The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-03
THE GENERaL ASSEMBLY.
Little Business Transacted by House or
Senate Yesterday,

Little Business IrahsaCtcu ny HOUSE OIL
Senate Yesterday.
In the senate yesterday only one re-
port was received from committees and
that was from the committee on incor-
porations, it being favorable report
on the resolution for an amendment of
! the charter of the Hartford Gas Light
company. Later, however, several re-
ports on minor matters were made by
the insurance committee.
| Among the matters on the calendar
ready for action was the bill increasing
the number Of deputy sheriffs in each
county The bill was passed. BY it's
provisions New Haven county will have
twenty-four deputy sheriffs
Resolutions were passed appointing
judges and deputy judges of the town
courts in Derby, Wallingford, Nauga-
tuck Hamden and Branford.
In the house the bill concerning may
ors obeying charter provisions was re-
ported on unfavorably by the committee
/ as originally introduced by Mr.. King,
but substitute bill was recommended
and tabled for printing in the calendar.
The substitute provides that whenever
the mayor Of any city, after having
been requested in writing by twenty
electors, resident therein, shall neglect
or refuse to perform any duty specif-
cally imposed on him by the charter,
ordinances or bylaws Of such city, any
five electors of such city may make
written application to the superior court
for the county In which such city Is
situated, and if said court Is not in
actual session such written application
may be made to any judge of the SD
perior court, praying that said mayor
may be ordered to perform such duty,
the application to set forth the duty
or duties which it Is alleged the said
mayor has neglected or refused to per-
form, together with copy Of the writ
ten request made to the mayor and a
statement of the order or relief asked
for; and said application is to be veri-
fed by the oath of at least one of the
applicants. A copy Of the application
duly attested must be served on the
mayor at least ten days before the day
set for the hearing.
The person making the application
must give a bond for $500 to prosecute
the matter to effect and pay the mayor
an indemnity for his reasonable costs
and expenses in the event that the APP
plication is dismissed, the act to take
effect from it's passage.
The bill providing penalty of not
more than five years Imprisonment in
county Jail or state prison for any per-
son who shall attempt to unlawfully in
1uence a juryman was reported upon
favorably by the senate and was tabled
for printing in the calendar. The bill
also provides that any person having
knowledge that another person has at
tempted to influence a juror shall, on
failure to make known such fact to the
proper official. be fined not more than
$500 or be imprisoned not more than
one year, or both.
The house voted to convene at 1890
each day of the session after next Tues
day This is in order to expedite busl-
ness. The motion was made by Mr.,
Kenealy of Stamford. who al the close
OF yesterdays session said he thought
the general assembly would adjourn
about May 20.
Bills were rejected by the house as
follows: From the judiciary committee
the punishment for intox-
ication; providing for additional check
ers in envelope booths in elections; con-
corning the withdrawal OF actions with
out permission of court; exemptlng
of pensioners from taxation;
that Judgment by default
shall not be given in any civil action
brought before a justice of the peace by
the trustees of insolvent estate of hus-
band of the lawful claimant; concerning
of receivers of mortgaged
The senate and house adjourned until
II 80 to-day.
Nothing concerning the Averll-Ca |
han contest was brought up In the sen"
ate yesterday but Senator Hall, chair
man of the contested election commit !
tee, stated after adjournment that the |
committee would come to New Haven |
next Tuesday to count the ballots and |
that the committee would proceed as it |
was about to do two weeks ago, when 1t |
was interrupted by the counsel for the |
who insisted that counsel be |
permitted to be present at the recount, |
Neither counsel nor any one else be-
sides the committee will be permitted to
be present when the recount begins on
Tuesday