The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-05
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
DERBY TROLLEY EITBNSTON RESG- LUTON PASSED BYIHE SENATE.

viding for Adjournment June I2- In
 and Amended Other Matters Acte,
 Upon by House and Senate Yesterday
 large amount of business was fin
 1shed up in the long sessions held b!
 the House and the Senate at HartforC
 yesterday and the indications are now
 that the pending business will be fin.
 fshed so that the assembly can adjourn
 June F. The House yesterday con.
 cured with the Senate in adopting 6
 resolution providing for adjournment
 on that date.
 The resolution giving the Fair Haver
 and Westvile Railroad company per-
 mission to extend it's tracks to Derby
 was passed in the Senate yesterday
 without debate and comes up for action
 in the House to-day. The House will
 undoubtedly concur
 The committee on judiciary reported
 to the Senate a new itinerant vendors bill. It provides for state license of
 $1O0, local license of $25, and a de-
 posit of $500, with the state treasurer.
 The penalty is not more than $50 fine,
 nor more than sixty days in jail. An
 itinerant vender is defined as a person
 engaged in temporary or transient 1 business in one locality or traveling
 from place to place. No itinerant ven-
 der shall be exempt from these pro- visions by reason of associating him
 self temporarily with any local dealer,
 auctioneer, trader, or merchant.
 The committee on railroads reported a substitute bill for the one drawn | by James D. Dewell, of New Haven, providing for state supervision of street railway compaines. The bill provides for the supervision of the street rail- roads by the railroad commissioners, as to public safety, and provides that ap- peals may be taken from municipal, | borough and town authorities to the board of railroad commissioners.
 The Senate passed substitute medi- cal practice act, increasing the exam ination fee from $10 to S15,> and re- quires that the candidate shall be a graduate of medical college in good standing, and also authorizes the state board to revoke the license of person convicted or IelOny.
 In the Senate the resolution concern ing the Pennington Street Railway company was advocated by Senator Burton. The resolution validates the sale of the franchises and property of the Hartford and West Hartford Horse Railroad company to the Pennington Street Railway company and authoriz- ing he latter to hold the property ac- quired came up for action. It provides for the incorporat tion of the latter con- pany. New Haven gentlemen, includ- ing General F. S. Greeley, who are ir- terested in this road, oppose the passage of the resolution.
 Senator Bree opposed the resolution. He said that suit is now pending af- fecting the rights of the parties at in terest and he thought it would be im- proper for the Senate to pass the reso- lution. Some of his constituents he said, were interested and he thought the resolution should be rejected. Sen ator Kennedy also strongly opposed the resolution. He said the matter should be left with the courts where it started. To pass the bill would be dangerous precedent. The people who are anxious to get special legislation must think they have no case if they come to the legislature.
 Senator Kenealy said the legislature sits for the purpose of curing defects ! in the present law. What is asked for | by this company is the remedying of a defect in the present law. Justice to | the parties required the passage of the ! bill
 Senator Landon asked if there was any opposition to the resolution be- fore the railroad committee, and what was the real question at issue. Sena- tor Burton replied that there was op- position but the committee believed hat the charter should be granted.
 Senator Bree said that Judge Wheeler decided that the organization of the Pennington Street railway was not organized. He read from the udge's decision. He said there was a of doing serious injustice o the earlier bondholders.
 Senator Kenealy said that the rail- oad committee had considered the question of fact and their report should ,e accepted Because an action is pend- | ion asked for should be denied if jus ice requires it. The parties here had xpended their money, had improved he road, were running it satisfactorily nd came to the legislature for justice. enator Burton called attention to the act that the road was sold to it's pres mt owners by the state treasurer. The 7 esolution was adopted. It will be strongly opposed when it ! ome up in the House, probably to-day. The railroad committees report on i 1e Groton- -Stoningtontrolley road peti- t on, refusing all the petitions sent in reated a furore in the House yesterday I lorning. MT. Walsh said that there a ere three trolley road petitions for this \ .rrtory and it had been exceedingly ard to decide which one was the best. V he resolution reported unfavorably t as that of H. T. Steiner, ct al, for the a .onington and Mystic road. MT. C nckley, of Stonington, in an impas- II oned speech appealed to the House to s ve the people of that part of the state ( least one trolley-he did not care + hich. MT Hinckley received great fc 1plause for his speech. The resolution IT as tabled in order that the committee ii ould decide on what trolley road ould be given the right to build. ii The railroad committee reported un- f, vorably on the petition of T. H. Me te