New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-01-06

aided to increase crime" the COVER
nor said.
Wants Prompt Prosecution
Prompt, vigorous and effective
prosecution would speedily make
crime less prevalent. Apprehension
OF the criminal must be certain;
prosecution must be inevitable; and
adequate punishment must Follow
promptly If the criminal law is :"
lac restored to the respect Of the
people and made effective for their
protection.
The amendments proposed By the
! governor We're:
PROPOSES Eight Amendments
That the laws authorizing the re-
lease Of prisoners by county officials
be repealed.
That parole be given to no Grim
inul after a secoud conviction OF
, felony Or crime Of violence,
THAT the minimum penalty bu
measurabIy Increased for the mis-
/ appropriation of vehicles.
That the governor, with the adj
vice and consent OF the council, be
/ given the authority to suspend az
any time the operation of the parole
law insofar as it deals with the re-
lease Of convicted prisoners,
That proper provision he made 10
give precedence in the courts to the
trial of those accused Of crimes of
violence.
/ Ban On Firearms
That all authority to carry re-
yoIvers, automaiics or pistols be re-
Noked and new permits granted only
for sufficient cause.
That a Jail sentence be imposed
Upon anyone convicted Of carrying a
concealed weapon without permit
and that such person be not per-
/ mittcA nominal bail.
That person accused before 4
municipal or district court he re-
quired to choose before trial in that
court between a tra! without jury in
I the lower court and Il trial by jury
in the superior court, and That If he
chooses jury trial the proceed
ings be transferred Immediately tG
! The superior court.
| That a person accused Of crime In
the superior court be permitted to
waive q jury trial.
The governor referred to a rate
/ increase granted last year by the
public utilities commission 10 the
New England Telephone and Tele
graph company, a New York cor
| poration over whose stock issues
! Massachusetts has no control, and
said:
Control of Utilities
/ There is no doubt in my mind
! that the most effective change in the
| law which can be made to put
public utilities under complete regu-
/ lation would be to give tho depart
mcnt the right to determine what
constitutes a fair and reasonable
dividend in the case Of any partl-
cular public utility.
There exist in the public utility
field. interloclling relations between
certain public utilities and certain
engineering. contracting and man
aging companies having officers in
common. Such situation is clear
! ly susceptible to abuse. ! accord
ingly recommend legislation cal
culated to prevent such abuse.
The general laws give the attor-
ney general power to ask for the
! dissolution of a domestic corpora
ton a, majority OF which stock IS
controlled by a foreign corporation
which issues securities against that
stock or against the properties of
| the domestic company.
This statute, it appears. does not
go far enough. 1t ought to apply
not only to foreign corporations bit
also to foreign trusts and associa-
tons. Otherwise, the control of our
domestic utilities is likely to pass be-
yond our jurisdiction. We should
also, in my opinion, have Il statute
which will make contracts for the
sale Of power between companies
subject to approval by the depart
ment Of public utilities"
Building Program
The governor recommended a ra-
I tional and constructive building pro-
gram for the commonwealth, repeal
! Of the state tuberculosis subsidy law,
/ and biennial sessions of the lcgisla-
tUre. He proposed an amendment
10 the workmcn's compensation act
providing that in the case OF the
death from injury of q child in in
/ dustry under the age of is years
total dependency shall be presumed
| to exist.
The address urged extension Of
the work of auditing municipal ac-
counts carried on by the state diyi-
! sion OF accounts.
Payment of Taxes
The tax burden is heavy enough
without adding to it the losses re-
sulting from the acts Of dishonest Of
| ffcials." Governor Fuller said 81
| further recommend that. in order to
insure greater uniformity and a COM
plete accounting of all money due
municipalities, all bills fo, sums due
for taxes assessed or services rem
| dercd shall state that all checks and
money orders shall be made payable
to the municipality and ont to in
livduals."
The governor recommended that
legislation be adopted to prevent
members of the legislature from APP
pearing before boards and commits
sions of the commonwealth as paid
counsel.