The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09

action is one concerning interstate commerce"
 The senate also concurred witf the house on passing a bill com polling the use of pure ingredient' in the manufacture of frozen des serts.
 The bill passed by the house proposing a penalty of 20 year. for use of a machine gun in crime and 10 years for possession Of sucf a weapon which has not been reg istered with the state police, wal approved unanimously. Rejected Bills. The senate rejected bills whici would:
 Permit the federal governmen to acquire land within the state principally for construction of thu Green Mountain highway. Provide for a roster of al soldiers, sailors. marines and nurs' es hwo served in the World War Establish 8 board of tobacco control.
 Exempt from taxation fuel sold to municipalities.
 Control the sale of drugs.
 Create a temporary commission to study the financial responsible ity act, now being revised by com mittee.
 Reports of a half dozen state commissions were received and referred to the secretary of state. The senate also approved an ap. propriation of $5,000 for the na' tional encampment of disabled vet erans at New Haven. It passed a bill permitting statt or prosecuting attorney to employt detectives for periods not to ex ceed two years, with approval o' the governor, and delegate arrest ing powers in Windham and Hart ford counties.
 Merritt Highway. After adjournment Sen. J. K Bradley said he would sponsor { bill to be submitted to. the finance committee which would authorize Fairfield county to issue $15,000,' 900 in bonds to complete construc tion of the Merritt highway. Already $7.000,000 has beer spent on the road by the state ant the highway commissioner Is au' thorized to expend $1,000.000 z year toward its completion.
 Bradley also said he might have ready during the day a reply tc the governors letter in which he inquired when the judiciary com. mittee would De ready to report the liquor revision bill.
 NOrwalk Bills Rejected
 The house rejected three Norwalk bills which would have created bi- partisan boards of police, fire and park commission, and making the mayor chief of the police and fire departments.
 The park commission bill was disapproved when 1t was related there were no parks in the city.
 The sweat-shop laws were tight ened when a bill was passed re- garding i industrial homework. granting permits to manufacturers within the state to distribute piece work to persons over 16 years at the same rate of pay as given in factories.
 Out-of-state manufacturers were prohibited from sending in goods for completion in the state.
 It was voted to increase the pen sion of William Malone, Williman- tic. from $20 to s30 a month. Ma lone was injured in 1895 while serving with the National Guard.
 $500 to Yankee Division
 Under suspension of rules 1t was voted to appropriate $6,000 to the Yankee Division for the national convention to be held at New Hav- en late in June and a similar amount to the New Haven chap ter, Disab bled World War Veterans for their 18th annual encampment at New Haven this summer.
 Also passed under rules suspen- sion was a resolution providing for payment of counsel fees. in the set- clement of the estate of James H. Trowbridge over which New York and Connecticut sought to collect taxes, Connecticut won the case.
 A bill compelling ell automo- piles. after Jan 1. 1887 to be equipt with secret electrical devices to prevent theft was thrown out.
 The house refused to recall from tho expressing clerk . bill prohib- iting tho docking Of horae tails. as requested in q senate resolution yesterday.
 A favorable report on Q bill pro. vidlng for the auditing Of munloi- nal aennnnla on fannenl of atnta'A