The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
Sidelights
 On Current Legislature
BY EDWARD M. RYAN

DIX EOWAkCU Ms KHAN
 The session of the 1943 Connecti. cut General Assembly will now gel down to the business of conducting hearings on well over 2,00O bills before 1t. Hearings will start ir another week.
 This much can now be foretolt about the present session as relat. ing to the Governors grab fol power. Baldwin can have anything he wants at the moment. The leg islature reminds me of the rubber stamp congress we had in Washing ton prior to the elections of Mo- velmber 3rd.
 The Legislature will give the Governor the extraordinary power which he is now seeking and which many Democrats and Republicans have already openly opposed. When the vote comes you can expect the Republicans to vote solid for the measure, a measure under which the Governor can suspend any ex- Eting law or commission which he ce .siders a detriment to. the war effort.
 John Blackall, present insurance commissioner, looks like a sure bet to be reappointed. While many Republican leaders have been urg- ing the governor to drop him, the insurance companies are coming to Johns rescue and are applying terrific pressure to the Governor.
 This much must be said about Blackall: Of all the appointments that former ex-Governor Cross made, his appointment of John Blackan stands out as the best.
 Another sure bet to win reap- pointment is Labor Commissioner Cornelius J. Danaher. No matter what you may read or hear, no mat ter what radio commentators may say over the radio, this much is absolutely certain. Danaher will be reappointed-f1rst, because the la boring people of this state will de- mand it; second, because the news papers of the state will demand It.; and third, because Connie Danaher today stands head and shoulders over every commissioner of labor that this state has ever had. Dana her has been labor'S friend for over fifty years and 1t was because of that fact that Governor Baldwin appointed him in 1888 to succeed Joe Tone.
 A story in the Sunday newspaper with 8 circulation in Waterbury had the story about the fireworks in the senate last week over the bill to create war cabinet, all back wards, to say the least. Contrary to the published story, it was not Sem ator Leon RicCassi who placed Sen- ator Stanley P. Meade in a most em- barrassing position; it was Senator John Sullivan of New Britain Meade, the majority leader of thu senate was talking about what a f1nt bill this would be. Sullivan oppos. ing the measure, compelled Meade to say that he would vote with Sul- livan on the proposal to take cleri. cal help from the merit system lists This was entirely contrary to what Meade wanted to do. Sullivan, onG of the shrewdest senators in tht legislature, has won the first round and one can not help but wonder what the Republican bosses had tC say to Senator Meade following his blunder.
 There are numerous bills before the legislature which deal with the city of Waterbury, and with the pocketbooks of the people of Water bury. As time goes on I propose tG bring these bills before you SO thai you might have an opportunity tG read them. study them and form your own opinions.
 Senator Frank Gumma of the ibtf district, wantS his brother. Charlie to become judge of the city couri ln Waterbury. Thus, at the moment fl Frankie gets his way, the judge Of the city court will be Ted Con, way and Charles Gumnaa. Nor about this in my next column.
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