The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-07
With THE LEGISLATORS.
BIG BUNCH OF ELLIS INTRO
DUCED YESTERDAY.


Affecting TarIRTGiIs Extension.
Hartford Feb. 6.-Lieutenant Cover
nor Roberts presided over the session
Of the senate
Senator Tracy offered bill increas-
ing the salary of the secretary of the
state board of charities from $500 to
s.. 900.
Senator Tracy offered bill which
cOmpels towns to provide free textbooks
and supplies to pupils of the public
schools. 1t provides that towns having
a grand list of between 100000 and
81, 100000 shall draw from the state
treasurer annually an amount equal to
one-fourth the total expenditures under
this act. Towns with a grand list of
between 100000 and 100000 shall
draw one-third the amount and towns
with a grand list of less than 100000
shall draw one-half, provided that the
total amount expended by any town in
any one year shall not exceed 81 for
each pupil in actual attendance.
Senator Tracy introduced a bill which
provides that committee of three be
appointed by the governor subject to
the approval of the senate and charged
with the duty of making an investiga-
ton as to the propriety of establishing
schools of industry in which the COM
mon useful trades may be taught to
young men resident in the state.
A bill Ito guard the purity of the
elective franchise was also introduced
by Senator Tracy.
Senator Brown introduced bill in
structing the attorney general to re-
quest the city of Hartford to execute
and deliver to the state a deed of the
land commonly known as the Capitol
Grounds" as set forth in the report Of
the committee appointed by the gen.
eral assembly of 1879, consisting of the
comptroller and the board of park COM
missioners, which report is now on file
in the secretary's office. It was referred
to the judiciary committee.
A bill providing that no regiment of
the National Guard shall be disbanded
without a vote of electors in the
congressional district where the regi-
ment is located was introduced by Sem
ator Gates.
A bill adding Terminal Railroad asso-
citation of st. Louis bonds and the
bonds and stock Of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad to the list of bonds
in which savings banks may invest
was introduced by Senator Nash. An
other bill adds Buffalo and Susque-
hanna railroad first mortgage bonds to
the list
A resolution referring certain changes
made by the revision committee in the
Incorporation law of 1901 to the incor-
porations committee was introduced by
Senator Brown.
Another general trust company bill
was introduced to-day by Senator
Nash, by request. 1t is as follows:
THAT the Connecticut Trust company
be incorporated with the privilege of
establishing it's main office and con-
Quoting its business in any one of the
principal cities of the state and to es-
tablish branches and conduct business
in each and all the other cities of the
state as it may see fit"
James G. Gregory of Norwalk was
named as trustee of the Connecticut
introduced by Senator Nash.
The expected measure dividing the
town of Pennington came in the senate
from the desk of Senator Wilcox. 1t
provides, briefly, that all Of Farming
ton west of the easterly boundary line
of the location of the railroad of the
New Haven & Northampton company
be Incorporated into the town of Union
vile. The new town is to pay it's pro-
portionate share of the debt of the
present town of Pennington.
Senator Woodruff Of New Haven in
troduced bill which may have bear
ing on the Tariffville extension. The
"loop" line now being operated between
Tariffville and Springfield was built by
a company organized under the general
railroad law. 1t has no charter granted
by the legislature.
The bill is as follows: mo real estate
shall be taken without permission of
the parties interested therein by any
railroad company which shall not have
received it's franchises in special char
ter granted by the general assembly,
The bill went to the judiciary commit
tee.
Senator Nash introduced bill which
provides that there shall be no exemp-
ton Of property of any kind for taxa
ton In fire districts for fire district pur-
poses.
The senate adjourned to 1890 p. m.