New Britain herald., 1915-02-18
CIVIL SERVICE FIGHT
 IN HOUSE TUESDAY
Rep. htWes Proposes Another Amendment to ISbe|I bHI.

i fight in the house next Tuesday over 1 the civil service law amendments was 1 complicated today when Representa- tive Hewes of Pennington, a demo- l crat, secured permission to print in ] the journal another amendment to 1 the Isbell bill, which has passed the senate. The Hewes amendment is 1 practically the Purcell amendment which the senate rejected except that ] 1t is made germane to the Isbell bill i and socks to eliminat about twenty ! two sections of the twenty-five in ] the Isbe1l bill, and inserts the follow 1 ing:
 Tt shaI! constitute sufficient cause :; for removal frc1a office for any mem- ] Der of the commission or any officer 1 or employe, of any institution, depart ment, or commission in the classified ] service Of the state. to solicit funds for political purposes or to inten- l tionally by solicitation or otherwise. exert his influence directly or indi- rectly, to induce any person to ac- ccpt lis political views or to favor any political candidate for of1ice.' Removes Alleged Defects.
 MT. Hewes claims that the amend
 ment he offers removes all tho criti-
 cism and alleged defects which have
 been directed to or pointed out in the present law.
 ' Both ill the house and in the sem ate today the chaplains referred to the fact that this was the anniversary
 of the signing of the treaty of Ghent Chaplain Sexton in the senate prayed that peace might come early in the present European war, and Chaplain Dunlap in the house prayed for the spread of human kindness. t Hyde Presides in House.
 In the absence of Speaker Healey, Mir. Hyde of Manchester presided in the house.
 A change in the present laws re- quiring compulsory vaccination of children who attend public schools will not be made, as five bills unfavorably reported, and which called for mod1- fication of the present vaccination laws were rejected in the house without a word being said in their favor.
 Unfavorable Reports.
 Among other unfavorable reports received were those which would have changed the minimum legal length of trout, prohibited public sale of pickerel and perch caught in state waters, prohibited the taking of more than twenty pickerel in one day, and changing the close season on bass.
 Favorable reports were made on bills concerning the finance depart ment in Milford, and giving fire dls- tricts authority to collect garbage and ashes at the expense of the district Forfeited Rights Restored.
 Among forfeited rights restored by the house were those of William H. Holley, a former bank official at Stamford, who was convicted of em- bezzlement.
 The house rejected in concurrence resolutions in behalf of Henry J. King Of Meriden and MT. Aaronson of An sonia for judgeships.
 MT Martin of the excise committee asked for use of the house chamber for hearings on March and 3 on the limitation bills, providing for one liquor license to each 1000 inhabi- tants, but out of courtesy to the ladies he withdrew the request when MT. Shaw of Bedding for the constitution al amendments committee said the hearings on the equal suffrage amend ment had been assigned for the chamber on the same dates. Each side Will nave an aIteTnoon.
 Wants Report Withheld.
 Representative Vaill of-Winchester, who is member of the economy com mission, requested chairmen of com mittees, which had before them bills pr oviding for consolidation of various state departments, commissions and boards, to. withhold reports until after the special committee which is this subject has made itR report, and also to submit to the conan mission copies of arguments pr1 sented at the committee hearing&1 Some discussion followed during which'3 Mr. Vaill said he did not believe it necessary for committees to withhold hearings of the individual bills as whatever was brought out at the hear ings would give the commission ad- information.