New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-02-14
DISTRICT COURTS
idea IS Rejected
General Assembly Also Acts On
Many Other Measures

Hartford, Feb, 1.-THE senate To-
day rejected an unfasarsble repaFl
the bill which would increase the 10.
cal jurisdiction OF juvenile courts BY
setting up system OF district lusenz
lie courts. complementary 10 the
courts in the larger cities established
BY the 1891 legislature. The judiciary
committee reported in = bill to repeal
the present ssg stamping law,
Several bills relating 20 changes IN
the lass relatins 70 children born
without wedloek, heard yesterday af-
ierHoon. wee unfayorably reported
and rejected, One Of these was the
draft for uniform law presented by
George hehr. The judiciary commit
tee did not act, At q meeting today.
on IN ebirth control bill. Senator Ellis.
chairman OF that committee was not
present today.
Favorable Reports
The interpretations committee IA
yorabiy reported the hill amending
the charter OF the Southern New Eng.
land Telephone company permitting
capital stock increase from $4,000.
900 10 100000 os.
Another favorable report was on an
amendment 10 the charter Of the
Hartford Connecticut Trust company
relating 10 its trust funds.
Senator Rudd had tabled an un-
favorable report on a bill TO complete
a trunk line highway In his home
town OF Salisbury.
a Bflls Rejected
The bill TO include streets In South
jected as were bills asking for tax
exemptions on property OF SHEPHERDS |
Tent. New London, the civic protec- |
tive association OF New Haven tthree
biils). the Young Women's Christian
Association at Meriden. and the
Knights OF Columbus building asso-
citation at Stamford.
A favorable report was made on the |
bill TO include In the trunk line sys-
tenn OF highways the road between
Cornwall Bridge and Falls Village.
Sbad Fishing Belt
Shad fishermen on the Connecticut
river have TO figure In a compromise
on the fish and game commissions bill
TO make a close season of five years
because the legislature committee on
fish and game will report a substitute
cutting out Sunday night fishing. but
extending the season ten days. The
present law allows shad fishing from
sunset Sunday to sunset Friday night
between May and June 10.
The fishermen who appeared at the
hearing wanted longer season in
stead of prohibition Of fishing for five
years and were all agreed it was not
fishing which depletes the shad, but
polluted waters. The sub bill will
provide for shad fishing from sunset
night to sunset Friday night
rom May l to June 20.
Both branches adopted under sus-
pension OF the rules the bill establish
ng the town court Of West Hartford.
senator Brooks protested that there
vas no need of such haste in passage
II the measure.
When the bill to establish the court
n West Hartford came up, objection
vas made by Senator Brooks to imme- !
late passage under suspension of the I
ues of the bill. He could. not see
ny reason for haste. Senate Clerk Y
,aker read the entire bill, and then
was adopted. 1
From the calendar were adopted Y
hese bills:
Amending the charter of the mer- a
hants Trust company, Waterbury; Q
the Hartford disabled I
eterans camp fund; amending the j
harters of the Paramount association. L
1e Ridefeld library association and c.
sveral private concerns.