The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-27
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BILLS, REPORTED FROM FAMOUS
COMMITTEES YESTERDAY.

BILLS, REPORTED FROM TARIOUt
COMMITTEES YESTERDAY.
Bill to Reduce the Amount of vyag
Exemption Rejected-Capt. Bradley's
Claim Recommended for S547-Hcar-
ings Yesterday Afternoon Before the
mtttees.
In the house yesterday the committee
on appropriation reported on the claim
of Captain Oscar L. Bradley, of Meri-
den, for reimbursement for cost of his
court-martial. Captain Bradley asked
in his claim for the sum total of ST.
974.45, which included nearly $1,000 for
attorneys fees and sundry items, in
Guiding travelling expenses before the
court7martial and paying for witnesses
to attend the trial. The sum reported
by the committee was $547. The report
was tabled for calendar and printing.
The appropriation reported was in eX-
cess of that suggested by the attorney
general.
The committee ON appropriations re-
ported favorably upon the resolution to
appoint commission to advise upon
the question of erecting a new armory
for the First regiment
The bill providing for testing eye
sight in schools was reported favorably
by the educational committee and was
tabled for printing.
The railroad committee reported I'M
favorably on the bill providing that
railroads file maps of their routes and
Iayouts with the railroad commission
erS.
The Judiciary committee reported I'M
favorably on the bill penalizing loung-
ing about church or a school building
and it was rejected.
The cities and boroughs committee re-
ported favorably ON the bill amending
the charter of the city of Meriden re-.
garding sewer connections.
The judiciary committee reported I'M
favorably on the bill to exempt the
wages of employees as contributory
to house rent as well as board
arrearages. The bill cutting down the
amount of wages exempted from $50 to
$40 was also rejected.
The committee on temperance report
ed in the senate linfavorably on the bill
providing that saloons may open after
o'clock on election days. The bill was
rejected.
Senator Burton reported unfavorably
on the bill providing that no street rail-
road be built on streets less than fifty
feet wide.
The bill vestibuling trolley cars was
rejected.
The railroad committee reported a
substitute bill amending the charter of
the Derby street railroad and permit
ting it to extend its tracks to Seymour
and in and around Derby. 1t was pass
ed on motion of Senator Burton. The
only change in the bill was that the
line to the Orange town line
was shortened to the cemetery on New
Haven avenue. The bill gives the au-
thority and rights to the Connecticut
Railway and Lighting company now
owned by the Derby Street Railway
company.
The New Haven Gas Light company
was given power to increase its bond
issue to the full amount of its stovk,
10 be used only in increasing its plant.
Yesterday afternoon the railroad COM
mittee held one Of the most largely at
tended hearings of the session on the
New Haven matter of the Fair Haven
road petition and the Derby and New
Haven petition. The hearing was held
n the senate chamber, over three hun
1red people from Derby and New Ha- |
ven appearing. Attorney W. H. Ely, |
n behalf Of the Fair Haven road, ask
ID for a continuance Of the hearing, as
lis side was not ready. Mr. Woodruff, |
# Orange, asked that the Orange peo-
Die be allowed to be heard. Mr. Rob-
)ins, for the New Haven railroad, OPP |
posed a continuance. The hearing was
postponed until Tuesday, April Is, when
10Th parties will be heard.
A large number of New Haven color
d men appeared before the judiciary
committee in favor of the equal rights
ill drawn up by Attorney Walter Scott
Miller, Of New Haven. The bill seeks
0 provide remedy against colored
eople being excluded from railroad
ars, hotels and places of amusement
ecause of their color Among those /
Tho appeared in favor of the bill We're
P. Peaker, Attorney Miller, ex-Coun-
ilman Stewart and Representative
Iousel, of New Haven.