New Britain herald., 1921-03-08
BERLIN TO MERIDEN |. 0FRANCHISE IS LOST
Iolons Agree Not to Change ] State Liquor Laws Because
 of Possibility of Modifying
 Volstead Act.

Hartford. March S.-Relieving the bnotony of disposinE of routfno kHineaa In the house today, a pho- vrnphcr with n fiashlight apparatus ok plctures either of individual omhera, including Speaker Huxford, |mmittee chairmen or groups or 'cmbcrs serving on committee or nted together. .., LNone of the legislative business was striking importance and ooth knches disposed of their calendar kIch was regarded ns good legis- live stride. No Lifc Saving Corps.
 |The bin which was intended to es- hnA a volunteer life saving com hs to promote saving of life at |e beaches and on inland water. kn reported adversely. as was the Lanoy bill, which would require kils of at least nine inches thick 'as in one and two-family dwellings instructed of brick. -s... ..
 Liquor Laws Intact.
 Tho Judiciary committee adversely ported the bill of Senator Brooks
 repeal sections 2726. 2727. 272S. % and 2730 of the general acts hieh relate to voting on the liquor knse question. Senator De Laney If that should congress change the )lstead act the striking off of the ,xn in question would leave this state thout provision for taking q vote the questions of issuing liquor lenses The committee therefore lt that the laws could stand nl- Dugh they arc now without effect.
 Error Is Corrected.
 Governor Laka sent n communica-
 n to correct a clerical error made January when he nominated Louis Cheney of Hartford to fill an un- |pixnd term as trustee of tho Con- |r h Reformntory to extend to liy.-L523. Instead he appointed Mir. koney to fn n vacancy until July next and for the full torm of four |ars from that date. New school BiIl.
 gThc bin changing tho length of tho |hooI year in public schools pro- hes that tho year shall be at least weeks. and also that when in- |uction is prescribed by school yisi- Fn or a town school committee shall |iudo elementary sciepce, training manual arts and instruction in the >mano treatment and protection of krnals and birds and their economic
 kortnnce ''such instruction when
 cticable shall be correlated with
 k In reading. language and nature kdies. Public schools shall be open ] children over six years of age. but
 hIdren over five may be admitted. Civil Rights Restored |The senate restored civil rights to fhester s. Selleck of Norwalk. once y4hier of the Fairfield County Ma knai bank who was convicted of blation of the banking laws; to kcd Bradley of Brooklyn: Thomas \ Allyn of Lcdyard: Carl A. Gieb of
 ch: John F. Shephard of Pyly port: James H. McCrann of lw Britain and Edward A. Conklin Meriden. -
 stanley Works Changes.
 )Tho interpretations committee re- krtcd favorably an amendment to le Stanley Works charter, allowing lpltal stock increase. amount not Intcd, and other changes in or snization also extending tho time kr organizing oLrdship Park as-
 intion and changing the charter the Stanley Rule and Level Go.
 "Thc Stanley Securities Co." and
 rmittinR 1t to increase its capital >cl to not moro than five millions;
 lending the time within which tho Aion hospital may file it's charter of
 Eanization. ....
 Trolley Line is FTivcr.
 The railroads committee reported Sbiil to allow tho Peoples Ice and brage Co of bridgeport to exsnd
 spur track extending the time for |sanlTlng the Iordship Park rail- nd and adversely. on an amend rRt. to tho Meriden. New Britain and VI >rd railway which would extend Charter rights until 1926.
 Srhe house after prayer confirmed \ conference. 209 to 1. tho 6over- br'a renomlnation of Justice John Beach to the supreme court bench, bd of Judge !. J. Walsh to the AlrN~tds r0taufy court of common