Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-03
WATERBURY AGAIN
Whittlesey of Danbury Made a
 Few Remarks.
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. HE SAYS

Should Not be Granted This City
 The Discussion Was on the Unfay-
 orable Report on the Electric Light
 Plant Bnl-Consolidation Bill Put
 Over Till Wet!uss lay in the Senate
 Constitutiora. atters Brought Up
 in House Tc-day.
 Hartford, May 3.-The senate put over the Waterbury consolidation matter until next Wednesday on mo- ton of Senator Kennedy.
 The bill appointing a state tax com missioner was reported favorably and tabled for the calendar.
 The establishment of a state game preserve was tabled for the calendar.
 Speaker Light was absent to-day and Judge Pearne of Middletown pre- sided.
 Several bills put in by the she'll fish commissioners of the state were re- 5ected this morning Mir Calkins, in turning down these bills said that the shell fish commissioners were already given too much power and he was not in favor of granting them any more.
 The bill providing that mayors, se- lectmen and wardens may make con- tracts for municipal purposes for twenty years was rejected.
 The bill authorizing Waterbury to construct and operate an electric light Ing plant was unfavorably reported. MT Whittlesey of Danbury said that the law of 1893 covered all such mat 1ers and there was no good reason shown why Waterbury should be giy- en special privileges. It was tabIed
 One of the most important hills ro- ported favorably by the joint assembIv came into the house in the morni,,y rom the Judiciary committee. 1t is me long expected Intermediate son tence bill, which makes n eomnIet. cndnSe In the attitude of the state of Connecticut towards it's prisoners The b1ll provides for the parole rnder surveillance of the proper authorities. or such state prisoners as may be Judged capable of living a peaceabla Ire and for the return of such prison CTS lL they do Tot live up to the op-
 Two important constitutional amendment measures, left over from last session, were reported favorabIy In the house to-day by the joint stand ing constitutional amendment com mittee.
 The one provides for q plurality election and amends the constitution so that in elections for governor, lieu tenant governor, secretary. treasurer comptroller and attorney general, the person found by the general assembly to have the greatest number of votes raff 1R111 h ,1x1.i ed If two or more shall be found 10 have an equal number O. votes. the general assembly on it's second day of session. by joint ballot, shall choose said officer without debate.
 The other amends the constitution in the following particulars. that after the first Monday in January, 1903. the general assembly shall divide tine st;fte into senatorial districts, ths number of such districts not to be less than twenty-four nor more than thirty-six, and each district to have senator. The districts thus established shall continue the same until the general as- sembly after the next United States census. when they must be aItered if found necessary to preserve a proper equality of population. Both were tabled for printing.
 
 The temperance committee held ,an- other executive session yesterday aft ernoon and after further discussion of the subject of liquor license fee de cided to make two reports. One report will favor Increasing the full license fee, $50, from S450 to $600, with the restriction of one license tc each 100 of population. This report will be signed Dy five members of the com- mittee Another report, which will be signed by the remaining four mem bers of the committed will incPease the license ice from $50 70 $opG. With no restriction as to the numbe., of H- lenses to ba issued in each town.
 Cattle Commissioner Ayerill was be fore the committee on appropriations yesterday afternoon, and asked for deficiency appropriation of $1,000 to defray the expense of the cost of cat tie killed by his orders. He said that on May 1, there was only $166 avail abel for the purpose. In the first seven months of the present fiscal year, 13O head of cattle affected with tuberculo- sis had been killed by his orders. The cost of these averaged $15.36 each. The commissioner said that the cattle were slain under the state law and that ther owners would have to be reim- bursed. He said that the deficiency appropriation asked for would be suf- ficient for the purpose until Septem- Der 30 next.