New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-03-20
ADVERSE REPORTS
| ON LABOR BILLS
Proposed S-Hour Day Fails.
Other Doinss at Capitol

Hartford. March 2o.-The col
snap today made come legislativ
trains late and the general assembl,
especially the senate, was late In max
ing start. The Cleaned UP" con
dition OF committee record boxes wa
indicated by the fact that the numbe
Of reports put In was small and tina
the appropriations committee aske
both branches to expedite all bill
which would carry appropriations
All such bills should be with tina
committee by April /, and 1t is a re
markable thing to have this commit
tee calling for business. This woult
indicate that the general assembly
about to enter its final stretch of ex
istence, and when Governor Temple
ton sends in some eagerly awaited ap
pointments the legislators can begir
packing up and the farming towr
members can begin calculating OF
their spring ploughing.
The labor committee made man,
adverse reports on bills today. In
cluded among these was HH. 315 pro.
viding for an eight hour day in manu-,
featuring and mechanical establish.
ments; lib 80 regulating hours Of EN-.
ployment OF women in restaurants
cafes, barber shops, dining rooms
ETC.; HB 742 for payment of wages
tefore holidays or shut downs, and
HB 743 for commission to investi-
gate measures for the relief Of the I'M
employed.
The joint resolution which has been
on senate table since January rs for a
commission to investigate the working
of the ballot law was taken off the
table by Senator Atchison and adopt
ed and sent to the house.
The house appointed Matthew Pap
ciak of New Britain a doorkeeper in
place of w. J. Webster.
The house chaplain, Mr.. Coolidge,
referred to the death of John I.
Hutchinson of Essex, stalwart work.
err in the republican party for so
years, and the hourse adjourned out
of respect to his memory when bust
ness was over.
IN THE SENATE
The governors nominations of Will
liam c. Cheney to be director of the
state prison for four years from July
l next and of Elliot Watrous Of New
Haven and Walter H. Clark of Hart
fard to be memb ers of the public well
fare commission for four years from
July l next were confirmed on favor
able report of the committee aon ex-
ecutive nominations to the senate.
Recreation Parks
The state parks committee report
I'd in bill aimed to promote the de-
9elopment of recreation areas, parks
Or open spaces by giving the state
park commission power to lease land
Tor. the purposes mentioned for a per-
cd not exceeding five years with OPP
ton to buy the same.
The railroads committee reported
n a bill amending the present aboli-
ion of grade crossings law providing
hat the state shall pay not more than
one-half or less than one fourth ex-
oense for removal Of grade crossings,
not more than one bridge on one rail-
'oad to be ordered built in any one
year. The present law limits state
proportion of expense to one quarter.
Unfavorablc Reports
From the labor committee unfav-
'rable reports were made on bills
which would regulate the moving OF
'oxes and baskets in factories SO as
o promote the safety of women and
minors; providing that seats should
,e furnished for all persons employed
n any mercantile, mechanical or
manufacturing establishment in the
tate; prohibiting the employment of
minors in manufacturing establish
nents for overtime periods: placing
rain dispatcher sent out with a.
crew on a railroad under the
anne hour limitations as the train
men. This last named bill was op-
'osed by the men themselves.
Senator Rogers of New London,
Hartman of the committee on appro-
'riations, asked all committees having
'ills involving appropriations to turn
hem over to his committee as soon
IS possible. He said all business of
he committee had been cleaned up.
Bill on Borrowing
AS has been expected, the finance
committee had recommitted to it the
ill which would increase borrowing
apacity of cities and towns on their
rand list now limited to per cent.
he committee will draw a new bill
o provide for allowance by specific
OF tax-free property, such
S Yale university in New Haven,
trinity in Hartford. Wesleyan in Mid
letown and property of the state and
ederal governments in cities and
owns.
From the Calendar
From the calendar these bills:
Increasing the salaries of the judges
4 Bradford, Gin concurrence); giving |
sorwich to issue $4,000 in water
upply bonds; allowing the New Ha-
en- Water Co., right to place a tower |
4 Fort Hale park; authorizing the |
lew Canaan Country club to hold an |
1creased amount of property by al
ering its charter; giving the Guilford |
nd Chester Water Co., right to issue |
p to $1,0o0,000 in bonds; extending |
he time in which an amendment to |