Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-23
TUCKER ACCEPTS POSITION
Speaker Reappoints Him Chair
 man of Finance Committee.

lay eiS oAeieu 1or LuxlanQ ana tue Dead Queen in the Legislature To day-Another Woman Suffrage Bill
 Presented, Also Constitutional Amendment Bill.
 Hartford. Jan 23.-The house chap lain opened the session in the house
 this; morning at 11:3U. His prayer
 was a fervent one for England in her great bereavement, and for the new 1 king, Edward VII. The house held q short session, but large number of bills were introduced. Speaker Light announced that he was forced to re- appoint MT Tucker of Ansonia chair man of the committee on finance. as the withdrawal of MT Tucker was due to misunderstanding. MT Tucker accepted the appointment amid the cheers from the republican side of the house.
 The bill extending suffrage to wo- men of the state was offered by MT Freeman of Hartford. providing that all women politicians of the state be admitted as electors. MT Housel of New Haven offered q
 resolution amending the constitution
 of the state. providing that the judges ot the court of common pleas. district court. vity court and borough courts
 be appointed by the electors of the dis trict in which the courts have juris- diction. The resolution has in mind the taking away of the filling Of judge
 ships from the county representatives. The senate was opened with feel
 ing tribute by the chaplain on the
 death of the queen of England. A
 number of new petitions were present. ed
 Senator Kennedy offered resolu-
 ton repeating the public act prohibit
 ing cities and other municipalities
 from establishing plants for the ma
 nipular1on of gas and electricity.
 An act was offered providing that
 all treasurers of street railways in this
 state should be residents of the state and that their books be kept here. The senate adjourned after receiy-
 ing the house bills, at l o'clock.
 Representative F. P. Guilfoile was
 yesterday elected clerk of the commit i tee on revision of the statutes.
 The house concurred with the sen
 ate in referring the petition for the eX-
 tension of time for organizing the Wa
 tertown and LiIchfleld Tramway Co
 to the committee on railroads.
 One of the problems to come before
 the claims committee will be the claim of Captain Bradley of Meriden for his
 expenses in the court-martial last year,
 and also for payment of his lawyer,
 MT Danaher. Connecticut appropriated only $500
 for the representation of the state in
 the Pan-American exposition at Buffa-
 To this year. The sum Is too small to
 be of any account in securing proper exhibition of Connecticut products. ! Speaker Light yesterday announced
 the appointment of tellers for the ses-
 sion as follows: Section l. Mir Dono-
 van of New Haven; section ?, MT Platt
 of Milford: section 3. Mir keeler of
 Wilton; section I, MT Gates of Win
 chester.
 Under an act of the session of 1899,
 authorizing the comptroller to deslS-
 nate uniforms, the messengers and doorkeepers of the senate and house appeared yesterday in uniform coats bearing the state seal and words State Capitol'' On the collar ap- pears in gilt letters the name of the
 wearer's position.
 Governor Mclean yesterday ap- proved the first act of the session Chapter I of the public acts of 1901. The act provides for the positions of clerk of bills and expressing clerk. The governor also appointed Francis Stevenson of Aleriden, policeman Tor duty around the Capitol. MT Steven son is the superintendent of the Capi- Iol.
 Sixteen eX-members of the general assembly have passed away since New of "a eight members, two by resignation, to accept office under the national gov ernment. and five by death. Repre- sentative-elect Pickett of Sherman was never able 10 come to Hartford to take the oath. His predecessor 1n the house of 1897, George A. Barnes. served through the session of 1899. Bills concerning bonds for Water bury were presented yesterday as fol lows: By Senator Kennedy. authoriz- ing the city Of Waterbury to issue $500, 900 per cent bonds for street paving. By Representative Gullfoile, resolution authorizing the city of Wa | terbury to issue S31O,OOO in school | bonds: finance; also, resolution author l iZing the city of Waterbury to issue | S1OOOOO storm water drainage bonds; 1 finance.
 Legislation in Hartford is beginning l to become interesting to local wire pullers. This morning the S:3o train
 took to Hartford Attorney H. K. Dur 1 ant, Attorney George E. Terry and
 Warren L. Hall MT Durant is inter-
 ested in having himself retained in his
 position in the city court. MT Terry's visit was to look after the proposed bill for a municipal lighting plant, be l ing local counsel for the Connecticut Lighting and Railway company, he is naturally opposed to this bill. MT l Hall has general interests. but 1t IS
 said that he is particularly interest ed in having Attorney F. M Peasley nominated for deputy judge Of the city and distriet courts.