The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-06

Temonstrance against the granting o1 7 the petition of the Meriden and Com
 pounce Tramway company or the Fail
 Haven and Westville Railroad company
 for the right to erect an electric street
 railway in Dwight street.
 The reasons are first, because neces-
 s.ty does not require such a street rail-
 way, and because that section of the
 city is amply provided with street rail
 way facilities; and second, that 1t would prove serious nuisance to the people residing there. The remonstrance was
 signed by nearly fifty residents and
 taxpayers, among whom are John s.
 Fowler, J. A. Richardson, F. M. Ryder
 and Judge s. L. Bronson.
 MT. Donovan presented petition
 asking that the charter of the New Ha-
 ven Trust company shall be amended
 so that the corporation shall be a legal
 depository for all state, county, town,
 municipal and trust funds, etc.
 MT. Woodruff, of Orange, presented a bill for an act to regulate the speed
 of motor vehicles. The bill is as fol-
 lows:
 Be it enacted by the Senate and
 House of Representatives in general as-
 sembly convened:
 Section 1. No automobile motor tri-
 cycle, motor bicycle or motor carriage,
 or other two, three or four wheeled ve-
 hicle propelled by electricity, steam or
 gasoline, or any other power, shall be
 run on the highways at a speed 10 ex- ceed twelve miles an hour.
 l Section 2. No such vehicle shall with
 in the limits of any city be run at a
 speed to exceed eight miles an hour.
 Section 3. Upon approaching a cross ing of intersecting streets or roads the person having charge of the power of such vehicle shall have such vehicle
 under control, and shall reduce the speed of said vehicle until said crossing of such street or road shall have been passed.
 | Section 4. Every person having con- trol of the speed of such motor vehicle 1 shall strike gong or bell several times l on approaching the crossing of street or road, or the intersection of a street or road, and within fifty feet of such crossing, and shall strike gong or bell at such other times and places so as to fully and amply warn any and
  keep a vigilant lookout for all teams, carriages and vehicles of all descrip- tions.
 Section 5. Wherever the words "motor vehicle is used in the foregoing sec- ton it shall include all vehicles pro- pelled by any other agent than a horse, excepting bicycles, and cars of electric railways.
 Section 6. Any person violating any of the provisions of the foregoing sec tions shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dol lars for each offense.
 MT. Freeman, of Hartford, presented a whipping post bill, which provides that for all offenses by boys under the age of sixteen, which are punishable by imprisonment other than imprisonment for life, the court, in passing sentence may, if in view of the age of the of- fender and all attending circumstances, deem it better for him, and consistent with the demands of justice, sentence him to be moderately whipped, not ex- ceeding twenty strokes, in, lieu of inn prsonment or of commitment to the Connecticut school for boys.
 Section 2 is as follows: Any male person found guilty of beating a wo man; rape, or assault with intent to commit rape; robbery or attempt to commit robbery, accompanied by the use of great physical violence or acts of cruelty; kidnapping a minor to ob- tain ransom; or of being a tramp, and, while such, of threatening women or children with violence or endeavor- ing to procure anything of value by l force or intimidation, may be sen- | fenced to be moderately whipped, either | in lieu, wholly or in part, or in addi- ton to such Imprisonment as may be otherwise provided as mode of pun ishment.
 Section 8. All whipping under the pro- visions of this act shall be inflicted in private in the presence of a physician, and shall not be so severe as would, in his opinion, endanger any permanent impairment of the health of the of- fender The father. guardian or near est male relative of the culprit may also be present, if such culprit is minor.
 The bill further provides in succeed ing sections that the whipping shall be inflicted by the keeper of the Jail 1r other officer designated by the court. In whipping boys birch rod or eather strap or whip may be used. Above that age leather strap or whip shall be used. The bill was referred to he judiciary committee.
 MT. Whittlesey, of Danbury, intro luced a bill providing that no divorce shall be granted for any cause arising prior to the residence of the complain mt or defendant in this state which vas not a ground for divorce in the 'tate where the cause arose. It also increases the care in securing personal service, and adds that no divorce shall ,e granted solely upon the default nor olely upon admission by the pleadings lor except upon hearing before the ( ourt in open session. ( MT. Wadsworth, of Pennington, in- reduced a bill to increase the facilities or education by providing that the hildren residing in any school dis rict of any town may attend school In my other district or any other town, he transportation to be paid by the wn in which they reside. It was re- erred to the committee on education The finance committee submitted fa- orable reports on resolutions author zing Waterbury to issue school and ' 1ater bonds. The judiciary committee eported unfavorably on the bill regu- | ating drivers on highways. A similar i 7