Putnam patriot., 1923-06-15

! ehise on mutual insurance companies will add S75. .000 to the annual in come of the state. Tho committee on finance showed by it's policy that it appreciated the fact that the people of the state wanted relief from tax atioR and not additional burdens. The committee insisted that towns in issuing bonds should adopt the policy of serial issues This will have the effect of pay-as-you- go and it will in- sure the redemption of bonds on ma turity instead Of rsfunding them.
 The Maher Incident
 The reported intention of Cover nor Templeton to drop Dr. Stephen J. Maher from the tuberculosis com- mission was deeply resented by demo- erats and republicans in both hous- es. Dr. Maher IS a democrat. but the republican machine was determined that he should not be superseded on the commission. The governor re- appointed him on Thursday the last day in May. If he had waited until the following day the general assem- bly, would have deprived him of the power to appoint another in the place of Dr. Maher. A bill would have been introduced on Friday and passed under suspension of rules to continue the present tuberculosis commission until the summer of 1925 and with a provision that the appointments then should be subject to the confirmation of the senate. At the present time the governor has the sole and abso- lute authority to make appointments to this commission. The governor made mistake in not making all his appointments early in the session. He would have saved himself a lot of trouble had he done so.
 The state police department was increased to eighty men. The Conn ecticut Agricultural college received generous appropriations for mainte- nance but it's building projects did not receive very much encourage ment. In the future 1t will be unlaw- full to use monkeys and other animals for the performance of tricks on the streets. The name of the Putnam Foundry and Machine company was changed and acts of the corporation validated. The general assembly re- fused federal aid under the Sheppard Towner Maternity law enacted by congress. The refusal involves a loss of S20,000 to the state treasury. An appropriation of S20, ,000 was made for the purchase of lands for the de- velopment of the state park system. A bill was passed for the regulation of insurance agencies.
 Action For Schools
 One of the most gratifying results of the session is the generous provis- ion made for public school education in the state. The State Board of Ed ucation will have about 8, ,a60.0a0 to meet the expenses of it's activities dur ing the next two fiscal years. This is S239, ,40s more than the legislature of 1921 provided. Dr. Meredith, the commissioner of education, IS author ity for the statement that the legis- lators of 1928 were generous in their 1 appropriations for education. It is | true that the legislature, being intiu enced by the recommendations of the committee on appropriations, did not i give the committee on education all i that the latter asked, and that the diff culty of the committee on appropria- l tions and the committee on education to take the same view of the require ments of the state, provoked some thing like display of temper in the discussions in the senate or. perhaps, l it would be more correct to say evi- dence of disappointment on the part of the chairman of the committee on l education and ef determination not to yield on the part of the chairman of the committee on appropriations. But, on the whole, there was reason for the opinion that the educational interests of the state fared pretty well at the hands of the committee on ap- propriat:ons Senator Bakeweli, and his associates on the committee on ed ucation, are to be particularly com mended for their satisfactory solution of the problem arising over the use oi a foreign language in teaching in pri- vate schools. A bill was passed which allows the use of foreign language | for one hour day. At. the hearing before the committee representatives of French-American citizens express. ed themselves as being perfectly satis- fled with the solution.
 i Judge feasieys Dcfest
 The controversy and subsequent i disagreement between the governor and the legislature over the appoint lment of Frederick NJ peasley of Ches
 hire to the Superior court was pain. ful incident. No one found fault witt Judge Peasley, and his fitness for the | judgeship was not questioned. In fact his record as judge of the dis. trict court of Waterbury was cited in support of his fitness, and it was claimed that that record entitled him to the promotion. His nomination was rejected by both senate and house. The worst thing about the re. | jection was that it was against prece. dent Memories which go back near. 1 ly a half century cannot recall when l the executive nomination to a Super. ! for court iudgeship failed of confirm ation. The rejection accentuated the difference between the executive and the legislative apartments. About 30 years ago. when ex-Governor Simeon | F. Baldwin, one of the most learned | jurists in the state. was first nominat- ed for the Superior court bench, he was rejected in the house and had q narrow majority in the senate. On i the report of a committee of confer ence his nomination was confirmed. | By the creation of two new judge ships Governor Templetou had three fudirfal aunointmentx to make one