New Britain herald., 1919-05-06
Fifty-Hour Bill Is Killed.

F'iftyHour Bill Is Killed.
 The 5O-hour bill for women and minors in mercantile esta blishments which the senate adopted and the house rejected becomes dead, because the lower branch insisted today on it's rejection and the senate on it's adoption.
 The military affairs committee re- ported unfavorably a bill for a new armory at New Haven and it was re- jected.
 The house concurred on bills for armories in Waterbury and Middle town; and in rejecting bills which would relieve street railways from ob- 1igationS in the construction of high way bridges, and would give them the right to operate motor vehicles The latter matter, however, is now cov- cred in another bill.
 The house adopted the Danbury and Bethel Traction Co. charter bill and that enlarging the retirement fund for teachers.
 Democrats Arc Blamed.
 The New Haven city validating act was discussed and adopted. MT. Sher- wood of the cities and boroughs com mittee, maintained that the muddle in New Haven, which is to be covered by the bill was due to the democratic ad- ministration attempting to run the city on a 75 per cent. basis.' MT. Mccarthy of New Haven claimed the bill was fair and proper one.
 Ban On Stamp Sales.
 The house concurred in adopting the bill prohibiting the traffic in War Savings Stamps at less than their face value. It refused to agree with the senate in recalling from the secretary of state the bill to give electric trans mission lines the right to appeal to secure 1 , per cent. of a right of way when they hold S5 per cent.
 The appropriations committee not being able to figure out where the state could provide the money favor ably reported the bill for the port Of New Haven
 The house rejected bills for arm ories at Stonington and Saybrook, recom- mended by the military committe, but unfavorably reported by the ap- propriations committee.
 The senate adopted bills from the house defining spilituous and intoXi- eating liquors, without stating the amount of alcoholic content, and pro viding for state representation at the 30Oth anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Ply mouth Rock. It adopted 32 appropriation bills.
 These with few other measures cleaned up the calendar, leaving the senate only with matters on the table One of these was 9 bill to create a juvenile court in Bridgeport, which Senator Clark advocated and Senator Delaney opposed. The bill was ro- jected in spite of q favorable report.
 Personal Expenses Paid.
 The personal expenses of the mem- bers of the trolley Investigation com> mission were s400 in all and a resolu- ton to pay them was adopted.
 By unanimous consent MT. Geary offered a resolution which was adopt ed. to extend the time until Septem- 1 her, in which the B. F. Whiting g Machine Co. of New London may make it's annual report as required by law. The bill to reimburse Nauga- tuck for damage done to it by ,he state in building highway, was 1 adopted. with s494 as the amount Mir. Caine tried to obtain S644, but l his amendment was rejected The general salary bill was adop1ed by the house after a number of ] changes had been made. Many i persons received salary increases and ! the attorney general will have a ] salary of $6,0O0. MT. Eaton of the committee said that increases had 1 been made wherever it was necessary ! to keep good men and women in th eir ! present positions. The total salary ! increases figure out to about S4OO O00 The bill was sent to the senate al