Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-07
MUNSOl DOWNED
Was Defeated in Caucus To-Day
 For County Commissioner.
THOMPSON THE WINNER,

MunSOn's Highest Vote Was 5-Sena.
 tor kennedy's Bill In Relation td
 Election Pasters-Labor Bill Pres-
 ented-Representativ Lilley Pres-
 ented Waterbury Consolidation bill.
 Hartford, Feb 1.-Great excitement preNailed over the contest for county. commissioner for New Haven county. 1he hsht, Winch began yesterday. WAS Kept up until carry this morning 1n the AoteIs and was resumed again at the capltSi after the house and sen- ate had adjourned. Republican poll tlcl2nS froA all parts of uAs state were o4 hand and ulere was couSidsra DIa feeling shown before the caucus was eAIsu 2L 1:so tins afternoon. When lne ->sW haven county usiesates old sst lnto caucus tns nrst Oa.iol sound si tEa dedth kneii or Hart J. Aun- son, the present incumbent Of the of- nee and tne Dls light hs and his friends nave put up Tor tne past few weeks Tailed to l2nd hIm the plum.
 There were just three ballots taken. The hrst ballot gave Thompson of Last Haven Il Munson Of New Ha- ven ,, Tucker of Ansonia 4. Main Of orange D, bilbcock or Bethany l, and Patton Of North Haven l. AS there was no choice another ballot was taken. The second ballot resulted. Thompson l3, Nunson 3, Tucker ,, Main c. There was still no choice and the third ballot resulted as fol- lows: Thompson 15, Main 5, Munsou l. Tucker 2. Thompson was then de- ciareu the nominee of the caucus,
 Hartford, Feb "A short session of the house was again held today, the principal interest seeming to center ln the contest for county commissioner for New Haven county.
 An eight-hour labor bill was present. ed by Mr Housel of New Haven The bill provides that eight hours shall constitute 8 days 5 work for all me- chanics, workingmen and laborers ex- cept those engaged in farm and do- nestle work
 MT Lilley of Waterbury presented a bill amending the charter of the city of Waterbury and consolidating the governments cf the city and town of N s erbury.
 he finance committee. through MT Tucker, reported unfayorably and em- platfcally on two bills, one to author lze Norwich to issue S250.G coo of paw ing bonds and the other to authorize Waterbury to issue $zO0 600 in bonds. NlI Tucker reported that no one had ap- peared before the committee in support of either bill.
 Governor Mclean sent in the nomi- nations Of Q. l.. hyler of Torrin gton and Washington F. Wilcox of Cnes- ! ter to be railroad commissioners. Both those are re-aDpointments.
 Senator kennedy presented a bill amending the ballot law, permitting pastors and ballots to be placed in the voting booths. Heretofore no ballots were allowed in the booths.
 The senate passed number of im- portant bills, but the bill settling the amount Of money any candidate may pay as q tribute ln campaign was perhaps the most important. The bill was offered by Senator Bree of New. Haven. It provides limit to be placed as follows: Governor and represen- tatives in congress, $500; lieutenant~ governor, secretary. treasurer, comp- troller. attorney general and senators In congress and all county officers, $500: state senators and mayors of cit ies. S20u; state representatives and all town, borough, city and school offices,
 
 probate and justices of the peace, nothing. Any person talsifying as to any matter required by this act shall be lined not more than Sl,UUU and shall be sent to jail for not more than one year. Any candidates found by the courts to have violated this act shall forfeit their rights to hold office and shall be punished by a jail sentence of thirty days and pay fine of S1 600.
 A resolution presented in the senate yesterday by Senator Goodrich, per- mits the Hartford Street Railway com- pany to sell electricity and electrical power in any town where its lines are operated. Senator Maxwell presented by request bill permitting towns to join in the appointment of superin- tendent of schools. the state to pay one half his salary, not in excess of $500 per year. In the house, Representa- tive Freeman introduced bill raising the salary of the clerk of the superior court for Hartford county from S7,OoO to $S,0OO he to pay for his clerical as- xistance. \ bill was introduced pro vidins that the speed of motor vehicles shall be limited to eight miles an hour in city streets and another bill pre- Se1lteu Hidhes eieStioa tt's q ASsoI AoA day. Another bill limits single de- poSit in a savings bank to SS,OOo and provides that no interest shall be paid on larger sum. A bill presented by Mir Loomis of Granby provides that the state board of education shall fur nish free text books and apparatus for public schools. The fight over the ap- pointment of democratic state audi tor was transferred to the nnance com mittee. the resolutions appointing ME NeWberry and Senator Bree being re- ferred to that committee.
 FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE DEAD 2
 St Petersburg. Feb "A dispatch to the Rossiia from Baku, says 500 per- sons parished in the conhaSration there. The flames are again beyond