The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-28
THIRD TUESDAY IN JUNE
VOTERS WILL PASS ON CONSOLIDA.
 IION ACT ON THAT DATE,


 Also Passes the City Charter Amendment Which Will Become Law When the | Governor Affixes His Signature to It. Other Matters Disposed of Yesterday. Lieutenant Governor Dewell called the senate to order at Il a. m.; prayer by Chaplain Thompson. The temperance committee recom- mended that the bill regarding special license fees for wholesale druggists and hotel keepers be continued to the next general assembly. So ordered. 1 Recalled bill fixing fees for boiler inspection was taken up and Senator Herman objected to the amendment that inspection should not be required for low pressure steam boilers not ex- ceeding fifteen pounds used only for heating. He said that house boilers are now exempt, but boilers in public halls and schools should be inspected. Sena- tor Marigold approved this idea and the amendment was stricken out. The | house.
 Senator Marigold called up the bill prohibiting payment for compensation for reporting proceedings of the legis- lature. The majority of the judiciary committee reported against the bill. Land a minority report was made by only a single member, Senator Warner. l Senator Warner said that the subject of payment was plainly before the sen- ate at the opening of the session, and | the senate had not acted nor indicated to the newspapers that there was to be any change of custom which has pre- vailed since 1865.
 The minority report and bill were re- jected.
 Resolution paying the senate report CTS was called up by Senator Marigold, and Senator Brown moved to refer the the contingent expense committee. So ordered.
 The report of the special committee appointed early in the session to consid- CT the subject of payment for reporting proceedings was then taken up and re- ferred to the same committee.
 Senator Goodrich was appointed on l allowing tax paying women to vote in town, city and borough meetings on matters relating to taxes.
 Senator Lee explained the proposed changes in the militia law covered and I offered three amendments which were adopted. The principal one strikes out the provision that no person shall be I appointed a staff officer (except medi- caD with rank higher than captain, un- less he. has served three years in the United States army or the National Guard of this or some other state. The bill was passed.
 Recess at 12:30 to 1:30 p. m.
 Afterneen Session.
 Substitute for house bill No. 274, re- lating to the limitation of civil action upon judgments, was taken from the table and passed after being explained by Senator Warner. The act provides that no action shall be brought or maintained upon any judgment which shall be hereafter rendered, but within twenty years from the time of the rem dering of any such judgment. The senate concurred with the action of the house in passing the bill relating
 
 provides that the term "vehicle' shall be construed to mean bicycle or a tricycle., and the word "driver' shall be construed to include any person rid- ing a bicycle or a tricycle.. It also pro- vides that only so much of the highway as is necessary for the use of the rider to pass when meeting another vehicle shall be used.
 Senator Warner explained that the usual "trial-by-jury' act had been be- fore the judiciary committee and had been unanimously rejected, but in the discussion there had been developed a sentiment that in case of default in a hearing in damages the defendant should give the plaintiff notice It was in consequence of this opinion that a bill was passed which provides that the plaintiff shall be duly notified.
 Judges of the superior court shall make such rules as to the manner of filing such notices and as to the form thereof as they may deem proper.
 An act concerning fugitives from jus- tice was passed, as was the resolution appropriating $500 to Storrs Agricultur- al school
 The vote by which the act concern- ing the parole of prisoners was in- definitely postponed on Wednesday was reconsidered, after which the bill was discussed by Senators Herman and | Warner against Senators Marigold and Futile in favor.
 The bill was again indefinitely post poned.
 The senate concurred with the house in passing the consolidation act for the town and city of New Haven, and also the act amending the charter or the city. On motion of Senator Beech CT both bills were transmitted to the secretary of state under suspension of the rules.
 Speaker Barbour called the house to order at 10:30. Prayer by Chaplain Richard.
 The first business was the taking of vote on the motion of MT. Wadsworth of Pennington to table the substitute bill concerning glanders, on which the house was adjourned on Wednesday af- ternoon.
 The bill was then amended and pass fhof ho of ho