New Britain herald., 1925-04-02
SUNDAY SPORTS
 BILL FAVORABLE
Senate Is Expected to Pass It
 Next Wednesday

State Capitol, Hartford, April D. 'he Sunday sports bill came before ne senate today on report Of the ldiciary committee and was tabled or the calendar, Members of the rouse who opposed the bill were in he senate chamber discussing 1t ith senators but it was understood hat scant opposition can be re- ..ultcd in the upper house. The bill m be before the senate for final rion next Wednesday.
 The senate session today lasted l5 unutcs, The bill which would Nrmpt gold star mothers" from '1Sation was rejected on unfavorable 'nport Of the Judiciary committee. A lotition by Mrs, Orra F. Merry, widow of the late Sergeant George ". Merry for compensation for scrv- ices rendered the state by her hus- ,and was referred to the committee on claims.
 The bill increasing the powers of the board Of harbor commissioners of New Haven harbor was repected after being taken from the table. Senator Shaw said the judiciary committee would be willing to con- sidcr 8 sub bill which did not in- cIude objectionable features of the original Dill.
 Favorable reports were made on the bills permitting operation Of railroad trains on Sunday under regulation of the public utilities commission and repeating the act which prohibits cut rates for Sum- Jay trains. These bills would allow the New Haven road to run Sunday excursions between points within the state.
 Bills passed in the senate were:
 Increasing salaries of officials of 'he East Hartford town court: amending Waterbury police depart ment retirement act so that retire. ment age will be 65 years instead of SO and increasing the time of serv- ice before retirement from 20 to 25 years; and regulating assessments for benefits and awards for damages in the town of West Hartford.
 The bill to require toilets in res taurants was tabled after an infor. nal discussion of a proposed amend ment which would make the law ap. picable only to restaurants employ. ing eight or more persons.
 The bill to restore forfeited rights to Louis F. Barnes which Wal cecommitted by the house and re iccted by the senate came up in tn, nouse today and the house voted tc insist. A committee of conference consisting of Representative Fin kelstone of Bridgeport and Averil Of Branford on the part of the house was named.
 The bill, providing that schoo budgets sltall be completed tw' months befere being acted upon wa passed. Tha bill establishing a tow court in Seymour was taken iron the table and passed.
 The bill Ewing the state tax com missioner powers over town fdu ciary officials was reported favor ably. A change made in the bil after it had been previously report cd and recommtted shall have juris ,iction as administrative. Favor able reports were made on bills ap pr0priating si,000 for celebration 0 3th anniversary of agricultural eX pertinent station in New Haven; re pcaling act of 1923 authorizing tn town of Trumbull to issue bonds prohibiting unauthorized stop signs on highways; providing fo commissioner of agriculture.
 Bills rejected in the house were:
 Authorizing employment of won on in ice cream parlors until II 1 n.; providing not more than on pharmacy license be issued for eac 5000 persons including roads bt tween Pennington and Terryvil and Huntington Center and Trun Iul, in trunk line system; licensin 7uctiOnccrs; reducing state tax C
 owns from s1,50O. O00 to s1 ,000, ,06C
 tempting wives of military veteran rom taxation; providing tax C gross income on all business ar making military veterans proper' exemption s3,000.