The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-22

favornbly but the Bill Was Tabled fol-
Printing -Bil to License Trolley Cars
Rejected Reports Received from Va
rious Committees Yesterday.
The judiciary committee sent in yes
terday an unfavorabe report on the bill
providing that the Law and Order
league be allowed to make raids In any
town only on request Of the town OIL
Gals. Mr. King said that the commit
tee were not in favor of the bill. but
that certain members of the house pre-
Eented strong arguments for It's pass
age He suggested that it be tabled so
that the members mentioned might
have time to present their views. Mr..
Guilfoile asked that the bill be tabled
for the calendar and printing, and 1t
was so done.
The bill licensing trolley cars for $50
a year and providing that the governor
appoint commission to take such
roads was rejected on motion of Mr..
Walsh, house chairman of the railroad
committee The same committee also
reported unfavorably on the bill for
rejected.
The railroad committee reported un-
favorably on the bill amending the gen.
eral railroad law, and it was rejected.
The act providing that all street rail
roads should sprinkle streets in their
respective towns was rejected, as Mr..
Walsh said the 81 law fully covered the
point involved.
The bill raising salary of the clerks of
the superior and supreme courts of
Hartford county from $1,000 to $4,000
was rejected.
The resolution for constitutional
amendment to provide for the election
of judges of superior courts by the
people was sent to the house amend
ment committee from the joint commit
tee.
The bill extending the term of town
clerks to four years was rejected, Mr.
Reed, of the Judiciary committee, stat,
ing that the present two-year term was
considered long enough for all purposes,
and that If a clerk was worth a four
year term he got it by reelection.
The bill fixing the fees of town clerks
and registrars was rejected, Mr.. King
saying that the present law fully cover
ed the situation.
The judiciary committee reported I'M
favorably on the bill providing that
medicine in addition to three dollars a
week for town paupers supported by
other towns may be recovered. The
bill was rejected.
The same committee reported unfa-
vorably on the bill providing penalty
for the bribing Of prosecuting officials
on the ground that present laws cover
ed the point. Rejected.
The bill providing that the election of |
county commissioners by the people of
the various counties instead of by the
representatives in caucus at the legisla
ture was rejected by the house yester-
day in concurrence with the senate. Mr.
King, of the judiciary comm ttee, said
that the proposed law did not s,em to
better present conditions in the least.
The nominations of George B. Clark
for Judge and Frederick W. Benham for
deputy Judge of the city court of Derby
which were confirmed by the senate on
were tabled by the house yes
terday.
The resolution incorporating the Maui
gatuck Hook and Ladder company was
rejected in concurrence with the SEN
ate.
The house rejected on motion of Mr..
King, the bill providing for the parole
Of prisoners Mr. King said that the
sentence bill now before
the judiciary committee would proba-
bly, contain the provisions of the pres
emit bill. Several petitions signed by
Cftizavo ji, M "a india |
terminate sentence bill were received
The following matter from the Judi
ciary committee was tabled for the cal
sndar and printing: Providing for thir-
ty days Imprisonment for taking Ian
terms from street under Improvement.
Just before adjournment Mr. Fitch
cock, of Woodbury., brought up the
question of vestibuling trolley cars, say )
ng that the need of such a law was
shown by the experiences of the men, s
,ers yesterday in the storm. Mr.. Walsh,
# Greenwich, said that the present law !
covered the point thoroughly and that
here was no need of new legislation +
In the senate yesterday morning in
moving that the report of the judiciary $
committee be accepted and the amend
nent to the Law and Order league t
harter extending the. jurisdiction Of F
hat league to prize fighting, Senator v
lenealy made speech against the Law n
nd Order league that created great eX-
tement in the senate. Senatoe Kenea-
Y said: "The Law and Order league is
peculiar institution. 1t is private T
'BUNCOMBE."