New Britain herald., 1927-04-19
EQUAL RIGHTS NOT
 VOTED BY SENATE
Legislative Branch Turns Down
 Negroes Bill

State Capitol, Hartford. April la tp'-The senate today rejected bill providing that parents who fail 10 send their children to school shall be punished by fine not to exceed s week for each weeks absence. The bill was unfavorably reported by the committee on education.
 The senate also rejected bill concerning equal rights. Senator Samuel C. Shaw Of Bedding. chair man Of the judiciary committee. in reporting the bill unfavorably said that the committee had decided the present laws were adequate.
 The bill provided for forfeiture 10 agsrieved person Of sloo to $500 and fine or Jail or both for discriminating on account of race. creed, or color in any place of public accommoda- ton, or amusement.
 Divorce Fees
 Diyorcas in Connecticut will bring s25 instead Of s10 in judgment fees. under bill favorably reported by the judiciary committee which in- creases court fees. Other fees es- abolished are: Entry fee in civil cases. court of common pleas ss. su- perlor court s7: Judgment fee in cases in which the amount recovered is S2,Q00 or more, s20: Judgm ent fees other than money judgments or judgments of foreclosure sl5; filing request for finding of fact by judges of court other than probate, slo: certifying under seal copies Of files or records or whenever required by law, Si.
 The resolution proposing amend ment to the state constitution de- signed primarily to give the town of West Haven set off from the town of Orange, in 1921. a representative in the house. was rejected without dis cussion by the house.
 No State Park
 The bill appropriating s3oo,0oo for a state park in Groton was dis approved by the senate. Another bill rejected authorized the board Of education to confer degrees.
 The house adopted resolutions naming Albert C. Snyder judge, and Charles c. Rathbun, deputy judge Of the newly established Bloomfield town court.
 The senate passed a bill estab- fishing a judiciary council to study the organization. procedure and of nrf~ {y, FooraNttNs1f This council will make biennial re- ports to the governor on the work Of the various branches of the judi ciary system together with any rec ommendation 1t may have.
 The senate also passed bills creat- ing q commission to investigate the of establishing a metro politan district within the territoral limits Of Hartford county: authoriz- ing appropriation of ss5.o0o to pur- chase the Angus property in the rear Of the state library; permitting board Of control to purchase land when the legislature is not in ses- sion; prohibiting city of Norwich l oIil culidIlIE cI flhblllS VI IT Cb, SoI- ductors, fixtures, structures or ap- paratus Of any kind for the distrl- button of electricity without consent Of adjoining proprietors: providing that the proprietor Of a hotel or inn shall not be liable for loss 0. val uables by a guest unless checked at the office and then only to the amount of $500 nor liable for the loss Of other property from guests room to the amount of more than s1,000: authorizing the governor to convey to the United States Of America three circular plots of land situated under navigable water in the Thames river.
 The house adopted bills requiring opening of stock books to bona fde stockholders for inspection in good faith in the interest Of stockholder or corporation, but providing that stockholder Is not entitled to see stock books to make copies for spec uative and trading purposes, or for purposes inimical to interest to cor poration or its stockholders; provid- ing fraternal benefit societies may