The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-20
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SUGGESTION THAT HOUSE MEET
FOUR DAYS A WEEK.

SUGGESTION THAT HOUSE MEET
FOUR DAYS Il WEEK.
ACT Concerning Consolidation of City
and School District-Senate Bill Regu-
lating Use of Explosives In Firecrack-
ers-Other Business Before Legislature
Yesterday.
In the absence of Speaker Brandegee
yesterday morning the house was called
to order by Mr.. Tucker of Ansonia. A
resolution was Offered by Mr.. Brett of
Waterbury providing that no act or
measure of consolidation hereafter in
PRODUCED for town, city, borough or
school district shall be binding and OPP
erative until and unless the same shall
have been submitted to and ratified by
ballot by each and all of such commu-
mites as are sought to be consolidated
by that particular act, and that a spe-
cial meeting for such purpose must be
called.
Representative Roberts introduced a
bill providing that equal accommoda
lions shall be given at hotels, eating
houses, bath houses, barber shops, the
aters and public conveyances on land
and water to all citizens alike, regard
less of race, color or creed and that no
citizen of Connecticut possessing all
other qualifications required by law
shall be excluded, on account of race,
color or creed, from serving as grand
or petit juror, and that any officer serv
ing summonses who violates the act
shall be adjudged guilty of a misde-
meanor.
On motion of Mr.. Kendrck of Wal
1ingford the senate resolution for in
cooperating the Wallingford Lighting
company was tabled temporarily, Mr..
Kendrick stating that there was al
ready a lighting company in Walling-
ford and there was probability that
borough lighting plant would be estab-
lished
There being no more business before
the house, Mr.. Kenealy of Stamford
spoke in favor of the house sitting four
days week, Tuesday to Friday By
this means he said that the session
might be shortened The house then
adjourned until 12.30 o'clock p. IN. Tues
day.
After the opening of the senate at II
o'clock communications from the gov
ernor were read, accompanying reports
of the heads of various departments of
the state government for the past two
years.
On motion of Senator Hall of Will
1ington the matter of appointing An
drew Hall trustee of Storrs agricultural
college was taken from the table and
referred to the senate committee on APP
pointments just raised.
Senator Chittenden presented bill
for an act concerning explosives used in
firecrackers by amending chapter BAT Of
public acts of 1895 by inserting after the
word ..firecrackers" the words exceed
ing five inches in length" so that the
chapter will read as amended And
that every person who shall SELL expose
for sale or have in his possession, with
intent to SELL use or explode, any fire.
cracker, exceeding five inches in length,
containing any explosive other than
gunpowder, shall be fined not more than
500
Senator Kendall introduced bill for |
an act de senate appointments, provld-
ing that all senate resolutions making
appointments as commissioners, trus-
tees or directors of public or quasi pub |
lie institutions and required to be made
by the senate, shall be referred to a |
special committee consisting of three
senators hereafter to be used and |
known as a committee on senate ap- |
pointments. A resolution was then Of |
fered appointing Senators Jackson, Hall |
and Skidmore members of such COM
mittee. 1t was passed.
Senator Hall presented bill concern
Ing executions, providing that when un- t
der the provisions of section 3464 of the
general statutes any appraisal of dam
ages shall have been returned to the
clerk of the superior court, as provided
by said section, and when the amount
of appraisal shall have been paid or Sc
cured to be paid or deposited with the
treasurer of the county, as provided by
said section, any judge of the superior
court may upon application and proof
of said payment or deposit, order said
clerk of the superior court to issue an
execution, commanding the sheriff of
the county to put the parties entitled
thereto into peaceable possession of the
land appraised under the provision of
said section, the act to take effect at
once.
The senate then adjourned until 1880
Tuesday afternoon.