New Britain herald., 1929-03-21
W0MEN'S WORKING
 HOUR BILLS FAIL
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 there to the cities and boroughs committee. After a mild argument in the upper body, Senator Smith of Manchester. cities and boroughs chairman, was appointed commit tee of conference.
 Two IsiiIs ReCOmInittcd
 Disagreeing action on two other bills caused the senate to move re- committal to the committee which had handled them. Only the slaugh- ter house bill, which was rejected in the house Tuesday over favorable report of the public health and safe ty committee, and ordered recommit- ted after debate yesterday, had been passed by the senate.
 Today. reconsideration was voted by the upper body. The other bill, providing that the probate court handling the adoption of a child mo- tify the registrar of the town in which the child was born and file a copy of this notice with the state health department. The senate pass cd this two weeks ago. and the house ordered 1t recommittc1 to the judiciary committee. The senate to- day voted to concur m this action.
 Two interested" spectators heard the senate reject the two Women's working hour bills. One was Mrs. William F. Worrall, Of the Conn,c- ticut League of Women Voters, which supported the 49 1-2 hour bill, and the other, John J. ESan. secretary of the Connecticut Fed eration of Labor, author of that bill.
 Senator Migncry, Of Danbury. la. Dor chairman, said though both op- position and support had presented convincing arguments. and though the bills had some merit" the la Dor committee believed the time hal not come when the measures coul'i be passed. The committee. he de- .clared. was inclined to agree with the representatives of the Conncc- lieut. branch of the National Wom- ans party that such bills make fc~ sex inequality" and that If wom- ems hours are limited by law, men's hours should also.
 Nignery on Hours 0I Work
 Ut is a recognized fact that a contented, satisfied, well paid em ploye," Senator Mignery said "working under favorable condl- tions is an asset to the employer the community and the state. It is also a recognized fact that if capi- tai cannot work under favorabl@ conditions. 1t will not work. Conse- uuently there is no employment.
 It was brought out at the hear ing that comparatively few Of the employers who employ female labor require them to work the maximum 55 hours and the number is grow ing less. This condition is brought about partly by the organization of the workers and in part by the higher standards set by the pro gressfve employers. The standard eight hour day for men is based or wage. whereas the standard AS hour week for women Is based upon physical fatigue. which is dlscriml- nation against women."
 smith Against Pensions Tn the Bridgeport womens pen sions proposition. Senator Smith. de claring himself "unaltcrably oppos' ed' to pensions unless those desir' ing them have paid toward them through their years of toil said he was to favor them for Miss Burgess and Miss Fahey because of thei' circumstances and the sentiment in their favor.
 He believed final action on the bi' should be favorable action. Scna' tor Hull of Bridgeport said gran'lne of the pensions would be "an act ol I justice, though technically, under existing laws. the women are no entitled to pensions" He pointed 1 out that one Of the women is 7' years old, the other an invalid witt an incurablc disease.
 i Senator La>ery of Fairfield, recall. ing that Miss Fahey was his Secr" i tary when he was city clerk o | Bridgeport, and Senator Hart o Bridgeport agreed with Scna' tor Hnll that pensions would DO humane and just In the hous' Tuesday Miss Cheney Of Manchcstr' opposed the bill. and House Chair man Lynch Of cities and boroughs declared he was opposed, but haG i voted with the committee. The hii was recommittcd in the house, anG i now awaits further house action. | Senator Parsons Of North Canaan finance chairman, in speaking on the untavorable report on the cigarette i tax. declared the committee listened "agreeably" to the idea Of increas 1 ing the states revenue by sl,Ooo.o"' 1 but though placing d tax on cigar l cites alone would be unjust and dis 1 eliminating.
 i Bristol Armory Gets Grade ! On motion of Senator Christ. O
 New Britain. appropriations chair
 man, the senate adopted the bill ap propriating $3.000 for grading ~orl at the Bristol armory. Senate i Christ said that in 1927 an av2ro priation of $150,00o for the armor! itself was made. though $l75,0o'
 had been requested. The armor!
 had been built within the amour
 of the appropriation. but there were
 insufficient funds for the grading.
 The senate adopted the bill allow l ing midwives to use ergot in thei
 practice and rejected the bill pro
 hibiting a hunter setting steel trap
 on property not his own.
 The old age comm ission bill Wa
 brought to the attention of thu house when Mir. Dannenberg 0 Bridgeport one Of it's supporters
 objected to the judiciary's unfavor able report.
 1 At the hearing" he said. 'th'