The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-04
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
NEW HAVEN CHATTER AMEND- MENTS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.

MENTS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
 The Amendments Concerning the Di
 rector of PabIic Works and Towr
 Officers Favorable Report on the Bil
 Other Matters Con sidered in the Hous,
 and Senate.
 Yesterday the house and senate al
 Hartford held the first Monday session
 of this general assembly and transact
 ed a considerable amount of business
 thus bringing much nearer the date for
 final adjournment.
 The committee on cities and boroughs
 reported favorably in the house on the
 bill to abolish the board of councilmen
 in New Haven, the bill to go into effect
 in June, 1902. It substitutes for the
 present court of common council of
 New Haven 9 board of aldermen to
 consist of twenty-one members, one to
 be elected from each ward and six to
 be chosen at large The bill provides
 that in April, 1902, six aldermen-at-
 large shall be elected for term of one year, and in April, 1903, and biennially thereafter, six aldermen-a t-large shall be elected for term of two years. In April, 1902, and biennially thereafter, those wards designated by odd numbers shall elect aldermen for two years and in 1903, and biennially thereafter wards designated by even numbers oId fOr tvyo
 The same committee reported favor ably an amendment to the New Ha- ven city charter transferring from the court of common council to the direc- tor of public works the absolute au- thority to sprinkle the streets of the city.
 The house passed the amendment to the New Haven city charter providing for the biennial election of registrars of voters, and repeating the civil service provisions of the charter as applied to the director of public works and the heads of the bureaus of the department of public works
 A resolution permitting the governor to fill vacancies in judgeships etc, oc- curing between general assemblies was passed by the house.
 The resolution incorporating a public water company at Plainville was re- oected.
 The house took up the constitutional amendment providing that the judges of courts of common pleas be appoint ed by the governor instead of elected by the general assembly as at present. MT. Tyler, of East Haddam, spoke for the committee, stating that the elec- tion of the common pleas and district court judges should be by the gover- nor. The bill was passed without de- 1 bate.
 The house passed the bill validating | the use of $2,000 by the Veteran Fire | men's Reserve. The treasury is with | out funds owing to the death of the | -four f1remen killed at the packing house fire in New Haven a short time ago.
 In the house the bill providing for a reformatory for women was unfavora- bly reported. The appropriation com mittee reported that s35SOCO had been ordered for penal institutions and $515, 900 for hospitals, etc, and that the ap- propriation for woman's reforma tory was too much
 The bill for the appointment of a state fire marshal was reported favor ably.
 The bill provides for the appointment { of fire marshal and assistant, the | term to be four years, with salary of $2,50O for the marshal and $1,500 for the deputy.
 The senate concurred in passing the resolution permitting the State Fire mems association to use. prior to Oc- tober 1, $2, 900 of the new annual appro- priation, and a resolution giving the governor power to fill vacancies in off, fees during recess was passed by the house.
 In the house a five-minute rule to cover debate during the remainder of the session was adopted.
 The senate passed resolution pro- viding for a final adjournment of the general assembly on June 12. Senator Kenealy explained that all the commit j tee reports would be in this week, and if there was no hitch there would be l no doubt about an adjournment on that day. { The temperance committee reported on the bill for local option I or sale of liquor in voting districts. Senator Roberts, of Hartford, intro-1 ' duced resolution in the senate appro- r priating S25, 900 for a tuberculosis ward l In the Hartford hospital, offering this a for passage instead of the resolutions calling for a state tuberculosis hospi- tal
 The senate passed in concurrence a q substitute resolution for the David Cal ( ahan resolution as adopted by the V house last week. the substitute provid V ng that any attorney once disbarred t rom practice may be reinstated by the e superior court. Senator Kenealy ex h ,lained that the change was made in o accordance with the suggestion that b his legislation should be general in- u stead of special, and there was no op- c position. u The senate also passed a resolution s intending the charter of the Y. M. c. Il \. of New Haven, restricting the ex- mption of taxes on their property to he property directly used by the asso lation and provides that none of it's c, shall be mortgaged nor any cl f it's perma nent funds shall be pledged re without a majority vote of the board gs f trustees and the board of directors. cl A bill was also passed by the senate ts $35000 for state armory of t Norwich, and a bill providing that gl he Stony Creek district in the town of q