The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-14
REVENUE BILL DEFEATED
SENATE KILLS ACT RELATING TO LICENSE TEES.

Health Officers Duties-Bakeshop Bill Passed-House Appoints Committee to Investigate Good Roads-Afternoon Ses-
 sion-Meriden Charter Passes the House. The senate was called to order yester- day morning at II o'clock, Lieutenant Governor Dewell in the chair. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thompson.
 The bill regulating the sanitary con- dition of bakeshops was passed as amended by the house. The bill pro- vides that every building. room or place used in or in connection with the manufacture for sale of any article of food composed wholly or in part of fiour or meal from cereals shall be known un- der the act as a "bakeshop."
 Every bakeshop shall be kept in al clean and sanitary condition, properly drained and ventilated, and conducted with proper regard to the health ofthe operatives and the production of whole some food.
 Senate bill No. 107, an act concerning prosecutions by county health officers, was passed. The bill provides that eecI ton of chapter CCXLVIII of the pub lie acts of 1893 be amended to read: Tt shall be the duty of said county health officers to cause the execution of the laws relating to public health, and the prevention and abatement of nuisances dangerous to public health, and of the laws relating totfe registration of vital statistics. and to cooperate with and supervise the workings Of the boards of health and health offcers'wit fta county"
 Substitute for house bill relating to soldiers and sailors, repeating section of chapter CCCXVIII Of the public acts of 1895, which providesthat the statute of limitations shall not be pleaded by the defendant in any action for the re- covery of bounties voted by towns, was passed.
 A bill amending section 1 of chapter CCCxVIII of the public acts of 1895 was amended as follows: Any person who enlisted or re-enlisted in the army or navy of the United States for the suppression of the rebellion, and who was honorably discharged from service. or who was held as a prisoner of war after the expiration of his term of ser vice, and who thereby became entitled to any bounty voted by any town and has not heretofore received the same, may recover from such town the amount of any such bounty in an &C., tion upon this statute.
 House bill No. 2s6. An act concerning the practice of medicine, surgery and midwifery, was taken from the table on motion of Senator Warner and pass ed as amended. The bill requires that every person who shall practice med- icine, surgery and midwifery to be ex- amined as to his qualifications there- for by either of the examining boards appointed for that purpose. The bill was amended by Senator Woodruff so that the law would not apply to pro- prietors of proprietary remedies, so far and to the extent only as the use of such remedies are concerned.
 At 11:30 the senate took up Senator Wright's bill providing that 50 per cent. of the liquor license money shall be paid into the state treasury. It was duNcISCly LCPo1 JUL Wy LilC 1iiAo,AkCC7SOAlA~ mittee
 The bill was rejected, 20 to g. only Senators Latham and Wright voting for it.
 Senator Herman presented a favor- able majority report from the labor committee on the bill requiring vesti- buled street cars in indictment weather; also an adverse minority report, which refers the matter to the railroad com- missioners. Tabled for printing.
 House resolution for committee of one senator and four representatives to investigate the whole subject of good roads was tabled.
 The good roads bill received from the house was made the special order for next Wednesday noon.
 The boiler inspection bill was taken up. An amendment reducing the fee from $3 to $2 for boilers of less than ten horsepower, and that a fee of $2 be paid for biennial inspection of boilers of less than five horsepower, used by farmers, was agreed to. Amendment that the law shall not apply to low pressure boilers used for heating only was adopted, also some minor amend ments, and the bill was passed as amended
 Senate concurred in amending and passing bill amending the oleomargar- inc law so as to give the dairy com- missioner power to enter boarding. houses to ascertain whether oleomar- garine is being illegally served.
 Senate concurred in passing bill mak- ing bank holidays New Years, Ltn- coin day (February 12) washington's birthday, Fast day, Memorial day. Fourth of July, Labor day, Thanksgiv- ing, Christmas. The bill also provides that where such days fall on Sunday. the succeeding day shall be a holiday. Bank hours shall end on Saturdays at noon and Saturday shall for the accept ance and maturity of negotiable in- struments, but only for such purposes. be treated as holiday.
 The senate adjourned until 1 o'clock next Tuesday.
 In the house yesterday morning MT