The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24
MAKINGLAWS HARTFORD
DULL SESSIONS OF BOTH SENATE
AND HOUSE YESTERDAY.

Succession Tax Bill Tabled-Judiciary
Committee Report Unfavorably on 10
Number of fMeasures-veterans Will Not
Attend Grant Tomb Dedication-Both
Branches Adjourn Until Wednesday.
The senate session yesterday was a.
short one, there being but few bills
ready for action and because of the alb
sence of several senator's the matters on
the table were not taken up.
The judiciary committee reported un-
favorably on several bills and resolu-
tions, among which were the following:
An act concerning trade marks; an act
to prevent discriminate ton in telephone
rates; concerning pleas in Abatement;
relating to the estates of deceased per-
sons; an act relating to the appoint
ment of judicial officers in towns offs
more than 10000; concerning the use Of
highways; two bills relating to the
granting Of franchises of the streets
of the city of Waterbury.
The act providing for succession tax,
reported favorably by the Judiciary
committee, was tabled at the request of
Senator Warner, who said he UNDER
stood thatseveral of the absent senator's
wished to be heard on the bill (The
act was printed in full in the Journal
and Courier Of Thursday.
Senator Warner explained the bill res
hating to the holding of property by the
trustees of the Methodist Episcopal
church and United American church.
The act was passed unanimously
The senate concurred in rejecting res
olution appropriating for expenses of
Soldiers Home veterans to attend the
Grant monument celebration; in recon-
mitting bill amending charter Of Wa
terbury Center school district; also bill
removing limitations of service Of coun-
ty commissioners of New Haven, Hart
ford and Fairfield counties; also bill
changing fees of probate judges.
After considerable discussion the sem
ate rejected the bill concerning condi-
tional sales of personal property, which
was drawn up with intent to have
such sales of bicycles recorded in the
town clerks office. A yea and nay
vote resulted is to for rejection.
A substitute bill regulating the sale Of
tub butter, tabled by Senator Marigold,
was taken up. 1t was amended by
striking out section 8, which provided
that the act take effect upon it's pass
age.
The bill as amended and passed is, in
part, as follows:
No person by himself, or his
agents or his servants, shall sell,
offer for sale, or have in his possession
with intent to sell, any butter known as
tub butter which is pressed or print
ed into what is known as bricks, pats
or balls, except under the following
conditions: Every such brick, pat or
ball shall have the words tub butter''
in one-half inch Roman letters stamped
or pressed upon it, and, If wrapped,
the wrapper shall be marked in like
manner. 1t shall be the duty of the
dairy commissioner to attend to the
enforcement of this act throughout the
state; and for this purpose the commits
sioner and his deputy shall have free
access at all reasonable hours to all
| places and premises where the dairy
commissioner or his deputy suspects
that any act in violation of this law
has been or is being committed
| The senate passed the act relating to
enbezzlement and the falsifying Of ac-
| counts.
The committee on temperance report
ed adversely on the bill that persons
| licensed to sell liquor shall give bonds
to the towns to indemnify the towns or.
individuals for damages caused by the
sale of liquor. Rejected.
| AT 11:25 the senate adjourned to We'd
nesday, April %. at 1890.