Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
NO CHARGES YET

NO CHARGES YET
Made Against warden chamberlain
Before the State Prison Committee
A Hearing ON the Bill TO Allow
Hotel Keepers to Sell Liquor TO
Guests-The Senate and House
Seats for Female Operatives-Burton
Mansfield g This City for Insurance
Commissioner-Cen and the
Worlds Fair.
HARTFORD, April 4,-[special. AN i'm
portant measure to, at least, the female
employees and operatives in the factories
and stores. passed the house to-day. The
bill provides for seats for these footsore
persons who in some instances have form
erly been forced to stand while at work
from twelve to fifteen hours.
Senator Jones, chairman of the state
prison committee, presided at meeting OF
that body this afternoon, when 1t was in
tended to begin the investigation into the
state prison affairs, and also to hear any
charges which might be presented against
Warden Chamberlain. No one appeared,
however, and the committee went into ex-
ecutive session to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of making an investigation on their own
account. The committee decided to hold
another hearing to- morrow. They, as yet,
have no powers to hire counsel, summon
witnesses, etc., and consequently would be
unable to make any kind of thorough
investigation, which is said to be the rea-
son why no formal charges are presented.
Before the committee on temperance
this afternoon hearing was held on bill
which, if passed, would give to hotel pro-
prietors Keeping hotel where at least
20 sleeping rooms are provided, the right,
under their license, to serve Intoxicating
liquors to guests at the table or In their
rooms, at any time on weekday or Sunday.
Attorneys Harry W. Asher and u. It.
| Bucklaud, with Landlord Brooker of the
| Winthrop, Meriden, and Landlord Tracy
B. Warren of the Atlantic house, Bridge,
| port, appeared in favor of the measure and
| urged that necessity and comfort of the
guests demanded such a measure, and also
that 1t was in the interests of temperance.
Edward Mccarthy of New Haven appeared
against the measure as class legislation, as
did also e1-Judge Rufus s. Pickett, who
did not believe in the passage of the bill.
The members of the house and senate
were to- day interested in discussing the
circulars signed By the most prominent
citizens of the state, urging that the pool
rooms be abolished, and from the various
comments heard on all sides it looks as If
the pool rooms would soon be an evil of
the past in this state. The Iumor that
$4,000 had been put in the lob.
by in the interests of the pool
men, to be used to defeat the bill, was
not believed either by the members of the
assembly or by the lobby, who before now
would have had their hands ON It had such
been the case.
Insurance Commissioner Seymour to-day
sent in his resignation to Governor Morris
and requested that it take effect as soon as
his successor could be appointed. MI.
Seymour ia anxious to assume his duties as
patent commissioner as soon as possible,
but will not leave until some other good
democrat has qualified to take his place.
1t is stated on good authority that Cover
nor Morris has fully decided to present the
name of Attorney Burton Mansfeld Of New
Haven to the senate to morrow for the pc.
sition of insurance commissioner and that
the senate will Immediately confirm him.
An executive session of the committee
on education was held after adjournment
of both houses and the situation of the
state normal school discussed. A mem.
Der of the committee said that no de-
oision had been arrived at, and that II
| might be necessary to hold several more
of.
The Senate.
Tbs senate voted to postpone the con-
aiderstion of the reports in the Pinney.
Keneey contested election case from to-
morrow to Wednesday, April 10. at noon.
Matters passed included bills and resolu.
tions sppropropriating $1,000 annually to
the Connecticut Historical society, incor-
porating the Mad River Savings bank OF
Waterbury. incorporating the Eta Chapter
of Zeta Psi association of New Haven,
the Stratford Water company, the
Clinton Water company, the Stratford
Electric Light and Gas company, the Mex
lean Eastern Railway company, the Darien
Water company.
4 The bills increasing the pay for board OF
|; boys at the state reform school at Meriden
; and for girls at the Industrial school at
Meriden to So per week We're tabled.
/ The Honse-
| The house to day rejected the bill to
punish for fishing on Sundays, upon an
unfavorable report of the judiciary COM
mittee, the chairman of which, Judge
Wood, said that the present statutes are
sufficient.
The bill to provide seats for female oper-
ators in factories, when not actively en-
ployed, was passed.
A resolution was passed appropriating
50, 900 for expenses of Governor Morris
and staff at the opening of the worlds fair
In May. Mr.. Gum inquired whether any
provision had been made for committee
of the house to attend the opening. he
could not see why the governor and staff
should 90 and not the other state officers.
He was Informed by Mr.. Butler of Oxford,
| chairman of the committee on military af-
fairs, that the invitation from the man
ayers of the fair only included the COVER
nor and staff. The committee will later
| on report bill providing for an official
| representation by the state officers and a
| com mittee of the general assembly on Con-
necticut day in the fall.
Matters passed include bills and resolu-
lions incorporating the Times company of
Hartford, authorizing the Windsor Locks
Electric Light company to issue bonds,
incorporating the Grand Court of Connect
lCuG, AuC1eub OIU6T VI L OEoStc(S u auoI-
lea, amending the charter of Waterbury
Y. N. G. A., changing the name of the St.
John street Methodist Episcopal church of
New Haven
Gone te Norfolk.
Mrs Martha J. Northrep of West Haven
left yesterday for a two weeks visit at
Norfolk, Va, with her son, Mr.. Willis D..
Northrop, who is now a resident of that
city and is employed at the navy yard at
that place.
HI. H. y.
Reception to be Held in Harmonic
Hall.
The reception committee of the 81. 81. 8.
Alumni association has decided to hold the
annual reception in Harmonic hall and par
lors on Tuesday evening, April II. A
program of twsnty-four dances has been
arranged, with music by the Philharmonic
orchestra. A limited number of reception
tickets can be obtained at Peok's book
store. go -.--~