Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-11

# q civil engineer explained the roads s
'ide of the case.
Judge Hotchkiss then attempted to talk,
out was opposed by Governor Waller, who
insisted that Mr.. Hotchkiss being a men,
Der of the assembly, could not appear in
he matter.
This matter was argued pro and con
some few minutes, when the various wit
nesses were called and examined. Among ,
the Witnesses were Messrs. Chamberlain,
Harris, Beecher, Thompson, j. d. Dewell,
James Gallagher and several others. Pres
ident Townsend of the railroad company
was among those present. Their testi-
meny has already been published substan-
TALLY in detail.
The question at issue is whether the
road shall run In front of the cottages
where the road Is or back of them.
AN ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The committee on Judiciary will, it is
probable, soon report two very important
bills. One creates the Office of attorney
general of the state at $1,000 year and an
assistant at 81, 900, both to be appointed
by the governor and the senate for good
behavior, If this law is passed the state
will be saved about SEC, 900 year.
The other bill gives the presiding officer
of the senate, speaker of the house and /
chairmen of committees power to admins |
ter oaths and to summon witnesses, who |
shall testify and produce books and papers |
under penalty of from 500 to 81, 900 fine,
or imprisonment one month or a year, to /
be enforced by the state attorney of Hart
ford county through the grand jury.
The House.
The house this morning insisted ON it's
action in amending the general electric
street railway bill as passed in the senate
and appointed Messrs. Hale of Glastonbury
conference committee.
Forfeited rights through conviction for
crime were restored to Charles Starr, Pat
rick d. Sanlan and Peter F. Koran of
Hartford, John Clarity of Suhdeld, Will
liam E. Wood of New Hartford, Patrick
Short of New Haven and Hosea O. Pulling
of Danbury.
Consideration of the quo warranto ex-
penses bill was deferred to Thursday,
May 10.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments reported favorably bill increasing
the compensation of members to $500 and
transportation, the bill to be continued to
the next session and published with the
laws.
The school fund committee favored plac-
ing the school fund at 50, 100, 600.
The petition of John Hooker, Isabela
Bsecher Hooker and others for the ex-
tension of the suffrage to women was re-
ported upon unfavorably and rejected. A
bill reported favorably requires town regis,
trars Of vital statistics to complete town
records from January l, 1860, from the
best data available.
The house receded and ooncurred with
the senate in rejecting the resolution favor
ing the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands,
which 1t had previously passed. A bill
passed which requires that the police COM
missioners in every city of 10000 people
shall appoint police matron to take care
of all arrested women. Another important
measure which passed unanimously, au
thorizsd the soldiers hospital board to give
old soldiers who are dipsomanisos the
Kseley cure or other curative treatment at
the expense of the state at an expense not
to exceed $4,000 year.
The Senate.
In the senate the bill limiting the amount
of workmen's wages exempted from attach
ment to $40 was rejected.
Forfeited rights were restored to Will
liam Webb of Danbury and Samuel Laugh
lin of Bridgeport.
| The Park City Life Insurance company
of Bridgeport and the New Haven Title
Guarantee company were incorporated.
George D. Stanton, jr., was elected judge
and Samuel Gallup deputy judge of the
town court of Stonington.
| Thirteen Thousand one hundred and
seventy three dollars was appropriated as
a deficiency in normal school expenses to
July /, 1892.
| An act passed which requires the deten-
ton in state prison, jail or other public in
situations of persons committed there who
are afflicted with contagious or infectious
diseases until they have recovered there
from. -~-
John J. Cone of Middletown and Arthur
81. Worthington of Chatham were ap.
pointed commissioners of the Middle Had
dam ferry for two years from July l, 1898.
| Armory Notes. -.
The National Blues, Company D, will
hold their field day May 25, drilling in the
morning and shooting at Quinnipiac range
in the afternoon.
The competitive drill for the Blues com
pany drill badge will take place May 49,
Captain Petit, U.S.A., and Captain Greed
of the Sarsfelds are to be judges and Majo,
Callahan will be referee. The badge is al
present held by Sergeant Howard Young
The members of the Blues will shoot TO,
the Wynans medal June 8. This medal is
now held by First Sergeant Harry C.
Young.
The City Guard held their regular drill
last evening.
The full dress battalion drill will be held
on May 30, after which company drills
will be discontinued for the summer
months.
Funeral of Clarence Ensign Wilson
The funeral of Clarence Ensign, younger
son of Clarence P. and Mary E. Wilson, wal
attended from the home of his parents, 9;
Clark street, yesterday afternoon. The
services were conducted by Rev. I. @. Me
serve of the Davenport church, who reae
scripture selections and made an sppropri
ate prayer, in which he commended tn.
bereaved family to the care and comfort o.
God. A quartette rendered "Jesus Know
Wilt" The little casket was opened full
length, disclosing the form of the swes
little child robed in white. The intermen
was in Evergreen cemetery. Clarence En-
sign Wilson came as little sunbeam int
the home of his parents eleven months agt
and will be greatly missed by them. as wei
as by all who had some to love him for hi
bright and winning ways.
YALE NOTES.
IntercIass Tennis Tournment Entire,
-Freshman EaH Game-Opening O.
the Corinthian Yacht Club House.
Psi Epsilon Convention.
, The interclass tennis tournament of tn,
university will begin to-day. The differen
games will be played in private courts ant
the results reported to the officers. Th'
, entries for the tournament are as follows
'94.
Lounbury VS.. Van slyck, Goss VS.. Lockwood
Cooke vs.. Trowbridge, Pierson Kirkland
Sheffield VS.. Brown, Woodruff VS.. Emo, Wrigh
VS.. Loveland, James vs.. Mitchell and Pope VS.
l MoRo