The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-22
FIVE MILLION BOND
 PASSES SENATE
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The substitute bill providing for an
 industrial commission was adopted by
 the Senate. This provides that the
 labor commissioner shall investigate
 the wages, hours of employment, nec-
 essary expense of diving and health,
 so far affected by their employ ment, of wage earning women and girls, in stores, wholesale and retail,
 public utilities, photographic, under taking, millinery and dreSSmakers es-
 tablishments, hotels, restaurants, laun-
 dries, hairdressing and barber shops. domestic service and tenement house 1 work
 The commission has the right to em- ploy a. woman eepecial1y trained for l the work but other efnployes of the bureau may be detailed for investiga- tion The appropriation is S5,000 and the recommendation and findings will, be made to the next general assem- bly,. A penalty is provided if there is a refusal to give the information asked for.
 The House insisted on its former ac- ton in rejecting the town bills to equa1ize representation.
 MT. Hall, of Wilmington, and MT. l Magee were appointed House members of a conference committee on the county commissionerships
 | The committee on Appropriations re- ported favorabiy $200, 900 for a trade
 school at Putnam.
 | There were majority and minority
 reports upon the bill directing the public utilities commission to regulate | issues of stocks. bonds and mergers of public Servica corporations. 1 The shell fish, commission reported
 adversely upon the bill ,requiring the | buoying of natural oyster beds and l the bill was rejected
 | wALLOP FOR FULL CREW BILL.
 In the House the railroads commit tee reported unfavorably the full crew bill with the measure which directs l the public utilities commission to
 make an investigation and formulate | such orders as may be necessary for I the safety of passengers or employees I upon passenger trains.
 J. J. WALSH CONFIRMED. 1 The House confirmed in concur
 renee the governors nomination of
 John J. Walsh as judge of the com mon pleas court or Fairfield county, the appointment being for four years. It is s.understood by Democratic mem bers that the newly appointed justice will not reappoiIit Fillmore s. Banks as prosecuting attorney of the court Sew eral Democratic members of the House had previously stated that if they thought that MT. Banks was go- ing to be named they would oppose Judge Walsh's nomination. It was understood that they received assur- ances that Judge Walsh would make his ovAn appointment.
 l About 50 Representatives and Sena- | tors met today and formed the Leg .l ldslative Club of 1913. Senator Miner 4 was chairman and MT. .Koppleman, of Hartford, was secretary A list of officers, was chosen with Speaker Web ster as the president; Representative Mitchelson, of Simsbury, secretary, and the Senate clerk, Kenneth Wynne, | of New Haven, as treasurer. There is la list of vice presidents and an exten- | S1Ve cOli1niffee
 I JUDGESHIP REPORTS The judgeshtp resolutions in the
 House are as follows:
 John H. Kirkhann, assistant at Dan.
 bury; Willis I. Fenns deputy, and
 Frank $. Fay, judge, at Meriden, (dt- 1 vided reportE; William B. Colt, judge
 at New London, (majorfty favorable0; | Lewis CrandaIl, assistant at New Lon don, (divided1; S. HI Warren, asso- | cfate at Mfddletown; A1bert H. Kelly
 for. judge and also for deputy judge
 at Derby; Edward M. Lockwood, judge
 at Norwalk; Wesley U. Pearn, at Mid
 dletown, (divfded0; John F. Sullivan.
 assistant at New London. Gddvided) ,;
 Thomas F. Welch, judge, and John w. I Grisley, deputy judge, at Southington; Henry H. Burnllams Judge, and John | Potter, deputy judge, at GTiswold;
 Samuel A. Davis, assistant judge at Danbury, and Frederick s. Crockett, < l The Judiciary committee, after hav- ing explained to it the object of the
 amendment to the New Haven courts
 charter voted to report it favorably with the provision that the terms Of | the present city court official shall ex-
 pire on July 1.
 Other judgeships sent in are: Ed ward F. OMeara, judge at New Ha-
 ven; H. B. King and I. Henry Mag, judge and deputy judge, respectively at 1 M 7cr7 7esd J.. ".
 judge, and J. H. Barnes. deputy judge, | at Norwich; A F. Maher, deputy | at Orange; W. M. Cook, judge at Hamden; Robert E. Alexander. judge at Danbury; D. J. Donahue, judge at 1 Middletown, divided report); w. w.
 Bent, judge, and R. E. DeForest, dep
 uty judge, divided report), at Bridge l port.
 | A hard fight was put up in the Sen- ate by Senator Neebe and several oth- CT Senators to secure the passage of l the bill reported by the labor com rnittee which would prevent the eFn- I pIoyment of any male child under 8 | or any female in the buff1ngS and poll ishing rooms of the factories, in which
 metal goods were made. This was the l hardest fight of any labor measure so far this session Senator Neebe was beaten when an amendment which in effect~was a substitute bill offered by Senator Neebe was adopted l 21 to g.
 l The Isben amendment provides that 1 the factory inspector and the State Board of Health shall order manufac- turers to install and maintain such
 devices as may be necessary to re- \ move from the atmosphere any dust created by the polishing or buffing wheels. 4a4
 The penalty provision of the amend
 nent provides a fine of not more than l $500 for each offense- l On the final lineup a, roll call was