The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-08
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SEVERAL XMPORTANT COMMITTEE
HEARINGS VIII EHELD TO-DA Y

III HEARINGS VIII BE Held TO-DA
No Session of the House OF senate To-
day-Reports on Various Bills Re
cetved from Com mittees Yesterday ana
Acted Upon-Hearings Before the Tenn
perance Committee To-day.
There will be no session of the gen.
eral assembly to-day and hearings Will
noon by several committees. The judi
ciary committee will begin it's morning
session at 1920 this forenoon, as VIII
also the railroad committee and COM
| mittee on appropriations. The session
of the temperance committee Will be-
gin at II o'clock this forenoon. Inc
following matters will come up for
hearings before the temperance commit
tee: n. B. $50, concerning sale of splr-
ituous and Intoxicating liquors by
druggists; Fl. B. 551. providing that
common councils and selectmen may
| license wholesalers to sell, not to be
OlI Tic pr CiIliSGS, IL II. I"-, 4Ai"4A
| ing full license $1,000, beer license $500,
| ETC.. and restricting number of licenses;
| III. b. 193 that there shall be no appeal
| from a refusal to grant a license on the
ground that sufficient number OF
| places have already been licensed; II.
| B. "a, providing that licenses shall be
| issued by the superior court to suitable
| persons to sell intoxicating liquors in
| quantities less than one gallon: II, b.
| 121, providing that druggists and phar-
macists shall sell liquors only upon
prescription of physician; H.H B. S5,
repeating chapter 172 of the public acts
of 1899, concerning license fees for the
sale of spirituous and intoxicating
liquors; S. B. No. 9s, providing that no
druggist shall sell or deliver any liquor
except upon the bona f1de prescription
| of some practicing physician.
| The sessions of the House and Senate
were rather brief yesterday, the Senate
session not lasting more than fifteen
minutes.
| In the House the bill providing that
education shall be given in department
and good conduct in the public schools
was reported unfavorably by the COM
mittee on education. It was stated that
the bill was considered impracticable.
Representative Averill of Branford
viewed it differently, and moved to ia
bic it. The motion was lost. and the
committee report was accepted and the
bill rejected
| Representative Housed Of New Haven
introduced petition with ITS sigma
lures in favor Of the bill establishing
an eight hour law.
An unfavorable report was received
| from the committee on educa ton on
House bill 1862, an act concerning money
for schools. The act was introduced by
Representative Donahue of Derby, by
request, and provided that after the
passage Of the act that all schools in
the state having studies and advantages
equal to the public schools shall have
the same rights and privileges from the
state as are granted the public schools,
and providing that no previous statute
should be deemed bar to any school
of any denomination receiving pro
rata share of the state allowance for
public schools. provided such schools
held the sessions required by law and
provided a curriculum of studies equal
| ed by the public schools.
In the senate the judiciary commit
tee reported favorably on the bill that
the state pay the funeral expenses Of
soldiers of the late war who died out
side the state. The bill and report were
| sent to the appropriation committee
The committee on education reported
| favorably on the bill for 'model school
building addition to the New Britain
/ Normal school. The appropriation calls
for $25 900.
Governor Mclean sent to the senate
a communication from the general as
sembly of the state of South Carolina
inviting Connecticut to exhibit at the
Charleston exposition.
The Senate rejected, in concurrence
with the House. the bill to pay attor-
neys Cor the defense in common pleas
criminal cases IS per day when appoint
ed by the court. The bill to prohibit
the clip;oing of horses between October
! and April l was rejected.
In the Senate House bill 70 was pass
ed in concurrence with the House. 1t Is
the bill which gives stated salary and
expense account to the state referees.
II came IN on favorable report from
the judiciary committee. Senator Ke-
nealy explained that formerly Judges
of the court were required to make re-
turn of all expenses incurred by them
while on the circuit, but that in recent
years an allowance has been made by
appropriation of 81 900 for each judge
annually, and it Is not now necessary
to render an account of expenses. The
present bill makes the salary of state
referees who are ex-judges of the SUI
perior court $4,000, and makes the ex-
pense account also exactly one-half
that given to the superior court judges
namely, $500.
The committee on insurance reported
favorably on the bill entitled 'An act
concerning insurance brokers'" provid-
ing for an amendment to section 1885
of the general statutes as amended by
chapter 116 Of the public acts of 1893, so
that the agent of any company admit
ted to do business in this state may
place surplus insurance beyond the
amount written by his company in such
cases as the company has already taken
risk.
The following bills were rejected by
both the House and Senate in concur
renee: Providing that street railways
should provide stations at stopping