The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-25
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BILLS, RESOLUTION AND Pc
TI1IONS PRESENTED.

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Mills, the senate was called to order
yesterday at 12:45 by Speaker Pro Tenn.
Senator Keeler. The following resolu-
lions for appointments were offered and
referred to the committee on senate ap-
pointments: Allen B. Lincoln of Will
limantic William D. Coleman of Toll
land, William r. Holman of Tolland w.
M. F'risbie Of Southington and %.
Stevens Henry Of Rockville to be trus-
tees Of Storrs' Agricultural college;
Joseph Hutchius of Columbia to be
trustee of the state reform school for
boys; Arthur l.. Saxton Of Windsor
Locks and f. j. Barnes of East Wind
SCR to be commissioners of the Windsor
Locks and Warehouse Point bridge;
Herbert l.. Wells of Suffield and George
T. Matthewson of Suf1ield to be COM
missioners Of the Suffield and Thomp-
sonville bridge.
The following resolutions for the ap-
pointment of city court, police court and
borough judges wer tabled for the cal
endar: w. A. Roraback to be judge of
the borough court of Torrington; Daniel
]. Donahue to be associate judge of the
city court of Middletown; Wesley M.
Pearne to be judge of the city court of
Middletown.
A resolution was presented for the in
corporation of the Colonial Improve
ment company This company is to be
incorporated to do business in Cuba.
The incorporators named are Frederick
Farnsworth, Arthur Lincoln and d. M.
Kenzie. The petition was referred to
the committee on interpretations. Other
petitions presented and referred to the
same committee We're: For the amend
ment of the charter of the Mystic Elec-
trio and Gas Light company; of the city
of New London for enlargement of the
territorial area by taking in the village
of Waterford; for the Incorporation of
the Bridgeport Trust company; for the
Incorporation of the New London Trust
and Safe Deposit company; for the in
corporation of the Continental Manu-
featuring company. A petition for the
Incorporation of the Connecticut Surety
company was referred to the committee
on insurance.
The following bills were presented:
For an act validating the election of
justices taking oath on January 10, 1899;
for an act concerning the procedure in
eminent domain when the real estate is
subject to an estate for life or years and
a future estate dependent upon the ter
mination thereof. Both these bills were
referred to the committee on judiciary
The senate adjourned about 1870 until
II 80 to-day.
After the opening of the house for
business yesterday, Representative
James P. Bree introduced fifty amend
ments to the charter of the city of New
Haven, they being the amendments of
which notice has been already given
by advertisement in the city papers.
Mr.. Bree also introduced by request
bill providing that Sunday shall be OBJ
served as the individual shall see fit,
providing said individual does not dis
trub, conflict or interfere with another
individual or individuals; that all games
such as football baseball, golf, cricket,
hockey and such sports as bicycle rae
ing, foot racing and horse racing and
all such forms of business as include
newspapers and other reading matter,
cigars and tobacco. candy soda water,
pastry, be made legal on Sunday and
that all such persons as butchers, bar
bers, milk peddlers, laundrymen, news
paper hawkers and bootblacks be given
the right to exercise and to sell in such
manner on and during said Sunday as
shall suit the convenience of said per-
sons; referred to judiciary committee.
Another bill introduced by Mr.. Bree
provided that in any case where a note
to- L, zI-o IL
the amount stated in the note is greater
than the sum actually loaned, or the in
terest is greater than that which may
legally be received by pawnbrokers
both the mortgage and the note shall be
void, and that penalty of $50 shall be
imposed upon the lender
Mr. Freeman Of Hartford introduced
a number of bills relating to insurance
matters.
Other bills presented were one regu-
lating the taking of fish in the waters
of Long Island sound, repeating part of
the game law specified as chapter KEW, |
and one providing that no railroad com
pany whose care are operated by cleo
tricity shall refuse to stop it's cars for
the purpose of landing or receiving pas
sengers at any station on the road
IMr. ljuIdlll VI w dlGTDuTy introduced
ax, amendment to the constitution
whereby it is provided that in towns
OF 1000 inhabitants only there shall be
one representative.
The house adjourned until 1920 this
morning.
The Judiciary committee yesterday
held hearing on the bill providing for
the extension of the criminal jurisdic-
ton of the city of New Haven over ST.
Lawrence cemetery, which is just over
the line in the town of Orange Tx
Senator r. J. Fox, Major Patrick Ma
her and w. M. Geary appeared to IA
vor the proposed bill, the object of
which is to provide for taking out of
burial permits in New Haven.
a caucus of republican senator's and
representatives Of New Haven county
will be held to-day at 2 p. m to nom-
nate judge and assistant judge of the
city court of New Haven and judge
and deputy judge of the town court of
Orange; also q judge and deputy Judge
for the city court Of Meriden.
The senate committee on contested
elections will meet in the senate cham
Der this afternoon at 2 o'clock and hold
an adjourned hearing on senate petit