The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-22
BILL TO ABOLISH
 B STATE JOBS
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I on state projects.
 Principal jobs affected by the bill would be-:
 Deputy Commissioner Michael w Bannon, New Britain, $6,000.
 Former State Senator Frank Mo- Dermott, New Haven, supervisor of maintenance, $5,40O.
 Business Manager John Geaney, Stratford $500.
 Frederick Teich, New Britain, chief architect, $5,400.
 Construction Supervisor Timothy Ryan, Stratford, $4,500.
 Patrick J. Carroll, Stamford, sel1- for architects, $4,0l0; Thomas Bas- cetta, Winster, auditor, $2,000; Joe seph Boran, New Britain, auditor, $2,500; Dennis F. Collins, Branford, personal secretary, $2,920; George Conkling, Hamden, auditor, $3,600; Cornelius Duyser, New Hartford, construction supervisor, $4,200; James McElroy, Bridgeport, ea- gineer, $4020; Bernard Mehls, Ham. den, engineer, $3,900; Mary Byrnes, Waterbury, stenographer, $1,800.
 Senator Leon Riscassi, D., Hart ford, offered by request a bill asking Protestant, Catholic and Jewish clergymen to name a joint commit tee to draft laws Ito curb the evils in or restricting the methods of ob" taining a divorce"
 Graft Trial Revived
 Riscassi also offered another rec quest bill which asked for separate trials for the defendants in the mo- torious Waterbury graft trials of several years ago, who claimed inno- cence of any wrong-doing "so that said defendants convicted be grant. ed the right to prove their inno- cence beyond all shadow of doubt
 All of the more than @ score of defendants, with few exceptions, pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges and many, including former Lieutenant Governor T. Frank Hayes were sent to prison for long terms.
 The purpose of the bill was not clear, and Riscassi said he merely was introducing it because he had been asked to do SO. Also submitted was bill requlr- ing labor unions to file annual re- ports with the secretary of state, listing officers and their financial conditions.
 Senator William H. Mortensen, R., Hartford, proposed creation of an inter-racial commission to investi- gate discrimination in employment and violations of civil liberties and recommended remedial measures flor the removal of such injustices.' '
 Large segments of our popula- tion," he said, because of race color or religion, are being excluded from many of the blessings of Dem- ocracy we hold in the greatest abhorrance such discrimination not only because 1t is undemocratic and un-American but because 1t is de- flnitely subversive to the war effort inasmuch as many persons thus ex- cluded are in possession of talents and training and experience neces- sary to our all-out prosecution ot the war"
 Other Bills Proposed
 Elliott B. Stretch, Meriden, and Frederick H. Holbrook, Madison. as New Haven County Commissioners
 Frank J. Francis, Durham. and Hubert c. Hodge, East Hampton, as MiddleseX County commissioners.
 Thomas J. Neary, judge, Naug- cSS:sc1r hE7STr2Ht "nSrt. 1 J. Gerard Tobin, judge, Green wich town court.
 Appointment of three representa- tiveS to investigate proceedings in the case of William and Harry Car sten, Branford, suspended state highway employees.
 Suspension of the state merit Sys- tenn for the duration of the war and six months thereafter. and provid- ing for durational appointments.
 A constitutional amendment com polling a merit system in every city town and borough.
 Greenwich bills: Permitting elec- tionS between 6 a. m. and 2 D. m.; abolishing installment payments Ot personal property taxes; fixing the salaries of the probate judge and town clerk.
 The perennial horse-racing bill also was introduced.
 A ten per cent amusement tax.
 Suspension of foreclosure pro- ceedings for the relief of persons or corporations who might unjustly be injured by the war effort.
 Appointment of Stanley J. Ira. ceskle as New Britain city and po- lice court judge.
 Abatlng the taxes of the Con. necticut Chlldrens hospital at Wa. terbuTy.
 Authorizing Thomas ]. Moran X Sons of Waterbury to bring Q civil action against the state.