Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-31
OUR LEGISLATORS.

OUR LEGISLATORS. A Variety of Business i'm Profusion-t The Gentlef Sex and Woman's SuE- frage-The LfauOr Law Voting BIll-t New Haven Justice of she Peace BIll | Judge R. 8. Pickett Reapp0Inscd-t ! Fair Haven GemeeeFY-Br1beFY at EIeesIons-The New Haven City Court | Assistant Judgship-The Ten Million Dollar Company.
 HARTFORD, Jan. 30. Special Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND
 CoUR1ER.1
 The legislation proposed in the House to- day was as variegated as the stock of trav- cling peddlar, and if passed will create laws relating to nearly everything from womans suffrage down to grade crossings. The gem tie sex with strong minds of the Capitol city are Q crusade for woman's rights, and they are making life far from roseate for Representative Frank Hyde, who to-day yielded to the pressure and introduced three bills, which he took care to explain were by request These bills would make tremen- dous breach in the wall that has heretofore shut woman out from the prerogatiyes now solely enjoyed by the lords of creation in Connecticut.
 One of the acts gives women of twenty y-one years a right to vote at school elections, pro- | viding that she has resided in the State a year. Another gives woman the right to vote on all excise questions; and the other gives her the unqualified privilege of suf- | frage, making her vote as good as anybodys at \ all elections.
 The liquor law voting bill was introduced by MT. Hickox, of Litchfeld They were re- ferred to the joint select committee on wo- mans suffrage, where all such measures for ! the enfranchisement of woman have hereto~ ! fore been asphyxiated in pigeon-hole. | There was also bill or two to-day in re- | gard to the present judiciary system. | One which will be satisfactory to many New Haveners, provides that half the jus tices of the peace shall be from each political | party. Another act provides that town meetings shall be called by the town clerks, instead of constab1es, as at present. Repre- | sentative Brandsgee introduced resolution providing for criminal court of Common Pleas in New London county. No new | judges as prosecutors are asked for. | Another act provides that the couty com missioners may issue subpoena to summon witnesses before them for various hearing. JUDGE PICKETT APPOINTED. Judge Beers was appointed judge of the Bridgeport City court, and Hon. Rufus S.. Pickett judge of the City court of New Ha- | ven Ou A euSp0uS1OQ or the rules.
 F. L Rogers. of Hartford, and W. O. Dur- | and, of Milford, were chosen auditors of pub- lie accounts in the same manner. Verensee Munger was appointed judge of the Derby court, and John B. Gardner deputy.
 NEW HAVEN IN THE HOUSE.
 A resolution was offered to-day on behalf of the Fair Haven Union cemetery empower- ! ing it to have trust fund to improve it's lots and other property and empower H. H. Strong, Judge Deming and H. W. Crawford commits | sioneTs to manage the fund.
 The petition of the New Haven and West Haven horse car company for 8 charter to | double-trsck Church street, lay branch ! from Kimberly avenue through Howard to ! Oyster Point, branch in West Haven from | Campbell avenue to the railroad track, and to l remove its tracks from Beach street, West Haven, to Thomas street and continue from ! there to Savin Rock grove, was introduced | and properly referred. The committee on I incorporation reported that the bill to incor- l porate the Winchester avenue horse car com psny of New Haven should go to the com- mittee on cities and boroughs and it was so ! referred.
 | A petition from the Knights of Columbus | was received asking power to establish a re. \ serve fund and certain privileges regarding ! the distribution of benefits and relief BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. A bill was introduced to-day making any, one who offers or takes anything that has a money value or takes or gives employment for his vote or to secure another vote shall be disenfranchised and subject to a fine of ! $1OO and years Imprisonment.
 | An act to increase the limits and powers of the borough of Birmingham, and to extend ! the time for the completion of the Ridgeheld and New York railroad to July, 1895, and a 1,Sl Ao sla kI,nk CTS may abolish any grade crossings at their discretion when petitioned to do so, and that | the expense shall be entirely borne by the railroad, was also offered. About 50 other ' matters of no special interest were passed upon.
 | SHORT SENATE SESSION. 1 The august senators were at business but a | few moments.
 | That part of the governors message re- ferring to incorrigihls criminals was referred to the committee on judiciary. Senator Aver of the Third district evidently does not like bears. He introduced resolution that any, one shall be fined from $5 to $50 who leads a bear or cub in the streets.
 The most important matter acted upon | was petition for incorporation of the Gen. | tral Union company of New Haven with a $100, 900 capital. None of the incorporators reside here except Stephen Whitney of Whit ' other incorporAtors are George N. Gum, W. A. Baldwin, w. G. Mitchell and o. H. Trowbridge of Milford. Attorney Gum said to-day that this company represented the holders of stocks and bonds of various west- ern railroads which they desired to consoli. date and deal in here. The incorporation was for this purpose, and to have a stock of. fee here.
 ! QUE PARTIsAN GROUNDS. ' day on the appointment of Judge Thompson to be assistant judge of the New Haven City court. It is customary to appoint caucus nominees without reference to the judiciary | committee. When the motion was made to day to suspend the rules and appoint Judge Thompson, Representative Wolfe on partisan grounds opposed it and moved its reference to the judiciary. This motion was lost and 1t was then moved to suspend the rules and appoint Judge Thompson. The necessary two-thirds vote was not obtained and the motion was lost. It will come up again to- day, when many of the judge's friends among Democrats will probably vote with the Re publicans to appoint him at once. A motlor
 to refer the resolution appointing Burton
 Mansfield to the judiciary was defeated and ] the resolution tabled.
 COMMITTEE WORK.
 The committee on constitutional amend
 ments listened to Albert Walker, the Hart ford free trader, Representative Graves, ol
 Litchfeld, ex-Senator George NJ. Gum, o
 Milford, and ten other well known Demo.
 crats who desire that @ plurality shall cleo State officers.
 THE THOMPSON HOUSTON co.
 The committee on interpretations heard the petition of this company for an increase of it's stock to $10,000,000 in order that il
 may deal in all kinds of electrical stock, and thereby sell it's appliances and aid with cspi. tai companies who desire to establish electric plants of different kinds, and motor roads Ex-Judge Lynde Harrison appeared for the petitioners. In order to remove the fear that some had that the company desired to es. tablish such plants without the consent oi citizens of the locality, the original petition was amended to-day by Judge Harrison SC that it cannot put poles in streets or exercise any special privilege without special authori ty from the legislature. President PeveaI and Vice President 0. A. Coffin, of Boston, were present and explained the plans of the company. Secretary English, of the New Haven Electric Light Co.,, which uses this ' .I--