Republican farmer., 1919-02-14
Resolution to This Effect Introduced in General
 Assembly. CENTENARY TO
 BE OBSERVED Bill To Suppress Automo- bile Speeding on
 Highways.


 Hartford, Feb. 13-State in- quiry into unemployment in Connecticut was a proposition offered to the General Assmbly today.
 MT. Rogers of Manchester offered, and the House sent to the Senate a joint resolution to raise a commission of three Senators and a House member from each county to inquire into "the extent of unemplOy- ment in the state, the reasons for the same and to recommend such legislation as it may deem advisable or of advantage 10 .ameIiorate conditions of en- ployment," the report to be made within six weeks.
 Pending further scrutiny of the resolution Senator Klett had it order ed printed in the journal.
 The Lieutenant Governor named Senators House, Bissell and Hemen- way on the commission to arrange for observing the centenary of the legis- Iature in May.
 MT. King, the House leader, offered a resolution aimed to coordinate work of the General Assembly and the State Council of Defense, provid- ing that one senator and two repre- senta lives as 6 committee shall con- eider three things; first, the scope of eouncil activities; second, the future expenses of the body and, third, to promote cooperation in future mat Sers, the committee to report back by March 4. The House adopted this and sent tc- the Senate, which con cured aftae Senator Klett had eX- plained thsH the intent was to find out what tHL council had done and intended to do.
 Senator Hemenway thought there was little demand for thes inquiry, but MT. Klett thought good would come from it Senator Hemenway then said that as the council was created by law the governor might think the resolution was a reflection upon him. Senator Brooks said the resolution covered just what the council had ask ed for. Senator Brooks was appoint ed by Lieutenant Governor Wilson on the committed
 The first Dill aimed at suppressioA of the evil of automobile speeding on highways was reported by the roads and bridges committee. It provides that; The commissioner, deputy commissioner, pr any inspector of mo- tor vehicles, when wearing a badge, to be provided by the commission, indi- cative of his office, may arrest upon warrant or without previous com plaint or warrant, for violations corn- mitted in his presence, or upon speedy Information from others, for any vio- lation of the statutes of the state re- lating to the use of highways or to the use or operation of any vehicle thereon, or for any assault upon, re- sistance to or interference with such officer while engaged in the perform ance of his duty.
 The Senate adopted bills amending the Waterbury charter relating to the board of assessors, and increasing compensation of court probation off cers. Resolutions were adopted reap pointing the judges in the Meriden court
 Favorable reports on Senate bills included these: Authorizing the state to transfer nine acres of land adjoin- ing the Boys school to Meriden fo' a recreation park to be maintained by the city; providing that the S. a-{ board of fisheries and games shal have credited to it all money paid tt the state treasurer for license to fst and hunt.
 Among unfavorable reports to the House was one on MT. Gaillard's bil which would have provided that taxe should not exceed two per cent. pel year on assessed value aside iron principal and existing debt to proven issuance of watered stock and requir ing a referendum on all municipa pond issues over $50,00O.
 The House adopted a bill increasing ,alaries in the Stratford court, and b. clear ballot elected George W Wheeler chief justice, w. s. Case an IT, J. Curtis associated justices of tn Supreme court, and George F. Hin man as a Superior court judge, au' Judge y, H. Reed as a state referee, al n conc urrence.