Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-07

motion of House Leader Buckley who said there were still more amendments brewing in the senate the bill and amend rnents was recommitted to committee on agriculture. The bill as amended reads:
 NO part of any building. or grounds within the enclosure in which is held the fair. circus or carnival of any incorporat- ed agricultural society, church or fra ternal society, shall be leased for the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liquors, the running of wheel pools the running Of aay kind c1 spindle games, the running of any kind of dice games, the running of any kind of jingle boards, the running of any kind of tivoli or pin games, the running of any kind of picout, whether by envelope, artificial fish, or other de- vicA the running of any game in which an addition is made from numbers on blocks, balls. cylinders. or ither device, the running of any game where watches, iewelry, cigars or other material is used as a substitute for money, or the con- ducting of immoral shows; nor shall any person be granted the right or privilege or be permitted to carry on any of these games or shows within such enclosure during the continuance of such fair"
 The house passed an amendment to the law concerning fees of court jurors and while it leaves the pay at four dollars a pay provides for pay to each juror of 10 cents a mile to travel from his resi- dence to court each day of his attendance as a juror The law has been mileage ono a week and the new bill is said to provide better than S5 day on the aV- craze for jurors.
 On motion of Leader Buckley the bill making an appropriation of Sll49'724 for he peyment to towns of the average attendance grant for. the fiscal period ending June 30, 1921, was totaled, MT. Buckley saying this bil lshould not pass until some provision for the appro- priation had been made.
 A bill was passed amending an act concerning neglect to file annual reports of corporations, providing for doing away with maximum limit of six months for revival of rights of corporations by secre- ] tary. of State and giving him powers for an indefinite period.
 The Sunday baseball bill caused a long debate before it was passed by the house today Mir. Ripley of Winsted asking for a roll call vote. The bill under discus sion reads:
 Section l. The seleetmen of any town, the mayor and aldermen or common coun- cil of any city, or the warden and bnr- gesses of any borough, or any town, city 
 and held. for that purpose, may license | the playing of professional baseball and | football on Sundays after the hour oi l two o'clock ?. m. and the giving of pub | lie concerts In any theatre or hall in suct l town, city or borough on Sundays be- l tween the hours of three o'clock p, m l and six o'clock p. m provided actior 1 taken by any such meeting on sHcf questions shall supersede and render
 void any action by the officials aforesaid At such concerts only standard symphon 1 c competitions and music of a classica l nature shall be played, and the licens, I therefore shall not permit the giving 0 moving pitures or stereopticon exhibitions
 with such concerts
 Section g. Any person licensed unde
 the provisions of this act who shall keet
 open or operate any baseball or footbal
 park or any theatre or hall in violation
 of the terms of such license shall be fin
 ed not more than five hundred dollars
 SecIon 3. The provisions of sectiol
 e450 of the general statutes shall not ap
 ply to games or concerts held pursuan
 to the provisions of this act.
 Section 4. This act shall take effec
 from it's passage.
 The bill was supported by Mir Perry 0
 New Haven who said in the passing 0
 years there had been a change of senti
 ment He also said professional base { ball and foothball takes care of the pc
 lice problem on Sunday. afternoon, an he did not know of clergyman in Ne7
 Haven who was opposed to 1t.
 Mir. stoddard of Woodbridge moved t
 have the bill tabled retaining it's place 0
 the calendar but the motion was oppose I Hartford and was lost. Mir. Smith (
 Hebron. MT Breckett of Wilmington an
 MT. Bell of Salisbury vigorously oppose : the bill as a desecra tion of the Sabbatl MT. Bell was especially eloquent and h remark elicited applause. MT. Dunn Hartford replied to Mir Bell and sai MT. Bell wa sevidently afraid to subm the Sunday question to local option. M I Landon of Chaplin said the bill was dar 5 gerous legislation. The Rev. MT. Phi lips, representative from Shelton oppose the bill which he said was in the int
 rests of the cities which want to legali, 5 the violation of the statutes. He said I would like to pass an act to safegual t the old fashioned Sunday. Mir Philli said the house would not be expressir
 the wishes of the state if it passed u E bin, but after all Mr. Phillips said l r would rather have the proposed act tha :, the present statute. MT. Hickey 0 Stamford offered a spirited support t the bill, and related how when he was ? service in France it was an every Sunds f occurrence to have baseball, football ar y even circucsecs to keep up the morale t the troops. A. Storrs Campbell of E = field said it was an error to state u ' Judiciary committee was unanimous f t he bill. because he as a member of tn committee had voted against it.
 n MT. Ripley of Winsted spoke again f the bill. MT. Pavelka of Waterbury f l. it and resented the implications cast n the alien blooded population. MT. Pierr # pont of Ridgefeld said the bill ought z pass. MT Clark of Hebron opposed t 1T bill. MT. Landon of Salisbury and N C Hutchings of Harwinton favored the bi e Mir. Perry of New Haven spake again e favor of the bill in preference to t '- present statute which presents a hyp e critical situation.
 a After MT. Darbie of KiT1ingly nov
 the previous question. Chairman Buckl d of the judiciary committee suggested Il stead of a roll call as moved by MT. RI ,f ley the house take rising vote. d Mir Risley's motion needed a one-fif e vote to prevail and 1t was declared lc l. by the speaker when the majorI e against 1t was was obviously overwhel] r. ing Mir. Buckley then closed the le bate with a strong argument for the b S. Tn bill was passed by a viva voce yc h and the action applauded.
 An amendment giving the commissic
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