Putnam patriot., 1913-03-21

Perry explained that the bIH was one which he drafted al the request Of the committee on railroads and was re fecfed in the House The Senate then rejected fhe Dill in concurrence with the House
 Favorable Reports.
 Tnsurance-Amending fhe charter Of fhe Manafaeturers' Fire and Marine T1saraHce Company under the name of the Automobile Insurance Company of Hartford. the new corporation being designed tot write automobile insur- ance being closely allied with the Aetna Fire Insurance Company. Cal endar
 Election Of County Commissioners
 The judiciary committee presented favorable report on a substitute for the biil providing for the election Of county commissioners by the people, tae report being signed by the Demo cratic members of the committee. and Ia reality being a divided report. The substitute bill is as follows.
 Section i Three county commts- slouers for each county shall be elect ed therein quadrennially. beginning in 1914 at the electors meeting held in November. on the same ballot on which and in the same manner as votes are cast for governor. No per SOL shall vote for more than two can c1dates for county commissioner. The three nominees who receive the high est number of votes for county com missioner shall be declared elected, and shall hold office for four years. beginning on the first Wednesday after the first Monday Of the next succeed ing January.
 "section 2. The term Of office Of all county commissioners in office on the date of the approval of this act shall expire on the first Wednesday after the first Monday of January. 1915.
 Section g. So much of Section 174I Of the General Statutes and Chap ter I2s Of the public acts of 1907 as is inconsistent herewith Is hereby re- pealed."
 To Be Party Issue.
 The election Of county commission CTS by the people will be made party issue in he Legislature. That has been expected more or less. but it vas made certain when the six Demo cratic members Of the judiciary com mittee submitted a favorable report upon the bin for their election. Only Democratic names were signed to the report. The six Republican members submitted 10 report. but II is expected that they wIll submit one against cleo ton. The county commissioners of the State. who are opposed to the plan Of election by the people say that the hia cannot pass the house. II will probably go through the senate b. the Toies Of the Democratic majority. but it is claimed that in the house the full Democratic strength will not be thrown in it's support
 Food Law Contested.
 4 dispute regarding the terms of the net contents package law. adopted in 19i1 which is being enforced by the commissioner Of food products. and which provides that all packages of food shall have net weight stamped on the carton or package. will result in a test case in the Superior Court Of Fairfield County. The H. Nj. Kent Company. wholesale groeers. of Stam- ford. interpret the law as affecting only food packed after January Il. 1913. and insist that packages put up before that date. without the contents marked on the outside. many be ex- posed for sale without violation of the law. To this GaIen A. Carter, assist ant States attorney for Fairfield coun- ty and J F Britton. sealer of weights and measures for Stamford. dissent. and the only agreement which they have been able to reach with the gro eery company is 10 submit the ques- ton 10 the courts.