The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-27

| serves Reported FavOrnbly-Bi1I for
 Free EmpIoymen gencies Tabled for
 Amend ndments-Redistrict Commit
 tee Appointed by Speaker Light Yes | terday-Business i'm the Senate.
 Lack of quorum in the House yes- | terday, the first Friday of the close of
 the session, resulted in the postpone
 ment of several matters on which a 1 vote was necessary.
 The fisheries and game committee
 sent in an important bill establishing
 state game preserves. It provides that | the commissioners of fisheries and game l shall have power to establish state
 game preserves and may lease in the
 name of the state for twenty-five or fif- | ty years tracts of wood land suitable ! for the propagation and preservation of
 game and game birds; such tracts to
 contain not less than fifty or not more
 than three hundred acres. The com-
 missioners may lease any tract for
 which petition is made by five citi-
 zens of any town. The owners of such leased lands may use them for any | pbt POoS C<hCSpl HuIllllS. ALLY pleCG Ol open land my be added to such wood- land. Said commissioners shall, dur ing hunting periods post notices for bidding entrance therein. Taking, trap ping, snaring, and killing game or game birds in such preserves any time is prohibited. The only permission Is giv- en to hunt or trap foxes, skunks, ra-
 coons, wild cats, minks, weasels, hawks
 and owls during the closed season. Pen alty for violation of the law is put at
 $100 fine
 The bill permitting the National Guard to visit the Buffalo exposition was rejected.
 The bill providing that four cities of the state establish evening high schools was rejected.
 The bill providing that manufacturers using stained glass in factories injur- ious to eyes of employees must remove the same on order of the inspector of factories was reported favoraby by
 the committee on manufactures.
 The bill exempting firemen who have served five years from the military and poll tax was rejected The resolution incorporating the electric express com pdIly was IGJGClGu. Il Ile Dlll pIONlulIS that bicycles be carried free by rail- roads was rejected. Resolutions extend- ing the time for the building of the Mystic street railroad West Side street railway, Stoningston borough street railway company Groton bank street railway, town of Groton Street railway, East and South Windsor railway, Hart ford, Stafford and Worcester street rail- way, were all rejected.
 The temperance committee made several reports this morning. The bill licensing clubs that sell liquors was re- jected
 The bill providing that certain excur- sion tickets may be good on Sunday trains was rejected. It was proposed to allow National Guardsmen the right to use their state tickets on Sundays after camp week.
 The annual appropriation for educa- tional purposes of the state was sub mitted to the House by the approprla- tion committee. The proposed appro- priation covers the two fiscal years end- ing September 3O 1908, and is as fol- lows in brief: For support of the com mon schools of towns, s933, ,O00; state DCdlu tl euuCdllOIl lOl HUI ildl StilOOlS, $120, ,000 for pay of special agents to enforce laws regarding employment and attendance of children $15,000; for school libraries, etc, $15,o0o; for pub lie libraries, etc, $12,500; for teachers meetings, S6000; for salaries and ex- penses, etc, s53,000; for tuition of chill dren in high schools, s24,000; for evening high schools s5.000; for school fund de- partment, $100000
 Speaker Light just before adjourn ment announced his selection of the special committee for the redistricting of the state for congressional and sen- atorial districts as follows: Messrs. King of Windham, Lilley of Water bury, Pearne of Middletown Whittesey of Danbury, Freeman of Hartford, Donovan of New Haven, Hungerford of New Milford, and Lathrop of Norwich.
 In the Senate only few matters of interest came up. The resolution incor- porarting the Branford Lighting and Water company was passed as was the resolution incorporating the Union Elec- thic Light and Power company.
 Senator Brown of the Thirteenth dis trict blocked the passage of the free Illeul DuTedu DllI, WHICH was | down for action to-day. Senator Brown wished to have some changes made in | it by request of constituents.
 Senator Sloper called from the table | the resolution incorporating the Pacific | Mercantile company. He said that the | was very large one with | powers to opuate coal and iron mines | in Washington, and with rights to build | railroads and steamships for carrying | it's products. Passed. ..
 The bill esta blishing commission on was reported favorably.
 The railroad committee of the general | assembly is considering a bill concern ing the control and supervision of the street railway systems of the state, which will be reported to the general assembly next week. It will be in the nature of a compromise between the claims of those who want the street railway companies placed under con rol of the railroad commission and hose who want matters left where they Ire at the present time.
 There was no objection to state su- 1ervision, but the electric railway man. ,gers were anxious in many instances o get away from town supervision, un- Ter which there had been a great deal If pickering and unnecessary trouble. The compromise measure is practically and is now in the hands of he attorneys representing the street