The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-27

The committee decided that it would
 follow the rule established by the com mittee of the last legislature and refuse
 to extend time beyond two years. | This does not effect the granting of | new charters, the time for which is four years under statute provision. | The committee on cities and boroughs | yesterday reported in the house favor | ably on the amendment to the charter of the city of New Haven regarding
 compensation for extra work by the
 members of the board of relief in hear
 ing of appeals from the reassessment of
 real property in New Haven. The committee on forfeited rights re- ported favorably upon the petition of Daniel Wilson of New Haven The reso-
 lution was adopted under suspension of
 rules.
 In the senate the resolutions appoint
 ing James Bishop judge and Edwin C.
 Dow associate judge of the city court of New Haven were called from the calendar by Senator Burton and were passed.
 The senate concurred with the house in rejecting the bill making the state election day holiday for banks,
 The judiciary committee reported un- favorably on the bill providing for modification of the law concerning the election of library directors, and the bill was rejected.
 In the house petition was presented from F. D. Woodbury, principal of the Cheshire academy, and seventy others, favoring the petition of E. K. Algers and others for a right to construct a street railway in Cheshire.
 The finance committee reported unfa- vorably the bill allowing school districts in which the grand list exceeds the sum of $500,000 to issue bonds without ob- taining the permission of the legislature and the bill was rejected.
 In the house Chairman Tucker, of the finance committee, reported the resolu- tion asking for information of the treasurer regarding the opera ton of the treasury department since the close of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1900.
 The treasurer's report showed that there was at present but little money In the Urea sury. Last November the treasurer bought bonds of this state amounting to $1,009,00O paying a pre- mium of $20. 407.10, a total outlay of $1,- 029, ,407.10, besides interest. The excess of receipts over expenses in 1898 was $340 863.64, for 1899 a gain of $21S, S7, and for 1900 a gain of $44S, 34270, mak- ing a betterment in the states condi- tion for the last three fiscal years of $1, O0S, 199.21. The treasurer says: Tt will be seen that this income is not as bonds purchased, consequently the state has no money to spend except for nec- essary and pressing demands. Three years since the state borrowed funds for current expenses. It is to be hoped that this condition may not repeat it. self"
 The report shows that $13OOO more will be needed for school funds this year.
 House Chairman Tucker, of the finence committee, spoke in favor of the resolution allowing the treasurer to borrow sum not exceeding s5OOOO0 to tide the state over until November next, when the taxes are collected MT. Tucker said that while the receipts of the state had increased heavily, the ex- penses had also increased. The treas urer had taken up a million in bonds, and there is at present no money in the treasury. The resolution was passed
 A petition was sent in by residents of Pennington for the appointment of Charles Brandegee for state auditor.
 The resolution appropriating $S,OOO for the erection of memorial tablets, S1. .0OO each to the First Light battery, the Sixth and Tenth regiments, was refer red to the committee on appropria- tions.
 The resolution appointing George H. Cowell judge of the district court of was passed by ballot. the vote standing Ill to 2, whole number voting 173.
 The resolution appointing Frederick M, Peasley deputy judge of the district court of Waterbury was passed, the bal | lot standing l64 to 2, whole number vot- | ing 166.
 The resolutions for the appointment of the following judges were passed: Frederick P. Futile, judge of the town court of Hamden; Lucien F. Burpee, judge of the city court of Waterbury: Harry W. Doolittle, judge, and Walter E. Fowler, deputy judge, of the town court of Branford: James P. Platt, judge, and Willis I. Fem, deputy judge. of the police court of Meriden, and Lu-