The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JUDGES OF SEVERAL CITY COURTS
 ELECTED YESTE RDAY.


 Prevent Use of Corrupt Means in Infiu-
 encing Legislative eAction-Nominations by the Governor-Wider Wagon Tires Removal of Snow-DoiDgs in the Senate
 and In the House.
 Hartford,June N-There was a great
 fight in the house this morning over the
 Westport railroad matter. The old
 company wishes to extend it's road and
 the rival company has been fighting 1t. MT. Wakeman of Westport spoke earn
 estly in behalf of the old company, and
 the resolution for amendment to the charter was carried, while the resolu-
 tion of the new company, approved by
 the railroad committee, was rejected
 The house elected a number of judges. First came the appointment of " Nun l ger as judge of the city court of An sonia, and he was elected by vote of 134 to 12. Seabury B. Platt was elected judge of the city court of Derby; Rep Tesentative Edgar M Warner judge of | the city court of Putnam; Herbert o. Bowers, judge of the city court of Manchester.
 THE SHELL FISH COMMISSION. In the senate this morning Senator Chapman of the fishery committee, moved to amend the shell fish com mission act by providing that the clerk of the board shall herafter be appointed by the commission. instead of by the governor, and the commission shall all so make the assessment for the taxation of oyster grounds. The senate then went into executive session, and for over an hour this matter was discussed.
 At the afternoon session Senator Chapman renewed his motion. Senator Johnson offered an amendment that 1 the amendment should not take effect 1 until June, 1897.
 Senator Chapman-The amendment | offered by myself provides that the | clerk shall be appointed by the commits | sion at a salary of $1, 400. the same as | at present and the commission shall | make the assessments. All the com missions select their own clerks l op- | pose Senator Johnson's amendment de- l laying the operation of the bill until | 1897
 Senator Johnson-I can only repeat l what I said in the executive session. If this matter had come up six months ago would have favored 1t, but after the nomination has been made for the position of clerk I am opposed to it. It is not fair to the people of my district, and 1t is not fair to the gov ernor. I hope my amendment making the date of the act 1897 will pass.
 Senator Coffey-The experience that the present clerk has had for the past yehrs has admirably fitted him for the position, and the oyster plant CTS dislike that he should be displaced There is needed there man who can be relid on for an mefgency It was the belief that republican governor would see that he was retained. know that we want the very best assistance in that office we can obtain.
 Senator Johnsons amendment was lost and the amendment offered by Sen ator Chapman was carried. The bill was then transmitted to the nouse
 In view of this action by the senate later in the day the governors secre- tary announced that the nomination Of A. McMatthewson was with drawn.
 Later the biii passed the house,
 CONCERNING HOSPITALS.
 The bill concerning hospitals was fa- yored by Mir. Newton of New Haven, chairman of the committee on hu- t nane institutions, which reported 1t < 'avorably The bill is as follows: All hospital societies receiving aid rom the state shall, biennially during he month of October in the years hav- t ng even numbers, make report to [ he governor for the two years ending he last previous September 30, which eport shall be presented by the gov rnor to the general assembly. Said re- Il ,ort shall include an itemized statement S if expenditures with the name of each ] ,erson receiving any salary or wages, nd the kind or service paid for and l he amount paid to each, and a state c nent of the different amounts paid for c ther separate purposes, and of the l q unber of patients cared for the aver f, ee number for each year, and the total N umber of weeks of care of all pa q ients (, LEGISLATIVE AC- tt
 TON H The house of representatives to-day lt assed the bill to prevent the use of u orrupt means to influence legislative II ction, striking out the part requiring o' Il counsel retained in behalf of a meae- H re to register. Representative Gum ' Milford made fight for the retention a' this feature of the bill and the mat III 1T occasioned considerable debate, but l 1e bill was finally passed as transmit o' d from the senate. sl BY THE GOVERNOR. ,a Several nominations by the governor q, ere sent to the senate this afternoon I St nd referred The list: n, For New Haven harbor commission, it eorge B. Martin, Frank c. Bushnell. ca State prison director-James Me to aughlin of Stafford Springs, James w. is heney of South Manchester, Thomas DE Wells of Waterbury, John w. Mar th n of Deep River W State board of charities-Herman c. fiji of Middletown and George of Spencer of Saybrook.
 State board of health--Dr. E. M. Smith ur Meriden and Theodore w. McKensie de Southington. H
 FOR WIDER WAGON TIRES. re Both branches to-day passed a bill DO