New Britain herald., 1916-02-22
PETITIONS INTEREST
 CONN. RESIDENTS
Senator Mclean Presents Num- b0r-SuHrage Asked for
Especial to the Herald.J


 Washington, Feb. 22-Senator Me- Lean has presented the following peti- tions:
 Petitions of the following in favor of womens suffrage; Equal Franchise league, of New Milford; Equal Fran chise league of Norfolk.
 Petition of the German-American alliance of Meriden in favor of cer- tain amendments to naturalization laws.
 Petition of citizens of Greenwich 1 against a power plant in Potomac i park.
 Petitions of the German American i alliances of Danbury and Meriden against the sale of arms and ammu- milton to belligerent nations of Eu- rope.
 Petition of the w. c. T. U. of Dan bury, favoring national prohibition.
 Petition of the German American alliance of Meriden against national prohibition.
 Petitions of the following in favor of the federal child labor bill: Social Service commission of New Haven: Conn Federation of Women's clubs. Petitions of the following in favor of federal censorship of motion pie lures: Methodist Sunday school of Bethany; W. c. T. U. of Bethany w. c. T. U. of East Danbury; mem- bers of Baptist church of Plainville.
 Other petitions have been presented as follows
 1 MT Brandegee presented petitions of the Womans Christian Temperance unions of New London, Great Plain, and Danbury; of Higganum Grange No. 124, Patrons of Husbandry, of Haddam; and of Rev H. Lockhart, sof Plantsville, all in the state of Connect cut, praying for federal censorship of motion pictures, which were referred to the committee on education. l
 By MT. Oakley, petition of Charter Oak council, No. 19, Knights of Col umbus, aHrtford, Conn.,, advocating the passage of house bill 4699 and senate bill 2291 making october -12. Columbus day, legal holiday in the District of Columbia. ! Bv MT Tilson: Petition of Metho- l dist Episcopal Sunday school and Woman's Christian Temperance union of Bethany, Conn. favoring censorship of motion pictures.
 Also, petition of Captain William E. Besse. relative to liberalization of the National Guafd.
 By MT. Freeman: Petitions of Wo- mans Christian Temperance union of New London; Rev. c. H. Lamson, of East Hampton; Josephine A. Saxton, of East Hampton; William Dickson, of East Hampton; Woman's Christian Temperance union ard thirty members of Sprague; Woman's Christian Tenn perance union of Thompson; Charles D. Arugus, of Higganum; Woman's Christian Temperance union of Pow cotuch; Woman's Christian Temper ance union of Willimantic; Christian 1 Endeavor society of the Congregation al church of East Hampton, all in the state of Connecticut, favoring federal censorship of motion picture films.
 Also, petition of Ulmer Leather Co.,, of Norwich, Conn, favoring house bill 702, the dyestuff bill
 Also, petition of Mrs. w. A. Norton and others, of Norwich, Conn, asking the right for women to vote.
 Also, petitions of thirty people of First Congregational church of Wit- limantic; 100 people of Scotland; fifty l people of Congregational church or , North Windham; 400 people of Willi- mantle; 400 people Of First Baptist church of Willimantic; the Baptist and i Methodist churches of Noank and 1 Groton; Methodist Episcopal church 1 South, of Middletown, all is the state l of Connecticut, favoring national pro l hibition constitutional amendment.
 Also, petition of the Turner & Stan ton Co.,, of Norwich, Conn, asking for 1 the passage of house bill 7O2.