Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-21
BACHELOR BILL IS KILLED
Too Many of Them Have Votes
 in the House.

Common Pleas and Waterbury Dis
 trict Court Also Killed-ThirtyY Year
 Bill for kidnappers Passed--Water
 bury Men at Committee Hearings.
 Hartford. Feb 21.-The house reject ed the bill lining bachelors $1OU II mar rled after the age of 4U years. MT Freeman Of Hartford stated that the bill was a gibe aimed at certain Sena- tors and he nov ed that the house con- cur With the senate in rejecting the bill
 The bill appropriating for the Twen ty-fourth regiment $1 ,UUO for a monu- lnent was passed.
 A resolution incorporatin. the bor oush of Ridgetield was accepted on q favorable report by the committee on towns and boroughs.
 The bill concerning courts of con- mon pleas and the district court of Waterbury was rejected on motion of AIr King
 The house also accepted the report of the committee on appropriations, providing s, 300 additional for eXpens- es of |; commissioner 10 the Pan-Amer- ican exposition.
 Governor Mclean sent to the sen ate to-day the following appointments: Frank C. Sumner of Hartford. Willie 0. Burr of Hartford and Edward A. Fuller of Suttield to be directors of the state prison for term of four years from July G, 1901.
 George F. Kendall of Suttield to be bank commissioner for the unexpired term ending July ]. 1899.
 George B. Martin of New Haven to be q harbor commissioner on the board of commissioners for New Haven har- bor, for term of five yeArs from July l, 1901.
 The substitute bill sent in making the penalty for Kidnapping thirty years was passed.
 Mayor Kilduff signed q petition to the legislature for an appropriation for the benefit of old and feeble teach CTS of public schools who have spent their life in the service. It is the object of the promoters of this petl- tion to have it signed by the repre- sentativeS and senators ill general and by the mayors of all the cities ill the state.
 Representative Guilfoile of Water bury supported the petition of John l.. Scott and Julia Scott of NFatertown for the adoption of Kenneth Scott, founding, 9 months old, an illegitima:e child whose parents entrusted the doe tor to find Il home for it. Dr \. F.. Ballard of Waterbury said the mother was minor and was aware of the proceedings. He took the child from inc mother and gave it to MT Scott I, Io,, T,.S ent and acquiesced in the proceedings.
 Porter l.. Wood of Waterbury ap- Deared before the judiciary committee at the capitol yesterday afternoon ill support of the resolution authorizing the First Baptist church of Waterbury to sell real estate bequeathed to the church by the late Edward Russell of Waterbury, who died December 22, 1872. The property consists of a lot of land with two old buildings on South Elm street and was left with life interest to the widow. who died in December. 1900. Edwy E. Benedict, church committee. described the prop erty as fast depreciat1ns in value for renting purposes. It now rents for S26 per month and is exempt from tax alton. It would cost $1, 300 to $2,OOO to put it in good repair. The Rev Dr r. T. Parry, pastor of the church, also spoke in favor of the resolution and said that if the property were sold it would be of advantage to the church. It would probably sell for $4,30O to $5,OOO.
 Secretary c. r. Kellogg of the state board of charities appeared in favor of the bill which prohibits the commit 1nent of boys under 9 years of age to the reform school, except after convic- ton for felony. He saId that nearly one-half the number of boys there had been committed for incoIrigibility. Last year six under 9 were committed to the reform school and since the estab- lishment of the school in 1S47. IA. Those under 9 years of age should be sent to the county homes. The num- Der of boys committed for incorrigibil- ity was rapidly fncreas:ng. Nathan iel R. Bronson and T. F. Carmody of Waterbury and Miss Mary Hall of Hartford, q member of the state board of charities, also spoke in favor of tho bill. The latter, at whose instigatio1 the bill was prepared said that she would make the minimum age 10 ani thought that the small boys were con- taminated by association with older boys.
 Nathaniel R. Bronson of Waterbury, before the judiciary committee at Hartford yesterday favored the bill which organizes the courts of common pleas and the district court of Water 1 bury as q circuit court. The bill pro- vides that the judges shall meet in Hartford annually for assignments of terms. Their salaries shall be $3,O0O, and $500 for expenses. Deputy judg- es and assistant judges are legislated out of office. MT Bronson said the bill was pro bono publico." T. F. Carmody of Waterbury said many law l yers of Waterbury favored the bill but l were opposed to the clause which abol- l ished deputy or assistant Judges, and Porter L. Wood agreed with him. Both l dwelt. as did also Mf Bronson, on the advantages of not always trying cases 1 before the same judge, who may be susceptible to local and political inl1l- ence. After Mir Wood had stated to