New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-26
Committee on Education Reports
Ontayorably- Substitute
ANY RED FLAG IS BANNED
senate Decides Against Permitting
use OF Red Flag Or Other Symbol
calculated to InCite DiSordcr--One-
Man Trolley Cars Opposed

OF the red flag as a symbol to in
cite disorder. The debate over the
measure was lively as Senator Hem
enWay was opposed to legislation
merely against a flag of one color.
lie believed that the term futile
Ieglslatlon' applied to this bill was
not inappropriate as another color
to provoke trouble might be used.
Several senators spoke against his
amendment which would have in
serted the word "any'' for red flag
In the end the bill was adopted with
amendm ents to prohibit the use of
ANY red fag or any other SYMBOL
calculated to incite disorder, and
making it effective upon passage.
Morrison Bill Killed.
The committee on education re-
ported unfavorably the so-called Nor
rlson code bill. 1t is expected a
substitute bill dealing with a reform
OF the schools system will be of
fered later. Senator Hazen said that
hearing had been held in which
there was great interest. Opposition
mad developed to the bill, but the
nearing had developed some points.
me most important was the necessity
or formulating some method by
which local school boards, superin-
tendents and teachers could get into
closer touch with the central organ
lzat1on to secure better coordination
ana better cooperation. He sug-
gested that this spring a conference
be held TO be attended by members
of the state board, representative
from each town and one teacher or
superintendent from each town. this
conference to discuss problems that
the state may be able to get some-
thing definite on which to base a
school system. From such a. confer.
ence the committee could draft a sat
isfactory bill.
Opposing One Man Cars.
An effort to prevent trolley com
panIes from using one-man cars
made by organized labor through A
bill to require that each car shall
carry q qualified motorman and con-
ductor failed as the railroads COM
mlttee reported adversely on this bill
which was rejected.
AS many towns and boroughs have
been unable to welcome returning
soldiers and sailors through local cell
ebratlons out of town or borough
treasury and without obtaining pri-
Vate contributions, a bill was report
ed today to legalize expenditure of
public moneys for this purpose.
Governor Holcomb named w. G.
Cheney of Manchester, a state prison
director for the balance of the term
of James w. Cheney resigned.
Railroads Committee Reports.
The railroads committee disap
proved of bills to require the heating
of vestibules of closed trolley cars.
and to make liable to a penalty per-
sons who ride on portions of a. street
car which may not be used by pas
sengers, such as the bumpers and
roof. 1t favors granting time to the
Putnam and Rhode Island CO. in
which to organize.
The house joined with the senate
in inviting General Edwards to visit
the capitol on March 7.
Judgeship resolutions for w. r.
Colt and Fl. V. Prince at New Lon
don, l.. A. Howard of Pennington,
Jervis D. Brown, Jr., and c. J. Smith
at Milford were adopted
The woman's suffrage hearing will
be March at 2 p. m. and on labor
bills March 6 at the same hour.
The house adopted the bills to re-
store the governors staff to it's for
mer personnel of colonels and major.
and to authoriz YaIe-in-China to is
sue degrees.
Penalties Are Increased.
Among house bills adopted were
those to increase penalties for steal
ing vegetables and fruit from gardens,
widening the scope of conviction for
misuse and theft of bottles, and pro-
viding for use of money in abating the
mosquito nuisance by towns which
may do the preliminary surveying OF
the breeding areas which later are to
be cleaned up by the state.
House favorable reports were on
bills for a finance board in Bethel, a
superintendent of highways in Fair
field, extending the time for organiz-
ing the Daniclson and Willimantic
Street Railway Company amending
the charter of the Bristol and Mill
dale Tranway Co.
The senate received a favorable re-
port on the bill which provides that
the board Of trustees of any state in
stltution at which teachers are en-
ployed, may be classed as a public
school and It's teachers may come un-
der the teachers retirement system
Salary increases Recommended.
The senate mem bers of the commit
tee on the unemployed are Hazen of
Haddam, Waterman of Lebanon and
Clyne of New Haven.
Among bills carrying salary in
creases approved and sent along to
the appropriations committee were
these:
A raise from $1,000 to $4,000 for
the highway commission; a raise to
$4,000 for the motor vehicle commits