The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-06
IN THE SENATE.

An important bill was introduced by
 Senator Johnson of New Haven regard
 ing the grade crossings in Bridgeport.
 It Is substantially the same bill as pass
 ed in the senate two years ago and de- feated in the house. It provides that | the crossings shall be eliminated under
 the direction of the railroad commission CTS, who shall give hearings and deter
 mine the manner and time for changing
 the grades. All persons aggrieVed con- | cerning appraisals for land damages
 may bring an appeal to the superior
 court, which body shall accord a full hearing and determine the same. It is | regarded as a very fair bill
 A bill was introduced incorporating
 the Connecticut Cable company of
 Bridgeport, of which Senator Marigold
 is the chief incorporator. The capital
 IS $5,000 and may be increased to $1OOO,-
 900. The company is empowered to
 erect wires for the transmission of light,
 power and heat. The bill was referred
 to the committee on interpretations.
 CERTIFIED COPIES OF RECORDS,
 This afternoon before the committee on temperance Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth and s. F. Thrasher of New Haven spoke
 in favor of the bill introduced by Rep reSentative Newton requiring clerks of courts to file with county treasurers certified copies of the records in cases where holders of liquor licenses are con victed of violating the law. pr. Smyth explained the practical working of the law at present by saying that it called for the forfeit of the license bond in the case of a saloon keeper convicted of violating the law, but the county treas urers refuse to enforce the law, saying that they have no official evidence of the convictions and are not required to get such evidence. The Law and Order people believe that it is the duty of the county treasurer to acquaint himself with the facts in such cases, but they believe that no loophole should be all lowed to exist by which the treasurers can crawl out of doing their duty For that reason they support the simple provision requiring clerks of the courts to furnish the records of the county treasurer.
 Dr. Smyth said that it had cost the Law and Oder league of New Haven S75O to get certified copies of the rec ords of three convictions and place them in the hands of the county treasurer. The treasury was benefited to the ex- tent of $500, $500 for each case, and the Law and Order league had to pay for l the evidence. pr. Smyth said 1t was obviously unjust to make private citi- | zens to pay fur such duties.
 MIR. BETTs GETS THE PLUM
 The nomination. of Frederick A. Betts | of New Haven to be insurance com missioner was sent to the senate this | afternoon by Governor Coffin, and was 1 to the committee on nomina- | tions. MT Betts is the well known l flour and grain, merchant. He IS also member of the board of and is, one of the most active of the Young Mems Republican club o. r. Fyler of Torrlngton, who was appointed insurance commissioner by Governor Lounsbury, was candi- date.
 IN DIVORCE CASES.
 MT. Dempsey of Danbury has intro- duced an act providing that "the SUI perior court shall have exclusive juris- | llction of all complaints for divorce, and may grant diNorces to any man or woman for the following offenses com nitted by the other party: Adultery, | fraudulent contract, wilful desertion for three years, with total neglect of luty; seven years absence, during all ,f which the absent party has not been heard from; habitual intemperance; gross and confirmed drunkenness caus- d by the voluntary and excessive use ,f opium or other drugs intolerable ,ruelty; sentence to imprisonment for fife; or any infamous crime involving violation of conjugal duty, and pun shable by Imprisonment in the state )rison."