The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-29

erated in this state. If the railroad company neglects to do this the rail road commissioners shall, if in their opinion the financial condition of the company will warrant, order such crossing or crossings to be removed, the assessment for doing the work to be in the same way as if the directors of the railroad had applied for the re- moval of the crossing. Railroads.
 House.
 SAVINGS BANKS.
 By Mir. Clark of Windhanl--The treasurer of each savings bank shall give bonds with surety to the acceptance of the directors or trustees in not less than $10,000, payable to said bank, and shall give new bonds with surety to the acceptance of the directors or trustees as often as once in every period of six years from the date of giving the last bonds The said bonds shall forthwith be recorded at length In the books of said say ings bank and in the records of the town in which said bank is located, and shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the bank commissioners, and shall be inspected by them at every examination of said banki and it shall be the duty of the president of original bonds so given In the safe of said bank. No president, director or trustee of such savings bank, nor any relative of the treasurer shall be surety in the bonds of such treasurer. Banks.
 REGARDING ELECTIONS.
 MT. Tucker of Ansonia introduced two bills, amending the public acts in reference to elections.
 The first bill purported to amend Section g. Chapter 267, so as to provide that each eiector may place in the envelope received by him one ballot for electors of president and vice-president, state officers, represent atiyes in congress, senator sheriff, and judge of probate, and one ballot for repre- SpntDtjVaS. luStirpS town l. oers, city officers, etc, but no elector shall place any ballot in any envelope when he Is outside of one of the rooms or booths; !; the voter shall securely seal the envelope before entering the room where the ballot box is placed. If more than one ballot con taining the title of the same office shall be found in the envelope, neither shall be counted. If an envelope or ballot shall be marked to indicate the person who cast the ballot, it shall not be counted, but kept by the moderator and returned to the town clerk
 The second bill provides that votes cast for presidential electors, state officers, rep resentatives In congress, senator, sheriff, and judge of probate, shall be on one bal cers, etc, shall be on one ballot All bal lots except those for licenses shall be In one envelope
 SUPPORT OF COUNTY HOME CHILL
 DREN.
 Mir. Tucker of Misunderstanding that
  beginning July l, 1897, draw on the towns of their respective counties for the expense and care of all children now inmates of the county homes belonging to said towns an amount not exceeding $2 per week for the board of each child, and the additional cost of necessary clothing. medicine, etc. Judi ciary.
 TAXES ON RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS
 By Mr. Grlfing of Hartford-All the es- tate both real and personal, owned or pos seSsed by any ecclesiastical society, church, or religious corporation, or held in the name of any person or persons for. the benefit Of any ecclesiastical society, church or reli- gious corporation, shall be returned, assess ed and set in the tax list of the town where said society, church, or religious corpora tion, is located, ill the same way and man ner and on the same basis as all other tax able property in said towns Section D. Whenever the property md estate of any ecclesiastical society, church or religious corporation shall be devoted and used ex- clusively for the purposes of and for main tenance of public religious worship and the needful incidental expenses relating there- to- the same shall be and remain exempt from taxation to the amount of S25,000 to- gether with all musical instruments owned and used by said society, church or reli- gious corporation in connection with their religious or church service. Referred to finance committee.
 RESOLUTIONS
 By Mr. Tucker of Ansona (by request- Providing for the publication of catalogue of farms for sale in this state. Agriculture. appropriation of $22,O00 for state fish hatch cries. Appropriations
 By MT; Tucker of Ansonia Appointing mon pleas for New Haven county Judi cial nominations.
 By Mr. Hall of Waterbury-Appointin George H: Cowell judge of the district court of Waterbury. Judicial nominations. RV Mir. TucEpr of AnSOnta-A DnOin tinc Leverett NJ. Hubbard judge of the court of common pleas for New Haven. Judicial nominations. s3r
 By Mr. Griffing of Hartford d-Giving a new charter to the Farmers and Mechanics bank of Hartford in place of the charter of 1S33 Banks
 WOMEN TAXPAYERS TO VOTE.
 Mir. Griffing of Hartford introduced q bill providing that women of 21 years or oyer who shall pay taxes, on property owned il her own right valued at $500 or more shall for one year from the first day of January following the assessment on her property tion held in the town, city, or borough ir which she resides and pays taxes under the same limitations as to residence with the male voters It shall be the duty of the of women paying taxes on $500 and up ward, the list to be filed with the officials making up the list of male voters. Womer suffrage.
 TAX ON TELEGRAPH AND TELE PHONE COMPANIES.
 MT Mason of Litchfield introduced a bil providing that telephone companies shal pay to the state q fax of 70 cents on eacl telephone transmitter furnished or rented and further tax of 25 cents a mile ol each telephone or telegraph company fol each mile of wire owned or leased. Req estate owned by the companies shall be sub iect to taxation by the town in which it k located No pole can be taxed for more than S1 year. Judiciary.
 EXEMPTION FROM ATTACHMENT. MT. Hutchinson of Essex introduced bI exempting from attachment for debt waget for services of a minor up to S6, and if ht | have a wife or family $1O. or benefits ai lowed by any association. Judiciary