The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-16
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
SEVERAL HEED THE C1PITOL H4RTFORD YESTERDAY.

: Railroad Extension Hearing Ecfor
 the Temperance Committee on tn
 Druggists License BuIs.
 In accordance with the vote passed ;
 few weeks ago by the general assembl,
 no session was held yesterday, but tn
 day was devoted to hearings before va
 rious committees.
 Before the committee on railroad
 yesterday morning the Derby Stree
 Railway company appeared with on,
 of the most important street railroat
 petitions to be heard this session: Ina
 amending the charter of the Derby
 Street railroad and permitting the com
 pany to extend it's tracks from Ansonia
 to Seymour, from Ansonia to Orange
 and through some streets in Ansonia
 and Derby
 On the petition of the road to extend
 it's tracks to Seymour, Judge Gager
 representing the road, brought on some
 twenty Seymour residents who were
 unanimous in favoring the petition of
 the road. Among the Seymour speak
 CTS were w. H. II. Wooster, Dr. Bene-
 dict, L. A. Camp, George Devine, G. A.
 Smith, Charles Copeland, Frank J.
 Bassett, David Hill and Father Rlgney
 Alfred c. Baldwin, of Derby, assistant
 clerk of the House, spoke favoraby on
 the petition of the road to extend it's
 tracks in and around Derby and An sonia.
 On the second part of the Derby Street Railroad company petition, to extend to the Orange town line, Senator Burton, chairman of the committee, asked Judge Gager how it was that the Orange petition was included when it was arranged that it would be with drawn.
 1 Judge Gager said that the company had thought it best to include the pe- tition in their resolution, but that if any opposition developed the hearing might well go over.
 Senator Burton said this would be done. He said: Isn't the idea of the petition to connect later with a road to be built to New Haven? There are now two petitions covering a proposed road from New Haven and Derby"
 Judge Gager-Yes. If that road should ever be laid.
 Senator Burton-Isn't there another company of Derby people, besides the Fair Haven road and the Derby Street railway that want this line? Judge Gager answered that he thought the resident road should receive what rights were granted in Derby. He said that he did not know what the Fair Haven and Westville road wanted but thought that they should not be al- lowed rights in Derby that the Derby road desired. The committee decided to adjourn further hearing on the Orange town line matter until all parties could be heard.
 The committee on appropriation held hearing on the bill appropriating S190000 for sick, wounded and disabled soldiers, sailors and marines, including the insane.
 Judge A. B. Beers, of Bridgeport, ap- peared for the bill. He said that the appropriation was S200OO more than ever before, but that they wanted a de- fciency of $17,000 covered and more help had to be employed because of the increasing age of the old soldiers.
 The committee on temperance heard petitioners to-day on the bill providing that physicians prescriptions must state that liquors prescribed are to be used for medicinal or mechanical purposes and providing penalty for physicians used as a beverage.
 The committee listened to a number of physicians on the bill prohibiting druggists to sell liquor except on phy- | sicians' orders.
 The committee on the Judiciary ls- | tened to number of bills, one provid- | ing for taxation of non- n-resident stock holders of corporations.
 Judge Pearne appeared for the bill | the holding of political cau- ,uses. He wanted the nominations made by plurality and registration of political parties.
 A number of we'll known New Haven gentlemen appeared before the railroad committee to oppose the bill to prohibit he carrying of merchandise, parcels .tc., on street cars except by passen- gers. Among those who opposed the Jill were eX-Lieutenant Governor Dew II, G. B. Bunnell and George B. John on, secretary of the Edward Malley company.
 The hearing before the committee on was on amendments desired ,y Secretary Thrasher of the Law and )rder league to the bill requiring drug ,ists to refuse to sell liquor without @ ,hyscian's certificate. Mir Thrasher ppeared in favor of the bill, and in he course of his remarks declared that n no-license towns about the state rug stores "are becoming a common uisance as booze-camps and grog hops" He added that he knew of for y places in such towns where drug ists are selling liquor contrary to law. The judiciary committee adjourned ntil evening, when the hearing on the voting machines was held A member of the commission on yot- lg machines appointed two years ago. then interviewed to-day, said that next eek the commission would submit a aport to Governor Mclean against the doption of any particular kind of vot- lg machine and recommending that owns use their option in regard to the of such machines in eec- , ons i He-My wife asked me 10 stop for a I ound of tea. I Grocer-What does she want-black | ? green?