The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-05

MT, Peafne said that the state mad two
 experiment stations, one at Mansfield
 where agricultural chemistry was per formed and at New Haven, where lab oratory work was done. He, said the
 appropriation as to examine into the
 scales and that it ought to be given tC l New Haven. Mr. Peebles, of Mansfield
 stated that Storrs was able to do the work and ought to be given it. The
 amendment giving the money to Storrs
 was passed. It was reconsidered and
 the amendment rejected. The original
 bill was then tabled.
 The railroad committee reported un-
 favorably on the petition of D. B.
 Spalding and others for a street rail-
 way in Groton and favorably on the
 resolution of c. I. Alger and others for
 the incorporation of a street railway in
 Cheshire, which is one of the most im-
 portant trolley franchises granted this
 session, The proposed line will run
 from Cheshire to Waterbury, South
 Meriden and Mt. Carmel Tabled for
 calendar.
 The petition of the Atlantic Dock and
 Improvement company, of New Haven, T for incorporation, was rejected.
 The cities and boroughs committee
 sent in two reports standing five to four
 this morning on the resolution amend ing the charter of the city of New
 Britain. Both reports offer substitute
 bills, the difference of opinion being on
 the course of appeal for damages, the
 majority report sending damaged par
 ties to the courts to thresh it out again. The House and Senate concurred in
 passing resolution naming July 25, 1901, as Connecticut Chatauqua day. On 1 that day Governor Mclean, United | States Senator o. H. Platt and Senator ! Franklin Burton will speak in Plain
 vile.
 The House receded from it's previous action to-day and concurred with the Senate in rejecting the bill changing the name of the Connecticut Literary h. stitute to the Sufiield academy.
 A substitute bill was reported by the | cities and boroughs committee amend ing the charter of the city of Stamford It provides for encouragement of tax districts, making three more, prevents the accumulation of a floating debt and changes the elections from annual to biennial and from spring to fall. Ta- bled.
 The Senate passed the woman euf- frage bill yesterday afternoon on mo- tion of Senator Lanyon, of Cheshire. The vote was unanimous. The House defeated the bil and it will now remain for conference committee to consider
 The Senate debated at some length the free text book bill, Senators Ken ealey, Allis and others opposing it, and Senator Bree supporting it. Senator Kenealey wanted some measure passed that would give the benefit of the large gain on school books to the towns who might purchase them and sell to chill dren. Tabled. oo
 The states attorney bill came to the i Senate yesterday. It places salaries of l states attorneys in New Haven, Hart | ford and Fairfield counties at $4,O0O a | year. The superior court may allow | for Hartford assistant $1000; Water bury $1,200 for assistant; New Haven $1 ,00O for assistant; Fairfield county $1,- GOO for assistant. The states attorneys in Holland county $1,25O; Litchfield, | $1 800; Windham, $1,70O. These salaries are increased in various amounts.
 The incorporation of the Willimantic Traction company was passed in the House with provision that it lay at least two miles of track within two years. The barbers' license bill was passed after one or two amendments. ] It provides for the issuance of licenses to barbers at nominal fee. An ap- of $50 000 was also made for the commission on the revision of the statutes. This is s5,OOO for each mem- Der.
 The House concurred with the Senate in the passage of the resolution for ad- | journment, June 12
 Senator Bree's half-fare bills for children on trolley roads were all re- iected by the Senate yesterday. Sena- tor Burton, chairman of the commit zee on railroads, in opposing the meas , Ire, said that no one would be bene- , fitted to any extent. Senator Bree made a strong speech in favor of the f principles in the bill. He said in 1899 f he committee on railroads reported a bill providing for half ares for school children, and it was f passed in the house by an almost unan- nous vote. He believed the principle T involved was right, and he believed V hat the state which created these cor n 'orations had a right to impose a reas- nabe regulation of them. I The House yesterday passed resolu- i, ions restoring the forfeited rights to n lndrew Tracy, and Frank Crowley and fl ohn Stevens, of New Haven. Tracy is i, Grand avenue jeweler, who was in- olved in the Davis case.
 The bill for the creating of state as commission was rejected in the V enate on unfavorabe report from the 
 A resolution was passed appropriat- W ng $16,000 for the purpose of lighting h le Capitol by electricity. IT A resolution appointing Richard P. SC Lepburn and Roger S. Baldwin judge cl nd deputy judge of the town court of ilford was passed. el The indeterminate sentence bill d' hich was recalled from the office of df le secretary of state, was reconsdered SC Id three amendments were offered by u hartman King, of the judiciary com LII ittee. The first is as follows: ''In Fal ction strike out all after the word W onvicted' down to the word the in Il tn line. Insert in lieu thereof the [ flowing, viz: sentence and imprison- ent in a state prison or peniten- II