Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-18
ELECTRIC ROAD BILL

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 ELECTRIC ROAD BILL Passes Both Houses and win Soon Become a Law-The Collateral In. herItance Tax Law Amended-Pre- posed Acts Regarding Union Labels -Invesament Companies and Neg. Iected Children Pass the Senate The Lieutenant Governor DissOlves x . Tfe-BefOre the Committees-The Senate and House.
 HARTFORD, May 17.-[speeial ]-The committee of conference appointed to con- slider the general electric street railway bill made their report to the house this morning, and after some debate the report was adopted, the bill passed as amended, and sent to the senate, where it was also passed.
 The objectionable features to the original bill was to the freight clause, the anti parallel clause, and also that the railroad commissioners should have the right to decide in electric road cases, instead of the superior court.
 h the bill as passed to-day the words s'superior court" are substituted for "rail- road commissioners" in every clause, and sections seven and eight are amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 2. Every street railway company may transport both persons and property put m tne such small packages or bundles as are carried by it's passengers shall be subjeect at all times e 10 to time by the superior court or by any judge thereof, upon the application of such street rail R on or by l city or borough in which such street railway is
 
 made by such court or judge may extend to and control such traffic oyer the %hote & hne of m saGn ;, one county or in more, or such order may be confined to any part of such railway in the dis cretion of such court or judge and any orders so ! such company, or any person interested, or by Gy 6e or ba | judge may direct.
 built or extended from any one town to any other town in the public highways so as to parallel any authorized by special charter prior to January 1893, until the company desiring to build, con struct or extend such railway shall have applied to the superior court or any judge thereof, and shall have obtained from such court such judge in the manner hereinafter required, and provided finding that public necessity and con. venience require the construction of such street railway. Any street railway company intend way shail make an application to such superior court or such judge for a finding that public necessity and convenience require the con court or such judge shall thereupon fix g time and place to hear said application and railroad company or companies or upon any electric railway company or companies that may be affected fl sae by the construction co of such den and burgesses of any borough, or the mayor of any city, within whose limits such railway may be built Said superior court or said judge shall have power to hear the parties and determine whether public conveuiencs and necessity re- the decision of said court judge shall be final ! and conclusive upon the parties. The superior 9F of and necessity for the construction of such street railway for part of the distance applied for, if | requires the construction of part only of such | street railway.
 | A new section Is added to the bill, and | fs known as "seotion 16." It regards the | right of one company to run it's cars over the track of another company, and reads | as follows:
 | Sec. 16. The superior court OF any judge there ever public convenience ands security require, upon application of any street railway pany, authorize such company to run it's cars company for such distance not exceeding one ! half mile, where two or more companies are op the only approach to any city or town upon g ! particular side thereof is by means of g off or ss | distance of one-half g mile. In such case the ize any suburban road approaching @ such e city Q, ! town upon such side of said city or town to use ! hrI6pA ha roIa vtcrf | such roads meet to soms central point in suct the of ! owned and operated by sucn suburban roads ! upon such terms as to manner of use and upor ! the payment of such compensation therefor 6. | may be ordered aud prescribed by said superior court or said judge, with power to change, modify aud revoke such order upon the application o either company.
 Senator Pierce, chairman of the com mittee on cities and boroughs said that tn, passage of this bill would save the com
 mittee about two weeks work, and alloy l the assembly to reach final adjournment g. much earlier.
 COLLATERAL INHERITANCE.
 The collateral inheritance tax was tn
 order of the day in the house. The bil
 provides that all collateral inheritanc tsxes shall bs paid within sixty days afte
 the settlement of the estate, but no prop
 erty which has been taxed under simila
 circumstances within one year previou
 shall be subject to the collateral inherit
 ance act.
 Mir. Rockwell of West Hartford intro
 duced an amendment that brothers an'
 sisters be excluded from the provisions o
 the collateral inheritance tax act. MT
 Gum supported MT. Rockwelps amend
 ment and the bill was passed as amended THE UNION LABEL BILL.
 The senate to day passed the union labe bill over the adverse report of the commit tee. The bill is of great importance t.
 unions of working men, and provides tha
 whenever any person, association CT uniol
 of workingmen have adopted, or shal hereafter adopt for their protection, an,
 label, trade mark, or form of advertise
 ment announcing that goods to which suol
 label, trade mark, and form of advertise
 ment shall be attached, were manufactured
 by such person or by member or mem
 bers of such association or union, 1t shal
 be unlawful for any person or corporation to counterfeit or initiate such label, trade mark or form of advertisement. Every person violating this section shall upo1 conviction be punished by Imprisonment in the county jail for not less than three ! months nor more than one year, or by fine of not less than $10O or more thar $200, or both.
 l BALE OF DEBENTURES.
 A bill concerning investment companiei also passed the senate. It provides that no corporation or company doing business under section 1,s5a of the general statutes of this state shall guarantee, by indorse ment or otherwise, debenture bonds se. cured by loans upon real estate, an amount exceeding ten times the amount of the capital stock actually paid in, in cash," of said corporation or company.
 Sec. 9. All acts or parts of acts incon. sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
 ! NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
 A bill passed by the senate, among others, will do much towards settling the frequent discussions concerning religious instruction of children sent toprivase fam flies from county homes and elsewhere. The bill provides that equal privileges shall be granted to clergymsn and parents of all religious denominations to impart religious instruction to the inmates of the temporary homes for dependent and neglected chill dren, and every reasonable opportunity shall be allowed such clergyman and the ! narerta If said ippoofas $o riua 2o such