New Britain herald., 1917-01-23
SALARY INCREASES
 IN SUPREME COURT
Bill to Give Chief Justice $10,500
 Introduced Today
$10,000 EACH FOR OTHERS
Senator Klett Urges Chairmen to Pre- pare for Discussions on New Busi- Visit of Session.

Visit of Session.
 Hartford, Jan. 23.-The assembly was in session but short time today. Measures for proposed legislation came in fair volume. The last day for new business will be Friday and Senator Klett urged the committee chairman to begin assignment of measures already in hand. He said there was no excuse for a long ses- sion. The women suffrage leaders, headed by Mrs. Thomas Hepburn, made their first call at the capitol this session and began interviewing mem bers on the matter of suffrage.
 MT. Beck of Killingly offered resolution to revise the state consti- tuition by incorporating in it the sev- eral amendments which have been adopted and re-enact withou altering it's intent, meaning, or pur- pose so that the instrument may be- come more easily used and under stood.
 Bills Submitted.
 Among the more important bills offered in either branch were the following:
 Abolishing the board of examiners of embalmers and transferring its duties to the state board of health.
 Amending the compensation act so that stockholders of the corporations with sufficient assets would be liable for injuries to men in their employ.
 Establishing a system of compul- sory insurance for the purpose of furnishing benefits for employees in case of death. sickness or accident, not covered by the compensation law.
 Raising the salary of the Chief Justice of the supreme court from $10,5OO and each associate justice from $7.50O to $10,O0O.
 Appointment of public defenders in the courts. &
 Esta bifshing juvenile departments in the several probate districts of the state.
 Providing that automobiles shall come to full stop at least fifty yards from a railroad crossing at grade, 1 which is not protected by f1agmen or gates.
 Establishing fifty yards as the length, of cut of cloth in manufac- turing establishments.
 Raising committee on new build ings at the state prison.
 ReSulaunS the appointment or medical experts by compensation com missioners.
 To Dust P. U. Commission.
 To create a public service conmnis- sion of five members to be appointed by the governor in place of the public utilities commission. This was offer ed by Mr. Warehouse of Stratford and the feature of the bill was the, pro- vision that the present commissioners not be eligible for appointment on the new commission.
 Requiring that any person to fish ill any body of water above tidewater shall take out license, the money so raised to be used for fish propagation. The bill is favored by the Fairfield County Fish and Game association.
 Raising commission to inquire in- to the practicability of a law provid- ing pensions for widowed mothers. Several mother pension bills have al- ready been put in.
 To abolish all county commission CTS. This bill would require revoca- tion of Al sections in the general statutes.
 To have an excise commissioner in each town which votes for license
 To create board of fifteen men to have charge of all penal institu- tions in the state and the state farm for inebriates.
 Some resolutions to appoint judges of minor courts were also offered
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