The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-08
REY0LVERS FOR SENATOR'S
SOLONS OF THE UPPER ROUSE YIC
TINS OFF 4 JOKE.

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Warren Moves to Take All Matter from
the Table Next Tuesday-County Com
missioners' Bill-House Has Talking
session-In Memory of John Brown.
The members of the senate We're recip-
tents of handsome floral gifts from their
colleague, Senator Kendall, yesterday
morning. Each senator was presented
with large American Beauty roses and
cluster of carnations. Another sur
prise awaited the lawmakers of the up
per house. This was in the form of a
toy revolver presented by some un-
known friend who heard that the men,
bers from Litchfield county objected to
the bill for the protection of wild duck,
wild geese and brandt, because is pro-
hibited the use of revolver. The pat
tern left at the senator's desk was
diminutive one. A few of the senator's
strenuous objector of the BILL to teach
them the use of the gun" The time
for the first practice shoot has not been
named.
The judiciary committee reported IA
vorably on the substitute bill relating
to the proper observance of Sunday. 1t
provides that every person who shall do
any secular business or labor, except
works of necessity or mercy, or keep
open any shop, warehouse, manufac-
tory or mechanical establishment, or
expose any property on sale, or engage
in any sport on Sunday, between sun
rise and sunset, shall be fined not more
than $50.
The committee of claims reported ia
vorably on the claim for the funeral ex-
perses of Edward o. Wilson, Company
l, Connecticut Volunteers.
The committee on military affairs re-
ported unfavorably on the bill author
izing the governor to represent the state
on public occasions.
Committee on fisheries and game re-
ported unfavorably on the bill relating
to the taking of trout.
The committee on judiciary reported
IdtOICUly Cll o. JILL pIoNldlllS tlldL ilo
suit brought on account of in
jury or death of any person caused by
negligence shall be maintained against
any municipality, railway or street rail-
way corporation unless brought within
one year. Another bill treating upon
the same matter, which requires that
the plaintiff in the suit give four
months notice that suit will be brought.
was reported favorably.
A bill exempting the county commits
sioners of Fairfield, Hartford and New
Haven counties from the provision of
the general statutes, limiting the num-
ber of days the commission may be paid
for services was reported favorably up
on. BY Its provisions the county COM
missioners in the three counties named
are paid for services rendered.
When substitute for senate bill 152,
concerning election laws was reached,
Senator Warner said that the bill was a
re-draft Of the act Of 1895. 1t had
seemed best to the committee on judi
ciary to re-draft the law than to at
tempt to amend 1t.
Sections and Q remain the same as
in the old bill. Section 8 was changed
SO that the number Of envelopes furn-
ished by the state to the clerk of the
various towns be in the proportion of
1875 for every 100 voters. 1t also pro-
vides where special elections are held
by town or city there shall be ten
days notice given the secretary Of
state by the clerk Of the town.
* to NO ,,Ie ,rvIo
the count of the ballots is made and is
amended SO as to read Enclosure" in
stead Of room This provision was
made because the constitution provides
that the count of the ballot be made in
public. The committee was of the opin-
ion that conditions might possibly arise
if the word room" were allowed to
remain in the section, where the public
would be debarred from seeing the
count of the ballots made
Section Z is changed so as to conform
to the law giving women the right of
suffrage in school affairs and requires
the names of those to be voted.
A provision is made for the destruc-
ton of the mutilated and unused en-
velopes by the town clerk within thirty
days after the election has been held.
The clerk is required to forward
sworn statement of the transaction to
the secretary of states office setting
forth the number of envelopes destroy
ed.
The present law requires them to be
returned to the secretary of state
Senator Marigold offered an objection
to portion of section,19
This provision, he said, would lay
any man criminally liable who sent a
pasted ballot through the mail to
another. In the recent election in
Bridgeport probably 10000 pastors were
sent in this way.
Senator Warner admitted there was
some force in the senator's remarks and
asked that the matter be tabled tempo
rarily. This was done and the two sem
ators will confer on the measure.
The bill providing for an investiga-
tion by the bureau of labor statistics
of the relation of the liquor traffic to
crime, pauperism and insanity was
tabled.
The following were passed:
Senate joint resolution No. 81, amend
an the charter of the and