New Britain herald., 1923-03-24

rom natural desire to avoid taxa ton.
 The law which will be passed this session will take away the state tax exemption from securities purchased after the war and will mean a great deal to the state treasury. Small banks. through their repfcsentatjves, object to this change. Ii means nGac- ticaliy nothing to the banks; itsre- stores, however, source of revenue to the state justly due from large corporations such as insurance com panies and is a beneficial act. It should not he understood that all the insurance companies have attempted to avoid taxes in this way Some of them have purchased these securities because of their' safety and have openly stated that they believed in and would be glad to pay tax on the same.
 Ncwsboys Not To Be Barred
 It did not take the committee on education long to reject the bill orig inally determined to prevent all ped ding of newspapers before n. m. and after s D. m., by boys under 14 and girls less than IS years Of age. A substitute was put in at the last moment reducing the age limit to Il years to boys and IS to girls and the early morning time limit to five rath- er than o'clock. The act carried with 1t fine of $25 for violations. All street trades, including that of newsboys and bootblacks. were in- cluded.
 A number of people with the usual excellent intentions appeared in favor of the bill. It was opposed by many representatives. by publishers and by voluntary representatives of the boys and girls affected, who naturally did not appear themselves. The commit tee waited about long enough for the proponents to get out of the capital before they rejected the bill.
 Golden Rule Bills
 The so-callcd Golden Rule bills" which were the 21 bills for, equal rights introduced by Senator Bake well of New Haven had stated that they did not go far enough, met their death with a fell swoop in the senate on Wednesday and similar action was taken in the house on Friday. The explanations given in the senate were more complete and more courteous than those accorded the 2l bills in the house. Senator Els and Senator Will der. the two senate members of the judiciary committee alternating in sort of "Gallagher and Shean" fash ion, in bringing these bills to an early death. The bills, which were drawn by the National Women's party at- tempted to give equal rights and re- sponsibilities to men and women. The senators, in giving their explanations, reported how each bill was practically covered by the existing laws Tn Con necticut or that the purpose that the bill attempted to accomplish was im- possible.
 In the house the bills all fell to- gether with one explanation. In this connection, however, it is interesting to note that earlier in the week, the judiciary committee had sent to both houses a bill which should bring set isfaction to the members of the party, in that it provided hat in case of death of husband and wife at the same time. there should ,e no presumption that the wife died first, This is the only progress that ,as so far been made in favor of ad- iitional women's right in the pres- mt general assembly, though the Jury Dill is still to be reported There seems to be some doubt, however, as 10 whether the jury will be reported avorably to the proposition of allow ng women to serve on Juries.