The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-06-07
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY



REJECTED IN THE HOUSE.
New Military Bill Fsssed-state Fire
the House-Changes In the Medical
Practice Act-Congressionai Redts-
trtcting Report Received-Importan
Changes of District Lines Recon-
mended.
Woman suffrage took an hour of ar
gument in the House at Hartford yes
terday and was finally rejected by a
vote of 119 to 3d. At 1870 Mrs John
Hooker, sister of the late Henry Ward
Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe,
and widow of the we'll known reporter
Of the supreme court was given the
courtesy of a brief address to the
House on the woman suffrage question,
Mr.. Tucker of Ansonia moving a re-
cess of ten minutes for the purpose.
Mrs Hooker argued eloquently for
the right of women to vote, arguing
that better politics would result and
better candidates would be elected if
women were permitted to vote. She
said that all the women wanted was
the right to vote in city and town mat
tiers, ''to put down the saloons and the
dance halls Mrs. Hooker's address
was warmly received. She asked for
two years trial.
The Senate had passed the bill, the
House rejected it. After speeches by
Mr. PEBBLES, who moved to concur
with the Senate, Mr.. Wakeman of
Fairfield spoke for the measure. Mr..
Rice of Stamford spoke for it,
Mr.. Allen of Groton had nothing to
say against the female woman" but
thought the masculine gender ought
to run the state" Gong applause and
1aughter.)
Mr. Fahy of Vernon wanted the
House to give the women of this coun-
try what they have been so long want
ing. Mr. Willis of Vernon also spoke
for 1t, saying it was an Outrage" not
to give it to the petitioners.
Mr. Hubbard of Litchfield argued for
the bill saying that there was no dan
ger in trying the experiment for two
years.
Mr. Bicknell of Meriden opposed the
bill on the ground that the women
ought not to enter politics Mr.. PEBBLES
closed the argument for the bill The
vote stood for passage SO, for rejection
of the bill 119, defeating the bill.
Important additions and changes in
the medical practice act was made in
an amendment to this act by the report
of the judiciary committee yesterday.
The examining board fee IS made SIS,
no applicant may be examined for adj
mission to practice unless he has Sc
cured papers from some medical col
lege, the board may revoke physi-
clans certificate if he is convicted of
any crime. These are in brief the main
amendments to the present law. 1t
was passed after explanation by Judge |
Powers of Manchester.
In the House yesterday the commit
tee on congressional and senatorial dis |
tricts reported the following bill pre-
scribing the limits of five congressional |
districts in the state:
Section 1.-The state hereby is and |
shall continue to be divided into five |
districts for the choice of representa-
tives from the state in the congress of |
the United States, each district to be |
entitled to one representative as fol-
lows:
District No. to consist of the county
of Hartford.
District No. to consist of the county |
of Middlesex and the towns of New TIa-
ven Meriden, Wallingford, North Bran
ford, East Haven, Branford, Guilford
and Madison
District No. 8 to consist Of the coun-
ties Of New London, Wlndham and
Holland
District No. 4 to consist of the coun-
ty of Fairfield
District No. to consist of the county
of Litchf1eld and the towns of Water |
bury. Wolcott, Middlebury, Southbury,
Prospect, Beacon Falls, Ok
ford, Bethany, Seymour, Ansonia, Der
by, Orange, Milford, Woodbridge, Ches-
hire, Hamden, and North Haven
Section 2-All existing laws relating
to the election of representatives in
from districts as heretofore
except so far as the same
are inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, shall continue in force and
be applicable to, and operate upon the
respective congressional districts as
hereby constituted
Section 3-This act shall first apply
TO representatives in congress to be
elected on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of November, 1902, and
vacancies which may occur in the pres
int representation in congress shall be
filed as now provided by law and from
he districts as now constituted.
Section All acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
3ealed
The bill was tabled for calendar and
printing.
The committee on interpretations re- {
ported unfavora bly, on the bill to create {
| gas and electric light commission. 1t /
provided for the appointment of a COM {
mission of three persons who shall have /
GENERAL supervision over all gas and
electric light companies. Mr.. Pearne
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