New Britain herald., 1927-03-22
SHORTER HOURS
 MEASURE KILLED
House Rejects Bill Affecting
 Women at Work

State Capitol Hartford, March Q LP,-Bills providing for shorter working hours for women in manu- featuring, mechanical and msrcan- tile establishments were rejected by the house today on unfavorable re- ports from the labor committee.
 The bills provided q maximum nine hour day and 4S hour week in manufacturing and mechanical es- tablishments and maximum 30 hour week and ten hour day for all minors and all women in mercan- tile establishments.
 Three weeks ago the house re- iccted a bill which would have amended the present law 10 giN" women a nine hour day, 5i hour week.
 This afternoon the labor commit tee is 10 hold hearing on three other bills which regulate hours for women and minors. One of the bills would prohibit women and girls ait CT siN D. m, except on Christmas holidays. The others prohibit mi nors working more than one day week in bowling alleys and provides for eliminating manufacturing and mechanical establishments from places where minors under 16 are forbidden to work.
 Shippan Points hope Of seeding from stamford was blasted by the senate which today accepted an un- favorable report Of the committee of cities and boroughs and rejected a bill dividing Stamford. A bill di- Hiding North Stamford from Stam- ford also was killed by the senate.
 Executive Secretary Edward l.. Kelly, Bridgeport. brought into the senate the governors nomination ot Raymond r. Gates Windham, to be state agent Of state agencies and ln- stitutions for four years from July 1, 1927.
 When II. B. 54S. licensing real estate dealers was brought up in the senate for action, Senator Sam uel Shaw, senate leader, asked that the bill be tabled for today. This action was taken he explained. at the request Of one Of the senators. He said he hoped the bill would come up tomorrow.
 Tn the house last week, the bill was rejected on an unfavorable re- port of the judiciary committee by 3 vote Of 123 to = after an hours debate.
 The senate concurred with the house in adopting three bills allow ing claims to George Singer. Dan- bury, S2,4S0, for medical expenses for son, Edward F., who suffered shell shock while at a national guard camp: Mrs. Lena Braymon, Norwich. sl,000 for injuries received in fall at Long Lane farm. Leo J. S!sson, New Haven. S75 month for A months. former caretaker New Ha- yen armory.
 The senate adopted bill making the salary of the insurance commits sloner $500 q year plus necessary expenses while outside of Hartford.
 The senate also adopted senate bill 103. changing to January 20 the date before WHICH SdN lilSS 'allNS III t1t hi' their annual statements of deposit and to February 20 the date before which one-half of the tax must be paid and providing that real estate listed among the assets shall be as Of the year next but one preceding instead of the previous year.
 Senate bill 295, authorizing Water bury to issue S225,00o permanent paving bonds.
 Senate bill 2o7, authorizing the appointment by the selectmen Of a commission on taxation in the town of Stamford which shall investigate as to whether the tax burden is be- ing equitably distributed.
 The house adopted bill estab- fishing a criminal court of common pleas in Litchfield county.
 House bill S34, appropriat!ng af00.0o0 for alterations and eXtraor- dinary repairs to state armories for which individual bills totallng $lS4.- ono had been introduced.
 House bill 403, providing that maintenance appropriation shall be made for state prison and receipts