The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-20

committee it was rejected. The house rejected the bill.
 The same committee reported unfa- vorably on a second bill regarding a street railroad commission. It was re- 1 jected.
 The bill forbidding construction of switches by street railroads before church property was reported unfavor- ably by the railroad committee and was rejected. MT. Walsh said that the pres ent law left the matter in the hands of local authorities, where it belonged. ] The bill providing that secretaries for school boards be appointed was rejected on motion of the chairman of the edu- cation committee.
 The bill providing that in addition to the present powers of the Law and Or der league the league be permitted to extend their powersNover prize fighting was rejected. MT King, of the judici- iary committee, said the matter was one for local action and not in the province of the league It was rejected.
 The bill removing town and county officers from the list of officials forced to make returns of their election ex-
 
 | Judiciary committee. ] The federal relations committee re- ported unfavorably on the proposal to establish school of mines in this state and the bill was rejected.
 A petition was received from 2200 Danbury employees in favor of the bill establishing free public employment of fees There were several petitions in favor of the indeterminate sentence bill from E. s. Lines and thirty others of New Haven ex- Mayor T. F. Taylor of Bridgeport, and twenty others, and Postmaster F. J. Pickett and others of Fairfield.
 Judge w. U. Pearne, of Middletown, was reelected judge for term of two years of the city court of Middletown, and Daniel J. Donohue was elected dep uty judge.
 The judiciary committee reported un- favorably on the bill legalizing the sale of the so-called American made" fire crackers only, and it was rejected.
 The came committee reported unfa- vorably on the bill providing that mort gages may be taken on all kinds of per sonal property, and it was rejected.
 MI hlllS, Ul tie JuuiCldly CuullIhltSe, said that the committee would later suggest legislation on town record mat ters and suggested rejecting the meas ure appointing a town record commits sioner. It was rejected.
 The bill providing for convict labor on the town roads was rejected. MT King said that just now, when indeterminate sentence was talked about so much throughout the state, it did not seem wise to take action of another sort. The bill was rejected.
 The bill repeating all the laws regard i ing mechanics liens was rejeceed on the report of the committee on the judci- -ary
 The bill regarding certain rregulari- ties and making valid all real estate titles taken out before disqualified | judges was passed under suspension@of the rules. MT. King said that the state desired to loan some money on it's school fund on property in Lebanon. The title was made out before a. dis qualified justice and the state officials wanted it passed.
 The senate sat for about an hour yes- terday and went through considerable | business.
 The Derby court fight came to an end | in the senate yesterday, when the judi cial nomination committee reported fla on the nominations of George | B. Clark, judge and Frederick w. Ben ham, deputy judge, of the city court of | Derby, and they were confirmed.
 The unfavorable report of the judici- ary committee on the bill concerning the parole of prisoners in state prison was accepted and the bill rejected.
 The bill reported unfavorably by the judiciary committee concerning the election of county commissioners by the people was rejected