The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-02-07
Legislature Notes.

Legislature Notes.
A bill was presented In the senate at
Hartford last Thursday prohibiting the
killing or sale of woodcock, partridge or
quail between December Is and October
Is, and making 1t unlawful for three years
to sell or buy any woodcock or ruffled
grouse wherever said birds have been ia
ken, and bill was presented in the house
the same day making close season for
game for three years from October i,
1901. A bill was presented In the senate
providing for the election of county co n
missioners by the people. At the Wind
ham county caucus on Thursday Harry
E. Back was nominated for Judge of the
town court of Killingly.
Tuesday the following bills were intro
duced: A whipping post bill, which pro-
vides for all offenses by boys under IL
which are punishable by imprisonment
other than Imprisonment for life, the
court in passing sentence may, If. in view
of the age of the offender and all attend
Ing circumstances, deem it better for him
and consistent with the demands of JUS
tice, sentence him to be moderately
whipped, not exceeding twenty strokes,
In lieu of imprisonment or of commitment
to the Connecticut school for boys. 1t
also provides whipping, amount not stat
ed, for any male person found guilty of
beating woman, rape, or assault with
intent to commit rape, robbery or attempt
to commit robbery, cruelty, kidnapping a
minor to obtain a ransom, or of being a
tramp, and, while such, of threatening
women or children with violence or en-
deavoring to procure anything of value
by force or intimidation. All whipping
Is to be inflicted In private and in the
presence Of physician. A bill to in
crease the facilities for education pro-
vides that the children residing in any
school district Of any town may attend
school in any other district or any other
town, the transportation to be paid by
the town In which they reside. A bill
providing for the calling of a constitu-
tional convention. The bill submits the
question of whether q convention shall be
called or not to the voters of the state
and provides that the convention shall
consist Of one delegate from each town
and twenty -four delegates elected from
the state at large,
John Thompson Of Ellington was re-
nominated to succeed himself as county
commissioner at a caucus of senators and
representatives held Tuesday afternoon.
Senator G. A. Thompson presided and II
| was voted to take an informal ballot fol
| county commissioner to succeed Commits.
sioner Thompson, whose term expires
July l. Representative 81. Fl. Willes Of
Vernon nominated Mr.. Thompson. The
ballot resulted Whole number of votes
10; John Thompson, Ellington, 8; M. P,
j. Walker, Stafford Springs, 3; John
Brown, Coventry, 4; Levi M. Reed, I'm.
ion, 3; F. w. Pratt, Wilmington, l. A
formal vote was ordered, in which Is
votes were cast as follows: Thompson
| 10; Walker, g.; Brown, 2; Reed 8. Mr..
Thompson was declared nominated and
the caucus adjourned. Mr.. Thompson
received his appointment yesterday.
In the senate on Wednesday Senator
Maxwell introduced q resolution permit
ting the towns to join in the appointment
of superintendent Of schools, the state
to pay one-half Of his salary, not In ex'
cess of $500 per year. In the house bills
1 IL A. IL
day holiday, and providing that the
state board of education shall purchase
at the expense of the state the text books
and all school supplies and furnish them
free to the public schools.
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