The Press., 1901-06-13
Legisl@ture NOt0a. 1.

Legislature NOt09s
 The senate last Thursday passed the bill requiring barbers to be licensed; and the general fish and game law.
 The house refused to pass the woman's suffrage bill, and passed the bill creating the office of state fire marshal; the insur- ance companies doing business in the state to pay the cost of the office, and the bill recognizing the state militia.
 On Friday the senate passed the itin- erent vendors bill, amended so as not to apply to the sale of goods at summer resort or on the grounds of any incor- porated agricultural society; the bill pro- viding that judges of district courts be appointed by the governor; the bill in- creasing salary of states attorneys (Tol- land to $1,25O); the bill placing trolley roads under the control of the railroad commissioner; resolution incorporating the Rockville, Broad Brook and East Windsor street railway; resolution incor- porating Willimantic and Southbridge street railway; resolution incorporating Willimantic Traction company; the gen. eral fish and game law.
 Governor Mclean sent to the senate Monday the following appointments For chief justice of the supreme court, to succeed Charles B. Andrews, resigned, David Torrange of Derby, for term of eight years: for associate judge of the supreme court. to succeed Judge Tor rance, promoted to be chief justice, Sam uel O. Prentice of Hartford, for a term of eight years; for judge of the superior court, to succeed Judge Prentice, pro- noted, William s. Case of Hartford, for the term of eight years; for judge of the superior court, to fill the office created by the present general assembly, Edwin B. Gager of Derby, for eight years. Judge Prentice is at present judge oi the superior court, and Judge Case Is judge of the court of common pleas oi Hartford.
 The senate passed the state fire marsh. al bill without the house amendment re quiring the expenses to be paid by the In. surance companies, and the military bill
 The house passed the itinerant ven ders' bill without the senate amendment relative to the exemption of summer re sorts, the bill placing trolley roads under the supervision of the railroad com missioners, and the bill relating to i'm provement of state highways.
 The Holland county senators and rep resentatives do not like being changed tt the third district in the reapportionmen of congressional districts, and have voted to oppose the measure.
 The senate on Tuesday voted to appro priate $75,00O for state tuDerculosi, hospital.
 The house passed the bill prohibiting the sale of spirituous or intoxicating liq uors in candies.
 The senate on Tuesday passed the bil allowing school boards to purchase book and sell them to pupils; the itineran venders' bill with clause exempting sum mer resorts struck out, as passed by thu same, and the bill providing for submit ting to the people the proposed amend ment to the constitution concerning plu rality elections of state officers.
 The senate yesterday passed an anend ment to the grade crossing bill sd Una street railways, same as steam loads shall pay their proportion of the cd Q eliminating grade crossings, confirme' the governors appointment of judges, an passed the indeterminate sentences bill The house passed bill providing for con stitutiona1 convention in case the elector of the state decide In favor of at the mex town meetings in October. If the cleo tors vote in favor of the convention tn delegates will be elected at special cleo tion the first Tuesday in November. Tn bill was passed by vote of IF to 101 The membership Is to be made up on basis of one delegate from each town.