The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-06-06

incorporates, however are prominen
financiers of New York city and the
large financial centers of this country
among them representatives Of the
y Asphalt trust which is engaged il
business in Venezuela.
The idea of the company is to furn-
. ish financial facilities for American
merchants manufacturers, prospectus
developers ETC., in South America
, Cuba or Porto Rico, and the Philip
pines, bringing all the South American
republics into line with American
banking methods, etc. The incorpora
ton powers are numerous and grant
almost any right that could be asked
for including shipping, railroading
mining, etc, constructing public or
private works. transportation expenses,
ETC.; to establish branches all through
the world. The company is not to
commence business until it receives a
license from the bank commissioners.
The company is the first to pay the
new franchise tax. In anticipation of
the new law passing the company is
taxed fifty cents on every $1,000 up to
So, 000, 900 and ten cents on each $1,000
above that amount
In the Senate the judiciary committee
reported a substitute for the bill re-
garding liability of employers, and it
was tabled for calendar and printing.
The substitute reads:
Section lit shall be the duty of the
master to exercise reasonable care to
provide for his servant a reasonably
safe place in which to work, reasonably
safe appliances and instrumentalities
| for his work, and fit and competent
persons for his co-laborers.
! Section 2-It shall be the duty of the
master in the appointment or desgna-
ton of an agent or vice principal to
appoint as such agent or vice principal
a fit and competent person.
! Section 3-The default of an agent or
principal in the performance of any
duty imposed by law upon the master
shall be the default of the master.
Section 4-This act shall take effect
from it's passage.
The judiciary committee reported
substitute for the bill providing that
children may be committed to the St
Francis orphan asylum of New Haven
as well as to the county homes. The
substitute provides that children may
be committed to 'tany chartered orphan
asylum or children's home in this
state" The county commissioners shall
have the same control Of the children
as if they were in county homes.
The house bill providing that judges
of common pleas and district courts
shall be appointed as superior court
judges are, by nomination by the gov
ernor, and election by the Legislature,
substitute for bill presented by Mr..
Housed of New Haven, was taken up.
Senator Bree of New Haven suggest
ed that the judges of city courts ought
to be included, and the bill was tabled
for amendment by Senator Bree.
The Senate concurred in passing res
olutions restoring the forfeited rights
of Andrew Tracy, j. H. Stevens and
Frank Crowley of New Haven who
We're convicted of theft. and rejecting
the resolution granting charter to the
eMoodus and East Hampton electric
road.
The general fish and game law, re-
Gently passed by the House, was taken |
up. The House amendments were all |
concurred it, and the bill was then
tabled for further amendment, regard
Holly pond.
The Senate concurred in passing the
bill to eliminate from the New Haven
city charter the civil service provisions
insofar as they apply to the director of
public works and other officers of that
Shortly before adjournment the Sem
ate held an executive session and con-
frmed the nomination of Andrew f.
Gates of Hartford to be state tax COM
missioner
Both the Senate and the House voted
to hold sessions next Monday in order
to hasten business so that there may
be as early an adjournment as posi-
BILE.
The proposed Fyler amendment
which the House rejected was as fol-
lows:
Section 1.-The House of Representa-
tives shall consist of electors residing
in the towns from which they are elect
ed. Every town having less than $500
Inhabitants shall be entitled to one rep
resentative to the general assembly;
every town having $500 inhabitants
shall be entitled to send two represen-
.atves, and every town having great
AZ number of inha bitants shall be en-
titled to send one representative for :
Zach 20 900 Inhabitants in excess of ST.,
100. The population of each town shall :
1e determined by the enumeration
made under the authority of the census
If the United States. next before the
election of representatives is held, and I
when once determined the number of
shall not be changed
Until after the enumeration made I'M
Ter authority of the next succeeding
ensus of the United States. t
Section 2-The general assembly 6
which shall be held on the Wednesday /
fter the first Monday of January, A. i
J., 1905, shall divide each town entitled d
o more than two representatives into
stricts, and one representative shall t
e chosen from each district. Such dis ]
riots shall always be composed of con- n
iguous territory and shall contain as C
early as practicable IN equal number
f inhabitants. Such districts, when O
established as herein provided shall e
ontinue the same until the session of
he general assembly next after sue q
aedng census of the United States, n
,hich general assembly shall have
over to increase or reduce the num-
err of districts in any town according ,
D the PRINCIPLES above described and y