The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-23

Bill Passed Prohibiting Dissertation OF
the National and state Flags.

the National and state Flags.
Washingtons birthday was not OBJ
served by adjournment by the general
assembly yesterday. The house was
called to order at the usual hour, 11:30.
by Speaker Brandegee. The bill pro-
hibiting the Dissertation, mutilation or
improper use Of the national flag came
up for action. Mr.. Baldwin of Ansonia
offered an amendment providing that
the names and post numbers of Grand
Army Posts might be inscribed on the
flag. The amendment was opposed by
some of the members on the ground
that the concession proposed, loop
hole, would be provided for other in
scriptions. The bill and amendment
was then passed. The senate concurred
and the bill was transmitted to the gov
ernor and signed Immediately The bill
provided that ANY person who in any
manner, for exhibition or display, puts
or causes to be placed any inscription,
picture, design, device, symbol, name,
advertisement words, characters,
marks or notice whatever upon any
flag, standard, color or ensign of the
United States or state flag of this state
or ensign evidently purporting to be
either the state flags, standards, colors
or ensigns, or who in any manner APP
ponds, affixes or annexes to any such
flag, standard, color or ensign, any in
scription, picture, design, device, SYM
Dol, name, advertisement, words, marks,
tn1y or wi
plays or exhibits or causes to be placed
or exhibited any flag, standard, color
or ensign of the United States, or flags
of this state, or flag, standard, color or
ensign, evidently purporting to be eth
er Of said flags, standards, colors or en-
signs upon which shall in any manner
be put, attached, annexed or affixed any
inscription, picture design, device, SYM
Dol, name, advertisement, words, marks,
notice or token whatever, or who pub
licly mutilates, tramples upon or other
wise defaces or defiles any Of said flags,
standards, color or ensigns, whether
any of said flags, standards, colors or
ensigns. be public or private property,
shall be fined not more than than S100
or imprisoned six months or both for
each offense."
A favorable report was received from
the railroad committee on the bill to
regulate the transportation of explo-
sives The report was tabled for the
calendar The judiciary committee re-
ported favorably on the bill for an in
crease in the number of deputy sheriffs
In various counties, the increase for
New Haven county being to twenty
four. The house adjourned until 1880
to-day
In the senate the committee on incor-
porations reported favoraby on the pc
tltions for amendments to charters for
the Housatonic Water company and
the New London Safe Deposit company
"A resolution for amendment of the
charter of the Southeastern Investment
company, and one incorporating the
Hill Top Water company were passed.
The railroad committee reported fay-
orably on the petition for amendment
of the charter of the Derby Street Rail-
way company.
Shortly before noon Senator Louns-
bury moved that recess of ten min
utes be taken in remembrance of the
day. Senator Keller suggested that
Senator Kendall be called upon to de-
liver an address on Washington. In
few brief remarks Mr. Kendall de-
clined and the senate adjourned until
1880 to-doy
The question as to whether or NOT
counsel for contestants should be allow
ed to be present during the recount of
the senatorial vote in New Haven was
not presented to the senate yesterday.
Senator Whitlock will probably bring
the matter up to-day.