New Britain herald., 1929-05-06
the factories and further their study of the conditions existing 70 as to prevent further occupational dis

prevent further occupational dis eases.
 Tenement Housc Safeguard ''The bill pertaining to the tene- mont house law whereby | tenement house cannot be erected over four stories without an elevator is one that will be of benefit to the work ingman in the state of Connecticut and prevent number of spectators from coming in here and erecting tenement houses without any con- alteration for the people who live on the top floor. .-..
 The bill pertaining to small loans carried with 1t the amendments that the interest shall be reduced from l42 per cent to 30 per cent a year and this failed, but the amendment that the rate of interest must be given in every instance where the working of interest is used or any mention of interest is made. was carried.
 The bill pertaining to the manu- tacture Of renovated mattresses has given the legislature considerable concern for the past two sessions. It passed this legislature after quite | debate between the manufacturers association and the legislative agents of the Connecticut Federation of La hor. All mattresses from now on that are remade or renovated must be done 70 of material that is ster- tn,~A enN thay v,yut ha sofiafa ct orv 10 tho factory inspectors depart ment. This bill in itself was consid- cred quite victory for the Connecti- cut Federation of Labor and has the support of . number of bona fide mattress manufacturers in Connect- cut, but had the opposition of the manufacturers association.
 Old Age Pension The old age pension brought forth the most opposition and caused the greatest talk in the legislature. This recommended an appropriation of t1o.0o0 and the appointment of committee by the governor to make . study of the conditions existing in Connecticut and to report two years later the cost of giving . pension to people who have reached the age of 70. the number of people involved. and the amount of the pen sion. The bill had the support of number of republicans but when it came to voting as the roll call was taken, 1t was found that a number who were going to support it had hewed to the line and sustained the committees report. which was un- favorable. The judiciary committee stated in its report of the bill that . study was going to be made in the next two years by those interest ed in this kind of legislation and in particular. the manufacturers' asso- ciation of the state of Connecticut, and that it really ought to be left to them to make study for the state without any cost to the state. This report caused considerable comment throughout the state by a number of newspapers writing editorials upon such a policy.
 I've are strongly of the opinion that this legislature made a mistake in not granting the appointment of a commission by the governor for the purpose of making this study Of :he need of an old age pension. It is one of the big mistakes the legis- lature made and We regret very much that the judiciary committee was unable to see it as We see it.
 A Disappointment
 Another bill we were interested in but which seemed to make little progress was to further extend the com pensation law 90 that employers employing less than five shall be compelled to carry compensation as well as the employer employing more than five. We consider 1t very unfair that the employer employing less than five is not compelled to protect his workmen against injury or death. However we propose at some future legislature to convince whoever has to be convinced that this law should be further extended.
 It has been said that the farmer and manufacturer were opposed to it but at the hearing neither the man. ufacturer nor the farmer had any opposition. No one seemed to have any opposition, and yet We were un- able to have it passed.
 "On the whole I would say. labor did fairly we'll at this legislature when I consider how little legisla- ton was passed for the benefit of any of the people in the state O, Connecticut at this legislature. The legislature could have done consid- erable more for us. However. We are not complaining"
 Approximately one-third of Ha- waii's s4s.167 population lives in the city of Hnnalulu and ane-half cn.