New Britain herald., 1925-01-22
WOULD INCREASE
 JUDGES SALARIES
Supreme and Superior Court
 Pay Recommended St2,0O0
MALTBIE IS NOMINATED
Superior Court Judge Named by
 Governor for Supreme Court in Place of Late Judge Kellogg Many New Bills Introduced Today.

State Capitol, Hartford. Jan. 22.-- Rev. Mir Aver, tho blind chaplain of the state senate today made ref erence to the coming tota eclipse of the sun, in his prayer saying that 1t was to be hoped that the peops would realize the immensity of the works of the Creator"
 One of the bills offered today would increase salaries of the judges of the supreme and superior courts from 5000 to s12,00O with $500 additional for the chief justice, and the salaries of judges in the lesser could would also be increased.
 MT. Russell of Middletown offered q bill which would require that all the senate and house bills should be delivered to the secretary of state by December 15 in the year prior to the legislative session, such bills to be photographed and duplicates made ready for committees to which they would go for hearings.
 Mr. Wheeler of Stratford had a bill to permit trap shooting on Sun days.
 Mir. Sturges of Woodbury offered a bill in the house providing that all state aid money should be withheld from Waterbury until that city has refunded certain moneys alleged 10 have been overpaid it through al- legged over enumeration of school children. and providing that such money should be applied to the claim of the state. The bill was adopted and sent 10 the senate where on motion of Senator Cronin 1t was tabled until Tuesday out of courtesy to Waterbury senators who might be dcsirous of being heard upon 1t.
 The lateness of trains this week led to adoption in both branches Of motions fixing 1l:S0 a. m. as open ing time Tuesday.
 Speaker Darbie on leaving the chair in the house today had MT. Sturgcs of Woodbury take his place.
 MT. Goddard of Walingford put In a bill to appropriate s1o,00o for 4 memorial to Major Raoul Lufbery in that town.
 oJaitbie Nominated Governor John II. Trumbull sent 10 the senate today his nomination ot Judge William NJ. Maltbie, Of the supcrior court bench, to be an asso- ciate justice of the supreme court 1 for eight years from the date of his appointment by the general assem- bly,. Before the communication was read the governor had sent In a communication notifying the gener- al assembly of the death of Judge John P. Kellogg nominated by him ] last week to be an associate justice | of the supreme court. In thls ne i had said: lowing to the lamented death of the Hon. John P. Kellogg will you return 10 me my communl- cation nominating him to be a judge of the supreme court Of errors Tor & term of eight years from his ap- pointment by you"
 The request was compiled with on motion of Senator Cronin.
 The senate sent to the committed as executive appointments the nom linations for judges made last week
 The senate was late in opening as the trains were again late. Among items offered were these:
 By Senator Challenger-to contro the starting of private banks; tc limit time on stop payment" or checks: regarding payments or stale" checks and concerning pay ment of forged or raised checks.
 Liquor Case Tees
 By Senator Cronin-amending ac reimbursing holders of liquor li ccnses for moneys paid as fees fol licenses allowing county commis sloners to borrow money for fees tC be returned.
 By Senator Pierson-that state! attorneys may attend and assist 1T examination of witnesses of thu grand jury in their own counties Amending charter of Masonic build ling association of Middletown; con corning removal of shade trees or
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