The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11
Revolt Of Democratic Senators Starts Gossip
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(Continued Albert s. Bill, West Hartford, was named expressing clerk, and Wil- liam Hanna, Bethel, law clerk. Chairman of the committee from the Senate was Sen. Anthony J. Rich, Bristol, and from the House, Rep. Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., Suffield. Alcorn's selection automatically des- ignated him as Republican majority leader in the House.
 Sen. Stammers Starts Fight
 Hartford, Conn, Jan. 11-(UP)- A bitter Senate fight was foreseen today when Sen. Thomas F. Stam- mers, D., Torrington, introduced 8 bill to reduce the interest rates on small loans.
 The interest charges were scaled down in the 1887 session only after 8 compromise with @ rebellious House.
 Originally the rates were three per cent per month on the unpaid ball. ance of loans up to the limit of $500.
 Two years ago the rate was dropped to two per cent of all loans more than $100 and 1-2 per cent on loans of less than $100.
 The Stammers bill would further reduce the interest by establishing charges of two per cent on the first S100 and l 1-2 per cent on all amounts about that sum. Stammers was one of the three Democratic senators who staged a revolt in the upper House yesterday over organization, and voted with Republicans and Socialists to defeat a motion for separate rules. Vigorous debate preceded adop- tion of the compromise bill two years ago.
 Wages, Hours Bill Hartford, Conn, anJ. 11-(UP)- The Connecticut Federation of La- bor proposed to the General Assem- bly, today that a liberal wages and hours act be enacted and that elec- tion of all court judges be by popu- lar vote.
 The bill for minimum wages and hours recommended 30 cents an hour for A hour week, during the first year; 35 cents an hour for A hour week for the next five years and 40 cents an hour for a 40 hour week thereafter.
 Appointment of state admins trator was proposed, as well as a board of three persons representing industry, three of labor and three representing the general public, au- thorized to hold hearings and rec- ommend increases minimum wages or decreased maximum hours. The measure was offered simul- taneously in the House and Senate and stipulated penalties of $25 to $500, or jail terms of 10 to 90 days, or both, for violators.
 The bill differed from one offered yesterday in the Senate principally as regards the hourly wage for the first year.
 The wages and hours bill, which would bring state regulations within federal standards, extended the minimum wage restrictions, for the first time, to men. Existing statutes affect only women and minors.
 The two other Federation bills, submitted in the House, asked for a constitutional amendment to di- rect selection of judges by popular election rather than appointment by the General Assembly, and would require contractors on all public buildings to restrict the working day to eight hours. In the Senate a bill recommended an eight hour day, 40 hour week for all persons engaged in state printing.
 Another would set up state board of examiners of plumbers, directed by three commissioners ap- pointed by the governor.
 More Lobbyists Hartford, Conn, Jan. 11.-(UP)- The number of legislature lobbyists registered with the secretary of state was increased to 19 today with II additional admissions. They were: Maj. Leonard J. Maolney, New Haven, the Yankee Division Vet erans' association. Emeline J. Heroux, Hartford, Hart ford County Republican Womens Association.
 Daniel A. Bason, Hartford, Connec- ticut State Fraternal Order of Eagles.
 Charles B. Butler, Hartford, Au- tomobile Legal Association.
 Theodore I. Taylor, West Hart ford, Connecticut Retail Package Store Association. Carl R. Lane, West Hartford, and Kendall M. Pierce, Hartford, Conn., ecticut Atuomotive Trades Associa- tion.
 Frank A. Francis, Hartford, Fran cis Brothers.
 Harmon A. Genlot, Waterbury, Connecticut Restaurant and Liquor Dealers Board of Trades, Inc. Barklay Robinson, Hartford, Colts Patent Firearms Go. Dorothy w. Greer, Hartford, Connecticut League of women's Voters.
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