New Britain herald., 1917-05-03
UnfaYorable Report by Majority of Excise Committee Reject
 cd by Large Majority
RATIFICATION WILL BE
 SOUGHT IN TWO YEARS
If Endorsed Then By Assembly, AIeas- ure Will Be Referred to Voters Senator O'sullivaa Secures Consent for Investigation of Occupational Diseases in Relation to Compensa- ton Law.

Hartford, May 3.-The house of representatives by yea and nay vote this afternoon adopted a resolution Tor constitutional prohibition amend ment, The sentiment Of the house was tested on the motIon to accept the unfavora ble majority report of the committee. A roll call showed that S2 members were for the report and 143 against it. Thereupon MT. Bar ker of BrAnford, chairman of the committee and one of the two signers of the favorable minority report, moved adoption of the resolution which proposes state wide prohibition. This was carried amid much applause. In the voting on the question of ac- cepting the unfavorable majority, MT. Peasley of Cheshire and Geary of Wa t1rford, majority party floor leaders. both voted mo" or against accepting the majority report. Their votes were the occasion of mucn applause from the members who were in favor of prohibition.
 The proposed amendment will be printed in the session laws and two years hence will como up for ratifl- cation by both branches. If accepted then 1t will be parsed over to the electors for their approval or disap- proval.
 The action of the horse had been anticipated on account of the prohihi- ton strength as shown in rejection of measures reported by the Axciae com- niittee T1i6 committee, in almost every instancs, has had its report re- jectad ana tho exctSa leGtalAtiou which it. was 6inSt has bsGn Adopted. Senate Favors Amateur Sports.
 A Sunday sports bill. introduced by Senator Klett on the day that Cover day bill, was adopted by the senate this afternoon. This would permit amateur sports of all kinds on Sunday in the state.
 Objection has been made by church organizations to wording of this bill but Senator Klett offered an amend ment which, in effect, would prohibit the charging of any admission fee or the taking up of any collection from spectators at any of the games. The measure has gone to the house, where 1t is believed the sentiment will be favorable to it.
 The bill would legalize recreative sports on Sunday which are not run for profit or commercial ends. To Probe OccupatiOnal Diseases.
 Senator O'sulliyan secured adop- tion by the seuAte of his resolution empowering the public welfare -com- mission, which the governor is to ap- point under provision of the so-called King bill, which came from the Fair field county delegation. to investigate occupational diseases and their rela- ton to tho compensation law and to , report to the next assembly.
 Senator O'Sullivan yesterday made m effort to amend the amendments tn the compensation, law in certain par. ticulars bearing upon occupational diseases. but his effort was nnavailing as the senate did not want to jeopaT- dize enactment of the amendments to ; the present compensation law which workers in industry were anxious to 7 have accepted.
 The Hartford Central Labor Union
 by petition protested against legisla. ton which would close saloons during
 the war #