New Britain herald., 1929-03-07
BILL AB0LISHING
 C0R0NER'S OFFICE
 BEATEN IN HOUSE
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caused all the trouble. The bill emanated from me and me alone, I'm not rhe tool of any person. I'm not the goat noW.'
 He said the only real contorenc" he had had concerning hls propoSa' was with Commissioner Hall If finance and control. and solely uu lhe basis Of economy, and he rg- jrtrated his statement, made al th" judiciary hearing on the bill. that the state would be saved S2N,H year if inc coroner's office were abolished and its duties absorbed by the state poIco commissioner and his department.
 'I saw Commissioner HurlrN "I the state police and asked hUn f there would be additional expense 10 l is department If he took over the work Of the coroners,' Mir. Clark said.
 Hurley Answered ">o.
 His answer vas TO, that he vas already doing the work of the cor onors in five counties. Your" pay ing s2o day 70 the coroner 10 say amen. lou pay <lo a day 10 ;hs medical eNamlNer to say that death certificate shall he issued. and you pay s-o to Ibo coroner to say, you're right
 "lt docs not take q trained legal mind to find out that Guiltoiia IS guilty l2 days after he IS in state prison.
 "l won't oppose ;he judiciary un- favorable report I'll boN my head 10 their Judgment, but in the words Of Vice President Danes. haven't u single word 10 take back
 He reiterated his dcn'al Of hens \ tool" and >ajd lis reason tor bringing thls us was that "thcre have roeu nsuua;io"s east upon other members ot Inc organlza'ion m thls stat.
 Only one djsatuttug voice vas hoard anen ,hc vote Mas rati,'l on rejection. I. Vas that of Mir. Diana. Gemocrat. oj N.,> ia',u.
 In the upper body when inc rn- 1a> orable report ot tUe judiciary on the eolorOors nomination of city,, toNn and horough court ludEfs vas read. senator Prasley, ut Cheshire Udlciary chairman, showed how lh" states constitution provided for t'0e governors nominations of supreme court judges. and pointed out that the general lss. mbly, though en- powered 10 nominate and elect the common pleas and district court judges, had by an act given the gov "rnor the authority to nominate them. He said the judiciary vas ot the opinion that the time had not come when the chief executive should have the power to nominate the minor judges.
 "lt is conceded by inc proponents of this bill Senator Peasley de- clared. that nomination by the gov ernor IS tantamourt to appointment, and that the general assembly mere iy signs on the dotted line.
 "The bill releases to the governor the general assembly's power 10 ap- point the judges.
 "The constitution make. manda- tory that the general assc mbly make lhe appointments. but the general assembly has the power to allow the governor or any other properly con- s'itutsd officer 10 nominate them.
 Committees Opposition
 "The Judiciary IS opposed 10 the legislatures Q iuGuiShment Of its povar. Indeed. t,ln general aSSt III = biy may take away the governor $ power to nominate thc common pleas and district court iulses.'
 senator tonroy. of Hartford. a"l- .ns minority leader said the judi ctaI council had recommended such Il bill. it's plrpos. being 10 change The political basis on which judge snip appointments ar" now being made. He moved rejection of the uutavoraDle re port and refransnis- sion to tue Judiciary of the measure, H. was voted down.
 Two democrats engaged in a m.l1 debate on the senate floor. one. Senator O'Counor Of Waterbury, de- '"atins the other, Senator Conror, acting minority leader The argN- Gllut re,olN-d around Senator Con roy's bill which would allow as a peremptory challenge 10 2 ju,ynan T the question as 70 whether or nHt he was a shorehoider. officer or ,li- rector in the insurance conpa ny