Connecticut western news., 1889-02-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

A bill as introduced on Tuesday by Senator Twitchell, placing the fees of notary publics at twenty-five cents for administering the oath.
 A resolution offered by MT Dimock, of Holland, making Tuesdays, Wednes- days, Thursdays and Fridays the regular days for the house to sit, was adopted.
 A petition was presented, retiring on half-pay at the age of 65, physicians, undertakers, mechanics. dudes, etc. This was offered by MT Near, of Bridgeport, who said it was by request of John Stevenson ct dL, and he would make motion that it be referred to the joint select committee on cranks. The petition was withdrawn by an amend ment.
 A bill was presented by MT Cascaden, of New Britain, making election days legal holidays.
 The following bills were introduced by Mir O'Neill, of Waterbury, taxing trotting associations five per cent on the receipts for horse racing, the proceeds to benefit the various agri- cultural societies of the state; taxing mutual fire and life insurance compa- nies taxing foreign insurance compa- nies taxing express and telephone companies taxing deposits and surplus of savings banks !; fixing an annual tax on corporations, for the privilege of doing business ]; a bill prohibiting the collection of petty debts contracted for the purchase of intoxicating liquors 1; an act preventing the exemption to the extent of fifty dollars for debts incurred for manual labor and to boarding house keepers.
 A bill was offered by MT Hickox, of Litchfeld, providing that each town shall be entitled to half as many justices 6 it has jurors, and that such justices shall be elected biennially, beginning October, 1890.
 MT Hickox also introduced bill providing for .minority representation in the election of grand jurors and constables.
 Senator Aver rendered bill imposing fine upon any person who shall lead on public highway, any bear or cub, the fine to be not more than $50 and not less than S5.
 Senator Cowles' bill, authorizing a joint board of selectmen and school visitors in each town to appropriate money for books and apparatus to be used in public schools, such money tc be expended by committee on libraries and apparatus, and the treasu Ter of the state shall pay S5 annually for each public school or for every hundred scholars, was referred to the committee on education.
 A resolution was introduced and referred, providing for a constitutions amendment to strike out the word ~" male" from the eighth article of the constitution, so as to confer the privi lege of suffrage on women.
 A bill for the punishment of bribers of voters was introduced, providing that any one so guilty shall be fined $1OO, imprisoned and disfranchised.
 Mir Hyde, of Hartford, introduced by request, an act giving women the right to vote in school districts.
 An amendment to section 275 of the law relating to bribery, was proposed by MT Smith, of Hartford, making i read "every person who promises offers, glves, asks or takes any money employment or anything possessing ol representing value to induce or reward any giving or withholding of any vote.
 Mir Hickox, of Litchfield, presented bill giving women the right of suff Snge on temperance questions. Senator Gardner offered an amend
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