Connecticut western news., 1903-05-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

The House on Thursday repealed the law making a close season on English. Mongolian and Chinese pheasants.
 The House passed a resolution re- questing the senators and representa- tives from Connecticut in Congress to use their efforts to secure the passage of resolution for the investigation of the pension laws.
 The committee on interpretations re- ported favorably substitute resolution amending the charter of the New Mil ford Pow CT Company. The resolution authorizes the company to build dam not to exceed twenty-three feet in height across the Housatonic river at point about three and one-half miles be- low Gay ylord's bridge in New Milford, provided "that nothing herein or in said charter or amendment shall be con- structed to give to said company any further right or privilege to obstruct the flow and detsin the waters of said Housatonic River than such as are in- cident to it's being riparian mill owner on said river" The concluding section of the resolution is as follows:- Nothing in this resolution nor in any resolution to which this is an amend ment. shall be deemed to authorize the New Milford Power Company to divert or use water from the Housatonic River or it's tributaries, outside of the limits of the state of Connecticut, but all waters of said river after use for the development of power by said company shall be returned to said river and in case of diversion of any of said water as aforesaid, the privileges conferred by this resolution, and by any resolution, to which this is an amendment or ad- dition, shall be void
 A majority of the committees on finance reported favorably bill giving to women paying taxes on property as sessed at $500 or more, power to vote in city, town, borough or school district meetings.
 The Senate has passed the House joint resolution No. 395, extending the time for the organization of the Canaan and Berkshire Tramway Company.
 The Senate passed the bill appro- priat1ng $S, ,000 for improvements at the State Normal School at New Britain.
 The House of representatives reject ed the bill increasing the salaries of Litchfeld county commissioners from $1, 600 to $1, ,750.
 The House has amended Section 1428 of the general statutes to read as fol- lows: Every person who shall fraud ulently evade or attempt to evade the payment of the lawful fare for his con- veyance on any steamboat. or in any steam railway car, or in any electric or street railway car. or for the use of any public hack, carriage, or express wagon, shall be fined not more than $20, or imprisoned not more than thirty days. or both.
 Senator E. s. Davis of Middletown has gone to New York to undergo treat ment for stomach trouble. He will be gone two months and will be un. able to attend any more sessions of the Senate this year.
 1 The Senate on Tuesday refused to Erecommit the bill repeating the yaccina. ton laws and the compulsory vaccina' ton law remains in force Senate pas. sed bills increasing the salary of the state librarian to $25OO; sppropriating $40, 600 to the Connecticut Agricultural College for the tive years ending Sep tember 30, 1905; imposing the death penalty for attempting to kill the presi dent of the United States or foreign ambassadors; resolution authorizing the quartermaster-general to erect head stone over the grave of Andrew Love joy. Senate rejected bills creating the position of assistant highway commis sioner; creating county inspectors oi highways; empowering the highway commissioner to purchase stone crush ing plant
 The House on Tuesday passed bil which makes the state military law conform to the United States militit law. Also passed the bill which pro
 vides that pauper sent to any state in stitution from any town shall not D, reason of being in such institution ob tain a residence in the town from whicl he was sent.
 WEST CORNWALL