Republican farmer., 1919-02-21
MAYOR WILSON
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 ON COMMISSION
Committee Reports Favor ably on Bill to Investigate
 City's Affairs.
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Judge Wolfe of New Haven Named for Judge of the
 Superior Court.

Hartford. Conn, Feb. 2O-Cfovernor HoIcomb today sent to the House his appointment of Judge Isaac Wolfe of the New Haven common pleas court to be judge of the Superior court for eight years beginning in March, 1920.
 Speaker Walsh named as the House members of the committee on Iegis- iative centenary celebration Messrs. Davis of DanbuTy. Hall of Wilmington. Eaton of North Haven. Wright of Pomfret. Barnes of Southington. A. word of Torrington, Geary of Water ford and Caine of NaugatUck On the special railway commission Messrs. Shaw of Bedding, Beckwith of West
 Hartford. Mcknight of Ellington and Mccarthy of New Haven. three Re publicans and one Democrat.
 The committee to confer with the council of defense over future plans and financial requirements are: Sen ator Brooks and Representatives Eaton and Geary.
 The city and borough committee reported favorably on the b.n to have a legislative committee inquire into the financial affairs of Bridgeport. The bill is in a form agreeable to the Bridgeport delegates and developed no opposition. The Senate members of the commission will be named by Lieutenant Governor Wilson. who is mayor of Bridgeport The city will pay the expense of the inquiry.
 The Senate adopted the amendment to the rules of the road law which will permit motor department in spectors to make arrest on visible ev- idence of violation of automobile laws and an amendment to the Norwich city court charter.
 Major Bascom Johnson. director of the Sanitary Corps. r. s. A, sent to the governor a communication re- queSting the assembly to pass a law which will stop the sale, barter, gift or knowing service of liquor to any person in the uniform of the military or naval forces of the United States The communication was embodied in a petition which the Senate received and sent to the House. Senator Bow CTS had the matter in charge. Such a law would aid, the petition states the federal government in maintain ing the high standards of sUbriety and morale now characteristic of the armed forces of the country The letter to the governor from Ma l jor Johnson. who also writes in behalf of the commission on training camp activities, law enforcement division, states that an effort is being made to secure enactment in every legislature of a uniform law.
 Ohio and New York have already acted either by law or through excise regulations. 4 copy of a draft was in the petition. This provides that alcoholic Hqpors. except for medicinal purposes, shall not be given to men in the service. \ conviction for viola ton would require a heavy fine or imprisonment or both.
 House Leader King objected to the Senate amendment on a bill permit ting states attorneys to engage pri- vate detectives. He claimed that this amendment vastly extended powers of detectives and was objectionable. The House rejected the amendment and adopted the bill which merely in creases the per diem compensation of 1 these detectives.
 i Senator TempIeton presided in the Senate. Resolutions for James A i Geddes and Jacob D. Walter, com nlissioners for New Haven county, were adopted concurrently.
 i "A bill requiring all firemen and en- i gineers to be licensed was rejected.