The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-13
POOL BILL WAS DEFEATED


be impossible at its miserable apology
\ Tor a home. The little one was taken
to the hospital and is we'll on the road
| to recovery. But it requires the almost
\ constant attention Of a trained nurse,
| Every fifteen minutes day and night,
I for many weeks, that poor little sufferer
has BEEN taken on the lap Of a trained
nurse, who has bathed its fevered head
| and washed its almost sightless eyes
until recovery is assured.
Mr.. President and senators, ask If
the reservation of sight to that one help
less babe is not worth many times more
than the entire cost of the hospital2
Suppose that child were yours or mine,
Mr. President and gentlemen of the SEN
ate, would we not feel that it was the
duty of the state to save it, whatever
the cost might be2 II there had been
no hospital at Danbury that poor babe
would have been condemned to a life
of blindness and perhaps would have
been a charge on the state for its whole
life.
These are but two cases out of a very
large number, 1t is needless to say
more, leave it with this body to de-
eide whether Danhury shall lose its hos
pital so that this general assembly may
acquire reputation for economy.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER
HOSPITALS.
There was a long discussion in the
house this afternoon over the bill add
ing Grace hospital of New Haven to the
class of hospitals receiving appropria-
tons of $4,000 per year. Amendments
were then offered making similar APP
preparations for Waterbury and the
Backus hospital of Norwich. The
amendment including Backus hospital
was adopted. When the Waterbury
matter was taken up Mr.. Converse of
the appropriation committee objected
to it as new matter. BY vote of A to
1873 the house refused to suspend the rule
and pass the amendment, although Mr.
Cowell of Waterbury made an earnest
appeal. The bill as amended, including
Grace and Backus hospitals in the $4,000
class and making this appropriation,
was passed Then Judge Cowell moved
that the proposed appropriation Of So
900 for Waterbury hospital be referred
to the committee on humane institu-
tions. The vote on suspending the
rules was declared not carried by the
speaker and Judge Cowell said he would
take an appeal. Just as the vote was
being taken Judge Cowell said he would
withdraw his appeal he only desired
to put himself on record as claiming
that, in fairness, Waterbury hospital
should not be excepted. This is the
first time there has been an attempt
made to appeal from Speaker Fessen-
denis rulings and the members seemed
pleased that Judge Cowell did not in
sist.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
In the house to-day it was voted to |
these amendments to the next
general assembly:
The general assembly shall have pow
er to permit or prescribe the use of |
voting machines in connection with ball |
lots in any or all elections or classes Of |
elections voting or classes of voting, |
held or to be held, in pursuance of pub
lie laws in Connecticut
Every person shall be able to read In |
the English language amy article of the |
or any section of the stat
utes of the state before being admitted
an elector.
In the line of elections legislation in |
the senate the bill favorably reported |
was taken up 1t follows the general
secret ballot law of 1889, with a few |
changes thought desirable. In regard |
to the name of the ticket it shall be
printed in larger type than the names |
On the ticket The envelopes are to be
stamped with the date of the election
and cannot be used at any other cleo
ion. There is a change in the provision
'or using the great seal of the state,
only the fac smile to be used. Any
louble ballot is to be rejected absolute
Y. No unsealed ballot can be counted,
neither will it be received at the box
The bill was passed.
MIR. MAs0N's CHARGES.
The senate committee appointed to in
yestigate the charges of corruption
made by Rev. Mr. Mason of New Haven
yoted to meet Friday and will notify
Rev. Mr.. Mason and Rev. G. N. Paddock,
Il the Christian Secretary, to be pres
mt.
THE FOX ASSOCIATION.
The house to-day passed the resolu-
ion Incorporating the Fox association Il
f New Haven, a Yale college society Il
t provides that Horace +. Whitman 4
f Philadelphia, Penn; Charles A. =
Weed of Binghamton, N. Y; Robert w. II
Patrick of Omaha, Neb.; Wilslow T. /
Williams of Yantic, Conn. Edward V.
Arthur S. Cheney and Charles
V. Hoyt of New Haven, Conn; Isaac Il. Il
'homas of West Chester, Penn; John !
( Punderford and John Fl. Klock of /
Jew Haven, Conn, Tt is for the pur
use of the intellectual moral and | y