The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-05
ANOTHER GOOD ROADS BILL
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE MAKE
A REPORT.


priation, $1Oo, ,o0o-Work to be Certified
to Under Oath by Selectmen-Waterbur
uospitaI-An Act to Prevent Railway
Corporations from Watering Stock.
Speaker Barbour was absent during
the first hour of the house session yes
terday morning, and Mr.. Day Of Col
chester presided over the deliberations
of that body,
One of the first matters that came
up was a motion made by Mr.. Wads-
the office of the secretary of state the
bill relating to fugitives from justice.
Messrs. Wadsworth and Hall of Water
bury We're appointed committee on
the part of the house.
The state tax bill was reported unfa-
vorably by the committee on finance,
and the report was accepted and the
bill rejected.
Notice was given by Mr.. Kenealy of
Stamford that on Tuesday next the
finance committee would give a hear
ing on the proposition to extend the
charter rights of the Stamford Street
Railway company. He also stated that
If any opposition to the bill was evil
denced it would be withdrawn.
The proposition of the judiciary COM
vat n 70 nny tcSi
quire into the matter of probate dis
tricts and to report upon the advisable
ity and feasibility of paying the judges
of these courts salaries instead of fees
met with effective opposition, and af-
ter a short debate the bill was rejected
in concurrence with the action Of the
senate.
The resolution providing that all
electors shall be able to read in Eng
lish any article in the constitution was
passed.
The house disposed of the following
bill relating to the state board of agri-
culture:
Section There shall be a state
board Of agriculture, consisting Of the
governor and one person who shall be
practical farmer from each county,
who shall be appointed by the general
assembly in the manner hereinafter
provided The present session of the
general assembly shall appoint four
farmers to be members of such board,
one from each of the counties of Hart
ford, New Haven, Fairfield and New
London, who shall hold office for four
years from and after the first day Of
July, 1897, and four farmers, one from
each of the counties of Litchfield, Mid
dlesex, Tolland and Windham, who
shall hold office for two years from and
after the first day Of July, 1897, and
upon the expiration of their several
terms of office their successors shall be
appointed in like manner for the term
of four years from and after the first
day of July next succeeding their ap-
pointment All vacancies which shall
occur may be filled by the governor
until Wednesday of the third week Of
the next regular session of the general
assembly.
Section 2-The board may appoint
and prescribe the duties of a secretary
and treasurer, who shall hold office for
one year from and after the first day of
July next succeeding their appointment
and until their successors are appointed
and qualified. The treasurer shall give
a bond to the state, with surety to the
acceptance of the board, of $4,000, for
the faithful discharge of his duties.
Section 3-Sections 1904, 1886 of the
General Statutes, Chapter CCV. of the
Public Acts of 1889. and all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
| Section 4-Provides for the printing of
reports.
| Section 5-This act shall take effect
July 1, 1887.
| Mr. Rowell of Stamford called up the
hospital appropriation and moved that
the house adhere to it's action requiring
the Waterbury hospital to allow pa
tients the choice of physicians.
| Judge Cowelr opposed the motion and
Mr.. Beckwith favored it.
The motion was finally Withdrawn
and the gentleman from Stamford by
unanimous consent substituted a mo-
tion to insist and ask for conference
with the senate, that body having re-
jected the provision in question.
DR.. Rowell of Stamford and Mr..
Beckwith of New London were appoint
| ed a committee.
Speaker Barbour, who had come in
| during the debate in the motion, took
the chair. He had been a spectator for
several minutes and as he took the
chair there was much applause. Those
close to the speaker, however, heard
him compliment Mr.. Day in the man.
ner In which he presided.
| Mr.. Wartman from the good roads
conference committee reported that
| there had been an agreement on the
bill He then explained that the bill
was compromise providing for one
commissioner and for 100000 appro.
priation. The bill was tabled for print.
ing and calendar.
Judge Cowell of Waterbury was CIV
en- leave to introduce a resolution re-
quiring the selectmen of Woodbury.
Middlebury and Wolcott to pay $500 fol
the rent of quarters in the Waterbury
court house. Calendar.
The act relating to the increase OF
capital stock of railroads was taker
up. Mr. Wickham of East Hartford of
| fered an amendment providing a fine OF
81, 900 for watering stock. The bill and
amendment was tabled for calenda!
and printing.
The following joint resolution was
passed: