Connecticut western news., 1897-02-11
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The last uay TOT introducing new business in the House closed last Friday with total of 2O7 measures for the day and 1,155 for the session. Last session there were 1,164 and February 19 was the last day.
 The resolution expressing sympathy with the Cubans and requesting Con- gress to use its good offices to secure the independence of tbe island. passed by the House, was rejected in the Sen ate. On Tuesday when the resolution came back from the Senate rejected, Judge Roraback called for the reading of it. After the reading the Judge made patriotic speech in support of the res- olution, and he also said he was surpris- ed at the course taken by the Senate. Messrs Rowell of Stamford, Kennedy of Derby, and Judge Cowell of Waterbury, also spoke in support of che resolution. General Frost called for rising vote The vote for insistence was unanimous. Roraback and Kennedy were then put on the committee of conference.
 Senator Marigold has introduced bill providing that any hotel may serve liquors with meals or in apartments. A hotel is defined to be house for the entertainment of guests, having not less than 25 sleeping rooms, none of less than IA square feet of floor space; tenn perance.
 Bills have been introduced giving railroad companies power to regulate the carrying of packages on trains; reg ulating fees of probate judges; amend ing the law, section 1855, in regard to leases; legalizing cremation of human bodies; concerning the appointment of conservators; in regard to the use of tu- beroulin; requiring ballots of different political parties to be printed on differ ent colored paper.
 A bill by Potter of Brooklyn for a good roads law with one commissioner to hold office for two years and to be a civil engineer at $l0 day. The annual state appropriation to be $500 000. half by the state and half by the town; the total to be expended in any one town being $5. 900 in any one year. Senator Lee (by request)-Bill for an act providing that stock holders of banks shall be held individually liable for all debts of the bank to the extent of the value of their stock; banks. @
 By Williams of Salisbury-For state tax of mill on grand lists of 1896. to be suspended, if not needed, in 1897 and 1893. till February l, 1899, or until the Legislature meets; judiciary.
 Senator Warner-That no sale or transfer by the husband of any interest in real estate. acquired before or after marriage, shall be valid unless the wife joins, or if she is dead, those in whom her estate shall have vested. Judiciary.
 Senator rigold-ResoIution direct iug the finance committee to inquire and report regarding the general assessment of property in the various towns and as- certain whether the property is assessed at its true market value; finance.
 Senator Warner introduced a bill to break up the treating habit. It pro- vides that DO saloonkeeper shall allow any person to drink liquor bought on his premises except the person who pays for the liquor. The penalty is $25 and mprisonment, with heavier fines and revocation of license for subsequent violations. The bill was referred to the temperance committee.
 In the House Mir Jewett of Sharon in troduced the following resolutions:
 Concerning bridges between adjoining towns, providing that except where otherwise specially provided for, the towns between which bridge is built shall pay the expense of building and maintaining 1t, and the cost shall be ap- portloned between them according to their grand lists. Roads, rivers and bridges.