New Britain herald., 1917-01-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 IS READY FOR WORK
Governor Tenders Nominations for Courts and Commissions
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED

COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED Hartford Electric Light Company Asks
 Permission to Increase Capital to
 $1O,0OO, O,OOO-Miss Chene,'s Social
 Service Plan
 Hartford, Jan. 1.-The general as- sembly completely organized with ap- pointment of joint standing and select committees in both branches today immediately settled down to business. resolutions and bills began to flow in. me senate adopted the proposal of senator klett that Friday, January 26 be the date limit for the introduction Of new business. .
 The house named Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as session daysl
 Resolutions were offered appoint ing Howard W. Curtiss judge and Frank E. Blakeman deputy judge at Stratford and by Senator Klett ap- pointing James T. Meskill judge at New Britain.
 The Hartford Electric Light com pany asked for an increase in it's cap- ltal stock to $10,O00,OOO, and Miss Marjorie Cheney of South Manchester and others asked for the incorporation Of a hospital. of social service, it's ob- 1ect being to investigate tho social conditions and environment Of ner- sons who are likely to become objects of charity in public hospitals. A mer- ger with the Hartford hospital is also proposed. Judges Nominated,
 Governor Holcomb sent to the as sembly the. following Judicial nonina- tions:
 To be judges of the superior court to succeed themselves Edwi1. B. Ga ger of Derby for eight years from July 1: William s. Case of Hartford, for eight years from October 1; I.ucien F. Burpee Of Hartford, for eight years from March 30, 1917, and Gardiner Greene of Norwich for eight years from February 5, 191S
 ALSO these nominations as new members of the court: Donald T. War ner of Salisbury, for eight years from March 15, 1917. and John P. Kellogg of Waterbury, for eight years from March 25, 1917.
 For public utilities commissioner, Richard T. Higgins was re-nominated.
 The governor sent to the senate the following: To be members of the state board of agriculture: Charles E. Beach of West Hartford and Wilson H. Lee of Orange, for four years; to be directors of state prison for four years, Willie o. Burr of Hartford, Ed ward A. Fuller of Suff1eld and Frank c. Summer of Hartford; to he mem bers of the state board of health for six years Edward K. Root of Hart ford and Lewis Sperry of South Wind sor; to be members of the board of pardons for four years, S. B. Overlook, of Pomfret and Lewis Sperry of South Windsor; to be commissioner of rivers, harbors and bridges for six years, William IT. Caldwell of New Britain; to be directors of the Con- necticut Reformatory, c. H. Platt of Hartford, John P. Elton of Water bury, Morris W. Seymour of Bridge port. for four years and M TT. Cook of Hartford for an unexpired term ending in 1919; to be tax commission CT, William H. Corbin of Hartford for four years.
 The governor made the direct ap- pointment of Wallace s. Allis of Nor wich as tuberculosis commissioner for the balance of the term of John T. Godfrey who resigned last week.
 Wants Embargo on Food.
 Senator Neebe, democrat offered a resolution that the legislature me- morialize President Wilson to recom- mend to congress that an embargo be put on all foodstuffs to all nations 0f down the high cost of living. Tho senator desired immediate action but Senator Klett said that the resolution ought to go to the committee on fed eral relations. Neebe called for a. vote on suspension of the rules bu, his motion was defeated, Senator Barnes and himself only voting for it and the resolution was referred.
 Committee Appointments.
 The all-engrossing matter at the legislative session today was the makeup of the joint committee, an- nouncement of which were made in the senate by Senator Lyman, presi- dent pro tempore, and by Speaker Healey in the house. The commit tees most sought after were those on the judiciary. roads. bridges and rivers which will deal with highway improvement and automobile laws and cities and boroughs.
 The chairman of the principal house committees follow:
 griculture-Blakeman of Strat- ford.
 Appropriations-Ea of North Haven.
 Banks-Foord of Stamford
 Capitol Furniture and Grounds Hammersley (dem.) of Hartford.
 Cities and Boroughs-Vaill of Win chester.
 Claims-C. H. Clark of Wood- bridge.
 Constitutional Amendments (joint)