The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-30

to serve without pay, all for two year
terms.
There came to the house from the
last general assembly a resolution Tor
an amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for the election of state officers
bv plurality vote and the rediStrct-
ing of the state into senatorial districts
from which shall be elected not less
than 25, nor more than Sc senator's
Both these matters were referred to
the Joint committee on CONSTITUTIONAL
amendments.
Mr.. Staples of Bridgeport introduced
an act providing the intliction Oh death
penalty upon minors and providing
that no person under twenty-one years
of age shall be punished with death.
Punishment by life Imprisonment, how
ever may be inflicted
A bill was introduced for an act pro-
viding for free text books and supplies
for public school pupils.
The following petitions were referred
to the committee on railroads: lncor-
porating the Rockville, Bound Brook
and East Windsor Street Railway COM
many: the Killingly and Norwich Rail-
way company; the South windsor, EAST
Windsor and Enfield Railway company;
Moodus and Marlborough Transporta-
ton company; Meriden, Waterbury and
Cheshire Street Railway company
petition was received from Clara
Torcutte of Branford for release by
the state of Connecticut, of its interest
in the estate of Octave Turcotte. Tur-
cote was drowned March 2, 1900, and
died intestate, leaving no heirs That
part of the estate not vested in the Wild
ow escheated to the state. The estate
includes pieces of property in New tda-
ven. North Haven and Branford, ana
Inventories at IS, $40, subject to mort
gage of S., 160. The petitioner claims she
is dependent on the estate for her sup
port and believes that the deceased in
tended to leave the estate to her by Will,
but was prevented by untimely death.
Mr. Platt of Milford presented a bill
for an act Incorporating the Milford
Cemetery association.
Mr. Whittlesey of Danbury presented
a petition for extending the time for
the completion of the Danpury and
Golden's Bridge railroad one year or the
charter to be renewed for two years.
Governor Mclean sent communica-
ton transmitting the invitation of the
governor of South Carolina to this state
to be represented at their international
interstate exposition to be held in
Charleston in December, 1901. also
communication in relation to the Val
lev Forge National Park association.
The house ordered this matter referred
to a special committee to be raised.
Governor Mclean also transmitted
the binennial report of the commission
of sculpture, in the course of which
the matter of finishing the selection of
the statues of the capitol and rehearses
the history of the commission. The
commission repeats its recommended
tions of 1894, tenth article, that the four
pedestals on the west front be filled
with marble figures of two Indian chiefs
and continental warriors, and that
three of the tympana on the south be
filled with scenes historic or illustra-
tive of the state. 1t is estimated that
these recommendations can be carried
out at cost of 21,0O0.
Mr. Lilley presented petition for the
incorporation of the Meriden, Water
bury and Cheshire street railway. The
incorporators of the company are Fran
els Atwater, C. L. Upham, F. NJ Ryder,
G. w Keller, Walter Scott, D. B. Rice,
T. D. Barlow. The charter asked for
will authorize and empower the com
pany to locate, to construct, operate the
street railway over the following
routes Beginning with the tracks
of the Meriden, Southington and Com
pounce Tramway company at DECKER
mans corners in Southington, extend
ing along and through the turnpike
from Southington to North Haven, to
Mt. Carmel, to the tracks of Fair Ha-
ven and Westville company, passing
through the town of Cheshire; or COM
mencing at Moss corners at Milldale
in the town of Southington, across the
private land to the turnpike or road
and along said turnpike to Cheshire
near Cheshire Center; thence to the
tracks Of the Northa mpton division of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford road, thence along the main road
under the tracks of the Meriden, Water
bury Railroad company at West Ches-
hire and into the city Of Waterbury.
The petition further describes very
infinitely several routes into the city
of New Haven.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on railroads.
The committee on judicial nominal
tons reported favorably on a resou-
ton appointing Speaker John II. Light
as judge of the criminal. common pleas
court of Fairfield county.
The caucus or republican members
from New Haven county for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for the
positions Of Judge and assistant judge
of the New Haven city court will be
held this afternoon. A large number of
prominent New Haven men interested
in this matter were at the capitol yes
terday.