The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-05
A PRISON INVESTIGATION
MR. FRISBIE OF WILMINGTON SAYS
 HE HAS DAMAGING AFFIDATITS.

He Succeeds in Getting a Committee for
 the Purpose of Inquiry-Beach Divorce
 Case Again-Opponents of the Bill De-
 mand the Closes Scrutiny-Mr. Gregory's
 Motion Falls.
 Less than one half the senators were in their seats yesterday morning at Il o'clock when Lieutenant Governor Dew ell's gavel fell. The following appoint ments of judges were concurred in: James w. Tucker, judge, and F. D. Prescott, deputy judge of the town court of Killingly; Jabez P. Davis, judge of the town court of Enfield.
 The military committee reported a substitute bill for four measures that have been presented to it. The princi- pie features of the bill are as follows: It makes membership in a volunteer fire company for one year cause for military exemption; also three years service in active militia or volunteeri fire company. Every enlisted man shall be held to duty until sixty days after he applies for discharge. The trumpet- CT on the brigade generals staff is to be chief trumpeter of the brigade with rank of sergeant-ma No person. shall be appointed a staff officer with higher rank than captain unless he has had three years service in the na- tional guard of this state or another state or the United States army, but this does not apply to medical officers. Every person shall be entitled to anI honorable discharge after three years' service. An enlisted man removing from the state or to long distance from the armory, may be dropped by the adjutant general, but may be plac-. ed on the roll again if he returns, and his absence shall not count on his term When an officer has served five years in one grade, he may, at the instance of the governor, be placed on the retired list. Section 80 is amended so that any person having served five years as commissioned officer since 1865 may be- placed on the retired list
 Concurred in recommitting bill pro- viding that suits for damages for death or injury brought against municipal railway or street railway corporations, must be brought within a year.
 Bill, fAvorably reported by committee. prohibiting playing of musical instru- ments in saloons came from the house reflected On motion of Senator Futile 1t was recommitted.
 House bill that saloons need not be- closed in cities on days of special elec- tions, in those wards where no election is held, which was favorably reported. but rejected by the house, was concur red in by the senate.
 House bill providing a new law for licensing of itinerant vendors came from the house passed, with slight amendments. The bill was passed in concurrence.
 Bill that October town elections shall be warned by the governor was ad- versely reported.
 Senator Warner offered a substitute imposing a fine of $500 on town author ities for neglecting to legally warn any electors meeting. The substitute was passed.
 Senate resolution authorizing the gov- ernor to appoint an agent to secure any funds due the state from the United States on account of war expenses was taken up. Senator Warner explained, in reply to query, that the matter cannot be left to our congressman, as they could not appear before the court of claims. The resolution was then ta- bled.
 The senate concurred with the house in passing bill slightly changing the dog tax law, and in the resolution pros viding for the winding up of the Ton- tine Hotel company in New Haven. The senate adjourned at 12 m. to il a. m. to-day.