New Britain herald., 1915-03-31
OPPOSE REQUESTING
 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT General Assembly Receives Unfav-
 oTab|e Report on Bill. ! LONG ARGUMENT IS ANTICIPATED
Senate Makes Measure Order of the Day for Next Tuesday-Clairvoy- ants Bill Reconsilercd- cd EarberS' Measure Passed.

ants Bill Reconsidercd-Am cd Barbers' Measure Passed Hartford, March 31.-The general i assembly today received an untavor- able report on the bill to abolish cap ital punishment, and in anticipation , of long argument over it, the senate i made it the order of the day for next Tuesday at 12:3O.
 The states prison committee re- ported to the house a change in the law which limits the warden of the giving convicts outside labor and which will enable him to use the l convicts anywhere in the state Reconsider Clairvoyants Bill. MT. Hyde had taken from the table ] and reconsidered the clairvoyants bill, explaining that states attorneys who wished to have the bill passed, thought the Martin amendment striking out palmists emasculated the measure. They had had a conference with MT. Martin and an amendment had been agreed upon clarifying the language of the bill, especially where it re- lates to frauds. This amendment was accepted and the bill passed, as it came from the. senate, which had striken out references to spiritualism, which was in the first draft.
 The bill in it's present form prohi- bits the advertising of fortune telling and other so-called clairvoyancy arts with intent to defraud. Unfavorably Reported.
 The judiciary committee reported unfavorably the. German bill to pro- hibit the bringing into the state men to serve as armed guards in labor troubles. Mr. King said the commit tee found that the law prohibits the employment of any man not citizen to serve as peace officer either with or without arms. MT. German pro- tested against the report, saying that it was an evil, for the right is given to one side to bring in armed men to do the work that rightly should be done by the local or state authorities. MT. King replied that the bill was based upon the Shelton strike ane, the committee recognized there was an evil in that situation and promised MT. German to bring ill a bill of some kind to meet it, but scrutiny of the statutes showed that the law of 1887
 
 men should see, when labor troubles are in progress, that the appointment of constables and deputies is strict ly in conformity to the law. The bill went to the calendar for further con- sideration upon objection of MT. Cor man to acceptance of the, committees report Among favorable reports were the following:
 On a new gravel for highways bill providing that towns may not take gravel banks without consent of the owner: providing that mortgages of electric light or power companies shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of state after being record ed in the town in which the company's plant is located instead of in every town in which the company does business; making non-reSidentS liable for the same penalties as are imposed upon residents for failure or refusal to file tax lists; providing that any town, borough, fire district or city may appropriate and eXpend money, necessary for a site and a public lib- rary and maintenance of the same for a term not exceeding ten years.
 Barber's Bill Passed.
 me an1onuG d DdEDCI ; Dlll passed Dy the house and further amended by the senate was passed in, concurrence when the house accepted the senate amendments. The house also accepted tn fire balloon bill as amended by the senate and the bill concerning the transfer of small businesses on which insurance policies are outstanding, the senate having inserted dental parlor" in the list of business enterprises coy cred by the bill. The agrcultura committee reported a number of bills carrying appropriations for agricul- tural societies, these going to the, ap- proprations committee.
 Among unfavorable reports Were these: On the Bronson bill to abolish the criminal jurisdiction of the district court at Waterbury; to disenfranchise electors who fail to vote for ten years; to impose a tax per square foot on b;il boards
 Rev. Albert C. Dicffenbach cf Hartford offered prayer in the house and he fcclinsly referred to the be- reavem ent which had come to Col. R. o. Eaton, member from North Haven in the loss of a daughter
 10000 TRIBESMEN REVOLT.