New Britain herald., 1925-04-30
WOMEN LOSE OUT
 IN HOUSE FIGHT
 FOR JURY RIGHTS
Lower Branch Of State Leeisla- lure Adheres to Its Previous
 Rejection of Bill

SENATE RESOLUTIONS | ON DEATH OF N0WICKI. P. F. McDonough Replaced on State
 Board of Mediation and Arbitra-
 tion By Senator Lawler--Confer-
 ence Called On Stamford Judge
 Contest - Governor Makes Ap- pointments.
 l By Ths Associated Press.
 State Capitol, Hartford, April 30. The house today voted to adhere in its action of rejecting the bill to make women eligible for jury duty which the senate adopted yesterday In spite of the unfavorable report of the judiciary committee. This ends the matter this session, the senate | having refused to reconsider Its &C., ton in adopting the bill. The jury bill Is therefore left in practically the same status az in 1923. Judgcship Conference
 On the Stamford judgeship dis agreement over Samuel Young the house which passed 1t voted to ask the senate for conference com mittee and MT. sturges of Woodbury and Mir, Averil of Branford were named. Miss Cheney of Manchester tried to have Representative Gurley said this was impossible as MT. Cur ley had not been In the vote which adopted the bill. MT. Gurley re- marked also that he could not serve as he was not in the vote for Young. The senate yesterday refused to &C., cept Young's name 13 to 12 and then refused to reconsider its &C., tion.
 Appointments Made
 Governor Trumbull sent to the senate appointments of George c. r. 1 Williams of Hartford, Martha H. c. Mitchell of Norwich, and Harriet I. Jones of Hartford to be members of the public welfare department for fours years from July 1 next; also appointm of Charles E. Beach of l West Hartford to be member of the state board of agriculture from the first congressional district and Will son H. Lee, of Orange. as a member from the third district for four years from July i next; also Frank A. Hagarty of Hartford, Patrick F. 1 O'Meara of New Haven and Joseph II. Lawler of Waterbury to be mem- bers of the state board of arbitra- ton and mediation for two years from July next. Of the appoint ees on the last named board Sena- ator Iiawler takes the place of Patrick r. McDonough of New Brit ain. All appointments require sen | ate confirmation after report from the committee on executive nomina- tions.
 Resolutions on Nowicld
 The senate adopted a resolution on the death of Assist. Senate Clerk Henry Nowicki ordered it spread upon the records and engrossed and sent to members of his family. An other resolution provided for pay rent of the balance of his salary to his widow.
 The bill adopted in the senate yesterday to provide a sword for Lieut.. Leslie P. Arnold, a round-the- world army aviator, was sent at once to the house to expedite pre- sentation of the gift. Senator Pier son said that the committee had just been advised that Lieut.. Arnold is to go to the Panama canal zone at an early date.
 Favorable Reports
 Favorable reports were on bills extending time for organization of the Lordship Railway Co. and for construction of its railway; provid- Ing for method of distribution of un claimed dividends and assets of cor porations which have been dis solved; and providing for consollda- tion of bureaus of streets. sewers, water, collection and disposal of garbage, etc. in Waterbury and ap- pointment of superintendent of the new bureau to hold office for six years from June 1.
 An unfavorable report came in on bill for an appropriation not ex ceeding ten per cent of cost of con struction of the new bridge across Yellow Mill creek at Bridgeport. Both branches adopted the resolu- ton appointing Frank A. Waters of Middlebury, commissioner of New Haven county for four years from October l 10 succeed F. l.. Gaylord.
 Action in the House
 The house recommitted the bill, previously rejected, which provided ! that the state board of control may i GppFDpTldlG nOl IuOTb lHdn slTuuu for each county farm bureau. on re- quest and motion of Mrs. Vinton Of Mansfield. Pef9ye' the house voted to adhere H FejectiOn of the jury bill there was some debate. Mir. Johnson of Kent saying that there would be better juries If women served on them. Miss Cheney said there was proof that jury service was sought by women as the senate the popular branch" and favored the bill. She said that Mrs. Averill. wife Of one of the chief opponents ! of the bill was worker for jury service. Several spoke for the bill Mrs. Hooker and Mrs. Alsop both remarking that the Macri case at New Haven was an instance where women should be on juries. There was some debate in opposi- 1 ton and the previous question was