Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-17
The Senate.

| and Durham comes up in the senate to-day and Senator Fox, 1t is said, will have 8 surprise in store for his brother senators.
 The Senate. The senate convened at Il o'clock. Senator Morgan introduced bill placing all street railroad companies under the | control of the railroad commissioners and | setting forth various restrictions. A resolution taken up from the calendar I incorporating the Housatonic Power com | pany with authority to dam the Housatonio | river and run wires for conveying electric power was fought by Senator Root of Wa terbury, who claimed the powers granted were too liberal, and after much discussion was tabled.
 Senator Gross, rep, offered by request resolution appointing Andrew F. Austin New Haven county for two years from February 20, 1893. Referred to the judici- ary committee.
 MT. Fox of New Haven introduced bill in the senate to-day providing for the creation of street railway commission to be composed of one lawyer, one business man and civil engineer, the commission to have power to appoint clerk at salary of $2, ,000 year. The bill was drawn by Henry T. Blake of New Haven, and pro vides that the commission shalt have power to grant charters and that the railroads shall lay an assessment of of 1 per cent. on all property to the state.
 The senate then adjourned until Il o'clock to-day.
 The House.
 The house convened at 10:30 o'clock.
 In the house this morning MT. Kelsey of Orange presented the petition of the New York and New England Railroad company for amendment to it's charter permitting it to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding $25, 100000.
 It alleges that under the laws of the states of New York and Massachusetts the company may issue mortgage bonds to an amount not exceeding the amount of par value of the capital stock. The company desires to issue from time to time consol- dated mortgage bonds to an amount not exceeding said amount nor in all $25,- O0O, 900 par value and to use the same or their proceeds in discharging and retiring improving and adding to it's road and prop erty. In June last it mortgaged the fran chises and property to secure such intended issue as appears by mortgage deeds duly recorded. The petition was referred to the committee on railroads.
 Albert P. Bradstreet was appointed judge and Charles G. Root deputy judge of the district court of Water bury.
 The house passed the resolution incor- porating the New Haven Banking com pany, but afterwards reconeidered the vote and referred the matter to the committee on interpretations upon motion of MT. Hotchkiss of New Haven.
 The following matters were passed: I'm posing 8 fine of $100 and six months i'm prisonment, or both, for indecent exposure | or bathing in or casting any impure sub stance into any reservoir; making ten years in state prison the penalty for inde- | cent assault of female by 8 male; restor- ing forfeited rights to Eldorus A. Bassett of Hartford and Wildman Couch of | Weston.
 The resolution appointing E. w. Dewey, | republican, of Granby, w. H. Olmsted, ! republican, of East Hartford and George l A. Hayden, democrat, of Hartford, conn 1 ty commissioners of Hartford, was l tabled.
 1 Bills and resolutions were presented pro viding for electing tax collectors by the people, incorporating the Building and Loan association of Rockville and for the incorporation of the Winsted Street Rail way company.
 bill was reported by the judiciary committee providing that all hsngings shall take place at Wethersfeld in private before sunrise within six months from date l of sentence.
 The act is to take effect April 1, 1893, and $3, 900 is asked to carry out the pro- l visions.
 The house adjourned to 1O:3O Friday l morning.
 FOR HONEST voTING-sTATE REFEREES l JUDGES SALARIES.
 Before the judiciary committee Pro- lessor J. J. McCook of Trinity college ap- peared in behalf of the bill to prevent corrupt and illegal practices at elections. The professor explained at length election methods in use in other countries and warmly advocated the proposed bill. An amendment to the act regarding state referees was also considered and the names of Judges Loomis, Hardy and Carpenter added to the list.
 The measure allowing $1,O0O year ex- penses to judges of the supreme and superior courts was also discussed. | CORPORATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS
 The committee on interpretations consid- cred the petitions for the incorporation of the Veteran Firemen's association of New London, the Young Mems Christian asso, ciation of Middletown, the Odd Fellows association of Waterbury, the Connecticut Odd Fellows Home at Groton, the Y. M O. A. of Torrington. the Boys club of Bridgeport, and the Star of the Sea Total Abstinence society of New London. A bill amending the charter of the Y. M. C.. A. of Bridgeport was also discussed. It Is probable that the committee will report favorably on all of these, no objection being heard.
 The finance committee took under ad- visement the bill authorizing the city of Bridgeport to iseue bonds; also the bill abating the tax on the Meriden, W later bury and Cromwell railroad.
 The committee on railroads and bridges discussed the bill concerning the construc- tion of drawbridges over navigsble rivers.
 In the labor committee room the bill fix ing the hours of employees on surface rail- roads and making twelve hours a dsy's l H.