The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
RUSH OF NEW BUSINESS IN HOUSE
AND SENATE YESTERDAY.

More Than 200 Bills, Resolutions, ant
fetitons Presented in the House-Pe.
htton for Appropria ton for bushnell
Monument-BiIIs Aimed at Trading
Stamps Offered in Both branches
Commissioner.
In the house more than 200 bills, res
buttons and petitions were presented
yesterday the members of that body
as well as the senators, hurrying in
their business before the end, to-day, of
the time for the introduction of new
business. Among the bills presented
was one by Mr.. Bree of New Haven for
an amendment to the charter of the
New Haven Electric company providing
that in case the company shall hereaf-
Ter acquire the stock, property or fran
chlse of any other electric light, heating
or power corporation, a gasight COM
pany or any street railway corporation.
1t may issue additional stock or bonds.
1t was referred to committee on incor-
porations.
A petition was sent up signed by
James English, John w. Alling and H.
c. Warren for the incorporation under
the name New Haven Illuminating
company" in accordance with the pro-
visions of resolutions to be presented to
the committee; referred to committee
on interpretations.
Mr.. Wright of Pomfret offered a bill
authorizing the state board of educa-
ton to expend $500 to build a fence
around the state normal school lot at
the corner of Howe and Oak streets.
Mr.. Bree offered resolution direct
ing street railways to issue for the use
of school children forty tickets for 81
and also a resolution directing the
street railway companies in New Ha-
ven to issue transfers good for use over
all other lines in the city Both these
resolutions We're transferred to the rail-
road committee.
Mr.. Gallagher offered a bill for an act
compelling electric railway companies
and horse car companies in cities of
over 10000 population to issue work
1ngmen's tickets" available for use be-
tween the hours of and o'clock a. M
and and o'clock p. m. at the rate of
six for % cents or rs for 81; referred to
railroad committee
Mr.. Granniss of East Haven offered
resolution providing for an investiga-
ton by the bureau of labor statistics of
the relation of the liquor traffic to
crime, pauperism and insanity; refer
red to the commtte on temperance.
Mr.. Thomas Of Orange offered a bill
aimed at trading stamps which pro-
hibited merchants from giving them.
In the senate yesterday new bust
ness was presented and referred as fol-
lows: Senator Goodrich, a resolution
incorporating the First Universalist So
ciety of Hartford; to interpretations
resolution amending the charter of
the Hartford Street Railway company;
to railroad committee.
Senator WEIGH, resolution amending
the charter of the borough of Torring-
ton, 10 clt1eS ana DOfOughS.
Resolution, Incorporating the Canton,
New Hartford and Northwestern Tram
way company; to interpretations.
Resolution, Incorporating the Tor
rington library; to interpretations.
Resolution, appointing Frederick r.
Curtis of Glastonbury a trustee of the
Connecticut Hospital for the Insane; to
senate appointments
Petition for an act Incorporating the
Historical society of Norwalk; to incor-
porations.
Petition for an act for the protection
of the wires Of telephones; to commit |
tee on public health and safety.
Senator Callahan, resolution appro- |
priating $1,000 to William L. Bennett, |
executor of the estate of the late Tilton |
e. Doolitt1e, and John r. Leete, for ex- |
penses incurred in the case of George |
Whitaker against William L. Bennett, |
as executor, in the circuit court of the |
United States, and in the United States |
court of appeals; referred to judiciary.
Resolution amending charter of the |
Central Railway and Electric company, |
authorizing extension from Plainville |
to Southington; to railroad committee.
Resolution incorporating the Sails
bury Cemetery association; to incorpo-
rations
Resolution for the appropriation of
81, 200 for Connecticut Industrial School
for Girls; to committee on appropria-
lions.
Resolution extending time for the or
ganizatio of the Capitol bank of Hart
ford to bank committee.
Resolution appointing Francis H.
Parker of Hartford a trustee of the
Connecticut School for Boys to fill va
cancy caused by the resignation of Lev
erett Brainard; to senate appointment
Petition for charter 'for manufac-
ture and sale of electricity IN the town
of Redding; to interpretations.
Resolution incorporating the Norwalk
Historical and Memorial Library asso-
citation; to interpretations.
A petition asking for IAN appropria-
ton of SIS, 900 towards the erection of a
suitable memorial to commemorate the ]
services of the late Cornelius
S. Bushnell, said money to be expended
for that purpose under the direction of
the Cornelius S. Bushnell National Me-
mortal aSSOcia ton, was presented by