The Newtown bee., 1893-02-17
Legislative Gossip.
ESPECIAL TO THE BEE. l

Capitol, Hartford, February s, 1893.
 To-day the committee on cities and boroughs considered the question of general law relating to electric railway companies, to make them keep the high ways over which they pass in good con- dition or to pay a certain per cent of their gross earnings to the towns. The attendance was so large that the com mittee were compelled to sit in the House. The result will undoubtedly be a. law suiting all cases and protecting the towns and cities.
 On March 6, the committee on cities and boroughs will give all petitioners for charters of electric railways a hear ing. It promises to be an interesting | time.
 Morris B. Beardsley of Bridgeport in troduced bill providing for biennial elections in the city of Bridgeport. The bill is favored by all parties in that city. Senator Hall introduced bill which is intended to stop the publication of books, magazines or papers chiefly devoted to the publishing of criminal and immoral news.
 A bill giving the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad company per mission to increase their capital stock to $100, ,000 was introduced.
 February 9.
 Gov Morris has nominated William Hammersley of Hartford for judge of the superior court.
 James E. Walsh has been confirmed as a judge of the city court of Danbury.
 E. l.. Wells of Southport presented several bills today relating to the oys- ter industry. They provide that all boats used on natural beds shall be li- censed, and while at work, display in the peak of the mainsail the number of the license and shall not use any vapor, steam, naptha or electric engines or de- vice for operating or hoisting dredges that the state shall erect and maintain, buoys where natural beds adjoin pri- vate beds, and also range monuments on the shore that no oysters shall be talk en from natural beds, from July 20 to September 10 in any year.
 A bill providing that where property is damaged by any railroad company the owner is to be paid the amount of dam age from the treasury of the town where the damage occurs and the seleCtmer then would have an action against the railroad company, was reported unfav orably by the judiciary committee. The House voted not to reject the bill and il was then ordered printed in the calendar } A resolution was passed incorating tho Connecticut Sunday school association
 A pCJiUlOu lOI du dulGuIICub GO UllS charter of the Newtown acQueduct va ter company and petition for charter for an electric tramway between New Preston Station and Lake Wauramaug were received.
 February II.
 The following bills and resolution have been introduced
 Mir McMahon, incorporating Young Mems Christian association of New Mil ford.
 NJ. E. Beardsley, incorporating thu Bridgeport medical association.
 MT TOOmey, incorporating the UnquO wa light and water company of Fair } field; that no person not a naturalizet citizen shall become a bondsman for liquor dealer.
 Mir Lees of Westport, providing tha every railroad company shall provide easy and safe access to it's depots. Thi . relates especially to Westport and South port stations.
 MT Hall of Willington, act prohibitin! 3 hunting or selling of woodcOck betweel October l, 1863 and October l, 1896.
 The Senate having voted to indefinite ly postpone action or the bill to continu ? the county commissioners in office til March l, the House voted to concur, thu = killing the bill.
 e February 15.
 William Hammersley, who was nom hated for judge of the supreme court l. has resigned his position as a represen A tative; it was accepted. The bill introduced by MT Toomey o c Fairfield providing for Sunday amuse |. ment, etc, was rejected by the House v Mir Toomey requested the committee t f report unfavorably, which they did. n The question of the contested cleo tions was made the special order of tn e day for February P, at II 30 a. m. . The resolution amending the charte of the Westport water company wa e favorably reported and passed by tn f House.