The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-30

lures for '95 and '96. He said the act on specific appropriations was repealed at the last session and it was necessary for the legislature to know how the finances stand.
 Mir Hicks introduced another resolu- ton, which was also passed under sus- pension of rules, instructing the finance committee to investigate and report the expenditures of the state and to adopt measures for raising revenue. He said that in his message Governor Coffin states that there Is a deficiency in two years past of $1S5,000 MT. Hicks be- lleves it is at least $4O0,0O0.
 OTHER MEASURES IN THE HOUSE.
 The nominations of George P. Carroll and w. H. Comfy to be judge and dep uty judge of Bridgeport city court pass ed the lWIse.
 A bill from the town of Derby asks for the appointment of a tax commits sion of one, and it was referred
 The house then adjourned until to- morrow at ii a. m.
 IN THE SENATE.
 Ex-Governor Bulkeley occupied seat beside Lieutenant Governor Cook in the senate to-day
 The senate acted favorably on the nominations of Thomas L. Norton of Lakeside and William H. Fitch of Hart ford to be state auditors.
 Senator Marigold introduced bill to increase the number of deputy sher- ifs in Fairfield county from fifteen to twenty.
 A bill calling for an investigation of the Hartford bridge matter was read and referred.
 An important bill introduced by MT. Watrous of Hartford provides that here after states attorneys and clerks of su- perior courts shall be elected by the people instead of being appointed by the judges of the superior court.
 This proposal for a change will un- doubtedly be met by very hearty op- position from those who now occupy the positions in question, as well as by a great number of people who believe that it is much better to allow an old custom to prevail than to introduce new factor in popular politics. PETITION OF THE FAIR HAVEN
 ROAD.
 The senate acted on the petition of tho Fair Haven and Westville railroad and referred it to the appropriate commit tee. The bill asks for leave to extend through Derby avenue from Norton street to Chapel Also from Yale field O Chapel Also throu East street from Grand avenue to Water street. Also from Forrest street in Westville to the heights near Maltby lake and through Forrest street overland to Donald G. Mitchells; through Springside avenue and Wintergreen road to the top of West Rock.
 ANOTHER BIG PETITION.
 During the afternoon a bill accom- panied by a petition signed by upwards of thousand people was read and referred, fixing the fare on the Win chester avenue railroad from all points south of Chapel and east of Temple in the city of New Haven to the borough of West Haven at five cents It was one of the biggest petitions yet re- ceived by the legislature, barring the monster petition of Bridgeport people in the grade crossing matter. It will be a very important hearing.
 HERE AND THERE.
 The Fairfield county representatives met this afternoon and laid a tax of two-tenths of a mill, which three tenths less than the former tax. This will pay for the maintenance of the county home and pay a note for $10, ,0O0, leaving two sets of bonds still out E. O. Hull of Trumbull and James Lee of Brookfeld were appointed audi tors.
 There was a big hearing in the hall of the house of representatives this on the petition for annexing a portion of the town of West Hart ford to Hartford. The proposed terri try runs east to Vanderbilt hill south to Park street and north to the ex- tension of Asylum avenue. There is about S1,500O00 of taxable property in the district. It is stubbornly fought by the people of West Hartford and there is no danger of the passage of the bill.
 George M. Clark of Haddam intro- duced a resolution appropriating $5, ,0O0 to the Nebraska sufferers. It was re- ferred.
 Tonight a reception will be rendered to Governor and Mrs. Coffin and the lieutenant governor and the senators by Senator Hall, the only democrat in avenue.