The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-03
ELECTION LAW CHANGES
FAVORABLE REPORT MADE IN THE
SENATE.

"hh olNluenuS Bill Meets with Oppo-
sition-House Legislation-Liability of
Hotel Keepers-Report of Committee on
Appropriations.
The committee on railroads yesterday
reported favorably on extending the
time for organizing the Willimantic
Street Railway company; on amending
the charter Of the New Haven Street
Railway and of the East Haven and
Morris Cove road; also on the granting
of the charter of the Mountain View
Street Railway company. This road is
to be built in North Haven, to connect
with the New Haven Street Railway;
on amending the charter of the Hart
ford, Manchester and Rockville electric.
road; on the resolution authorizing the
Bristol and Plainville Tramway COM
pany to extend its lines to Thomaston.
The Judiciary committee reported ad-
versely on the bill relating to change
in paying the clerks of the superior
court.
Chairman Warren said that while it
was notorious that the clerks in New
Haven, Hartford and Fairfield counties
received twice as much income as the
governor, it was equally true that the
committee could not devise a system of
salary that would meet the case; hence
the adverse report.
The bill was rejected in concurrence
with the vote of the house.
The senate also concurred with the
house in rejecting the bill requiring the
charge of service between telephone
companies.
Senator Gay called up the bill that no
savings bank dividend shall exceed
per cent, except as provided in section
1874 At the conclusion Of a brief de-
bate the bill was tabled.
Senator Warner presented from the
judiciary committee two reports on the
bill re-enacting the law prohibiting
payment for reporting the proceedings
of the legislature. The majority report
is against the bill, and is signed by the
house chairman, and the minority re-
port, favorable to the BILL Is signed by
the senate chairman, Senator Warner.
Owing ITO the absence of several sena-
tors Mr.. Warner asked that the bill be
tabled.
The Judiciary committee reported g.
substitute bill amending chapter
being an act concerning the general
election law of the state, in various
particulars. The amendments are not
of material character.
The senate adjourned to 1890 p. m.
next Tuesday.
House.
In the house, yesterday morning, the
toy Iict
by Mr.. Roraback of North Canaan,
was passed.
1t provides that taxpayers shall, ex-
cept as otherwise specially provided
on or before the first day of November,
annually, give in list, made and
sworn to as prescribed by law, making
a description of all real estate, each
parcel being separately described; and
where reference can be made to a map
on file in the town clerks office such
reference shall be sufficient descriptions;
and If he shall neglect or refuse so to
do the assessors shall fill out a list for
him, from the best information they
can obtain, and add thereto 10 per CEN
tum of such valuation, and shall make
a separate description and valuation of
each parcel Of real estate. When the
day then the list may be made out on
the Monday following.
The following bill was passed. Any
street railway company shall have
power to purchase land, by agreement
with the owner, to enable the company,
in the building and operation of it's road
to avoid heavy or inconventent grades,
or to render the road more feasible and
advantageous in it's operation, and may
construct and operate its road over
land so purchased; provided, however,
that the company shall not by so doing
substantially change the course and di-
rection of it's road.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported favorably on the following bill:
The sums named in any appropriation
bill covering the expense of any depart
ment, board, commission, office, institu-
tion receiving state aid or the salary or
compensation of any officer, agent or
employe of the state, or of any officer,
agent or employe of any department,
board of commission of the state shall
be deemed to be the amount authorized
to be expended under the law permit
ting the expenditures; and no expense
in excess of the sum named in the ap-
preparation bill shall be incurred by any
department board, commission, officer,
public institution or person. The
comptroller shall not draw any order
upon the state treasury for the pay
ment of any sum expended in excess
of any appropriation without the writ
ten consent of the board of control as
provided in section of an act approx
ed March, 1897, entitled IAN act con-
cerning specific appropriations" The
act takes effect from its passage, and
applies to all appropriation bills; but
the provisions of it shall in no wise af-
feet or apply to expenditures, which
have been made or may be made prior
to October l, 1897, or to any appropria-
tion which must necessarily be paid be-
fore said time.
Tabled for calendar and printing.
Speaker Barbour announced the fol-
lowing names of members to represent
the house at the funeral of Representa-
tive Brown of Windham: Clark of
Windham, Roraback of North Canaan,
Carter of Plainville, Hutchinson of Es-
sex, Andrews of East Haven, Keeney
of Coventry, Barnes of Norwich, Briggs
of Middletown Crane of Mansfield Mer-