Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-02
pLATT OF MERIDEN
Talked Prosperity to Connects
 cut Legislators To-Day.
THE CHAPLAlN's PRAYER.

Referred to a Sick Member from An
 dover-Free Text Bill Was Reported
 Favorably-L Lilley in Hartford To-
 day Trying to Square Himself.
 Hartford, May 2.-The chaplain in opening the house with prayer to-day spoke of the serious illness of the rep- resentative from Andover, MT Stand ish.
 Senator Orville H. Platt was the guest of the legislature to-day ana both houses assembled in the hall of the house to be addressed by him. In graceful speech Senator Platt went into tue general prosperity of the country.
 The free tsxt book bill, one of the most Important educational bills of tue session, was reported favorabIy by the educational committee tllIs morning Inc Dill provides that the board of scnool visitors, board of education or Ine town school committee of each town shall purchase at the expense of the town the text books and other school supplies used in the public schools of such towns; said text book shall be loaned to the pupils of said public schools free of charge. 1t was tabled for printing
 The bill providing that d second conviction for illegal selling of liQuor shall be punished by fine and i1n- prisonment was rejected
 The bill providing that where cider IS sold without license 1t shall be Sold only by the direct manufacturer. was rejected ~
 The bill providing that no divorce shall De granted in this state for na- i've born petitioners unless the claim ls made as grounds of divorce, that is legal in ths state where the complaint arose, was rejected.
 The bill providing that election bal- lots shall oaly be in the hands Of booth tenders or other proper officials was rejected
 An Important bIll was reported fa- vorably this afternoon It is n bill .for the encouragement of education." It provides that whenever the school officials of any town, whose grand list is less than $1,0000OO or more than $SO0,0O0, shall certify on or before July 2l of each year, that one or more schools is taught by teacher with state certificate, the comptroller
 
 and said town, for $1 for each child in average daily attendance in said schools. If any such town has grand list of under $500,U00. such order shall be for s a child It was tabled for printing.
 There was . long and hot debate on the game law passed yesterday, pros hibiting tho sale of all game birds for the next two years. just before atl- journment to-day. On a rising vote It was voted not to reconsider the bill. The veto stood os to 95
 In the senate this morning the most important matter was furnished in the report of the corporation bilI The re- port, while substitute, makes no noteworthy changes, the one per cent state tax being retained and the ex- captions unchanged. 4 Representative George l., Lilley was Q conspicuous figure about the Capitol to-day. He expressed sorrow over the scoring Waterbury received in the leg islature and said he should have de- tended her citizens against the attacks made by Tucker, Pratt and others. Senator Bres was present in his seat and expressed surprise that he should be put down as being in favor of Wa terbuiy's consolidation bill. He says he is in favor of submitting 1t to the people. The bill will probably be called up in the senate tomorrow. The judiciary committee has decided to report favorably the bill creating an l additional judge of the superior court. There are now eight judges on the SUI | perior court bench and the addition 1 of one judge has been deemed neces~ sary by the press of business in the' | court