The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-20

LlOIly anu WIFI llOL D6 III Llllo Iet9S' liC committee will undoubtedly report fa- vorably and when the singular condi- tion of affairs of the Old Colony tax is explained to the lawmakers they will pass the bill.
 RELATIVE TO ITINERANT VEN
 DORIS.
 Senator Lyman H. Johnson of New Haven introduced in the senate to-day an important bill relative to itinerant vendors. It is modelled in some por-- tions after the Massachusetts law, and contains also some original special pro- visions. The first section reads:
 Section Amy itinerant vendor be- fore making sales of goods wares and merchandise, shall make application for a local license to the licensing board or committee of the city or town in which such goods are kept or to be kept or exposed for sale, or sold by him or them, and, together with such application, shall file a true statement under oath of the average quality and value of the stock of goods, wares and merchandise so kept or to be kept or exposed for sale Such licensing board
  ment to the board of assessors of said city, or town, who shall forthwith, after examination of such goods, wares and merchandise so kept or to be kept or exposed for sale place a valuation thereon and transient a certificate of such valuation to such licensing board or committee, whereupon said licensing board or committee shall act upon said application, and, if in the judgment of said licensing committee said applica- ton should be granted the city or town clerk may be authorized to Issue a license to said applicant, and said clerk shall thereupon ascertain the amount to be paid for the local license by computation based upon the valu- ation placed by said board of assessors on such stock of goods, wares, and merchandise so kept and exposed for sale, in the ratio and of the rate per thousand dollars of valuation of the last preceding tax levy made in such city or town; and upon the receipt of the amount so fixed and ascertained shall issue to the person filing or fur nishing such statement local license, authorizing the sale of such goods, wares and merchandise within the limits of such town or city, which license shall be and continue in force so long as the license thereunder shall continuously keep and expose for sale in such city or town such stock of goods, wares and merchandise, except that such license shall in any event terminate and expire on the first day of May next following it's date.
 If the statement required by this section is not filed as aforesaid, the licensing board of the city or town in which such goods are now kept or exposed for sale or where such itinerant vendor desires to sell such goods, wares and merchandise, shall therefore fix the same to be paid for such license, which sum shall be binding upon the parties.
 NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
 Among the more important measures introduced in the house this afternoon are the following:
 MT. Clark of Haddam introduced two bills, disbanding the Connections Ma tional Guard and the naval militia, turning over all armories and property to the comptroller to be sold, except the Hartford armory, and the proceeds turned into the treasury. The military bill provides a governors staff of three general officers.
 Other bills introduced by Mir Clark are: Providing that water companies rates shall be revised by judge of the l superior court; every resident exempt l from taxation shall receive in lieu | thereof annual pension of SIP
 MT. Newton of New Haven introduced | a bill providing the appointment of an | excise commission for two years, by the | superior court, to have the powers now | vested in the county commissioners re- garding licenses; making the penalty | for excise violations $10 to $500 or 10 | days to six months Imprisonment.
 Mir. Keeler of Norwalk-A bill pro- | viding that 100 voters in any town can compel the stoppage of any train at their station.
 MT. Lord of Killingly-Every street railway in New Haven shall sell at their office or through conductors trip [ tickets at rate no greater than six for twenty-five cents, and give transfer charge, penalty for refusal $10O for each mile, to be divided between the inform | CT and the state.
 MT. Mccarthy of Naugatuck-A bill changing the name of the Wrawg fam fly to Lawrence H
 MT. Turnbull of New Britain-A bill making the age at which children may work in factories fourteen instead of thirteen; permitting New Britain to issue $50000 bonds for street pavements. and $100, ,000 for sewers; dividing the city into six voting districts
 MT. Elliott of New Haven--A bill re- mIbursing the owners of property in iured by the closing of Ferry hath in New Haven, the same to be paid bv he Consolidated road. The parties in interest and the respective amounts follow: W. H. Fl. Hewitt, $1 .O2O. .S7: Michael McCabe, $SS1 45; Jeremiah h Cullen, $1,734; Josephine Merle. s939 25 md o. A. Talmadge.
 Bills placing Hartford and East Hart ord bridges maintenance on the two owns; providing a secret ballot on li- ,ense question: that Hartford county be investigated to ascer- ain if they have received money for issuing licenses. Several bills grading the degree of degree, for drinking on