The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Matters Acted Upon by House and
Senate Xesterlay

on the committees investigation of the
Hall-Kennedy contest for the seat OF
the Fifth district. Accompanying the
report was a resolution declaring War
rem l.. Hall elected senator from the
Fifth district. Senator Hall Of the
Twenty fourth district chairman of the
committee, stated that the committee
had recounted the ballots cast for SEN
ator in Waterbury and had found there
a net gain of 63 for Mr.. Hall. The total
vote for the two candidates reported by
the committee was. Hall 1914, Kenne-
dy 1921. The resolution was passed as
recommended and on motion of Sena-
tor Vinal the senate voted to direct that
the oath of office be at once administer
ed to Senator w. l.. Hall. The oath
was administered by Lieutenant Cover
nor Mills, and Mr.. Hall was then kept
busy shaking hands for several min
uteS.
Just before the senate adjourned Sem
ator Hall of the Twenty-fourth district
moved to reconsider the vote taken in
passing the resolution. He said that it
had occurred to him that it would be
necessary to pass resolution unseating
Mr.. Kennedy. The vote was reconsid-
GIeu anu d new TGSOlulloll uHSedliHS UhA =
Kennedy and declaring Mr. Hall elected
was then passed. 1t was decided that 1T
would be necessary for Mr. Hall to
again take the oath, and he did so.
The committee will report to the SEN
ate to-day on the Averill- Callahan con-
test. 1t was rumored about the corri-
doris yesterday afternoon that the COM
mittee would report the facts found In
the recount Of the vote in New Haven
and would recommend the passage of
| resolution giving the petitioner, Mr..
Averill, leave to withdraw. 1t was also
rumored that an attempt would be
made to throw out the Third ward vote
on account of its mixed-up condition
and the suspicious circumstances found
there on the recount.
Under suspension Of the rules the sem
ate yesterday concurred with the house
in passing the bill for the amendment
of the New Haven charter concerning
the salary of the clerk of the city court
of New Haven, providing that the clerk
shall receive fees. On motion of Sena-
tor Goodrich the bill was transmitted
at once to the secretary of state.
The senate also concurred with the
house in rejecting the bill for the aboli-
ton of the board Of councilmen In New
Haven and in rejecting the bill fixing
the insurance commissioners fee for
agents certificates at twenty-five cents
and for valuation of policies of all life
insurance companies one cent per thou
sand dollars, and in rejecting the bill
for removing exemption to societies Of
Masons and Odd Fellows from provis
ions of chapter 107, acts of 1895.
In the house the judiciary committee
reported unfavorably on the bill provid-
ing that in all public places and IN res
taurants and theaters colored persons
shall have all the rights of other citi-
zens, and providing for a recovery of
damages in case such recognition is re-
fused. The house voted to reject the |
bill.
Other bills rejected by the house were
the bill providing that no boy under ten
years of age shall be committed to the
Connecticut School for Boys unless for
punishment for felony, and the bill pro-
viding for the election of county COM
missioners by direct vote of the people, |
and the one providing for election by |
the general assembly by ballot.
The house voted to reject the bill pro-
viding that after securing judgment
creditor might bring the defendant be-
fore a justice for an examination as to
his financial ability, and that the JUS
tice might order the payment of GER
tain sum weekly, failing whereof the
debtor could be put in Jail,
The committee on cities and boroughs
has decided to report favorably on the
bill concerning street paving assess
ments in New Haven. The bill is the
one drawn up by Alderman Chilling
worth and the committee will report the
bill amended to conform to the scale of
assessments, suggested by State High
way Commissioner Macdonald. The bill
as amended is as follows:
Section /. That the court of common
council and the board of finance of the
city of New Haven shall annually as
sess upon the grand list one mill on the
dollar for the paving Of streets, and the
receipts from said assessments and from
all other assessments resulting from the
of street pavements herein
provided for shall only be expended in
payment for the original construction of
pavements herein enumerated.
Section 2. Benefits and damages shall
be laid under the control of the court of
common council and assessed by the
bureau of compensation of the city as
provided In the charter of said city, for
Or against all owners of property abut-
ting upon or adjoining the streets on
which such pavements are constructed,
which assessments for such benefits .
shall not exceed per lineal feet Of 'front.'
age seventy-fve cents for dimension s
granite block pavements. sixty cents for {
asphalt pavement. fifty cents for vitri-
fed brick pavement, and twenty cents 8
'or crushed stone pavement If said bu- ,
-eau shall find that the property is I
benefited to at least that amount; pro-
vided however, that no assessment t
shall be laid unless the granite block, I
asphalt and vitrif1ed brick pavements t
shall each be provided with not less
han four inches in thickness Of con- G
,rete cement foundation, and that all i
1avemnets named be provided with Wit (
flied brick cutters.
Section 3. An assessment of benefits f
md damages to be laid for the pave
nents already constructed and laid in /
he city Of New Haven upon Ashmun, t
Orange, Trumbull, Wooster and West q
Chapel streets shall be laid in accord