The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-28
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bookos; concerning school property in
Bethel; extending the time for the or
ganization of the Canaan Trust and
Safe Deposit company; reimbursing
East Hartford for certain burial eX-
penses of soldiers; amending section
sos of the general statutes; concerning
mechanics liens, substituting a bond;
concerning corporations; concerning
electio of assessors in the town of Es-
sex; concerning foreign attachments;
concerning rooms and tenements used
for immoral purposes; ameding section
1881 SO as to make any mortgagee, les
see in possession or any agent, liable
under the law; raising a committee to
ascertain the manner and method of
arrangements by the comptroller for
transporting members of the general as
sembly; creating a fish and game COM
mission, members to be elected for two
years, appointed by the governor, the
old commission to terminate April
and new commission appointed-three
commissioners to be paid at the rate of
SO per day.
HOUSE.
In the house these bills were reported
favorably: Bills concerning conserva-
tors and concerning crimes; election of
town officers; abatement of nuisances;
relating to pawnbrokers; relating to
abduction; advertising hand-bills; the
boarding of infants; assessment of tax
es; appeals to the supreme court; the
investigation of crime; election of GER
tain town officers; unfavorable on brok-
ers and habeas corpus, and both re-
jected.
An unfaVorable report was made on
the bill concerning the electors oath,
providing that electors must make oath
to support the state of Connecticut as
a free and independent state. The bill
was rejected.
The bill fixing a particular kind of
type for printing election ballots was
also rejected.
The bill concerning the distribution
of printed reports was amended by add
ing the words "all printed reports" and
adopted
The bill concerning probate judges
was taken up. The house reconsidered
it's action and concurred with the SEN
ate in rejecting the bill.
A remonstranee was filed against re-
moval of the savings bank from Brook
Ign to Danielsonvllle.
These bills We're passed: Incorporat-
ing the Jackson company of Middle
town; amending the charter of the Unit
ed Irish Societies Building Fund asso-
citation of Hartford; amending the char
ter of the Middletown and Portland
Bridge company.
The bill concerning the practice of
dentistry was taken up. Mr.. Judson of
Straftord explained that the last legis-
lature created a, board to license all
reputable dentists. The bill adds ''or
graduate of a medical school. The bill
was passed.
THE OLD COLONY STOCK.
In the house this morning Representa-
tive Gum of Milford called up the bill
amending section 1923 Of the general
statutes relating to the returns of rail
road companies. This is the measure
doing away with the double tax" So
called. on Consolidated road stock, the
present law taxing certain Old Colony
road stock, although it already pays
it's tax i'm Massachusetts and Rhode |
Island.
Mr.. Ogden of Wilton offered an
amendment providing that the bill
which does away with this double tax
alton shall not take effect until the Con-
solidated road shall have made restitu-
ton of it's unpaid taxes from 1872 to 1885 |
inclusive. The amendment further
states that the company Incorrectly" |
reported I'M it's tax returns to the comp |
troller during the above mentioned |
years the amount of cash on hand" on
October 1 of each of said years
COMMISSIONERS CONFIRMED.
The senate this afternoon went into
executive session and confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations made by Governor
Coffin:
Colonel S. B. Horne of Winsted for
labor commissioner, Sidney w. Crofut of |
for bank commissioner, George
L. Mclean Of Ellington for factory in
spector and William o. Seymour of |
Ridgefield for railroad commissioner
STATUS OF THE OYSTER POLICE
BILL.
In the house this morning the vote
the oyster police bill was re-
considered. This leaves the matter the
same as yesterday. The bill is passed
by the house and remains to be acted
on by the senate.
JUDGE COLWELL NOMINATED.
In the republican caucus to-day Rep
Colwell of Waterbury was
for judge of the city court of
THE STEAM ROADS AND THE
ELECTRICS.
One week ago arguments were made
before the railroad committee by rep
resentatiVes of the steam roads against
the proposed paralleling of their roads
by the electric roads. Last Friday re-
plies were made at length by the rep
of the electric roads. This
at 1890 had been assigned for
q reply from the steam roads,
After remarks by Hon. Fl. c. Robinson {
and Judge Hall Chairman Coffey Mr.
Perry, Hon Lynde Harrison, Judge
eager and j. d. Dewell it was agreed
Tor the accommodation of several Of the
gentlemen to postpone the hearing until
next Tuesday at p. m.