The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-27


 Tn the house to-day an unfavorable report was made on the bill regarding a secret ballot on the license question: and this substitute was reported:
 When any town shall vote upon the /! question of license the secretary of state shall furnish official ballots of uniform size, color, quality and thick ness, which color shall be different from that of the general town ticket, which ballots shall have upon the back of each the words Official ballot" and upon the face of part shall be print ed the words, License; No;' and upon a. part the words License; Yes; and I the printing upon the back shall be uni form fin all respects and upon the face | shall be uniform in all respects, as is now provided in the official ballots. Section 2-The secretary shall fur nish such persons as may apply for the same such number of official license and no license ballots as they may de- sire upon the payment of the cost | thereof.
 Section 3-The ballots as provided for in this act shall be only legal bal lots to be used in elections when there is a vote on the question of license, and shall be enclosed in the same Off, flcial envelope as the other votes cast at the same election and counted and returned as now provided for by law.
 Section 4-All acts and parts of acts f Inconsistent herewith are hereby re- repealed.
 THE HOUSE.
 Only the house was in session to-day, Representative Cowell of Waterbury presiding.
 An unfavorable report was made on the bill chartering the Litchfield coun- ty hospital and substitute bill was reported.
 I. A, Kelsey and others withdrew their petition regarding charter for an electric road between Orange and Derby. The document states that the l matter was duly advertised and hear ing was put down for April 10. At that time the petition was opposed by the Consolidated road, which claimed that the petition was not accompanied by profiles and maps of the route, etc. The petitioners were requested to file such papers, but as the time was too l short at this session they could not l comply. They therefore asked to with | draw without prejudice and such a reso- l lution was offered with the petition 1 and the resolution was adopted unani- mously
 The bill providing that the time in which the Derby and New Haven electric road be built be extended to July 1S97 was explained by MT. Wood l of Derby Mir. Hull of Monroe said the people of thirteen towns In New Haven county had come before the committee on railroads and objected to an exten- sion of time. The stock was all sub scribed and there was no reason why i they should mot go ahead and build the road.
 l The bill to extend was reported un- l favorably, the report was accepted and the bill rejected
 A resolution was passed approving reduction of capital stock of the Con- | necticut River Banking company. The bill regarding blowing of locomo- l tive whistles was taken up. The pres | ent law gives the railroad commission CTS power upon a proper hearing of applicants, to dispense with the blow ing of whistles in certain cases. The bill gives the commissioners power to modify or annul any such orders they may have given, if deemed necessary. The bill passed.
 A bill concerning parole leases, re- ducing the time to be given a tenant to quit from fifteen to ten days, was passed.
 A report was made on the bill re- garding the taking of land by the city of New Haven from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for land to be used for street purposeA The report was unfavorable, but a sub stitute bill was reported, giving per- mission to take the land, on this pro- vision: Provided said city cannot agree with Professor w. H. Brewer of New Haven, who Is hereby appointed the agent of the state for that purpose upon the amount to be paid as dam ages for the taking of said land, said city may proceed to assess the dan- ages and benefits in accordance with the provisions of It's charter as in case of the land of a private citizen taken for highway purposes.
 Other bills passed were: Amending the charter of the Norwich Street Railway company and the Mattotuck Mutual Fire Insurance company; pro- viding that the reports of public off, cers shall be verified by oath and pro- viding a penalty for non compliance; bill concerning aIimony providing an allowance. (Mr. Gum explained the present law and the bill which pro- I vides the giving of a wife alimony dur ing the pendency of a trial for divorce), concerning fees in the secretary's of flee; rates of fares on Sunday trains, providing that mileage books can be used the same as on week days: con- cerning the terms of the superior court | of Waterbury; concerning the number l of jurors in the town of Waterbury Adjourned until Tuesday at 12:9O D. m.
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