The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-14
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMIT
TEES YESTERDAY.

Bill for Issuance of 500 Mile RaiIroa,
Tickets for SO Reported Upon Ad
versely and Referred Back to the Com
mittee--Favorablc Report on n High
License Bill is Expected -Committe,
Hearings Yesterday Afternoon.
The House held an unusually long
session in Hartford yesterday, the ses-
sion lasting about an hour and three
quarters, and the Senate also went
through a large amount of business.
In the House the committee on railroads
reported unfavorably on the bill pro-
V1ding that no street railway company
shall receive passengers over the num-
Der of seats provided by the company.
Mr.. Walsh, of Greenwich, said that the
committee considered the bill hardship
to the public and railroad companies.
The bill was rejected.
The cities and boroughs committee re-
ported unfavorably on the bill dividing
ZIG lOWA VI lILO lOuI NOlllS
districts, 1t was rejected.
The committee on roads, rivers and
bridges reported unfavorably on the
bill reducing tolls for foot passengers
on the Middletown bridge. The petit
TONERS at their own request We're given
leave to withdraw
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
Connecticut Agricultural college and
changing the name to the Connecticut
Agricultural and Mechanical college
was rejected. Mr.. Adams, of Norwalk,
said that not one of the directors of
the college had appeared for the bill
and that the committee was unanimous
in rejecting 1t.
The committee ON judicial nominal
lions reported favoraby on the nomi-
nations of the following judges and I'M
der suspension of the rules they were
confirmed: Charles w. Butler, Judge,
and Clayton B. Smith, associate judge,
of the police court of New London; Ly-
man T. Tingier Judge, and Lester d.
Phelps, associate judge, of the city
court of Rockville.
The committee on claims reported
unfavorably on the petitions of five
soldiers in the Spanish-American war
for reimbursement for sickness and
laid down the general principle that in
such cases the committee did not feel
warranted in taking action. The COM
mittee reported that several such ap-
plications had been granted and others
refused and the committee did not feel
like opening up the question. The petit
tions were those of Dennis d. Lealy Of
New London, George Kopp, of New
London, Edward F. Corrigan, of Will
1imantic, Joseph r. King, of Meriden,
Horace N. Sherman, of New Haven,
John v. Foran, of Meriden, John Smith,
of Windham, Anton Cornaux, of Meri-
den, Joseph Zoller, of New Haven, and
Frank ]. Martin, of New London.
The veteran service bill passed Tues
day received a shock yesterday from
Mr.. Freeman, of Hartford. Mr. Bald
win, of Beacon Falls, asked that the
rules be suspended and the bill provid-
ing that no veteran of the civil war be |
removed from public positions, be i'm |
mediately transmitted to the Senate.
Mr.. freeman, Of Hartford objected |
to the rushing Of the bill through the |
House and said that he moved recon- |
sideration of the bill and an amendment |
made that would remove it's present |
feature Of allowing veteran to keep |
position after he had shown his in |
competence.
Mr. Whittlesey, of New London, sup |
ported Mr.. Freeman and stated that as
the bill read now it would produce |
great legal confusion.
Mr.. Donovan, of New Haven, sup
ported the suspension of the rules, as
did Mr.. Guilfuile Of Waterbury
Mr.. Freeman insisted upon recon-
sideration Of the bill and at his re-
quest Mr.. Baldwin moved reconsidera-
ton and the bill was laid on the table
for amendment.
Tn the Senate the governor sent in
the following appointments for action
by the Senate:
Edward P. Avery, Of New Haven, to
be a member of the board of harbor
commissioners for New Haven harbor
Christian Schwartz, Of Norwalk to be
she'll fish commissioner.
, Francis Bacon, of New Haven, and
Ernest Cady, of Hartford, to be men,
oers of the board of pardons.
Charles l.. futile, Of Hartford, ,
and James f. Brown, of North Ston-
ngton, to be members of the state /
BOARD of agriculture.
The Senate accepted the report of =,
he committee on finance in appointing !
James P. Bree state auditor and 1t was
sent Immediately afterwards to the +
House, where 1t. was tabled .
The resolutions Of the Bridgeport =
Fraction company and associated COM !
,anies for amendment to charters were =
exported favorably by the committee on :
and tabled for calendar. a
The resolution appointing Edward M. n
udd, Judge Of the borough court of
was passed by the Senate;
S were the following resolutions: 2
sharles J. Foote, borough Of Walling- = /,
ord; Samuel J. Bryant, judge of the y
own court of Orange, and John Will y
inson, deputy judge. q
The election of Judge Foote, of Wal +
ngford, is reelection. A petition in II
he House favored Charles M Yale, but ( y
he committee on judicial nominations
Imported Judge Foote.
The Senate passed the resolution APP .
ointing George G. Bryant Judge of the l
ty court of Ansonia; Charles M q
latt. deputy judge of the city court of u
nsonia; the resolution amending the \
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