Putnam patriot., 1923-06-15
Ien1pIetOn US. Legislature
 Feature Of 1923 Session
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of concerts with the restriction that the music shall be of high order thst will be elevating in it's effect on the musical taste of the public. The question has been asked if the carry ing out of the law will not neceSsi- tate the appointment of censor of musie7 However. that question ap- pears too captious. The purpose of the law is commendable, and what is commendable in itself cannot fail to meet with popular approval For some time there was great excitement over q bill relating Co the holding of a commission having charge of an in stitution and serving on the state beard ef finance at the same time. It was said to be aimed at F.. Kent Hub bard of Middletown. to prevent him from serving on the reformatory com mission and on the board Of finance The personal element entered largely into the bill, and this was emphasized by the tone and language of the gov ernor's veto. The temper shown in the discussion was happily described by Senator French of Thomaston as much ado about nothing" The up- shot is that Mir. Hubbard has ceased to be member of the reformatory commission, where he rendered ser vices for no monetary consideration. and he continues his membership of the board of finance at salary of Si, ,000. Mir. Hubbard may be out of work but not out of pocket by the enactment.
 Egg Law Killed
 The law relating to the individual marking of eggs, which has been a bone of contention for years. was re- pealed. A bill to allow women to serve on juries was rejected The military laws were revamped to bring them into closer harmony with the federal laws and rules governing the regular army. in tine future members of the governors staff will not be in the ridiculous position of having functional designations without being able to function.
 Disappoint vctcrans
 The failure of the general assembly to provide bonus for the soldiers and sailors of the World War was at first keeniy regretted, and the regret was expressed in a tone of resent ment. But on second thought it was seen that the legislature was upI against the interdiction of the state constitution. and even legislative sym pathies must give way to that. How ever, the proposition was not thrown into the discard. It will be taken upI at the next session.
 Improve Fish and Game Law
 The fish and game laws were moGi- fled and considerably amended. In the future, or commencing next Janu- ary, all anglers under l6 years will be required to pay license fee of SIPS except when the water in which they are fishing runs through their land or are private streams not stocked at the expense of the state. The department of fish and game will now have an an-l nual income of S75. 1000 or ss0, ,nan, and it is expected that this will be am pie for the development of it's plans to increase the fish supply of the state. i. and add to the number of game birds. l The salary of the superintendent was increased from S3.500 Fo 5000. II may be of interest to state that since Superintendent Titcomb was appoint ed to succeed John NJ. Crampton he has received salary of s5.000, but not from the state The state paid him only B 800, and the balance was made up by Commissioner Frederick L. Walcott of Norfolk, out of his own pocket The increase by the state will make it unnecessary for Mir. Walcott to continue his public spirited eontri- button.