Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-25
lMP0RTANr HHARINGSs
Constitutional Amendment and Milf
 tary Bills Coming Up This Week.

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 tary Bills Coming Up This Week.
 Hartford, March 25.-The most 1m- portant hearing to be held this week, if not during the session, is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday after noon at o'clock ill the hall or tue house, when the constitutional amend ment committee will listen to the pros and cons of the constitutional reform question. Five resolutions will De heard by the committee on those two days, all tending to cover the same general question, though attacking It in different ways. The resolutions 10 he heard will be restricted to the two most important, however, when the ar puments begin, to the resolution amending the constitution of the state to provide for method of represen' tation that will allow each town one representative. with towns Of o,ooo or over two, and one each for each zo,ooo of population over that number, and 10 the resolution calling for constltu- tional convention to be held next 1ali. There arc numerous rumorS anoat as to the actual standing of the house OH these important matters, but it Is un- derstood on good authority that the tendency of sentiment is slowly to- wards the amendment policy. That there will be long and hard fight on this question when it goes to the house goes without saying, and the friends of reform are not at all as- sured that it will meet with success. The hearings this week will probably bring out some of the foremost citi- gents of the state on either side. and some interesting arguments are likely to be heard.
 On Thursday at o'clock the fisher ies and game committee will hold an important hearing on over a score or bills repeating special legisla- tion relating to ponds ana lakes throughout the state. Tine re peals will be in favor of q general law that is to be reported in their place by the committee. The judiciary com mittee will consider several interesting measures this week. On Tuesday the bill admitting nonresident physicians to practice in this state will come up. as will the bill providing for boards of finance for towns having a grand list of over one million. The joint stock corporation law will also come up at that time. The negro bill, providing that no person, on account of color. may be deprived of hotel or other priv ileges is also due for Tuesday. On Wednesday the judiciary committee will consider the proposed anti-monop- oly telephone bill and other telephone matters. On Thursday the New Ha- ven assessment bills will be afforded a field day.
 The military committee on Wednes- day will take up the important adju- tant-general bill that reorganZes the brigade on a new basis.
 The railroad committee will this week get through with q large amount of important business. On Tuesday the bill will be heard incorporating a street railway between New Haven and Derby. which will result i'll q sharp fight between the steam and trolley roads interested. On Wednes- day will be heard the Danbury and Meriden petitions, and also the bill providing that no mOtorman shall work more than ten out of twelve consecu- tive hours. On Thursday will come the Groton matters and the Stoning- ton extensions.
 In the house this week the Law and Order league bill will come up for debate and also the eight-hour law. The week promises to be one of the most important thus far of the ses- sion