The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-08

! oA ehU 0uSch AEOH tho
 LegisIaturc-RaiIroad Committee Dis.
 cussed the Derby Trolley Petition
 Other Business in tho House and Sem
 ate Yesterday.
 The railroad committee held an ex-
 ecutive session yesterday and discussed
 the petition of the Fair Haven and
 Westville company for permission to
 extend it's tracks to Derby, and the pe- titon of the Connecticut Western road Tor permission to complete the Tariff | Vile extension. On the first petition
 the committee voted by vote of to
 to recomenmd that leave to with
 draw be given, and on the Connecticut
 Western resolution voted to recom-
 mend that the resolutions be not pass
 ed, the committee vote being to B. No report was formulated on either mat
 ter, however, and they will be further considered before reports are made. | The committee on incorporation yes- terday afternon held an adjourned hearing on the petition for amendment | Of the charter of the New Haven Y. M. c. A. Among the amendments asked for was one to exempt the property from liability to attachment for debt and the committee thought that this was asking too much. Attorney Hen ry C.. Newton, representing the Y. M. c. A., appeared before the committee and stated that an amendment to pro- vide that the property should be liable for no debts except those incurred with the approval of the trustees would be agreeable to the Y. M. c. A. officials, and it is probable that the amendments asked for with this change will be favorably reported. Secretary Lotze and General Phelps Montgomery also of the amendments.
 The committee OH cities and bor- oughs met yesterday afternoon and decided to report favorably on the bill to amend the New Haven charter so that the board of councilmen shall be abolished, and also on the bill to change the time of holding the city election from April to November.
 The governor sent to the House yes- terday morning the response from England to the expression of condo lence sent by the House to the king of England on the death of Queen Victo- ria. The response was from Lord Lansdowneh and was sent by Hon. Joseph H. Choate to Governor Mclean It is as follows:
 Foreign office, April 22, 1901. Your Excellency: I duly laid before the king, my sovereign, your note of the 11th ultimo, in which you trans- init resolution adopted by the legis- l lature of the state of Connecticut ex- pressing their deep sorrow on hearing | of the death of her majesty, Queen Vic- | toria, and their sympathy with the people of Great Britain in the great l loss which they have sustained.
 I have received the kings command | to request your excellency to be good | enough to convey to the legislature of l thanks for this message of condolence | and sympathy which his majesty has l received with high appreciation.
 I have the honor to be,
 Lansdowne. His Excellency the Hon. Joseph H.
 Choate.
 The bill redistricting the state into 1 five congressional districts was sent to the committee on congressional and 1 senatorial districts.
 The bill limiting the deposits in sav- ngs banks was recommitted to the committee on banks in concurrence with the Senate.
 The House in concurrence with the Senate turned down the bill repeating he public act of 1893 authorizing cities and other municipalities to establish plants for the manufacture of gas and 
 The judiciary committee reported in Tor the act to permit applicants for he right to practice surgery and mid- vifery to be examined in their own anguage through an interpreter if the applicant is unable to speak or write English. The bill was strongly fav- ,red before the committee by James J. { Iarr, registrar of vital statistics of ( New Haven The Senate yesterday for the first ime this season refused courtesy to l senator in the motion to table bill. senator Kennedy endeavored to have l { he bill which prohibits the sale of | . luail, partridge and woodcock for two ,ears tabled. He was outvoted and { he bill was passed in concurrence by he House. The judiciary committee reported avorably yesterday on the bill provid- ng that whenever any court shall set sde a jury verdict in a civil cause ! lpon the ground that 1t is against the vidence the party In whose favor the 'erdict was rendered may appeal from he decision of the court and the evil ence shall be reported without expense f printing to the appellant. Favorable report also made on bill providing that no suit by creditor of my deceased person where estate is q process of settlement shall be com- :. 1enced by any executor or administra- | 1r within the period allowed by the ourt of probate for settlement of the Iq sate unless written notice of the dis | F llowance of his claim has been given y the executor.
 The bill to permit the parties to ivil suit in the courts of common 1 leas and in the district court of Wa . ,rbury to call in a stenographer was aported favorably. The bill provides that the compensa- on for the stenographer shall be the : ame as for the stenographer of the 1 lperior court and that the expense 1all be paid out of regular appropria- s