New Britain herald., 1925-04-07
SUNDAY SPORTS
 BILL AMENDMENT
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 thorlzed 10 erect and maintain gen- eratlng stations in the territories of tho combined companies and also to require other rights and franchises In the combined territories. Senator Nleech favored Mrs, Mer- rut's amendment, while the bill as 1t passed the house was favored by Senators Bedding, Adler, Tone, Anderson and Woodruff.
 Mrs. Merrltt's amendment was then put to a vote and lost by an overwhelming majority.
 Senator Ford then moved an amendment which wonld provide that Sunday admissions shall not De more than those on week days. Senator Shaw opposed this amend ment also saying this matter should be left to public opinion. Senator Fords amendment was lost. Senator Ateech offered a technical amend ment placing the word profession. al" before both the words "baseball' and football" instead of before the phrase. This was also lost. >
 Senator Woodruff offered to amendment making the time of 6 meeting called to overrule decision of town officials, within 30 days This Amendment was also lost.
 Senator Brigham then rose to sneas against the ge of the bill.
 Senator Brigham said he was opposed to commercializing the Sab bath by any further encroachments. Mrs. Merritt explained her stand tthat she did not believe the bill as passed by the house was really local option bill. Senator Bedding favored the bill, saying that the "Lord made Sunday for enjoyment" Passage Is Voted Senator Shaw then moved for the previous question and tho vote was in favor of passage of the bill. It now goes to the governor for sigma ture.
 | Two bills, one providing for 4S hour week for women and children in industry and the other for 30 hour week, were killed in the senate today on unfavorable report of the labor committee. Senator Tone, member of the labor committee op- posed the committee report on both bills and secured the votes of four or five senators. On the first bill, Senator Tone secured a roll call vote and Senators Griffin. Ford, Tone and Blakesles were against rejecting the bill.
 i Bills passed in the senate were: | Establishing police benefit fund in Norwalk; authorizing Will!mantic to compensate George ". Hickey for services as acting mayor; authoriz- ing East Hartford to extend its i limits; authorizing Wiilimantic to make appropriations for its public library.
 New Britain Paid
 The house adopted bills paying s129 to New Britain for physical examination of children and paying $1.041 to National Guard officers for care of state and national property.
 A bill which limits the right of New Haven to condemn land In West Haven for park purposes to a limited area was favorably reported by the cities and boroughs commit tee and Chairman Lynch moved the adoption of the bill under the sus- pension of the rules. He said it would help New Haven to carry on project already started if the bill was passed at once. Miss Cheney of Manchester asked that the bill be tabled, saying that it could wait. Mrs. Townsend of New Haven fav- ored tabling the bill although not opposed to 1t. On a viva voce vote on suspension of rules, the speaker was in doubt. A standing vote showed the motion of Chairman Lynch lost by vote of 51 tp S7.
 A bill which would reduce the interest on small loans from A to A per cent limit was rejected in the house following a lengthy debate. It was argued that loan companies were charging more than persons could pay, while opponents of the hill said it would drive reputable loan companies out of the state.
 The following bills starred for ac- | tion on the house calendar were adopted.
 Repeating present statute giving i textile manufacturers and processers 1 liens on goods for work and enact ing new statute with more compre- hensiye definitions; providing no probate court fee be In excess of SIC for settlement of an estate of less than s1,O00.
 Favorable reports were made 1T the house on bills:
 Providing for terms of office ot Norwalk officials; providing courts committing persons to insane asy' iums furnish copy of commitment 10 state department of agencies and institutions; providing appraisal bI two persons of loans on real estate i3y building and loan association' and individual guarantee on loan' 10 corporations, associations and ec' cicsiastical Societies.
 The house reconsidered action 1T tabling the bill authorizing the may or of Norwalk to appoint policemen and passed 1t under suspension oi rules.
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