Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-23
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
A Great Rush of BfllS-SOme Wise
 And a Few Otherwise.


 And a Few Otherwise.
 HARTFORD, Jan 23.-According to re- ports current, Governor Bulkeley is care fully considering the qualities of men whom he may appoint to Judgeships on the superior court bench. He ap- preached democratic senator one day last week and asked him as to the char acter and legal ability of two lawyers in the senator's town, requesting candid opinion without regard to the politics of the two lawyers in question, one of whom is democrat and the other a re- publican. The desired information was frankly given. For obvious reasons the name of the senator and the names of the possible judges should not be printed.
 The expected rush of bills, resolutions and petitions started in the house yes terday. One which created the most surprise came from Mir Loomis, of Man chester. It would prohibit from voting those who had not paid poll tax. Another novelty was a proposed act requiring, under penalty of a fine, that vehicles to carry more than 1 ,000 pounds have wheel tires not less than five inches wide.
 But the most sweeping bit of novel legislation is an act flor the better protection of children in the public
 
 the bill are emphasized by an under scoring in red ink. It would require that school building janitors have experience in the care of steam heating apparatus; that they must remain in the building while the school is in session, and that no drunkard, cripple, convict, or one who swears or Is over 70 years of age be made a janitor. The school visitor or committeeman who neglects to enforce the act is to be fined $500 and to be de- barred from holding any office for 10 years. Other sections in the bill forbid the use of school buildings for any except for school purposes, and forbid teachers to solicit money from pupils for any ob- ject.
 MT. O'Neill of Waterbury fathered two measures. One would require a license for the running of palace drawing room and sleeping cars through the state and would tax them 25 mills on their gross earnings The other would require tele- graph companies to be licensed, and would tax them S1 per mile per year for the first wire, D cents for the second, 90 for the third and 25 for each additional.
 Commissioners Jacobs, Dunham and Burleigh were present at the county meeting after the adjournment of the house yesterday, and Commissioner Jacobs presented the report of the com missioners. He called attention to the fact that about S6,000 had accumulated in the county treasury and expressed the opinion that authority should be given to the county treasury to loan the money temporarily. He expressed the opinion that the faculty of the Yale law school should be reimbursed for money spent in remodelling the old superior court room. He asked the representatives to decide upon the title of the county to the old state house, and said the county had no use for the state house. The commis- sioners had been advised that it was proper for them to pray out an injunc- tion if an attempt was made to tear down matter of title he suggested that the county bestow it's right, if such existed in the state house to the city of New Haven.
 MT Wolfe moved that the county's in terest be donated to the city.
 MT O'Neill of Waterbury objected to such action and said it was not business like He thought if the county had an interest in the building the city should purchase it.
 Senator States favored the views of MT O'Neill and said that many of the gentle men present were not familiar with the old state house fight.
 MT. Wolfe withdrew his motion and the motion of Senator Morse that the question be referred to a committee of three was passed and Chairman Chapin appointed Senator States and Messrs. Wolfe and O'Neill members of the com mittee.
 On motion of Mir Eaton of North Haven, Mir Futile of East Haven and MT O'Neill of Waterbury were appointed auditors of county accounts for two years ensuing.