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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1927
Page
5
Hartford May 3 report notes lawmakers arriving late to the Capitol in January found agenda already complete Each day’s sessions end quickly as the end of the session nears Staff correspondent details delays and dwindling business in the chamber as records show a tardy start.
One House session ran two minutes shorter than the chaplain's prayer while illegal daylight saving kept daylight late. The Senate adjourned around sunset by foul time and chaplains pressed for a Friday adjournment with short invocations as legislators faced evening shadows.
Hartford May 3. A tax measure imposing a one dollar fine on personal tax delinquents passed the Senate in a record vote despite Bridgeport opposition. Senators Hull Redden and Cubelli protested hardship. Redden sought delay for an amendment but the bill, printed and debated, was approved amid questions of the vote’s validity.
Hartford AP report describes the Connecticut General Assembly extending a late session to pass numerous measures. Senate and House debates delay bills, with key actions on tax, licensing, water rights, and aviation. Several appropriations and the workmen compensation revisions are enacted amid quorum concerns and executive nominations.
Danbury hosts the Connecticut American Legion annual convention from August 3 with former national commander M Nider slated to deliver the keynote address. Plans include a closing day military parade on August 24 featuring cadets from West Point, National Guard troops, and hundreds of ex servicemen.
Hartford May 4 Senate and House approved provisions for the new Common Pleas court in Fairfield County. The court will have three judges two prosecutors two clerks and two assistant clerks with per diem pay and salaries totaling ten thousand dollars for civil side clerks.
In Hartford in May the Judiciary committee held a hearing on a joint resolution to appoint Albert C. Holt as Bridgeport Municipal Court judge. Signs point to creation of the court before the 1927 Legislature, with a forecast that concurrent Assembly action will confirm Holt and Senator Hull as judges.
Washington reports May 9 indicate official irritation over foreign press rumors about U S China policy. The White House flatly denied that Minister MacMurray at Peiping has resigned or will resign. President Coolidge said no foundation for the report exists and noted suspicion about motives behind such dispatches.
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