The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-08
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CONCERNING BOTTLED GOODS.
 Representative Kinlock of New Britain introduced bill of interest to bot tlers It provides: "All persons en- gagged in the manufacture, bottling or selling of soda or mineral water, ale, porter, lager beer, cider, milk or small beer in bottles, with their names or other marks stamped thereon, may file in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county in which such ar ticles shall be bottled or sold, a de- scription of the names and marks so used by them and cause the same to be printed in a newspaper published in said county three times successiVely."
 CONFIRMED BYsTfIE HOUSE.
 The nomination of A. w. Durham for commissioner of New Haven coun- ty came in and on motion of Repre- sentative Tucker of Ansonia the rules were suspended and the appointment made unanimously. Similar action was taken in the case of the nomination of Jacob D. Walter of Cheshire for com missioner. Mr. Tucker put these mat ters through in his usual expeditions
 
 manner.
 The nomination of J. P. Platt and MT. Fenn for judge and deputy judge of Meriden were referred.
 AN AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
 FORMED.
 In the present general assembly there are about eighty-seven farmers and to-day they held secret meeting and organized, electing H. F. Dayton of Watertown as their presiding officer and Robert o. Eaton of North Haven clerk Their object is to maintain throughout the ses- sion a secret organization in which all bills and matters pertaining to or af- fecting the farmers will be discussed and opportunity given for them to act upon them in body.
 Representative Eaton as clerk will be the working member and will pre- sent to the association copies of all agricultural bills and all measures of interest to them, such as of new cleo tric roads, etc, etc. MT. Eaton, who has been master of the North Haven grange two years and we'll posted in
  state, is eXcellently qualified to act as clerk of the association.
 HERB AND THERE.
 The temperance people are waking up concerning the short license" bill, pro- vlding for the sale of lager beer and wine during a period of twenty-four hours. A remonstrance signed by about l,500 people in Bridgeport was presented n the senate this afternoon and more )f the same sort are expected next week.
 Before the committee on railroads there was a hearing in the matter of amendment of charter of the Norwalk street railroad, but the matter was finally adjourned until February 26, when the hall of the house of represen- tatives will be used, and 1t Is expected the hearing will continue for a week. Representative Newton introduced two bills concerning exemptions. One )f his bills was an act concerning homestead exemptions of $5,000 instead of $1,O0O.
 Another bill providing that annuities whether due from insurance or annuity or accruing from wills, deeds, gifts or otherwise, shall, to the amount 1f $500 per annum, be exempt from at- tachment.
 Proposed bills conferring on women the right to vote at municipal and presidential elections was referred to the committee on woman suffrage A favorable report was presented on the petition for increased aid to the Con- necticut experimental station. A bill providing that hereafter regis trars of voters should be in session two weeks prior to election was referred to the judiciary. A bill was referred amending Sec. 391 I If the general statutes, by adding at the | end of said section as follows: And if l such proposed alterations of the char Ter of any city or borough shall be | 'or the enlarging or extending the | thereof, the public notice | herein required shall fully and definite | y state and describe the new bounda- | 'ies to be petitioned for. Introduced by | Representative Barnes and referred to | he judiciary. Tn the house to-day the first calendar | If the session was circulated with six | pills and resolutions ready for action. l n the senate the first calendar appear | d yesterday.
 The senate adjourned to Tuesday at ! 2;3O, and the house will meet to-mor- | 'ow at Il a. m.