The Connecticut labor news., 1921-02-11
CROWDS PROTEST
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and declared for not only Sunday
 movies but further liberalization of the recreation laws. ''I believe we should avoid such hypocrisy and face facts as they are," he said. "The times have changed from the o1den days and the people want and should have some priv ileges on their day of rest"
 Hundreds of others tried to voice the same sentiment until the committee was forced to call a halt leaving little doubt but that the bills will die where they are as the protestants demanded.
 Directly contrary to the attitude on the repea 1bi1ls was the sentiment for further 1iberalizing the Sabbath sports laws. Fox again rose i'll protest declar- ing local option joke as the vote in cities like New Haven would dernoral- ize the small towns. Representative joy" which brought a roar from Fox that ended only wien the committee intervened. Representatives of various bodies favored 1egalizing Sunday after noon sports, admitting that such recrea- ton done much good and it is expected the committee will report favorably on most of these measures.
 Aside from the several hearings held the week in the Legislature was produc- tive of very little excitement or busi- ness, except the appointment of minor court judges which came up on the regular routine. The state board of finance on Wednesday filed it's summary of the legislative appropriations asked and stated that the estimated receipts were shy something like $14,5OO,OOO of the demands which legislators had rep resented as absolutely necessary. The regular expenses and new requests tota11ed $3o,8O0,000 for the next two years and the receipts will amount to only $25,281 ,0O0 and therefore about worth of requests were pass ed back to the Legislature for action without recommendation.
 A big row Is developing over the state agricultural college at Storrs which a committee reported has developed into a regular college instead of doing the work intended. Only about 50 of the $50 students enrolled are studying agri- culture and the rest classical courses, the committee said, and demands that the legislature fix the status of the col lege.
 The several state departments were taken to task Tuesday by Governor Lake at meeting of the board of con- trol, for their lax business methods. The slip -shod way in which money Is trans ferred from one to another and accounts iugg1ed must stop, he gave warning. He was seconded by Attorney General Hea1y who pointed out many flaws III the methods pursued.
 The row over the vast amounts asked for new highways came to a head Wednesday when bills tota11ing $45O,OOO were withdrawn when it was made clear i L. 1-sf1 leaves $15,350,000 still asked for state highways which are included in 30 bills before the committee.
 The civil service law hearing Wednes- day afternoon also brought out a storm when proponents of the new measures met snags from those who profess not to believe in civil service at all and de- clared that no private corporation would allow outsiders to hire its help and provide such help as civil service does Tax Commissioner B1odgett was one of the opponents, declaring that the "state statutes were now filled with s1l- Illness and altruism which fail to accom- p1ish anything intended" Everyone ad- mitted that the present civil service law IS inadequate but many wouldn't admit any such law necessary at all. The supporters of the civil service, how ever mustered great defense of the1r bill and the committee will probably re- port some sort of a measure, restrict ing exemptions hereafter, however. ..
 Both branches of the legislature will go into Friday sessions next week but will not sit on Tuesday, February. 22, Washington's birthday. The Friday sessions are necessary if the vast amount of business is to be attended to in the limited time The judicary committee alone has more than 800 bills before 1t while every other committee IS also swamped.