The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-19
THE STAMP OF THE FELON
WILL NOT BRAND CONNECTICUT
PRISON MADE SHIFTS.

New Haven Street Railway Company De-
feated-BiH to Compensate the Estate of
Harriet Newton Passed.
The senate was called to order at las
p. m. yesterday, Lieutenant Governor
Dewell in the chair. Prayer was offer
ed by Chaplain Thompson.
ed adversely on bill relating to liquor
licenses. Senator Tuttle explained that
this was one of the bills which provides
for the granting of liquor license to
one person in 500 or 1000. There were
several bills of this character, the sem
ator said, before the committee on tenn
perance, all Of which will be reported
adversely
The committee on railroads reported
adversely on the petition for granting
a charter to the Derby and New Haven
Street Railway company. The report
was accepted and the petitioners were
| given leave to withdraw.
| In explanation of the report, SENATOR
| Kendall said that there was a. vast deal
of testimony pro and con, but it had
appeared to the committee that the
weight Of the testimony was against
granting the charter.
| The same committee reported unfa-
vorably on the resolution amending the
| charter Of the Montville Horse Railway
company.
| Senator Kendall said that the same
objections were raised to granting this
petition that were placed before the
committee in the Derby and New Ha-
ven street railway matter. and it was
! the unanimous opinion that the bill
| should not pass.
Senator Lee opposed the report of the
committee. 1t was rejected by a. vote
! of to /, and Lieutenant Governor
Dewell declared the resolution passed.
| The senate took up the house busi-
ness and concurred in the action Of the
house in all of it.
The report of the committee on pub-
| lie health unfavorable to the enactment
Of the pure milk law was then taken
| up. Senator Woodruff explained that
! it was the unanimous opinion Of the
committee that 1t should not pass. The
senate concurred with the house in re-
| jecting the bill.
The bill allowing the assistant state
attorneys of New Haven and Fairfield
counties $500 instead Of $3.50, as at pres
ent, was passed.
Senator Lounsbury moved that one
senator and four representatives be ap-
pointed to recall from the secretary Of
l +ope ra1qfinfr
| to children in temporary homes.
Senator Lee called from the table the
senate joint resolution incorporating
the Norwich Gas and Electric compa-
ny The bill was amended and passed
in the house.
| Senator Brown moved to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was passed.
This was carried and the senate COM
CURED with the house.
The substitute for senate joint resolu-
ton. No. 1O6, concerning the erection
of memorial tablets, was passed.
The bill provides for the consolidation
of two or more associations as regi-
nlents so that larger monuments may
be erected
A substitute for senate bill No. 148s
Au act concerning suits against mus
nicipal railway and street railway corr
porations, was passed. The bill pro-
yides that no suit or action for
damages on account of injury to any
person not resulting in death, or for in
jury to the property of any person
caused by negligence, shall be main
tanned against any municipal corpora
ton, railway or street railway corpo-
ration, unless the same shall be brought
within one year from the time when
such injury occurred, provided, how
ever, that suits on account of injury
occurring prior to the time when this
act takes effect may be brought with
in one year thereafter.
Section 2--No suit against any NUM-
cipal corporation, railroad or street rail-
way corporation for damages for the
loss of any life, shall be brought by the
executor or administrator of the de-
ceased person except within one year
from and after the death of such per-
son.
Section 3-Chapter xiv of the public
acts of 1895 is hereby repealed.
Senator Beecher explained the follow
ing resolution: That the comptroller be-
and he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to draw his order on the treas
urer for the sum of $500, in favor Of
the administrator upon the estate Of
Harriet Newton, as compensation for
injuries received at the New Haven
armory January 20, 1896.
Senator Converse opposed the pass
age of the resolution. He thought It
would be establishing bad precedent.
He was not quite sure that this estim-
able lady, attending the convention and
the crush and rush of the attendants,
had not contributed to her injuries by
neglect He could not favor the appro-
priation. He understood the house
chairman of the committee was also
opposed to the claim.
Senator Beecher replied that his COM
mittee had investigated the claim at
length.
The state was liable, according to the
testimony. 1t had failed through the
neglect of the janitor to fasten the
swinging doors leading into the armory
and in consequence of this the old lady
was injured, sustaining a fractured
hip, from which she never recovered.