The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-24

Rejected in the House-Favorab;e Re
port OH Derby Extension P,titl,i
Nominations for Judges OF Milford
New Town Court.
Yesterday was an interesting day a
the capitol in Hartford the high licens,
bill coming up for action in the Hous,
and the adverse committee report 0,
the Connecticut Western railroad reso
luton in the Senate This latter mat
ter occupied the attention of the Sen,
ate during the entire session, and fin
ally when it came to a vote the COM
mittee report was accepted by vote
of Is to 8, and the resolution was re-
Jected This is non-concurrent action
with the House, which voted to allow
the Connecticut Western company tc
complete the extension from Tariffvile
to Springfield by condemning strip of
land 313 feet in width. The road Is
built all but this narrow strip 100000
having been expended in building the
track already laid, and to complete the
track across this strip which is con-
trolled by the Consolidated road, an
expenditure of about $500 would be re-
CURED.
! The senators voting to sustain the
railroad committee and prevent the
| completion of the extension We're, Sen
| ators Goodrich of the Second district,
Kennedy Of the Fifth district, Lanyon
Of the Sixth district, Burton Of the
seventh district, Pendleton of the
Ninth district Allis of the Tenth dis
trict, Brown of the Eleventh district,
Kenealy of the Twelfth district, Brad
ley OF the Thirteenth district, Seeley
OF the Fourteenth district, Whitlock
OF the Fifteenth district, Wright Of the
seventeenth district, Brothwell of the
TWenty-first district, Mcdonald of the
Twenty-second district, Thompson of
the Twenty-fourth district.
Those voting to allow the extension
to be completed were Senators Roberts
OF the First district. Gordon OF the
Third district, Sloper Of the Fourth
district, Bree of the Eighth district
(New Haven, Brown of the Sixteenth
district, Cooper of the Eighteenth dis
trlct, Landon of the Nineteenth dis
trict. Pond of the Twentieth district,
Maxwell OF the Twenty-third district.
The debate on this matter lasted
about three hours and was listened to
by hundreds of people, many being la
dies, who packed the galleries and all
the standing space about the floor of
the Senate, Senators Burton, Alls,
Kennedy, and Kenealy made speeches
for the Consolidated road In support OF
the committee report. Senators Cor
don, cooper, and Landon spoke for the
completion OF, the Connecticut Western
extension. Yoi
In the House the most important bus
mess of the day was the consideration
of the high license bill. The original
bill provided for license fee of $1,000.
The majority report of the temperance
committee was in favor of q license
fee of $500 with the number of licenses
restricted to one for each 400 of popu-
lation. The minority report was in ia
vor of $500 license fee and nj restric-
ton in the number of licenses. An
amendment to increase the license bond
TO $l,O0o was rejected, as was also an
amendment to make the license fee
$3.50, the fee under the present law.
Then on viva voce vote the major
lty and minority reports were rejected. |
Ihis leaves the license fee as 1t 10 at
present, $450. =
The House constitutional amendment |
reported the Fyler amend |
ment changing the representation In |
the House.
1t provides that the House be made |
up of representatives in the following |
order: Every town having less than
1000 inhabitants to send one represent
tative, every town having $500 to
send two representatives, and every
town having more than $500 to send
one additional representative for each
10000 in excess of the $500. The pop
llation Of each town to be determined |
by the United States census, and when
once determined the number shall not
be changed until after the enumeration
made under authority of the next CEN
'us.
The general assembly OF 1908 shall d.
vide each town entitled to more than
wo representatives into districts and
me shall be chosen from each, The
amendment Is to go over to the next
assembly.
The second amendment was reported
that the general assembly
shall have power to provide for the
Election of selectnen binennially. This
also to be continued to the
lext assembly
The constitutional convention bill
which is before the special Joint COM |