The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-28

what is for the public good and not or
 feelings we all have.'
 The following committee reports were | received:
 From the judiciary committee-Fa- vorable report on the bill establishing | the town court of East Hartford; cal
 endar; unfavorable on bill relating tc l jurors, concerning the limitation of
 claims against towns; bill rejected; favorable on bill concerning the warn
 ing of meetings of towns, city and
 school districts.
 | From the committee on incorpora- tions-Favorable report on resolution
 amending the charter of the American Silk Manufacturing company.
 From the committee of the judiciary -Unfavorable report on bill to allow
 ball playing on Sunday; bill rejected; favorable on resolution authorizing the sale of lands of the First Baptist church of Waterbury, relating to the return of tax lists in Norwalk, substitute on the adoption of Kenneth Scott: calendar; favorable on the petition for the pro- tection of widows from oppressive tax
 ation.
 From the committee on cities and
 boroughs-Substitute bill amending the
 charter of the city of Derby.
 From the committee on finance--Suo- stitute resolutions authorizing the town
 of Meriden to issue bonds to the amount
 of $120,000 for the purpose of paying
 floating indebtedness amounting 10 $S0,-
 900, and to purchase the Gold Spring
 Home" for a town farm for $40.0o0.
 The following bill concerning kldnap-
 ping was reported favorably in the
 house by the judiciary committe and explained by MT. King of Windham and passed:
 Section Livery person who shall kidnap, or fraudulentsly decoy any per- son out of this state, or shall, malicious ly and without lawful authority arrest or imprison any person with Intent to have him carried out of this state, or to be in any way detained against his will; and every person who shall fraudulent ly or forcibly restrain any person of his liberty with intent to demand ransom for his release, or who shall thereafter threaten physically to injure or to kill such person so fraudulently or forcibly restrained of his liberty in case a de- mand for such ransom for his release is not compiled with, shall be imprisoned not more than thirty years.
 Section 2-Section 1416 of the gener- al statutes is hereby repealed"
 The nomination of George W. Wheel CT as judge of the superior court was confirmed, 161 voting in favor and against. On motion of MT. Tucker, chairman of the committee on the finance, authority was granted the city of Bridgeport 10 issue not over $135, 900 In bonds to construct Yellow Mill bridge.
 The bill repeating the present law re- garding the election of jurors was re- jected
 The bill providing an exemption from taxation for widows over seventy years old with no settled income was rejected. MT. King said that the bill, if it became a law. would be unjust to other tax 
 Senator Landon of the committee on judicial nominations reported favorably in the senate on the resolutions for the of Juliuc c. Cable and Leverett M. Hubbard to be judges of | the court of common pleas of New Ha- yen county for four years from April 1, 1901. The rules were suspended and the | resolutions were passed. The senate | voted to reject the bill to provide that | each judge of the superior court shall 1 nave stenographer to travel on the l circuit with him and also rejected in | the bill to provide for the | appointment of county liquor prosecut- ng agents.
 The bill to permit Sunday baseball | vas rejected on unfavorable report of | he committee of the judiciary ]
 A meeting of chairmen of commit ees of the general assembly was held | after the adjournment of | he house in the supreme court room.
 It has always been difficult to keep nore than quorum and sometimes wen quorum of members in the house ,n Friday. The suggestion was made ecently that Friday be made a commit ee day, and that no session of house or enate be held on that day.
 It was pointed out that much time lad been lost under the system hitherto prevailing, and that many citizens who lesire to be heard on matters pending n the legislature find it necessary 10 nake several trips to Hartford for that purpose, whereas, if several committees were meeting on the same day, morn ng and afternoon. this might not be ecessary.
 Senator Allis of Norwich stated the proposition and Senator Kennedy rec that the meeting urge 1t up- n the general assembly for adoption.
 It was voted that this recommenda- ion should be presented to-day to both ouses Of the legislature to go into ef- ect after this week. Three bills affecting pool selling will e given hearing before the commit ae on agriculture next Tuesday. One i'll would give towns power to author ze pool selling, local option measure. mother amends the law of 1893 so that he penalty shall not apply to any spec Il purse or prize offered on the winning [ any contest. A third provides that municipal authorities may exempt any irving or agricultural associa tion pos- essing an enclosed park, from the pro- isions of the pool law. The long pending fight between the onnecticut Lighting and Power com | any and the Consolidated road was de- 1 lared on yesterday afternoon at the caring before the committee on rail- ! Q Dc If t1,A