New Britain herald., 1927-02-22
SCORE OF ECLECTIC VALIDATING
MEASURES REJECTED AT HARTFORD

shell fish commissioners.
Norris G. Osborn, New Haven;
Frederick NJ. Salmon, Westport:
William C. Cheney, Manchester, and
Edward J. Taylor, Westport. di-
rectors state prison.
Frederick T. Simpson, Hartford,
consulting physician state prison.
The house adopted resolutions
naming the following municipal
court judges:
Derby. Ralph H. Clark. judge;
Archibald Duffield, deputy; Fairfield
Clarence r. Hall, Judge; H. l.. Shaft,
deputy; Darien, Charles B. Dana.
Judge.
Bills restoring citizenship to Her
bert NJ. Knapp of Fairfield; Charles
l.. Dondero of Hartford: Arthur w.
Dickinson. Rocky Hill, were adopt.
ed by the senate.
Windsor Locks Fight
When the resolution appointing
James E. Cannon, judge of the
Windsor Locks town court which
the senate adopted Friday was TAX
en- from the table in the house, Mr..
Johnson OF Manchester. said that it
had appeared Judge Thomas P.
Noonan who was seeking reappoint-
ment had taken part in spreading
secret propaganda" that the town
would be wide open" if a republi-
can was elected to the house.
Representative keevers, democrat,
Windsor Locks, said he had not in
tended to speak. but felt he must
deny the statement that Judge Moo
nan had taken an undue interest in
politics. He felt that his side had
not had a fair deal before the COM
mittee, he said, adding that Mr..
Cannon was getting the judgeship
because he is a republican.
Mr.. johnson in rebuttal said he
was sorry If he had made misstate-
ment but the information he had
given the house was that given the
committee by what that body con-
sidered were very reliable sources.
There was no audible opposition
to the adoption of the Cannon res
olution and that naming Thomas w.
Farrell deputy Judge OF the Wind
sor Locks court or the rejection of
the resolution naming Thomas N.
Noonan Judge.
On favorable reports from the
judiciary committee, the house un-
der suspension of the rules adopted
resolutions naming municipal court
judges as follows:
Derby. Ralph II. Clark, judge;
Archibald Duffield, deputy; Fair
field, Clarence r. Hall, Judge; H. l..
Shaft, deputy; Darien, Charles B.
Dana, judge.
Marriage Bills Killed
Three house bills relating to mar
riage laws which the house rejected
last week were rejected by the SEN
ate after an explanation of unfavor-
able reports by Senator Shaw, chair
man of the judiciary committee to
which the bills had been reported.
Regarding house bill 65. prevent:
ing the intermarriage Of whites and
persons of African descent, Senator
Shaw said there was no need for
the bill and it was an affront to the
colored race.
Il feel that we should help them
Senator Shaw said. This
law would only create racial an
The other two bills, house bill sc
and house bill 546. were aimed at
the Catholic church, were entirely
uncalled for and had received a
unanimous unfavorable report of
the committee he said. The first
a penalty for entering into
4 contract regarding religious edu-
cation of children and the other
tended to prevent the derogation of
the sanctity of civil marriages.
Senator Merritt commended the
committee on its handling of the
bills.
The house adopted a bill restoring
forfeited rights to Victor A. Kline,
o. Derby.
On recommendation Of the judi
ciary committee, the bill to increase
the salary of members Of the gen
eral assembly from $500 to 500 a
year was transferred to the house
on constitutional amend
nents.
The bill providing for appoint
ment by the governor rather than
the treasurer OF the state agent of
state agencies and institutions de-
partment was tabled when Miss
Cheney of Manchester called atten-