Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-25
MAY APPEAL

MAY APPEAL
from the Decisions of County Conn |
missioners on the License Question
If the House Concurs With tho Sen.
ate-A Bill Providing That Parents
May Have Their Children Restored
to Them From County Homes Upon
Application to the Authority That
Committed Them-The state Prison
Matter Senators Photographed
The Senate and House.
HARTFORD, May "a Especial lone
feature of the days doings at the capitol
TO- day was the taking of group photo
graph of the members of the senate, on
the north steps of the capitol building.
Promptly at high noon each senator put In
an appearance and proceeded to prepare
for the ordeal. Lieutenant Governor
Cady occupied chair in the center OF the
group, with Senator Cleveland on bis
right and Clerk Comstock on his left.
About dozen other senators occupied
chairs on the right and lett of the lieu
tenant governor, while the others posea
gracefully on the stone steps in the rear OF
those seated. The wind was blowing q
small gale and 1t was only with the Assist
ance of two men that the camera was held
in position, as it seemed anxious to avoid
it's duty. Soon the words stnow senators
were spoken, the bulb pressed and the
work was done.
Before the committee on military affairs
this afternoon appeared many prominent
citizens from all over the state, who were
petitioners for the establishment of regi-
ment to be known as the Hibernian Rifles.
The senate to-day passed two important
measures, one granting appeals from the
decision of county commissioners as re-
CARDS the obtaining and revoking of licenses
and the other providing for the restoration
of children committed to county homes to
their parents when the latter were able to
care for them properly.
The first bill which has also passed the
house and which is to become q law and
take effect after being signed by the gov.
ernor provides that: Any person aggrieved
by decision of the county commissioners
refusing to grant them q license to sell
spirituous and intoxicating liquors, or in
revokipg any such license already granted
him, may appeal from such decision to the
superior court"
Also that "any taxpayer of the town in
Wu1Cu tuo UubkAcab CAIxlou Ou uuu6E 6uCQ
license is to be transacted who shall be
sggrieved, may appeal to the superior court
from the decision of the county commits
sioners in granting license to sell spirit
uous and Intoxicating liquors, or in refus-
ing to revoke any such license already
granted.
That such appeal shall be taken to the
superior court to be holden in the county
in which said commissioners held the ses
sion, and to the next return day of such
court.
That the party so appealing shall give
bond to such county to pay all costs, in
case he fails to sustain his appeal. The
same costs shall be allowed the prevailing
party as is by law allowed parties In civil
actions.
And that all of such appeal shall be
privileged in their order of trial, and be
tried by a judge of said court.
Under the present law there ia no appeal
sioners is final.
DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
This bill, which passed the senate and
now goes to the house, will be amended &c
as not to include children sent to the in
dustrial school came to the senate on favor
able report OF the judiciary. The bill pro
vides that s'any child committed to tenn
porary home by virtue of the prov
isions of chapser CCXXVII of tn
general statutes, or transferred or com
mitted to any person or institution, by tn
provisions hereof, may, upon petition o
the parents or guardian of such child tx
the board of managers or the court of au
thority that made the commitment o
h.
said temporary home, and from the author
| ity of said board of managers, said person
/ or institutions. to such parents or guardian
when it is shown upon enquiry had tina
the causes for which the commitment wa
made no longer exist; and said board, cour
or authority may transfer any child froI
such home to the keeping of my person G
institution upon the petition of the parent
or guardian therefor, upon said beard
court or authority being satisfied and 81
sured, after due enquiry had, that sue
transfer will be for the welfare and be-
interest of said child.
That commitments of children by virtu
of the provisions of said chapter may /
made by the authority designated In sal
chapter, to any suitable person or institr
ton conssnting thereto, designated by tn
parents or guardians of such children, NJ
on being satisfied, after due enquiry mad
that such commitment will be for th
welfare and best interest of such chi
dren.
That ministers of the gospel shall hsv
free access to the several places of oommi
ment and residence of children of thei
respective communions for the purpose O
administering moral and religious instrut
ton at such reasonable times as shall b
designated by the board of managers c
said temporary homes.
That all children committed or tram
ferred in accordance with the provision
hereof shall be subjected to the authorit
of the temporary home of the county
which the commitment or transfer take
place, and said managers may for good an
81 &cient cause remove temporarily to th
temporary home of eaid county any chill
SO committed or transferred until sue
cause Is terminated; provided that If sal
cause be not terminated within thirty day
then said managers may find private fam
ly homes for said children in accordanc
with the provisions of chapter CCXXVII
of the general statutes.
Also that all acts and parts thereof in
consistent herewith shall be repealed"
Another measure which passed the ser
ate provides that the president of the sen
ate, the speaker of the house, or a chair
man of any committee of the general at
sembly shall have power to administe
oaths to witnesses before them, to punis
witnesses properly summoned who refuse
to testify by fine or not more THAI 81 90
nor less than 500, or imprisonment in jai
not less than one month nor more thai
twelve. The bill also provides that n
witness is privileged to refuse to testify t
any fact, or to produce any paper respect
ing which he shall be examined upon tn
tend to disgrace him or other wise rende
him infamous.
| STATE PRISON COMMITTEE.
The state prison committee will meet il
the hall of the house again tomorrow
when it is understood DR.. Fox, the prisol
doctor, will be on the stand to explain ce1
tain things in connection with the prison
| The talk of the lobby to day was the teE
| timony of Prison Director Hewitt yester
| day, which was to the effect that he knew
little of what his duties were, and whicl
| in the opinion of many went to show tina
some different system of management wa
sadly needed at the prison.
Said one prominent man to your repre-
sentative, s'The trouble is that 1t is har,
to get men to take positions on thes
boards, without pay, but public Office
public trust, and if people accept tn
office they should fulfil their oath of Office
and If they do not, why they should b
willing to take the consequences.
NEW HAVEN MATTERS.
| The various New Haven railroad matter
| will co,oa ny, for q baorir< haforo %ho oov,,