New Britain herald., 1923-05-04
Measure Is Sent To Senate, But Too Late For Action Today Some Legislators Con- slider It Of Blue Law" Type.
Senators Reject Governors Plan for Having Three Headed State Highway Commission.

Hartford, May 4,--The new bill to punish wilful display on clocks in public places of time other than standard, reported into ihe house fay- orably today was adopted by an overwhelming vote.
 Under suspension Of the rules it was taken up and likewise under rule sus- pension it was sent to the senate which however had adjourned.
 Text of Bill
 The bill follows:
 Section l-No person, firm, or cor poration organization or association shall wilfuly display in or on any l public building or on any street, avenue or public highway any time l measuring instrument or device which is calculated or intended to furnish i time to the general public set. run or 1 indicating Intentionally any other time than the standard time as defined by chapter 3T of the public acts of 1927. i Any person or any officer of any cor poration or organization or associa- l tion violation any provision of this act shall be fined not more than $l00.
 Section This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 Take in Blue Laws
 Mir. Bell of Salisbury who figured last session and this session as a. pro ponent of standard time made the 1 chief argument for the bill. He wanted it put throngh the house with "whoop.H MT. Fitzpatrick of Bridge- port and MT. Nash of Norwalk both opposed the bill, saying the cities did I not want it. MT. Nash said that this bill looked like reversion to the days of the old blue laws"
 IN THE HOUSE | The Friday session of the house opened with a small attendance at the hour Speaker Nickerson rapped with his gavel. House Leader Buck Icy obtained unanimous consent to table the senate vaccination bill. the amendment to which adjourned the Thursday session of the house for lack of quorum,
 The house bill creating the Con- necticut conservation commission was withdrawn from the calendar. the Judicial committee withdrew it's faN- orable report and the bill was re- committeed to be replaced by a bill for a commission to investigate the pollution of streams.
 The house passed from the calendar the bill which provides for the salary of Superintendent of schools in more than one town being paid by those towns and one-half the amount paid back to the state in proportion as. the salary is paid.
 A house bill provides that the fund of the Meriden building association shall be subpect to the approval or the bank commissioner the same as building and loan associations.
 Count salary Bill
 The court salary bill passed the house today including an increase for the clerks of the superior court at Hartford to s14,10V year. This bill also carries an increase for the deputy secretary deputy treasurer and deputy comptroller to S4000 year and for the executive clerk in the governors office. Later sections of the bill pro- vide a salary Of sS,000 for the com- missioner of motor vehicles, s5,o0o for the deputy, sS.0oo each for two of the public utilities commissioners now in office and $6,000 for the member whose term expires July 1. 1927 and sS.OO0 for the commissioner of health. The sheriff of New London comes in for a raise to s5,ooo and the sheriff of Windham to s3,50e.
 Pass Divorce Law.
 A divorce law, putting all causes of divorce into the category with in- tolerabe cruelty and habitual intem- perance, as regards residence Of the parties and thereby modifying the residence requirement in all causes except desertion was passed by the house today.
 Nominations by the governor of Leonard J. Nickerson Of Cornwall to be judge of the superior court; Ernest C. simpson and John R. Both to he judges of the court of common plcas for New Haven county were fakCu from the calendar and referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
 Concurrence with the senate was voted on the bill increasing the state police force from so 10 SD men.
 The house concurred in repeating an act of 1921 authorizing the state treasurer to issue 5000, 900 of bonds for possible deficit as there is no deficit and the bond issue unneces- sary.
 concurrence was voted in dividing the town of Sprague into voting dis tricts and fin amending the bill com corning construction and fire proofing of school houses.
 Repairs on state armories totalling s5s o00 were taken care of in the fol- lowing bill which was passed:
 sf0 0O0 For N. B. Armory.
 Armory at Hartford. SEQ. GOO; at Nsv'
 tContinued on Eighteenth Psge).