New Britain herald., 1919-02-25
EDWARDS ASKED to-
ADDRESS ASSEMBLY
Former Leader Of 18th Division in
France to Be in Hartford March 7

Hartford, Feb. 26.-.An invitation
to Major Gen. Clarence r. Edwards,
commanding the department of the
northeast to address the General AS
Sembly on the afternoon of March Z,
was extended by that body today.
General Edwards, the former COM
mander of the 26th division will be
the guest of the City of Hartford on
that date
The legislative sessions were brief
today as calendar matters were NOT
ready for action. The house rejected
on an adverse report the bill de-
signed to advance the date of the
coming Of the millennium by abolish
ing involuntary poverty"
Ihere will be no interference with
smoking by members during sessions
ana by another adverse report uub-
lie service corporations will not be-
stopped from collecting bills for serv-
ices rendered in advance of seryids
performed.
Judges Salaries Raised.
"A raise in salary of the member
of the supreme court will be grant
ed, the judiciary committee reporting
1aVorably a bill to that end The
chief justice will receive $4,000 and
the associate justices $4,000. They
Will not receive allowance for ex-
penseS Their request was for a
larger increase than granted An
other bill will benefit the judge Of
the common pleas court of Fairfield
county by an additional $1,000, and
yet another bill to assist some clerks
and assistants in the superior court
was also submitted. all these bills
gong to the appropriations.
The cities and boroughs commit
tee will report the bill to change the
town name of Huntington to that of
shelton, which as the states 18th city.
is within the towns boundaries
The application of James Taylor
to have his rights restored was re-
ported unfavorably us Taylor, al
though convicted here, was never q,
citizen and had no rights to be re-
stored. His home is in New York,
in which state, however, he was never
convicted of wrongdoing
An unfavorable report was made on
the bill which would prevent public
service corporations from increasing
rates unless after a public hearing
before the public utilities commits
sion.
TO Punish Those Who Escape.
Among favorable reports were
those on bills to provide for disci-
plInary treatment of inmates of state
farms who escape and are returned
as fugitives from justice as is i'm
posed in other penal institutions
under the general law; of the Gen
eral Hospital society of Connecticut
the membership: amend
ing the charter of the Stamford Elec-
trio Co., relating to directors and,
officers; and to permit Felix o. Rus
tand to put up a foot drawbridge
over Morris Creek in East Haven.
Governors Nominations.
The governor sent to the senate
the following nominations: AS trus-
tees of the Mansfield Training school.
J. M. Lee, Norwich and Louise Fl.
Merritt of Stamford, for four years,
from July l next; Oscar M. Leonard
of Tolland, and George Blumer of
New Haven, for four years, from July
l, 1920; VIM. O'Connor of Norfolk,
and Nathan p. Prince, for balance
of term ending July l, 1922. AS mem
bers Of the state board of charities.
Robert II. Fife, Jr., of Middletown.
and Stanley II. Edwards of Hartford.
for four years, from July | next. AS
directors of the state prison, Norris
g. Osborn, Frederick NJ. Salmon. 4
VIM. c.. Cheney and Robert w. Post
for four years. Mr.. Cheney replaces
J. w. Cheney who recently resigned.