The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.


House Yesterday.
In the senate yesterday the commit
tee on appropriations reported unfav-
orably on the resolution to appropriate
$4,000 for an addition to the Fitch home
for soldiers at Noroton.
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted and the resolution was rejected.
The bill for amendment of the charter
of the borough of Fair Haven East,
extending the borough lines so as to
taken in portion Of the Fifteenth ward
of New Haven, was passed. as was also
the bill to appropriate 81, 900 for a
monument for the old 22d and 27th C.
v. regiments
The following bill concerning the
lighting Of factories was passed, to
take effect on it's passage:
Section 2,265 of the general statutes is
hereby amended to read as follows; All
factories and buildings where macAin
cry shall be used shall be we'll lighted,
ventilated and kept as clean as the
nature Of the business will permit. The
betting, shafting, gearing, machinery
and drums Of all factories and build
ings where machinery shall be used,
when so placed, as, in the opinion of
the Inspector to be dangerous to the
persons employed therein, while engag-
ed in their ordinary duties, shall, IS far
as practicable, be securely guarded.
No machinery other than steam engines
in factory shall be cleaned while run
ming, after notice forbidding the same
s.. .yi,- NV ;pe tn I,
or operators of the factory
In the house the bills for the appro-
priation of 100000 for the erection of
buildings at Storrs' agricultural college
were tabled for the calendar. unfavor-
able report having been made by the
committee on appropriations.
The bill to increase the salary of the
secretary of the state board of health
from $500 to $1,000 per year was re-
jected. The bill extending New Ha-
vens criminal jurisdiction over st.
Lawrence cemetery was passed. The
resolution concerning polygamists sit
ting in the United States congress was
taken from the table and amended, the
amendment in effect declaring that it
is the sense of the general assembly
that the practice of polygamy should
debar person so practicing from sit
ting as member of congress. The
original resolution provided for in
structing the Connecticut delegation ir.
congress in regard to the matter The
resolution as amended was passed
A bill was passed creating the office
of supervising agent for the Connecti-
cut school for boys at a salary of $1,000
per year with an allowance of $500 per
year for expenses.
The resolution directing the treasurer
of the county of New Haven to pay an
nually to the New Haven county law
library 81, 900 and to the Waterbury Bar
association $1,000 was passed
Unfavorable report was made by the
judiciary committee on the bill concern
ing the distribution of license money in
New Haven county.
The following bill concerning the sale
of spirituous and intoxicating liquors
was passed. 1t provides for the furn-
ishing Of a 5000 bond by the applicant
for a license; no applicant for the re-
newal of a license shall be considered as
Violating the law pending the decision
of the county commissioners on his ap-
plication licensed druggist license
shall be Sl2, but druggists doing bust
ness in towns containing less than 5000
inhab tants shall only be required to
pay $40 for such q license and any
druggist regularly licensed by the COM
missioners of pharmacy and doing bust
ness under such license in such town
may, upon exhibiting such license and
upon the payment Of So to the county |
commissioners of the county in which
such town is situated, be entitled to re-
ceive from said county commissioners
license to sell and deliver spirituous
and Intoxicating liquors upon the pre-
scription of practicing physician, and |
to use the same in compromising medi- |
cine; but no druggist so licensed shall |
sell or deliver such liquor to be drunk |
on the premises.