New Britain herald., 1917-03-21
OLD AGE PENSIONS
 GO BY THE I BOARD
Uniavorable Reports Made to
 House Are Adopted Today

Hartford. March 21.-Old age pen sions will not be a part of the legisla ton of the present General Assembly as bills providing for such were re- jected upon unfavorable reports by the house today.
 The use of rifle ranges on Sundays from I until 6 D. nl., as a part of the states preparedness plan was read in report made by the house by the committee on military affairs. An other favorable report was on the bill forbidding the employment of boys under fourteen in bowling alleys, and of boys between fourteen and sixteen unless, the latter have sanction from the proper school authorities The close season on raccoons as recom- mended in another report would be from March 1 to October 15.
 General bills on providing for the payment of damages done by dogs and regulating the sales of eggs will be re- ported later. The home rule bill in cities appertaining to Sunday observ- ance was lengthily debated in the house.
 The woman's suffrage bills on which the judiciary committee nave voted adversely were not reported.
 
 men on island waters take out licenses was adversely reported.
 The transfer to the state of Bissells ferry, the Rocky Hill and Chester and Hadlyme ferries, to be under control of the state highway commissioner, was recommended, also that insurance companies in advertising their state- ment of assets shall also include statement of liabilities. The senate adopted bills providing for pay of National Guardsmen used for special services. and for maintenance of hu- mane institutions.
 An unfavorable report was made on the bill to require members of the tu- berculosis commission to give at least three days week to their work.
 Debate on Home Rule Bill.
 The home rule bill under which To- cal option would be permitted to cities of 1O,OOO or more inhabitants on the matter of permitting sports on Sunday, provided the most interesting of de- bates in the house of this session of the general assembly today.
 The bill came from the cities and boroughs committee. MT. Martin of Orange at once offered 8 corrective amendment to the bill which had been favorably reported. This was signal for many other amendments to be of- fered, a greater number of which the speaker declined to accept as they were not in writing.
 MT. Martins amendment was merely to clearup the wording in certain places. MT. Sheldon of Plainfield off, fered an amendment to strike out the limitation in population so as to make it ready that any city or borough could decide for itself on the matter of al lowing Sunday sports legalized under the present Sunday law.
 Members seemed in doubt as to the effect of this amendment. many ex- pressing their belief that it might mean a rejection of the bill.
 MT. Martin argued that the bill as 1t stood was an experiment to meet a demand for a more liberal condition on Sunday. To permit all towns to have local option might be unwise as some towns might find the law forced upon them. MT. Sheldon's amend ment was lost.
 MT. Caine of Naugatuck offered an amendment making the population limit at 5000 but this was lost, 16O to 52.
 MT. Brown of Milford pleaded to have Milford included and his amend ment adding Milford to the bill was adopted 117 to SS.
 Then came more verbal amend ments which the speaker would not entertain unless put in writing. Mr. Marron tried to have his amendment naming Derby within the bill but he lost out 154 to AS. MT. Brodeur wanted Putnam included but lost. MT Sheldon wanted the limitation of 1000 but lost out. 143 to 56.
 MT. Martin then spoke on the merits of the bill.