The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-07
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ton was passed.
SENATE
Senator Coffey won a victory for this
4 Norwalk Tramway company, a resolu-
ton having been adopted permitting
that company to lay tracks in the ter
ritory of the South Norwalk Stree
railway.
Two bills, one increasing the powers
of the insurance commissioner and the
other decreasing such powers, We're re-
jected, leaving the powers the same as
at present.
A resolution was passed for removing
the savings bank at Brooklyn to XII
lingly, after a protracted fight
The resolutions of respect adopted by
the senate upon the death of Senator
Pickering of Portland have been hand
somely engrossed and will be presented
to the family in few days.
Resolution adopted appropriating $500
for two years for maintaining the Mon
ument house at Groton.
Incorporated the Connecticut Life,
Health and Accident Assurance COM
pany
Bill providing for the payment for
damages caused when the property or
fences of any party is undermined in
repairing or grading town roads, was
passed.
The bill providing that steam boilers
of less than ten-horse power may be
exempted from inspection, particularly
the small boilers ON farms, was re-
jected.
Adjourned until Tuesday at 1890
p. m.
THE HOUSE.
| The committee chairmen reported the
state of business in the house this
| morning, in response to a resolution
adopted yesterday. Most of the com
mittees will have an their reports in
by next Tuesday, Chairman Judson
of Stratford said there were twelve bills
pending in his committee, judiciary,
and they would be all reported next
Tuesday.
A bill concerning dogs was reported
unfavorably as the matter is covered
by an act of 1898. An unfavorable re-
port was also made on the bill that
the state pay for the damage to stock
by dogs The wild carrot and Canada
thistles bill was also reported unfavor-
ably, repeating the act by that name.
All these bills were rejected.
The committee on temperance report
ed unfavorably on the bill concerning
ways of access between saloons and
dwellings.
An unfavorable report was also made
on the bill providing for kindergarten
at New Britain. A minority report was
also made.
A temperance bill was rejected which
provided that votes on local option
may be taken in separate wards and
voting districts.
The bill cutting off fees Of prosecut-
ing agents was unfavorably reported
and rejected.
A remonstrance against the passage
of the pool bill was received from citi-
zens o" Meriden and referred.
TEMPERANCE MEASURES.
The committee on temperance re-
ported a general license law which
provides that the license fee in towns
of 5000 and over shall be $3.50, and in
towns of less than 5000, $3.50, In the
latter towns the proprietors or reputa-
Bile hotels may secure a license for any
sum between $3.50 and 800, this matter
to be left to the discretion Of the county
commissioners Grocers' licenses for
bottled beer not to be drunk on the
premises shall be 5000. Rhine wine and
beer licenses shall be $500. Druggist
licenses shall remain the same. The
report was tabled for the calendar and
printing under the rules.
The committee on temperance report
ed favorably on a bill in relation to
the selling of liquors, which is substan-
TALLY as follows: Every person who
by himself, his servant or his agent
between the hours of IL on Saturday
night and O'clock Monday morning
next following, shall sell in any place
or give away or dispense spirituous
liquors, shall be fined not less than
$50, nor more than $500, or be imprisoned
not more than six months, or both The
act does not apply to sales under drug
gists' licenses. The bill was tabled for
calendar and printing.
RAILROAD CHARTER.
After two hours discussion, some of
II being very sharp, the house this
afternoon passed the majority report
of the railroad committee amending
the charter of the Norwalk Street Rail-
way company. 1t was committee
fight as well as a railroad fight. Five
of the committee favored the amend
ment and four We're opposed.
The latter claimed the amendment |
would allow the street railway to par
allel the tramway companys line. ThesI
vote was "a to "a.
BEFORE COMMITTEES. |
Speaker Fessenden called the differ |
ent committees to ascertain the condi- |
ton of business and the time when |
each committee would make Its final |
report. The result is rs follows:
Agriculture, Tomorrow; appropria- |
lions, Wednesday; banks, to-day. Cap |
itol furniture and grounds, Friday; Cit |
les and boroughs, early next week, |
claims, very soon; constitutional amend
ments, (house), to-day; education, fin
ished; federal relations, tomorrow or |
Tuesday; finance, tomorrow; forfeited |
rights, Wednesday; humane institu-
tions, Wednesday; interpretations, |
insurance, next week; judi
ciary, Tuesday; judicial nominations, |
Tuesday; manufactures, Friday; mill
tary affairs, Wednesday; new counties
and county seats, finished; new towns
and probate districts, tomorrow; pub