New Britain herald., 1917-01-26
MILLENNIUM TRAIN!
 GET YOUR TICKETS
Welfare Commission to Uplift So-
 Ciety Presented to Assembly
AT A COST OF SS,o0o,00o

Vote on Local Option and to Cur
 tail Sales Of Drug Stores on
 Sundays
 Hartford Jan. 26.-The General Assembly upon it's converting, today closed the door to new business, of which the total amount proba bly will fall slightly below that of the open ing days of the last session. The house clerks, whose desks were buried under the flood of measures, were un- able to give an opinion of the total volume
 The chief feature of the day was the presentation of the legislative pro- gram from the Fairfield county re- publican delegation. This took the form of an omnibus bill, offered by Senator Bartlett, and was the same as read at a dinner of the delegation last night in Bridgeport. The bill would create an agricultural and pub lie welfare commission to carry out its provisions. An appropriation of $S,000,OO0 is proposed, this sum to be divided as the various projects re- quire. The commission would be of twelve members to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, these members to represent the grange, the manufacturers en- ployes of manufacturing plants, ag- ricultural educational institutions and persons interested in social welfare work. The object of the bill is to provide for cooperative interest in the development of agriculture house FN nr,%,, &.o&, water supply. There would be state bank to loan money in the rural dis tricts, a free employment bureau, the power to license cooperative societies among farmers and and others, build ing plants for pasteurization of milk, authority to have public service cor porations extend their lines to rural communities and to assist farmers in marketing crops. Other features are old age and mothers pensions, linn ftatlon or hours of labor and a min imum wage, health insurance and a new method of adjusting taxes.
 Senator Bartlett's bill was described by n number of members of the leg islature who heard 1t read as a Hong step towards the millennium" Women to Vote on Liquor Measures.
 The Connecticut Suffrage Associa- tion and the Connecticut Temperance Association have a bill to allow wom- en to vote on all questions pertaining to local option and the issuing of liquor licenses and the prohibiting of drug stores from selling liquor except on physicians certificate
 The Connecticut Chamber of Com- merce introduced three bills to es- tablish a state personal income tax on all persons who are paying a fed eral income tax; central state tax bureau for the purpose of aiding town and city boards in esta blishing valuations; and for commission to inquire into the advisabilit of fur ther tax legislation
 The Merchants Association offered bills to do away with trading stamps and restricting drug stores from the selling of any articles except med icines and prescriptions on Sunday.
 Among other measures were these: Providing for appointment by judges of probate of public guardians in cities of more than 25,o0O to look after children, whose home life is neglected.
 Appropriating 25.0OO to permit the state board of health to continue it's study of the sewage disposal prob lem.
 Providing that boys over fourteen and not over eighteen shall have sys- tematic physical training with sum- mer camps and such military train ing, as the state board of education shall determine.
 To permit banks to invest in fed eral loan bank funds
 Raising q commission to investigate the question of direct state control of all jails.
 To repeal the law under which social clubs and fraternal orders se- cure liquor licenses.
 Prohibiting street railway com panies from charging more than a three cent fare for standees.
 Appropriating $500,0O0 for a grain elevator on the state pier at New London.
 An eight hour day for all state em- Dloyes.
 Among measures were these: Re quiring state police officers to wear their uniforms and to prove their identity before exercising their au- thoritI
 To close saloons on Good Friday.
 PrOhlultinG state prison penalty for either man or woman who, living apart after marriage without a di vorce, shall be found guilty of con- cubinage.
 Appropriating $500, 900 for q bridge over the river between Milford and Stratford.
 Requiring that eggs placed on sale shall be marked whether fresh, stor- age. preserved or incubated. Establishing a state farm home for men.
 CONNOLLY ESTATE APPRAISED. Attorneys Daniel F.. Okecfe and