Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-26
LNLEY ON TIE COMMITTEE
Appointed to Redistrict Con-
 gressionaI Districts.

The First Friday Session Lacked a
 Quorum-Business Went on Just
 the Same-Bill Concerning Stained
 Glass in Factories-Notes from the
 Committee Rooms
 Hartford, AprM 26-This is the first Friday that the Connecticut legfsla- ture has tried to do business, and the result was that there was no quorum present when Speaker Light rapped for order. Several matters on the calen- dar and otherwise that required at tention were disposed of.
 Speaker Light announced the names of the special committee appointed for the purpose of redistricting the state into five congressional districts. The following were appointed: King, Wind ham; Lilley, Waterbury; Pearne, Mid dletown; Whittlesey, Danbury; Free man, Hartford; Donovan, New Haven; Hungerford, New Milford; Lathrop, Norwich.
 The bill prohibiting manu- lecturers from using stained glass when injurious to the eyes of en- ployes, and upon request to remove same by factory inspector, was report ed fayorably
 4 bill exempting fremen who have served five years from paying poll or military tav was rejected.
 The bill providing that railroad com panies carry bicycles free of charge was rejected.
 The temperance committee is having very lively controversy over the high license bill, raising the license to $1 ,0OO and limiting saloons to one for each 1000 residents. There are two or three pronounced Prohibitionists on the com mittee who would like to see license high enough to drive nearly all the saloons out of business, but they see the force of the claim that a license too high would result in hundreds of unlicensed ''kitchen" saloons Senator Kenealy conferred with the committee at its private session, Wednesday af- ternoon, in favor of a conservative course. 1t is probable that some in- crease of the licensesfee will be recon mended, but it is thought that the in- crease will not exceed S100 to $50 on full licenses.
 A story was afioat around the Capi- tol Wednesday afternoon that Repre- sentative D. F. Thompson of East Ha- ven had been, offered a bribe to vote for the Derby extension of the Fair Haven and Westfield trolley. 1t now turns out that the alleged offer was made to Benny" Silyerthau of New Haven, whom nobody takes seriously. Mir Silverthau admits that he told Rep resentative Thompson that if he would vote for the extension the merchants would see that he did not lose any thing by it. State Attorney Williams heard of the matter and wrote MT Thompson that if the facts were put in his possession he would investigate the matter. 1t is thought by those best acquainted with the facts that no further steps will be taken. It is conceded that whatever offer or propo- sition was made to MT Thompson by Silverthau, it was made on his own personal responsibility, if indeed he was serious in the alleged offer.
 Senator Burton yesterday secured the passage of the resolution amend ing the charter of the Connecticut Rail- way & Lighting company to enable the company to extend it's trolley line from Waterbury to Watertown, from Waterbury through Wolcott to South ington. to build new lines in Norwalk and to sell electricity in the town of, Watertown. The bill names the Con- necticut Railway & Lighting company as the purchaser of the property of the Central Railway 6 Electric com pany. Southington Ss Plainville Tram way company, Waterbury Traction company, Milford Street Railway com pany, Derby Street Railway company, the Shelton Street Railway company, Bridgeport Traction company, the Norwalk Street Railway company. the Norwalk Tramway company, the Westport & Naugatuck Street Railway company, Naugatuck Electric light company. the Norwalk Gas Light company, and the Greenwich Gas & Electric Lighting company.
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