Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-24

provisions were not heard or until the Com 1nittee on Revision had completed their work I undertake to say that this scheme is the re- suit of conference by very few persons who desire to get places under the city gov ernment. The government of the city of New Haven has always been pure and clean, and there is no desire on the part of the peo- pie of New Haven for this change. For the evil complained of at the polls there is com. plete remedy, which is by dividing the town and city into voting precincts, where there shall be not over two hundred or three hun
 dred voters. It is remedy that has been applied in New York and other cities, and with absolute results. He said in regard to lepislating out the police force that the busi- ness men Of New Haven were almost or
 quite universally opposed to it. The force was an admirable one, and the proposed changes,
 instead of improving it, would absolutely ruin it.
 R. s. Pickett made the closing argument for the petitioners. He said he was will ing to let the bill stand or fall on it's merits He proposed, he said, to speak in & con- servative way. He then attacked the plan proposed by the other side in regard to the appointment of commissioners, and contend ed that the Mayor should not have the ap- pointing power in any case He advocated
 the proposition which gave the county con- missioners the appointing power in case of disagreement and argued that as they had
 responsibilities they should have the power asked for. He then quoted from the laws re- garding our municipal offices and officers. He said that it was fact that large numbers of the conservative people of New Haven fa- vored the proposed amendments to the char ter. state of things existed in New Haven that absolutely required the interference of the Legislature. There is he said, an anom- alous force that governed the city, and this force was the liquor dealers, all but two per cent of whom were Democrats. They gov erned and ruled the city with an iron hand. One-eighth of the Common Council 1 were liquor dealers, and they are represented, or have been, on the different boards, and the police force itself has actual ly been afraid of these liquor dealers. The liquor interest is a political force and factor | in New Haven, and at least four thousand members of the Democratic party are either directly or indirectly tied to this mighty bus
 mess. He said he had nothing to say against the honorable gentlemen who signed the re- monstrance, but he did not think they had taken pains to inform themselves in regard to the outrages that were of such frequent occurrence at the polling places. In closing Mir. Pickett said they could not expect any
 thing better in the future than they had had l in the past unless they were granted the re- to protect us from the liquor interest who govern the city of New Haven. Mir. Stoddard said that he had endeavored to forget party in this discussion, but he did not think it fair in MT. Pickett to make
 statement that he could not substantiate, re-
 garding the Democratic party being ruled by liquor dealers. It would be quite as fair for him to say that the policy dealers and policy players ruled the Republican party. MT. Pickett replied briefly; and at 6:3O p. m. the committee declared the hearing closed. Following is a summary of the business
 transacted to-day.
 Senate.
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 Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley. Prayer was offered by the chaplain, the Rev. G. L. Thompson.
 After few reports of committees were made the calendar was taken up and the bill for an act relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors to minors, intoxicated persons and habitual drunkards, from the House amend ed amendments adopted and bill passed. Bill for act concerning intoxicating liquors, from the Committee on Engrossed bills, verbally amended amendments adopt ed and bill passed.
 The first named, bill prohibits the sale or delivery of liquor by 8 dealer to person af- ter having received notice from the husband or wife or parents of such minor, intoxica- ted person or habitual drunkard not to make l such sale or delivery. The penalty involved is fine of not less than $2O nor more than $50, or imprisonment for not more than six ty days, and forfeiture of license and ineligi- bility to receive another license for the space
 of one year. The bill also repeals section AZ, chapter 9, title 20, of the General Stat | utes.
 The second bill provides that county com missioners shall upon the recommendation of Selectmen license suitable persons to sell in- toxicating liquors in suitable places, the per- sons receiving licenses to give bonds of $1,- GOO to observe all laws relating to intoxica- ting liquors.
 Bill for an act in addition to an act entitled County Commissioners" giving county commissioners sole and final jurisdiction in I the trial of causes for the revocation of i- censes for the sale of intoxicating liquors. Several amendments adopted by the House were concurred in by the Senate. Section 5 provides that the revocation of a ! license shall constitute primo .fdcie case of l forfeiture of the bond of the dealer of intox- icating liquors.
 Senator Mills moved to strike out this sec ] ton, and on his motion there was considera- I ble debate. Senators Silliman, Hoyt and
 Brewster opposed the motion Senators Mills | and Peet favored it.
 l Senator Brewster offered an amendment to
 the section striking out words in the second.
 third and fourth ines providing that the re- | vocation of license should be p7Jnea tacie | case of forfeiture of bond, and leaving the section so that in case of revocation of li-
 cense suit may be brought by the County Treasurer unless the county commissioners | shall direct otherwise.
 Thereupon Senator Haywood moved to in-
 definitely postpone the whole subject. This
 motion was lost by vote of 12 to 6, and the 1 amendment of Senator Brewster was adopted
 and the bill amended passed. 1 Senator Seymour called from the table the | substitute bill for an act to establish board
 of pardons, and moved that it be put upon
 it's passage, and proceeded to make an ex- tended speech in support of it's passage. The bill provides that the exclusive juris- | diction for granting communications Of pun | ishment and releases absolute or conditional | from State prison shall be vested in a board consisting of His Excellency the Governor, a l judge of the Supreme Court of Errors to be | designated for that purpose by the judges at | their semi-annual meeting on the first Tues- | day in each year, and member of the board of charities, to be selected for the purpose by | that board. The board is to hold sessions at Hartford on the first Monday of January and
 July in each year, appoint clerk, and fix by 1 rules the mode of procedure before It, and
 the manner in which their judgments shall be carried into effect The board is to re- ceiye as compensation $5 per day for each day of actual service.
 The bill was discussed at length by Sena- | tor Seymour
 Senator Upton offered an amendment by | adding to the end of the first section pro vision that no convict shall be released from prison except on the unanimous vote of the
  amended the bill was passed
 The majority and minority reports of the Committee on Railroads, on the extension of the Hartford and Connecticut Valley railroad
 northerly through the towns of Winds or, Windsor Locks, Granby and Sufield, to the | north line of the State, was called from the table by Senator Brewster
 The vote being taken, it stood 8 to 8, and was decided in the affirmative by the casting
 vote of Lieutenant Governor Bulkeley. The
 rules were thereupon suspended and the res
 olution was immediately transmitted to the House
 Resolution appropriating SIC. 900 for the
 completion of the Capitol grounds passed. Substitute bill amending the game laws of
 1877 by adding an additional section to chap ter 113, page 213, of the public acts approved March 9, 1876, providing that being found with bird dog and gun certain lands shall be 91rSmad .facse evidence of being in such place for the purpose of pursuing and kill ing birds named in the act passed.
 House.
 At 10 o'clock Speaker Case called the