The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-31
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, PETITIONS
PRESENTED YESTERDAY.


PRESENTED YESTERDAY.
A Proposed Amendment to the New Ha
ven Pavement Act-A WOmsn's SuT
rage BiII from adO-Nominationi
of Candidates for city Court Judge
Experimentation of Judge Simeon
II, Baldwin Sent to the Assembly.
The caucus of the republican menl-
bers of the assembly from New Haver
county for the purpose of nominating
candidates for judge and assistant
Judge of the New Haven city court and
for Judge and assistant judge OF the
Hamden town court was held yesterday
afternoon. Great interest has been
manifested in the outcome of this con-
test and yesterday forenoons trains to
Hartford carried large numbers of New
Haveners including many lawyers TO
lobby in the interests of their friends
among the candidates for the nomina-
tions for the judgeships.
The corridors at the capitol were fill
ed with well known New Haven men
I'D to the time of the adjournment of
the caucus at 2:30. Nearly all of them
returned to New Haven on the 1857
train.
Senator Benton, caucus chairman,
called the caucus to order and as soon
as the business Of the meeting was an
nounced Representative Lilley of Wa
terbury arose and nominated Judge
James Bishop for reelection as judge
of the New Haven city court In nam
ing Judge Bishop Mr.. Lilley spoke in
high terms of him and said that he had
been unable to find anyone who OPP
posed the denomination of Judge Bish-
OBJ. He asked that the nomination be
by reclamation. Several gentlemen
present seconded the nomination, and
when the question was put the nomina-
ton was made by reclamation.
Representative Woodruff of Orange
moved that Judge Edwin c. Dow be re-
nominated for assistant judge of the
city court An informal ballot was TAX
en- and resulted as follows:
Whole number voting, q; necessary
for choice. IA. e. G. Dow, IA: George
e. Hall, 8; Warren H. Bristol, S.
A formal ballot was then taken and
resulted as follows: e. G. Dow, Is;
George E. Hall, 8; Warren H. Bristol, S.
On motion of Mr.. Woodruff Judge
Dow's nomination was made unani-
NOUS.
Judges futile and Mann of Hamden
were re-nominated for the positions of
Judge and assistant judge for the Ham
den town court.
L. F. Burpee was renominated as
Judge Of the city court of Waterbury by
reclamation.
Senator Bree introduced bill pro-
viding for new system of paving as
sessments in New Haven.
The bill provides that benefits and
damages shall be laid under the control
Of the common council and assisted by
the bureau of compensation of the city
as provided In the charter Of said city
for and against all owners of property
AUDITING upon or adjoining the streets
on which said pavements are construct
ed; which assessment of such benefits
shall not exceed per lineal foot of
frontage rs cents for dimension granite
block pavement; 60 cents for asphalt
pavement 80 cents for vitrified brick
pavement; 20 cents for crushed stone
pavement"
Senator Bree presented another bill
providing for an annual appropriation
Of S. 900 for the relief Of families of SOL
diers, sailors and marines inmates of
the State Soldiers Home at Noroton.
Senator Lanyon offered bill pro-
viding that the selectmen Of all towns
in the state shall, when petitioned by
residents, erect at suitable place
designated wharf. 1t is further pro-
vided that in the event of the towns /
failing to appropriate the money the
petitioners may appeal to the superior
court, where committee shall be ap-
pointed to determine the case. In the I
event Of a decision adverse to the petit /
TONERS they shall bear the expenses of .
the litigation.
Senator Kennedy introduced a bill
corporations and companies
to instruct their agents and superin-
tendents to report to the state in
spector of factories all accidents, fatal
Or otherwise, occurring under their de-
partments, the inspector to investigate
and order such alterations as to make
future accidents of like nature impossi-
BILE. A penalty of Imprisonment from
three months to nine months in Jail and
a fine Of from $25 to $50 for all viola
keep record Of all accidents reported.
Senator Bree introduced bill author
zing the governor to appoint each two
years from date Of passage a fish in |
;pector to serve for that time. The bill I
provides that the appointee shall be
practical marketman of at least five
years' experience; that the salary shall
De $1,000 a year and expenses; that the
Inspector shall have the power to ap-
point all necessary deputies; that the
Inspector shall inspect all markets in
he state and condemn all decayed and
fish. Violation of the or $
Ter of the inspector or his deputies is !,
punishable with fine of from 81 to $10O ,
# Impeachment for thirty days
Governor Mclean sent to the Senate !,
he nomination of Simeon e. Baldwin t
f New Haven, to be associate Justice
f the supreme court of errors and
udge of the superior court for eight
ears, commencing February 2, 1901.
HE matter was referred to the COM 7