The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-09
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BILL FOR FREE TRANSFORMATION
 OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

S OF SCHOOL CHILDREN Rejected by the House Ycsterday-Wa
 terbury Consolidation BiII Passed h, the Senate in Concurrence-Hearin } on the BAH for Election of Superior Court Judges by the People.
 The House yesterday passed the bl regulating the law concerning tn,
 teaching of physiology and hygiene il
 the schools. The committee reported
 that to repeal the law teaching te1h.
 perance, physiology and hygeine would
 be too drastic, but that to amend ii
 was step that ought to be taken The
 school teachers and temperance organ
 izations of the state submitted the re.
 port.
 The bill provides that below the
 fourth grade the jsubject shall be
 taught orally and above that grade by
 text books. It need not be taught
 in the high schools.
 The bill providing that all school au- thorities must make arrangements eith- CT by supplying school facilities, trans portation or legal arrangements with other towns so that all the children of the state shall have schooling, created quite a discussion. Messrs. Pratt of Torrington, Reed of Stafford, Calkins of East Lyme, King of Windham and Pearne of Middletown spoke in opposi- tion to the bill, while MT. Kendrick of of rt1I T ! feated by large majority.
 An important license bill was report ed favorably by the temperance com mittee, providing that whenever license 1 application is made other than a re- newal, notice of such application shall be placed in plain public view ten days before the hearing.
 The temperance committee sent in 1 several rejected bills this morning. 1 Two aim at the control of the granting of licenses by druggists, so that H. quors shall not be sold except on ex- plicit prescriptions and another at the general liquor law.
 The petition incorporating the Suf- field street railway was rejected The 1 petition of Warren A. Hall and others for incorporation of telephone com pany in Waterbury was rejected by request of petitioners. The petition of the Torrington Electric Time, Messen- ger and Telephone company was also rejected on request.
 The resolution authorizing New Brit ain to issue $75,o0O supply bonds was reported favorably.
 Senator Kennedy of Nauagtuck made an impassioned speech in the Senate yesterday morning on the Waterbury consolidation matter, defending the city and town from the attack made last week in the House. In opposing the bill and asking that referendum be submitted to the people Senator Kennedy said that things had been said in regard to Waterbury that were Shameful to the manhood of the legis- lators That as to such disgraceful statements as had been made regard ing Waterbury's government was hu- initiating to the listener and degrading to the speaker He said: DO you think that if you refuse me this right which my people want I will support you when you come forward with something that your section of the state wants? Shall I help your sec tions get through a railroad over 313 feet of blocked land because your peo- pie want it when you refuse my people what they want?
 When 5000 people want to vote upon this question and you are trying to crowd this measure through against | their will, isn't 1t wrong and isn't it | unjust? l ask you to pass this refer endum amendment" l
 Senator Kenealy said that Senator | kennedy's amendment was in effect to l give the five thousand people outside | of the city of Waterbury the right to decide on the question Of the govern ment of Waterbury, dictating to the | other 45,000 people. He said that 1t might well be that the government of t the township of Waterbury was such as to be an obstacle to the best inter- ests and the prosperity of the largest part Of that township, the city. He added that if the proposition was to permit the entire town to vote on the question he would vote for it.
 Senator Bree of New Haven was in favor of the amendment
 Senator Kennedy then offered an amendment agreeing with Senator Ke-
 
 question to the town and city popula- tion and supported it in an eloquent speech.
 Senator Kenealey closed the debate with the argument that the Senate had the right to take such action.
 Senator Bree paired with Senator Burton, Senator Kennedy alone voting for his amendment. The resolution was then passed.
 The temperance committee again attempted yesterday to agree upon report on the high license bill, but was unable to do so. The majority of the committee voted o adhere to their action and report in 'avor of license fee of $500 with 'estriction of the saloons one to every 100 inhabitants. The minority voted in favor of a fee { If $500 with no restrictions. Two re- ports will undoubtedly be presented l The committee also voted to raise the l iquor bond from $500 to $500 and to z Idd $1O0 to the bond for wholesale i .ealerS. < The temperance committee took rad- cal action on House bill 1S3, a bill to