The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-21
FOR BURIAL OF SOLDIERS
ACT RELATING TO INTERMENT OF
DECEASED VETERANS AMENDED.

With the Senate in Passing Tt.
An act was passed yesterday in the
senate which, if it becomes law, will
relieve the legislative committee on
claims from some of its duties and at
the same time simplify the matter OF
burial of soldiers and sailors. Hereto
fore these bill could only be paid when
specially ordered by the general as
sembly
The law as enacted in 1893 did not
seem to be clear in several instances.
The amendment. it is thought, will meet
every contingency and is satisfactory
to the G. A, R. members.
The selectmen Of the town in which
such deceased shall have resided or
died or is buried shall pay the burial
! expenses of such deceased person, and
upon satisfactory proof by the select
men, made within twelve months of the
date of death to the quartermaster
general, of the identity of the deceased,
the time and place of his death and
| burial, and the insufficiency of his es-
| tate, and the approval thereof of the
quartermaster general, a sum Of $50
shall be paid to the selectmen by the
comptroller. And whenever the general
assembly shall direct the comptroller
to pay the burial expenses of any de-
ceased soldier or sailor an application
for such expenses shall be made in the
form provided by the quartermaster
general, and shall be approved by him
and forwarded to the comptroller be-
fore payment is made
| An act amending section 3067 of the
general statutes relating to druggists
lincenses to sell intoxicating liquors.
was passed. The bill reads as follows:
No license shall be granted to any;
druggist unless application for the
same, signed by the applicant and stat
ing the town and the particular build
ing, naming street and number, If SUCH
there be, where the business is to be-
carried on, and that the business there
to be carried on is one in which the ap-
plicant is engaged, either as a. proprie-
| tor or as an employe Of the proprietor,
| lidS OGGll lOdSCu WILL LAS COo1lIy COlIlS
missioners at least two weeks prior
thereto, and the granting of any such
license shall be discretionary with the
county commissioners but no such IL
cense shall be granted until the appli-
cant therefor shall have been examined
under oath by the county commissions
ers as to the truth of the matters con-
tanned in the application for such liz
cense. All statutes allowing persons to-
file objections to the granting of any
license for the sale of spirituous and in
toxicating liquors, providing for hear
ings upon the same and authorizing the
county commissioners to revoke IL
censes for such sale, shall apply to all
licenses to druggists applied for or
granted under the provisions Of this
chapter.
Any license granted to any druggist
who is not either proprietor or an en-
ploye of the proprietor of the business
conducted at the place for which such
license is granted shall be void.
A substitute bill defining the word
"selectmen'' as applying to the care Of
highways was passed. The text of the
act is as follows:
The word "selectmen," wherever the
same occurs in the general statutes or
the public acts, shall, in relation to
towns having a consolidated town and
city government, and which by char
tered rights have the care and main
tenance of the highways therein, be-
construed to mean the board, officer or
commission, as the case may be, having
charge Of the care and maintenance Of
such highways.
A communication from Governor
Cooke renominating George L. Mclean
of Ellington for factory inspector and
George A. Parsons of Hartford and Gill
bert L. Smith of Sharon for members of
the state board of mediation and arbl-
tration; also Franklin J. Ives Of Meri-
den, a member of the same board, vice
A. J. Coe, deceased. Referred to the
committee on executive nominations.
The senate ooncurred in rejecting a
large number of bills adversely report-
ed including half dozen amending the
dog law.
Numerous bills relating to the license
law, adversely reported, were explained
by Senator Tuttle and rejected in con-
currence.
Reconsidered action on the Putnam
city charter and tabled the bill.
Resolution providing FOR the erection
of memorial tablets for regimental as
sociations, allowing two or more to
club together to erect a single large
memorial, came before the senate, hav-
ing been recalled An amendment was
offered that no association shall receive
more than one appropriation under this
act, and the matter was tabled by Sena-
tor Converse.
The senate bill amending the replevln
law so that no costs in replevin suits
shall be taxed against a common car
rier when the property is surrendered
to the officer without defence was ex-
planned by Senator Herman and passed.
House bill providing that if saloon
is within 200 feet of postofice or pub
lie library, the applicant for license
shall note the fact in his application.
Passed.
Concurred in passing house bill that
no expense in excess of any specific ap-
proriation shall be incurred by any
state department, board, commission,
officer or public institution. The bill
was amended by Senator Converse so
that no appropriation shall exceed the
amount allowed by law.
Adjourned at lao to IL a. m. We'd
| nesday