Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-02
Special to The Bulletin.)

Hartford. May 1.-There was an at- tempt al more speed-up in the house in the hope of reaching adjournment at the time specified, and progress was made in disposing of the calendar mat ! ters, until the last number on the cal endar an act ,concerning the employ ment of minors and women, was reach- I ed. Then there was prolonged dlscus- l sion mad the bill was defeated. The text is as follows: l 1 No minor under Is years of age and no woman shall be employed in any manufacturing or mechanical estab- l 1 lishment more than nine hours in anyl one day. or 50 hours in any calendar week. Every employer in such estab- | lishment shall post in conspicuous place in every room where such per | sons arc employed notice, the form or which shall be furnished by the fac- | tory inspector. specifically stating thei hours of work required of them on each day of the week, and the employ | ment of any such person for a longer time on any day than so stated shall | be a violation of this section
 | No minor under 16 years of age and no woman shall be employed in any mercantile establishment, other than manufacturing or mechanical more 1 than B hours in nay calendar week, i provided any employer who shall dur I | holidays with pay, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section during the period from the 18th to the
 18th day of December of each year. Every employer in such an establish
 ment shall post in a conspicuous place
 in every room where such persons are
 employed a notice, the form of which shall be furnished by the factory in-
 spector. stating specifically the hours of work required of such persons on
 each day of the week, and the employ
 ment of any such person for longer l time on any day than so stated shall be a violation of this section.
 Sections 5So1 and 53o2 of the general
 statutes are repealed.
 MT. Pirsk of Wallingford explained
 the bill, which, he stated. no woman
 can work more than 50 hours week in industrial work but may be em-
 ployed ,55 hours in mercantile work There was an unfavorable majority re- port of the committee on labor and also a favorable minority report on the
 bill being considered. He moved pas
 sage of the majority report and rejec- ton of the bill.
 Mir Shaw of Bedding favored the
 minority report. which provided that no woman or minor under Is shall
 work more than nine hours a day or 50 hours a week in manufacturing or
 mechanical industry.
 Action was taken on the motion of
 MT. Prisk that the unfavorable report
 be acceptad and the bill rejected. The
 motion was carried by vote of 117
 to 51. A motion to reconsider was
 lost.
 There shall be taxed monthly by the
 comptroller not to exceed $6.o0 a week
 for the necessary expenses of each girl l t%N I4~ tot tV,Fy Yctr ioy school while such girl is under the
 guardianship and control of such
 school, either at the school home or at
 an outside hospital. or other proper
 place necessarily provided for any girl
 who after being placed out becomes
 an unfit subject for such school; and
 in order to provide for the extra ex- penses caused by transferring to, and
 visiting girls in, outside homes, said
 sum of s6.50 per week shall be taxed
 for 13 weeks after each girl is placed | in an outside home, and the superin-
 tendent shall present his bill therefor
 to. the comptroller. who. upon finding
 the same to he just shall allow it, and : it shall be paid from the state treas
 ury.
 |. The following sums are appropriated for the Connecticut reformatory: Fol : employees houses. S2o,000; for stock n ade, $3500o,
 | The comptroller shall provide in tn, d manner prescribed in section 163 O f the general statutes for the transporta |. ton during their terms of office 0 {. elected state officers between the cap e itol and their homes.
 y The state board of education is di e rected to make the payments ito tn c several towns for the school year end r ing July 14. 1919, in the. manner pro
 vided under the provisions of section l, 1n56 to 1059, inclusive. of the genera = statutes. , e An amendatory act concerning tn e care of crippled children which pro Il vides for an appropriation of s5 a weel
 for the support of each child at tn e Newinston home for crippled childrel r. under the auspices of the Connection : Children's Aid society.
 II The following sums are appropriate,
 for the two fiscal years ending Sep
 tember 90, 1921: For the State Tu
 berculosis commission for glass sasl I for additional infirmary at Norwicl
 Sanatorium S2500; for gravel and bin ; der for roads and grading around ney u infirmary building at Shelton sanator > ium SS000; for the purchase of lan' l and erection of infrnary building a T, the Meriden sahatorium. s75,000: fo Il the erection of wagon shed at tn - Meriden sanatorium, $500; for accom- ', modations for additional infirmar
 beds at Hartford and Meriden sana
 toria, s3000; for X-Ray equipment fo s Norwich and Meriden sanatoria, 1850 5. for automobiles for Norwich and tn z Shelton sanatoria. 5000; for equip IT ment, s25,000; for the equipment 0 $ Children's Seaside Sanatorium, $12, Is GOO; for the further development Q
 fire protection, twenty gallon chemi = calls and water tank at the Meride g sanatorium, s5oo0; for the further de q velopment of poultry plant and cree e ton of poultry colony house at tn 1T Hartford sanatorium, 5000.
 5l o The state board of education sha O maintain normal schools as seminar . ies for training teachers in the art n instructing and governing in the pub H lie schools of this state, at the place j. where such schools are legally estab W I;cI,ods and Sl1ch Sun as the stat