New Britain herald., 1923-04-18
Vote is l39 to S6 to Kill Measure-BuckIey to Ask Enforcement of Present Law
Bonus Bill Voted Down Would Have Cost S6,OOO,- 900 Instead of S4,OOO,OOO, Opponents Say = Insist But Few Sought It.
Especial to The Herald)

local option on Sunday baseball be- tween the hours of and o'clock in the afternoon was defeated in the house this afternoon, l39 to S6.
 Representative B. w. filling of New Britain, was one of those voting in
 favor of local option while his col
 league, Representative l.. w. Christ l opposed. Representative Benson of
 East Berlin also voted with the op-
 position.
 The bill will come before the house l tomorrow in d different form, with a l clause that would require the states attorney to act in cases of complaint
 against Sunday baseball. i Hartford, April 1S.-House Leader | Buckley at 12:45 D. m. took up the question of Sunday baseball, but in-
 stead of offering his amendment
 which would abolish Sunday baseball,
 moved that the original bill legalizing l it be passed. It was this bill in it's
 original form which Governor Tenn
 p!eton threatened to veto. He said that he first proposed to
 ask for the passage of the original | bill, and if that failed. to ask for re- | consideration and then offer his dras- tic enforcement amendment. He said
 the issue was: Either the present ac- | tirities which are illegal ought to be legalized or the law as it is at present
 ought to be enforced.
 Will Thrash II Ont.
 On his motion. the house voted to hold a roll cali on the bill An effort to limit debate until l:So D. m. failed
 when MT. Buckley declared that the hill{should be ''thrashed out" no mat ter If 1t took all day. Mr. Talcott of Vernon spoke on commercialism of the Sabbath and pointed out that that condition now exists, and the difference will be that if the bill passed we would have law full games on Sunday instead of those that are not. He said he was going to vote yes on the bill.
 MT. Bell of Salisbury member of the Judiciary committee spoke in op- position to the bill and said he was opposed to commercialism of Sunday. He said if officials did not do their duty and enforce the present laws, "impeach them.'' Mir. Bells speech evoked applause.
 Mir, Pratt of Trumbull made re- ply to MT. Bells argument. He said he was an automobile garage pro- prietor whose men had to work on Sunday in answer to public demand and favored the bill.
 MT. Hill of Shelton who said Sun- day baseball had been going on for years and years said he had voted for 1t two years ago. and four years ago and would do so again
 MT. Merz of North Haven quoted in his opposition to the bill.
 Dr. Eddy of Canton also spoke in savor of the bill.
 The debate was still on at 1:I5 With prospects of a later afternoon 'ession in sight.
 Senate Kills Bonus
 The bonus bill which was declared unconstitutional by Attorney Gen. 1ealy in an opinion to the committee 'n military affairs yesterday today vas unfavorablyy reported to the sem yte. The senate after brief debate ccepted the unfavorablo report.
 In presenting his report. Senator ludd declared that the bill would im- 'ose at least s6,ooo, ,000 in taxation pon the state instead of the s4.o0o,- % which had been estimated. It would be unfair. he said, to appro- riate such sum at a time when ther appropriations were being cnied to many worthy projects. He lso asserted that the bonus was not sked for by more than or per ent Of the persons in the state elig- Ole for the bonus. He declared that ie committee had been unanimously pposed to the bill on grounds other nan that of unconstitutionality ad- anced by the attorney general
 Senator Rudd then referred to tho pinion of the attorney general and ted passages in it quoting precedents
 which former bonus bills were de- ared unconstitutional.
 Senator Dignam spoke in favor of onus and Senator McGrath then owed that the bill be tabled in or er that he might have an opportunity
 study the opinion of Attorney Gen. ealy. His motion was lost and oment later the unfavorabe report as accepted.
 Vaccination Bills
 The two vaccination bills which ere recommitted in the senate some me ago were again reported in thas ,dy today. The committee reported le favoraby and divided on the her two, the majority making an favorable report. The bill favor fly reported would forbid the vac nation of child if written certi- ate Of a physician were presented ying that the health of the child ade vaccination imprudent. The other bill which was unfav- ably reported by committee ma -ity would forbid compulsory vac- ,ation. Both reports were tabled. (Continued on Thirteenth Paeel.