Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-01
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Waterbury May Issue s3Oo,oOo Bonds
 After Consolidation.

After Consolidation.
 Hartford, May 1.-The bill re-enact- ing with amendments the present law in regard to severe sentences for habitual criminals, convicted third time for the same offense, was reject ed.
 The bill authorizing Waterbury to issue $200,000 bonds to take up the floating indebtedness fund when the city and town are consolidated, was passed.
 The bill increasing the salary of the secretary of the state board of health to $2,000 was passed.
 The bill providing that inteState es- tates shall be distributed among pa rents instead of brothers and sisters, as is now the law, was taken up by Mir King, who stated that the judiciary committee wished the opinion of the house on the question. 1t was tabled after long discussion.
 The house passed an important game law in which the measure pro yides that for two years after the pass age of the act, no person shall sell, or have in his possession to. sell, any ruffied grouse, culled partridge, quail or woodcock For such offense a fine of not less than fifty dollars or inn prisonment for thirty days, or both, is ordered.
 The bill appropriating the sum of $1, ,12S,000 for school purposes for the next two years was proposed.
 The senate appointed Senator Lam don this morning a member of the committee on congressional and redis- tricting of the state.
 The bill repeating the law authoriz- ing the cities and other municipalities to establish plants for gas and cleo tricity was rejected.
 The senate also rejected the bill making it illegal for clubs to sell liquor.
 The bill authorizing railroads to car ry bicycles free was rejected.
 The bill requiring street railway companies to file maps of their lines was passed.
 The eight hour labor bill was re- jected and the bill providing that le- gal voters shall be preferred in em- ployment on state highways and build ings.
 Governor Mclean yesterday approv- ed Special Acts Nos 1S9-2O5 as follows: Incorporating Thomaston & Water town trolley company; appropriation for state library; authorizing Water bury to issue sewerage bonds; amend ing New Haven charter; incorporating Thompson Tramway company; amend ing charter of Danbury & Bethel street railway company; amending charter of St Mary's T. A. & B. society of Nor wich; extending time of Peoples Tram way company; care of cemetery of the Westville school district; granting pen sion to Mary Kelsey of Haddam; amending charter of Bridgeport regard ing public street improvements in First district; increasing capital of Litchfield Gas Light company: incor- porating Women's club of New Britain reviving charter of Bridgeport Catholic Orphan asylum; amending charter of Connecticut Railway and Lighting company: amending charter of the Home Trust company: amending char ter of the Hartford and Torrington Tramway company. The governor all so approved the following public acts: Chapter A, repeating the act concern ing fishing in Mount Hope reservoir; Chapter 45, repeating an act concern ing fishing in Bozrah Pond; ChaDter 46. repeating an act concerning the talk ing of oysters in Alewive Cove in New London; Chapter AT. an act concerning temporary injunctions.