The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-04-25
Legislature Notes.

Legislature Notes.
Last Thursday the senate passed In
concurrence the resolution appropriating
$1,000 annually to the State Firemen's
association the bill providing for i'm
prisonment for refusal to pay the poll or
military taxes. The house passed the
bill providing penalty of 300 or i'm
prisonment not more than two years, or
both, for the stealing of poultry, and al
lowing the judge presiding at trial to re-
ward the person giving evidence convict
ing any person of poultry stealing not ex-
ceeding $50.
Tuesday the following nominations
were sent to the senate by Gov. Mclean ::
George l.. Mclean of Ellington to be
factory inspector; Charles H. Noble of
New Milford to be bank commissioner !;
George A. Parsons of Hartford, Franklin
T. Ives of Meriden, and Gilbert L. Smith
Of Sharon to be members of the state
board of mediation and arbitration. All
are reappointments.
At the meeting of the Tolland county
republican representatives Tuesday, to
nominate successor to Door-keeper John
Wagner, Repl sentative PEBBLES of Mans
field presided. Mr.. Allyn of Hebron
nominated Loren A. Waldo of Hebron
and Mr.. Reed of Stafford nominated Sam
uel F. Maine Of Stafford. A ballot was
taken and resulted in nine votes for Wal
do and eight for Main. Mr.. Waldo was
d. cared the nominee of the caucus for
door-keeper. Several of the members
said to be in favor of Mr.. Maine were
unable to be present
Tuesday the senate rejected the bills
requiring judges Of city courts to be law
permitting pastors in voting booths, and
appointing commits to go to the Buf-
falo exposition. The resolution providing
for the appointment of commission OF
one senator and eight representatives to
bring in bill providing for five congress-
ional districts in this state, and for the
redistricting Of the state senate, was
adopted in concurrence with the house.
The house rejected the bills to suppress
prize fighting; authorizing the sale of
liquors on election days after the polls
have been closed giving power of grant
Ing licenses to common councils of cities
and selectmen of towns and forbidding
those who make use of alcoholic stimu-
lants to have drink oftener than once
In three hours; that licenses shall be
granted by judges of the superior court :;
forbidding the playing of instrumental
music In saloons.
Members of the committee on agricul-
ture went to the Connecticut agricultural
college on the 1856 train Tuesday after
noon, and reached the institution about
a o'clock. They spent the rest of the af-
ternoon and evening inspecting the build
jngs and grounds, and remained over
night.
On Wednesday the senate passed the
bill which rejects sections 1851 and 1881
OF the statutes, which requires the post
ing OF land against hunting, fishing, gath
ering Of berries, etc. A large number of
farmers and other land owners have OBJ
jected to being obliged to bear the ex-
pense of posting land. The bill requiring
weekly payments by individuals and part
nerships was rejected.
The resolution incorporating the Rat
cliffe Hicks institute at Tolland was pass
ed In concurrence
The house on Wednesday rejected the
resolution making an appropriation for a
state weather observatory for Horace
Johnson.
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