Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-25
STATE CHAMBER FAvoRs
 NEW AUTO DEPARTMENT
Directors Discussed Legislative Mat
 ters at Session in Hartford.

Thirty of the directors of the Con- necticut Chamber of Commerce in- cluding H. R. Branche of the local chamber. discussed legislative matters at a session in the Hartford club Tuesday afternoon. For the most part they devoted themselves to four ques- tions, state taxation. the printing ot proposed measures. trunk lines in the highway system and an automobile legislation
 A special committee of the directors and the legislative committee had both considered the matter of state taxa consultation with Professor Fairchild of Yale who is still studying the sub- iect. The matter was discussed at length. It is believed that a blanket The two committees are not yet ready
 but will proceed later.
 year ago the New Britain Cham Der of Commerce passed a resolution
 favoring the presentation of bills for the legislature in duplicate. This res olution was approved by the state body. The directors went on record as favoring such system, the duplicate They favor the restriction that nc measure be laid before the legislature until it has been in the state librarians hands at. least seven days. To this an exception is made for emergency measures.
 The directors favored ther prompt extension and completion of trunk lines in the highway system.
 The directors favored considerable automobile legislation. They favored a new department which would have a single commissioner with a deputy and suitable office force. sizeable enough to do the work.
 The directors went into the matter and favored personal examination of all new applicants. The meeting a1sa favored the requiring a written report by the operator of machine in col lision or which occasions an accident or damage. The directors would re- quire the commissioner to revoke the license for a period not less than a year of a motorist convicted of op- erating Q car while under the infiu- ence of liquor or a drug. They also from a headlight.
 Three referenda came before the di- rectors. having been sent from tn na- tiona1 body. Thse dealt with matters roads and employees. It was voted that, in the opinion of the directors the existing law should be ameaded to require full public investigation of the merits of every dispute between rail- road carriers of interstate commerce. and their employees, to be completed before any steps tending to the inter- ruption of transportation be attempted Tt was voted that the law should be amended to provide that upon any board of investigation or arbitration of dispute between railroad carriers of interstate commerce and their em- ployees, employers and employees have equal presentation and the public, as having paramount interest, have a ma . jorfty. It was voted that, should con- gress establish a permanent statistical division under the interstate commerce commission to study and compile sta tistics relating to wages and conditions of service on railways, the records and services of this division be imrn edi- ately available to boards of investiga- ton or arbitration considering disputes between railways and employees.
 Prof. Frederick H. Sykes of the Con- necticut College for Women attended the luncheon and gave a talk cn the needs of the college.
 The legislative committee met in the morning to prepare it's opion on a number of matters to be considered by the directors in the afternoon. It's chairman is Major Frank H. John ston of New Britain and it's clerk is A. H. Andrews of New Britain, sec retary of the board of directors, and also of the state chamber of commerce
 President F. P. Jones of Winsted, presided at all the deliberations.