New Britain herald., 1917-05-17
ASSEMBLY SWAMPED BY VETO MESSAGES
Coy. Holcomb Returns Eight Bills
 Without His Approval

| SALOON BILL KILLED. House Passes Amended Excise Meas ure But Senate Votes to Postpone Action Indefinitely and Governor Cannot Close Saloons.
 Hartford. May 17.-The General Assembly of 1917 came in for it's nnal session today with nearly every mem- ber present. the galleries well filled with spectators, many visitors on the floor of the house chamber, especially wives and lady friends of members, and the corridors filled with men in- terested in the few pending bills. Among the last mentioned were many liquor dealers who were anxious over the excise bill to give the governor control over liquor traffic in the war period
 Governor Holcomb sent in eight veto messages, seven of these going to the house. He also nominated John R. Booth of Danbury to be judge of the Fairfield county common pleas court vice Judge Scott resigned.
 The legislative club of 1917 was organized with Speaker Frank E. Healy as president, Senator Mead as head of the executive committee and long list of members filling other offices and on committees.
 Would Postpone Mothers Pension Bfl.
 The appropriations committee rec commended that the mothers pension bill be referred to the next General Assembly. Senator Klett had this matter temporarily tabled In the sen- ate.
 Senator Barnes offered a bill to provide punishment for any person who Intentionally, during the war pe- riod, trespasses upon cultivated ground to damage crops. the penalty temporarily tabled in order that the present statues might be scrutinixed to see if trespass of this kind Is d. ready provided for. Senator Barnes said that this was . copy of the New. Hampshire law passed before the legislature adjourned.
 s Compulsory vaccination as . nec- essArx police regulation for the pro- tection of the public. Section 2151 n sufficiently liberal and I see no reasonable cause for this amendment introducinx the personal local option further Y compnlaory act whAch d. bends upon the consent of the per- sons to whom 1t applies ceases to be compulsory"
 No Jobs Guaranteed.
 The governor in returning house ball No. 1127 entitled ''an act concerndng state ohacers oar employees entering the military or naval service" said:
 There is no apparent reason why a state employe who enters the mil- itary or naval service of the United States should. upon his release from such service, be guaranteed rein- statement to his former position or other state employment of equal grade and compensation, where en- ployes of private corporations are not thus xuaranteed. Besides this such reinstatement would require the dis charge of some person employed to 1 fill the vacated position and be an in- ! justice to, such smploye. The pro- l posed act arises from 8 benevolent i and patriotic impulse but favors . lin- &ited class, which does not seem 5usti- ] liable. All who serve their country should be treated alike.'
 Souvenir Is Vetoed.
 Governor Holcomb, in his veto of . k3 900 appropriation for Taylor's leg ff Pts1ative history said in part.
 ''W)( as aat present. economic y lcondftaotts arc such las to compel Q Eminimum limit in appropriations for Legitimate objects for public support
 it Is a peculiarly inoppOttune time to l make an appropriation Of public funds to pay for such of these souvenirs as
 may be taken for private libraries. A majority of these. who would be
 entitled to a free copy under this act,
 would, believe. personally prefer to
 pay or it.'' @
 Senator Kfett had action on the bill reconsidered and the matter in-
 definitely postponed. Beore this was
 done however. Senator Hemenway
 said he believed that the souvenir
 had value, but MT. Klett replied that
 the governor was in the right and that the book if issued at all should
 be by the state and not by private
 enterprise. Senator Neebe was agains, the governor saying that as the legis-
 lature had thrown away three mil-
 lions on extra appropriations he
 ought not to quibble over $4,O00 for
 a book of value. "A roll call demand ed by Senator Neebe, showed twenty. three for indefinite postponement and Senators Neebe, May, Hurley Quigg and Hemenway against. Vaccination of School Children. The governor in his veto of house bill GOA, '.an act amending an act concerning vaccination Of school chil. dren said in part:
 [ The governor in returning house bill : no 958 entitled 'an act concerning
 the sale of candy, soda and ice cream 7 said that the subject matter is full,