for cities.
| Providing fine of $500 and ten years
Imprisonment for living off the earn
| ings of dissolute women.
Forbidding the offering of free
lunch in saloons.
Providing for fire escapes on all
| school buildings.
Forbidding the employment of mi
| nors in or about saloons.
The Gross Sunday bill permitting
concerts and amateur sports on pub
lie parks or places.
Providing for a public park, and
State reservation at Savin Rock.
The running board bill as contain
ed in a general bill effecting the same
purpose.
Directing the public utilities COM
| mission TO investigate the manning of
passenger trains and to make such
orders as may be necessary.
The imposition of a one-mill State
| tax
The appropriation of s3,520,000 for
good roads.
The law giving railroad telegraph
ers two days off in each seven.
Some Measures Lost.
Some of the big measures which
failed of passage are
The direct primary.
The repeal of the personal tax.
The election of county commission
ers by the people.
| The appropriation of s5,000,000 for
good roads.
Regulation of stocks and bonds is
sues by the public utilities commits
sion.
The bill for "a State purchasing
agent.
The consolidation of various State
commissions.
The repeal of the $1,000,000 grant
to New London for wharves and piers
The election of minor judges by the
people or their appointment by the
Governor.
Governor Vetoes Bills.
The strenuous day which Governor
Baldwin put in incident to adjourn
ment of the general assembly did not
prevent him from taking hold of the
task of examining measures before
him with out delay He Immediately
disapproved the Pardee bill to regu-
late the mosquito pest; the Neebe bill
to require the public utility commits
sion to journey to locality to give
first hearing at least on cause; the
Davis bill requiring the State to build
bridges on trunk highways which have
not more than 40 foot spans, and
amended by Mr.. Wilson, of Bridge
port, requiring trolley companies u.s.
ing the bridge to pay part of the
cost; and the Jones (South Windsor)
bill extending the time for construct
ing the Windsoryille and East Hart
ford street railway.