The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11
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CRAZE IND REVEREND SENATORS
DECIDE MS Fate.


Upper House-He Thanks the Senators
House Discusses Henry S. Barnard's
Pensfon-Warm Debate on the Matter
Many Reports From Committees.
Both houses of the Connecticut gen.
eral assembly consumed much of the
time allotted for their sessions yester-
day in discussion. Whether the law
making it a crime to kill the great
American eagle should be repealed oc-
cupied the senators and the reconsider
alton of the vote by which the commit
teeon appropriations adversely reported
on granting 1000 annually to the VEN
cradle and eminent educator, DR., Henry
). Barnard, who is over eighty years
old, and is in poor circumstances, en-
gagged the time of the representatives.
Senate.
Governor Cooke sent to the senate
yesterday morning the following nomi-
nations: For the state board of agri-
culture, Theron E. Platt of Newtown,
to be commissioner for four years, COM
mencing at July l, 1897; William B.
Sprague of Andover, for the unexpired
term ending July l, 1897, and for four
years thereafter. For the state board
of health, William HI. Brewer of New
Haven, and Ralph H. Goodman of
Thomaston, for six years, from July 1.
The nominations were reappoint-
ments with the exception of MIR.
Sprague.
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yorably upon a bill regarding the care
of property belonging to guests by hotel
keepers. 1t provides that the hotel
keeper shall provide a safe and give no.
tice of the same to their patrons. If
valuables deposited in the safe are lost
the proprietor shall not be liable for
more than $3.50 unless by special agree
ment. The proprietor shall not be
liable for property left outside of the
guests room, unless especially entrust-
ed to the care of an employe.
The bill provides for lien to be put
on the property of a regular boarder
the same as a transient boarder, and
the proprietor may sell in thirty days.
The following bills were reported:
Judiciary-Favorable on bill giving
all courts of common pleas power to
allow a reasonable sum to witnesses
from outside the state. Favorable on
bill that in criminal complaint when
IT. is necessary to set out a previous con-
viction for like offence it shall be suf-
fcient to name the date, place, court
and crime. Favorable on bill requir-
ing separate dockets of court and jury
cases. All are tabled for calendar Ad-
verse on bill that witnesses kept in at
tendance on criminal cases more than
one day be allowed for time and ex-
penses; adverse on bill changing law as
to search warrants, and bill requiring
that the wife must join in transfer of
real estate All rejected. Recommend
ed that bill regarding cremation be re-
ferred to the public health committee.
So referred.
Public hea1th-Favorable on bill max
ing new regulations regarding health
officers.
Observation-Disclosures on bill regarding
rights of policy holders in domestic
mutual life insurance companies; re-
jected.
Observation-Disclosures on bill that no
district committee shall employ as
teacher any person related to them by
birth or marriage; rejected.
The senate resolution providing that
No. 555 of the special laws of 1893 as
amended by No 260 of the special laws
Of 1895, shall be 50 construed that when
ever any regiments or battery associa-
tions of Connecticut volunteers that
served in the War of the Rebellion shall
vote to erect a monument in accord
ance with the provisions of said special
t1-o
in erecting a monument with a suitable
inscription to two or more of such asso-
Citations, the quartermaster general
shall cause the same to be erected in
the same manner as provided by said
special laws, and the comptroller shall
draw his order on the treasurer in fa-
vor of the quartermaster general, upon
presentation of proof that such monu-
ment or memorial has been so erected,
to an amount not exceeding $1,000 for
each and every association joining in
the erection of such monument, was
passed.
The senate passed house resolution
granting the divorce of Harry L. Gay
lord from his wife, Lena Gaylord. The
divorce was granted upon the recon-
mendation of the judiciary committee.
The following senate bill was passed
fixing fees of jurors, as follows:
Each juror, except on inquests and
as otherwise provided in this section,
shall receive $3.50 a day; each grand
juror and petit juror cents for each
mile of travel from his place of resi-
dence to the place of holding the court,
and return for each week of his at
tendance as such juror; each juror for
assessing damages or benefits on high
ways, s150 a day; each juror in a civil
action before a justice of the peace, or
a town, borough, or city court or cor
oners inquest 81 a day, except that
Jurors of the city court of New Haven
shall receive $3.50 day without mile
age"
The senate bill was passed providing
that any highway crossing over rail
road. the use of which crossing has
heretofore been abandoned for a period
of at least fifteen years shall be deem
ed to be discontinued. This act shall
take effect from it's passage.
Also senate bill that in a tax list,
reference to map in the town clerks
office shall be a sufficient description Of
the property.
Senate bill amending Section 659 that