Connecticut western news., 1889-02-13
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 13. 1889.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


 presented bill to the senate. prohibit ing the sale of tobacco or snuff in any form to person under 16 years of age. unless upon written order from parent or guardian, and also prohibiting any person under 16 years of age from smoking tobacco in any form in any public place. He also entered bill authorizing Robbins Battell, etaL, to form the Norfolk Water company, with 8 capital stock of Sl5, ,0O0. and privi- lege to increase such stock.
 An act was introduced by Senator Fuller, making every town in the state . school district which shall assume the control of all the schools within its limits.
 Senator Sprague introduced bill preventing the sals and manufacture of adulterated vinegar.
 Mir Hickox entered, by request, bill making the state pay losses from fire caused by lightning, and providing q tax to meet the same.
 A bill was entered by MT Tracy, of Enfield, prohibiting discrimination in favor of individuals by life insurance companies.
 Senator Hodge offered bill requiring that on all passenger trains on all rail roads within the state drinking water shall be passed at least-once an hour, from May 1 to November 1, or tank of water and clean glass tumbler be provided in each car.
 Senator Hall introduced an act providing that no railroad shall collect any payment for delay of cars or storage of merchandise for less than five days, nor have lien on freight unless present. ing to the consignee statement of the charges.
 A bill was presented by Mir Hickox, of Litchfield, approprlating S6,0OO to supply deficiencies in the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889, for the clerk of the superior court of Litchfeld county.
 An act was introduced by MT Mark ham. of East Hartford, providing that no person shall practice medicine in this state without license, such license to be issued by some one of the chartered medical societies of the state. Mir Taylor. of New Milford, entered a bill providing for committee of three, appointed by the governor. whose dnty it shall be to consider the question of better provision for the insane poor, and said committee shall be vested with power to provide quarters for the treat nent of mild cases.
 The judiciary committee rendered g favorable report on the resolution appointing A. T. Roraback, of Canaan iudge of the court of common pleas fol Litchfeld county, and the resolution was passed by the house anu by the senate in concurrence.
 A bill authorizing county oommis sioners to issue license to but ont saloon to every 500 inhabitants, wa presented bv Senator Hall.
 Senator Cleveland offered an amend ment to section 3,6s2 of the genera statutes, 80 that any insane person ma, be placed in any suitable place o detention within thirty hours after th' presentation of certificate signed b, two reputable physicians.
 A bill was entered by MT Shepard, o Say brook, by request, providing for board of eight railroad commissioners one from each county, to be elected biennially.
 An act prohibiting the use of barhe. wire on any division line upon whicl 8 house or barn is located unless b, mutual consent, was entered by NJ Chichester. of Milton.
 Mir Chapin. of Meriden, introduced bill forbiiing the use of screens iu tn windows of saloons.
 A constitutional amendment Wa proposed by Mr Brown, of Andover making each county 8 senatorial district no district to have less two senators fifty thousand population to requir three senators, and an additions senator for each twenty thousand 0 population.
 The bill requiring school to be ker thirty-six weeks each year in district containing fifty or more persons withi their limits, passed the house.
 The committee on contested election 10 whom was referred the petition ( William B. Hnbbell, alleging that mistake was made In the counting ( the ballots of the last election in Wes port, made majority report unfayorabl to tho opening of the box and recoun ing the ballots. The minority repol presented favored such an action. Bot reports were put down as the order ( tho day for Wednesday, Feb Is, { n o'clock.
 A bill was introduced by M Jennings, of Saybrook. abolishin capital punishment
 IT Bell, of Portland. presented bi 6lzinea pvasd of sloo to any perso sss.s