The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-22

months law"
 The less severe penalty was ap- proved on @ voice vote with only a few dissenters.
 Passed without opposition was a law legalizing prize fighting and attendance at prize fights. A sta- ute has been on the books for years prohibiting exhibitions and attendance, but never was enforced.
 Also approved by the house was a bill including state officials and state employees in the same classi- fication as public officers or fidu- ciaries with respect to enforcement of embezzlement laws.
 The house voted to exempt from the five per cent bond limit of municipalities, serial bonds used for refunding non-serial funding bonds.
 Forfeited rights were restored to Clarence L. Hall, Orange.
 A bill requiring the fencing of all state highways was rejected.
 Unruly Senate Awaits Bell
 Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 22-(UP)- An unruly and unpredictable state Senate today held the fate of Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin's dual-j job holding bill, a piece of major re- form legislation which safely passed the House late yesterday.
 T expect that the Senate will concur with the House." Gov. Bald win said when he was informed the House passed the bill-in the form he wanted it-by vote of 226 to 20.
 His optimism, however, was not shared by @ great many persons. The Senate will debate the measure next Tuesday, when it will be star red for action, and it was expected several amendments will be offered.
 An extremely close vote was pre- dicted on all amendments and on the measure itself. There are 17 Democrats, 16 Republicans, and two Socialists in the Senate. The So- cialists were expected to go along with Republicans, but one or two deserters were believed present in Republican ranks. Two or three Democrats, too, may bolt their party stand.
 May Be Tie Vote
 A situation may present itself which may provide Lieutenant-Gov. James L. McCoanughy with an op- portunity to vote-to break 8 Sen- ate tie.
 It took the House three hours to pass the duai-job holding bill. It went through in its original form "a major victory for Gov. Baldwin. The bill specifically provided that members of the General Assembly may not be appointed by the leg islature to state or judicial jobs dur ing their terms.
 Stricken from the bill was section 2, placed their by the judiciary committee, which exempted present legislators who held jobs from pro- visions of the bill. The. committee tackled this section on the bill to appease opposition, but, as it turned out, the move may have been a squeeze play" to pacify the opposi- ton only long enough to enable the committee to get the bill to the floor of the House.
 Reversed Itself
 Before the House session yester- day, the judiciary committee met again, and reversed itself on section 2. Rep. Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., Repub- lican majority leader and chairman of the judiciary committee. told the House the committee felt it was the overwhelming desire of the cham Der to strike out section 2.
 Amendment after amendment to the bill was voted down by the House, many times by roll call votes. A move to recommit the bill to a constitutional amendments commit tee failed, as did move to make the ban sive"--prohibiting legislators from holding any sort of appointive state. county, court or executive position during their terms.
 AIcorn Criticized
 Alcorn, an assistant Hartford County states attorney, took con- siderable criticism from Rep. Bur- ton Sherwood, R., Bethel. for his 'duai-office holding" and was acc cused of being the most conspicu- ous example" of, this type of dual- job holder in the House.
 The original measure, however, went through easily.
 Said the governor: '
 T think 1t is an outstanding ex- ample of performance of a cam- paign promise by the Republican.
 T an, very much gratified over the result. The people of the state will be well-pleased."
 Will Appeal To Baldwin
 Hartford, Conn, Feb. 22-tUP)--