New Britain herald., 1921-03-09
DEFINITE ACTION
 TAKEN ON JI7NEYS
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| property through negligence. | Roads bridges and rivers: Un:
 favorable. on state highway bill which l proposed to add highways around
 Seymour and from Derby up the
 Housatonic valley as far as Canaan
 through the Cornwalls.
 ! Fish and game: Unfavorable, on | bill to prohibit cc..aing of fish by
 trawling in Long Island Sound. Women's Farm. The board of directors of the Con- | necticut state farm for women sub- mftted to the general assembly its re- | port for the period between October | l. 1918 and June 30. 1920. This is | descriptive of the farm and the cor l rectional work carried out there. The | superintendent Anna NJ. Peterson, points out these needs: l. An educational. vocational and recreational building.
 .. Erection of several cottages to house 25 girls each.
 3. Construction of good road within the premises.
 {. Employment of a psychiatrist that the institution may be relieved of care of mental deficients. The total commitments were 114 for the period. Of these 57 had no occupation at time of arrest, II were domestics. 10 factory workers and the others of varied employment. The
 average age Of inmates was 26 years.
 It took s56,511 to run the institution
 and the report showed 21 cents on
 hand in this account. The invest
 ment by the state in the farm for the
 period was s10s,s4s.
 When Speaker Huxford called the
 house to order Congressman Tilson
 was on his rostrum.
 Can't Take over Bridge.
 The roads. bridges and rivers com-
 mittee reported that "the state is not a financial condition to purchase and take over the county bridge now be- ing built between Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point" and recommended leave to withdraw on the petition that the state do this.
 The house adopted the bill placing public service motor vehicles under the public utilities commission
 Mir. Stoddard of Woodbridge ob- jected to precipitate action on bills on the calendar when the texts had not been on members desks for more than a day. He stopped action oa a number of measures for this reason although explaining he had no ob- lection so far as he knew to the bills themselves. Mr. Stoddard opposed two bills, one amending the law con- corning wagering contracts and relat- ing to interest on loans. Both, how ever were adopted over his objec- tions.
 Especial to Herald).
 Judge G. W. Kiett Of New Britain l appeared before the committee on public health to informally oppose a proposed law for the centralization | of control over all healers and prac- titioners- He protested that it is dis and would mean practi- 1 cal re-examining of ali practitioners. 1 AS an instance of its unfairness. | Judge Klett explained that the bill | provides that doctors of medicine need secure an average of only 75 per cent in their examination in order | to pass, whereas all others must have an average of T5 per cent in every branch of their work.
 Dr. Reeks appeared before the ap- committee in favor Of ! money grant to the New Britain hospital.
 Principal White of the Normal school was before the committee on ,ducation to explain the need for new Normal buildings in New Britain, to outline the plans ana 10 SHOW the l ,eed for more teachers throughout he state.
 The bill was withdrawn and a sub- stitute in which is was said many Of he objectionable features of the original bill a~c eliminated was in- troduced by Dr. F.. T. Black. chair nan of the state board of health.
 Judge Klett claimed that the bill vas long and that all might have an ,pport unity to familiarize themselves with it's provisions at his suggestion he hearing was adjourned to We'd 1esday. March 23 at 1880.
 One provides that, in the voiding of he payment of bets, wagers, etc, that nothing in the law shall affect the -alidity of any negotiable instrument ,eld by any person who shall have cquired tho same for value and in | ,ood faith without notice of illegal ty in the consideration" The other measure provides as an amendment O section 4sos that "no provision of his act shall prevent any such bank IT trust company from recovering by m action at law the amount of the ] ]