The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-31
eral streets, and also seeks extension
of franchise toward New Haven,
The layout proposed Is as follows:

eral streets, and also seeks extension
of franchise toward New Haven.
The layout proposed is as follows:
I'm Derby beginning at the com
pany's present track in Derby avenue
streets with that avenue, thence south
erly along Derby avenue to Gilbert
street, thence along Gilbert street tc
New Haven avenue, formerly called the
Derby and New Haven turnpike, to the
line dividing the town of Derby from
the town of Orange"
Representative Bissell of Ridgefield
presented a bill to regulate the use OF
shot guns in shooting wild animals and
birds, regulating the calibre of the fire.
arm, and providing that no hunter shall
shoot from boat on any waters within
the state, within March 81 and Septem-
Der l. This bill is accompanied by an
explanatory statement of some length
which states the conditions in which
sportsmen find game preserves of the
state.
Representative Gaylord of Plymouth
presented bill providing for penalty
OF not more than $500 OF six months in
Jail or both for any bicycle rider who
rides into a person and Injuries the lat
ter and who fails to stop and ascer-
tain the nature of the injuries or who
refuses to give his name and residence,
or who gives false name and address.
Mr.. Perkins of Groton introduced a
bill appropriating $4,000 for the care,
education and support of deaf and
dumb of the state, under contract to
be made by the governor. The limit
of expenditure for each pupil is $4,000
annually
Mr. Adams of Norwalk presented a
bill amending chapter 27S of the public
acts of 1895 so that $4,000 shall be paid
annually by the state to the William
Backus hospital, the Norwalk hospital
of Norwalk, and the general hospital,
Hartford, Bridgeport hospitals and the
Grace hospital of New Haven.
Mr.. Lilley of Waterbury offered bill
making it illegal to discharge from
employ, except for cause, any honor
ably discharged veteran of the union
army in the civil war. Any such sol
diers unreasonably discharged may ap-
peal to the superior court.
were the following:
By Mr.. Perkins Of Groton, resolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 for the care
of the states deaf and dumb for two
years; by Mr.. Page of Naugatuck, to
increase the capital stock of the Nauga-
tuck Water company, from 100000 to
100000; resolution providing for the
purchase of the centennial exhibit"
being the articles made from the char
ter oak. 1t carries an appropriation of
$4,000; by Mr.. King of Windham, a res
olution providing for the completion of
the normal school at Willimantic, the
appropriation to be $4,000, and resolu-
ton making an appropriation of $4,000
for the expenses incurred by Connecti-
cut volunteer soldiers for medical at
tendance, nursing and travel to be APP
proved by the governor; by Mr.. Stand
ish of Andover, bill exempting from
making return to election expenses oil
county, town, city, borough or school
officers.
The caucus of republican members
from New Haven county for nomina-
tions of judge and deputy judge of the
borough court of Naugatuck, of the
borough court Of Wallingford, town
court of Orange, and city court of Der
by, will be held Tuesday, February S,
at o'clock.
The commission on voting machines
held hearing yesterday afternoon and
among those who appeared was Henry
7. Blake of this city. Mr.. Blake pro-
posed the following amendment to the
general act relating to elections:
'Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives in general as
sembly convened:
Section AL provisions of the exist
ing election laws of this state which
any special style of printing
for tickets on the blank official ballot.
and all provisions which make ballots
void for supposed Identifying mark
thereon, are hereby repealed
Section 2-Any person who shall
use or shall solicit or pro-
cure another to use in voting an official |
fraudulently obtained, or a |
ballot or envelope bearing any mark or !
device by which 1t is intended that the
person using the same may be identi-
fed, shall on conviction thereof forfeit
and pay 500; one-half to the complain
ant and the other half to the state and
shall also be liable to the other penal
ties prescribed by law for such offenge."