The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-25
'BRANDEIS, DISOWNED BY PRODUCE EXCHANGE, IS
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SLIM ATTENDANCE
 AT FRIDAY SESSION

Hartford, April 25-Empty chairs by the score made the House members who attended to duty, today, realize that they were few in number. Scarce ly 50 attended the Friday session and the attendance in the other branch was also slim. The Senators present were Johnson, of Hartford; Hooker Purcell, Cheney, Stevens, Quinn Neebe, Kelsey, McGrath, Perry, Weed and Johnson of MontvilIe, with Sena- tor Isbe1l in the chair. The chaplain prayed that those who have the respon- sibility for the lawmaking do not for get the conInandant to keep the Sab- bath day holy.
 When the Senate took up from the calendar the resolution appointing G. G. Griswold, judge, and Charles M Lewis deputy judge at Berlin, MT Stevens vigorously protested against the motion of MT. Purcell that these measures be tabled.
 The matters eventually were left on the table.
 From the calendar was adopted a bill exempting from taxation property of the Norwa1k Town Union of Kings Daughters and Sons which property is a home for old ladies.
 The Bridgeport charter amendment concerning districts was sent back to the Cities and Boroughs committee at the request of Senator Miner.
 In the House the Labor committee reported unfavorably on a big batch of labor measures. MT. StorB of the committee explaining that substitute bills would be reported.
 Mir. Wilson of Bridgeport asked if the shorter hour provision for women and children would be included in the substitute bill for the measures to be rejected, and MT. StorrS said it would.
 The Banks committee reported unfa- vorab1y on the bill regulating bank in- vestments, substitute bill being now in hand.
 The Interpretations committee re- ported favorably the bill for the incor- poratfon of the Sachem's Head Water Company.
 UnfavorabIe report was made on the proposition to change the methods of electing members of the board of edu- cation at Waterbury.
 The labor committees reported, the following bill:
 Section Tt shall be unIawfuI for the owner, proprietor, manager, fore man or other person in authority of any factory, mercantile establishment, mill or workshop to employ a woman or permit woman to be employed therein within four weeks previous to confinement or four weeks after she has given birth to a child.
 Section 2-Any person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be fined not more than $25 or inn prisoned not more than 30 days in jail CT both.
 In explaining the unfavorable re- port of the judiciary committee on a bill providing for the election of pub lie committees, MT. Healy said 1t was not a plank of the Democratic plat form like many similar things and the committee was unanimously against lt. It was rejected
 OT7-nnOtiOT1 of MT. Ha9IV the direct primary bill was made the order of the day for Tuesday, May 6.
 On motion of MT. Bree, the unfavor- able report of his committee on a bill to regulate the supervision of plumb ing was sent to the foot of the call endar as a new bill is being pre- pared. The roads, rivers and bridges committee reported a bill creating the office of superintendent of highways and bridges in Darien.
 An unfavorable report was. made on the bill providing for changing the method of electing members of the board of education in Waterbury.
 The House adopted the Senate bills amending the charter of New Haven concerning the controller and the civ il service board regulations; an act regarding registrars of Waterbury; authorizing Ansonia to issue sewer bonds and amending the charter of the Bridgeport Trust Co.
 The House adjourned at 1:30 until Tuesday after accomplishing a great deal of work from the calendar.