Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-12
The House.

The House.
The house convened at 1890.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
These petitions were presented and re-
ferred to the proper committee: OF James
81. Gum of East Hartford for seat in the
house; of Ephraim o. Reynolds of Lyme
for seat in the house; of the Winchester
avenue Horse Railroad company of New
Haven for an amendment to charter; of
William d. Brown for the incorporation of
the West Haven Electric Power company;
of Henry Sutton for the incorporation of
the Southern Connecticut Railroad COM
pany; of Edward A. Bassett of Derby
for the restoration of forfeited rights;
of Oliver Gildersleeve for the in
corporation of the Cromwell Water
the incorporation of the Cromwell fire dis
trict; of Edgar B. Bennett of Cromwell
for q bounty of $500; of Oliver Glider
sleeve for the incorporation of the Port
land Street Railway company; of T. N.
Waller and others for the incorporation of
a street railway in New Haven; of the
State Street Horse Railroad company of
New Haven for an amendment to its char
ter; of the New Haven and West Haven
Horse Railroad company for an amend
ment to its charter; of the Danbury and
Bethel Horse Railroad company for an
amendment to it's charter; of George 81.
Nichols for the incorporation of an electric
railroad from North Grosvenordale to DAN
ielsonville; of Warren J. Livermore of
Killingly for the incorporation of the
Peoples Light and Power company.
RESOLUTIONS.
These resolutions were introduced: In
cooperating the Cromwell Water company;
Incorporating the Scottish Union and Ma
tional Insurance companies of Hartford !;
incorporating the Lion Fire Insurance com
pauy of Hartford; incorporating the New
Haven Baptist union; incorporating the
Criterion club of Thomaston; amending the
charter of the Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance company of Hartford.
BILLS FOR ACTS.
Bills were introduced as follows: For the
organization of state naval reserve; estab-
fishing fund for disabled and meritorious
policemen; establishing q commission for
the promotion of uniformity in state legis-
| lation; prohibiting bodies of armed men
from entering the state.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mr.. Hamersley of Hartford introduced
a resolution authorizing county commits
sioners whose terms expire before March
1 to continue in Office until that date.
The governor is empowered to fill vacan-
cies after that date unless they are filed
by the general assembly while it is in ses-
sion. Under the statute the governor has
the power to appoint after the general
assembly adjourns. The resolution was
referred to the committee on the judiciary
and was at once sent to the senate.
| CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
| Mr.. Callahan of New Haven introduced
a bill providing for constitutional con-
vention. Tho bill is the same as that in.
troduced by Mr.. Walker at the opening OF
| the last session.
After reading the list of committees.
| printed elsewhere, the house adjourned
| until 11:30 to day.
The County Caucus.
| After the adjournment of the house
the county democratic caucus for
New Haven was held. The work of bal
loting for county commissioners was at
once taken up, resulting in James Rey
nolds of New Haven receiving Is votes,
Walter Leigh of New Haven 7 and Mr..
Frunie of Waterbury 4 x-Town Agent
the caucus adjourned after nominating
Hobart L. Hotchkiss of New Haven for
| judge of the court of common pleas and
Representative David Callahan for judge
Of tie city court.