New Britain herald., 1923-03-06
REPORT FAVORABLY ON BILL ID FORM
 RAIL COMMISSION
Judiciary Approves Governors
 Idea for Board to InV@tieate
"o,vak. 'ate :. v AN0Thta ,iOULD
 PERMIT USn dF GAS CARS

Plunging in Football Tickets-3'
 Years and $1,OOO Fine Adopted a.
 Penalty for Criminal Assault OI
 Child = Children at Newingtol
 Home Benefit Under Humane Bill Hartford, March 6.--The Fills bill
 heard by the judiciary committee ant
 carrying out the recommendation O Governor Templeton in his inaugural | message for railroad advisory com mission was reported favorably to | the senate today.
 The bill provides for a special ad visory commission of not less than five members to investigate the trans portation needs of Connecticut and New England "as public interest may 1 require" and it shall advise the gov ernor as to the policy of the state for | the consolidation of the New Eng | land railroads as set forth by the in | terstate commerce commission and said advisory commission may hold public hearings. The members shall serve without pay and shall hold of- flee until the rising of the next gem eral assembly.
 Would Use Gas Cars.
 A bill reported into the senate by the railroad committee today would authorize any steam railroad con- pany organized under the laws of this state to operate gasoline motor cars upon it's tracks for the transporta- tion of persons and property. It had been presumed that the present charter of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad permitted the use of gasoline cars on it's rails but as some question had arisen the committee wished to make the au- thority definite and so reported in a new act.
 Referendum Rejected
 A provision for renewal and refer endum was unfairly taken out of the shelton city charter, Representative Wellington of Sprague told .'le ho,Me in tleading that the unfavorable ye- port of the committee on cities and boroughs on bill to restore the re- call to the charter be not accepted. Mir. Hungerford of Watertown had moved the rejection of the bill, and said that the issue in the .last cleo tion in Shelton was on the subject of recall and both representatives from Shelton had been elected against the recall and referendum.
 Mr. Wellington maintained that the recall and referendum were taken out in 1921 contrary to the charter which provides that any charter amendment shall be submitted to the people. MT. Wellington said the democratic mayor had overcome republican majority of 400 and been elected and the is- sue was not settled by the election of the representatives.
 Mir. Hill, of Shelton said this was political issue between the democrats and republicans in Shelton and he had been elected after campaigning against the return of the recall and referendum to the charter. Mir. Hill was inclined to criticize the state ments of Mir. Wellington and Mir. An previous question.
 The report was accepted and the bill rejected
 May Buy Trolley
 A favorable report was made in the bill authorizing the East Lyme trac- ton company to buy the Shore Line Railway company from its junction with the tracks of the Connecticut company at Montauk avenue and Bank street in New London, to keeney's corner in Waterford.
 Another bill amends the charter of he Eastern Connecticut Railway com pany and changes it's name to the 1 Norwich and Hallvile Railway com pany, with R. W. Perkins, of Nor vich, F.. M. Day of Hartford, and c. l }. Whittlesey of New London as in- 
 Two bills providing for a five cent ate of fare on trolley cars. as we'll IS the bills of Senator Dignam to re- luire six months training for motor nen and conductors, and the McGrath | Jill to require two men on all troll ey cars were unfavorably reported.
 Opposes Conn. Co.
 Senator McGrath spoke in opposi- ion to the committee on line of his ccent speech before the committee gain declaring that the Connecticut Company "has lost the confidence of he people"
 A favorable report came in on the ill Co allow Norwich to sprinkle ighways.
 IN THE SENATE
 The senate session was short.
 Aid For Ncwingtou Home The humane institutions reported avorably in a bill concerning crippled , hildren in the Ncwington home, pro- |, iding that the comptroller shall be , ,xed $S week for children in the . olse as well as for those who remain ndcr control of the corporation. V The Judiciary committee reported !. ,vorably in bills to give Wilton, !. rookfied and New Fairfield each eputy sheriff. making the Fairfield ,unty total 24: providing for pub 2 defender at Waterbury, and fixing le time for the sitting of the com on pleas court at Bridgeport for the ird Tuesday in September. Calendar matters adoped were as flows:
 Vale Ticket Spcculafions Providing a penalty for speculation (Continued on Thirteenth Page.)