The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-21
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ANOTHER TURN IN NEW HAVEN
 JUDGESHIP MATTERS.

ANOTHEE TURN IN NEW HAVEN
 JUDGEsHIP MATTERS.
 Resolution for Election of Judge Bishop
 and Judge Dow to City Court Bench
 Tabled in the senate-Short Sessions in
 House and Senate Yesterday Reports
 from Committees.
 When in the Senate yesterday morn
 ing the resolutions for the appoint
 ments of Judge Bishop and Judge DOW
 to the city court judgeships for New
 Haven came up Senator Burton of An sonia moved that the resolutions take the regular course, and be tabled for the calendar and printing. The motion pre- vailed. In the cases of all the resolu- tions for the appointments of judges previously reported at this session the rules have been suspended and the res olutions adopted. Senator Burton is the chairman of the caucus of republl- can county members, and called the caucus which nominated Judge Cable and Judge Hubbard for the New haven court of common pleas. He appeared before the committee on judicial noml- nations Tuesday afternoon and re- uuested that that committee take im- mediate action and report favorably on the nominations Of Judge Cable and Judge Hubbard. The committee, how ever, decided to postpone the hearing until next Tuesday. In the meantime the Bishop and Dow resolutions are tabled in the Senate,
 The judiciary committee reported un- favorably on the bill that set a limit on the amount that candidates may le- gally expend in elections, the bill drawn by Attorney w. s. Pardee of New Ha- ven. Senator Kenealy said that the bill,, if made law, would prevent candidate from employing clerk, and from send- ing out pasters, and he claimed that the bill was loosely drawn. The Senate ac- cepted the report and rejected the bill.
 Unfavorable report was made on the bill providing that soldiers who served in the regular army during the CIVIL war who were credited to the quota of other states, but have resided in Con- necticut for five years, may be admit ted to the Old Soldiers home and state asyums for insane. Senator Pond ex- plained that the soldiers home is now more than comfortably filled with men who were Connecticut volunteers, and the regular soldiers may be cared for in federal homes.
 In the Senate the following matters on the calendar were pasted: Resolu- tion appointing Charles F. Hungerford, judge of borough court of Naugatuck. Henry w. Hamilton, deputy judge of that court; resolution incorporating the Wallingford club; also Wallingford Hebrew association; resolution to per- init the removal of the Nathan Hale statue in New London to the old ceme- tery ground.
 In the House Representative Page of North Branford delivered the invocation in the absence of the chaplain, Rev. Dr. Lowell.
 The bill to amend the charter of the Connecticut Lighting and Power com pany, concerning it's street railway l franchise in the towns of Wolcott, | Southington and Waterbury was sent to the committee on railroads at the re- | quest of the committee on incorpora- tions
 The House unanimously voted to ac- cept the unfavorable report of the con- tested elections committee on the peti- ton of Orson F. Curtis to be declared ! fo tha of New Britain. Chairman Whittlesey [ explained that the petitioner had failed to make out prima facie case and that even if errors were made the commit tee did not believe they were numerous enough to change the result. Represen- tative Brady, of New Britain, whose seat was contested by MT. Curtis, was applauded when the committee report ' was accepted and the petitioner given leave to withdraw.
 The bill providing. a jail sentence for parents who neglect to send their chill dren to school was rejected, since under the the present statute those failing to pay the fine may be jailed. Non-concurrent action was reported on the bill to prohibit the placing of electric wires on trees. The house had sent it to the committee on agriculture, and the senate to the railroad commit tee. The house voted to insist on it's reference, and a committee of confer ance was raised !, The following matters were publish ed on the salendar of the House.
 Resolution validating and confirming the organization of the American Brass company, certifying to it's legal status In this state, which action was asked because the company finds it necessary in other states Resolution authorizing the Bridgeport Gas Light company to acquire the Cit- zens' Gas company, to increase the capital stock, to change par value hereof and to issue bonds.
 The house voted permission to the { suffrage committee to use the | lall of the house for hearing on C March 20.
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