Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-31
MEX IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Time Limit For New Bills Draw
 ing Near

The Business Transacted Thus Far Is
 Away Behind That of Two Years
 Ago-Caucus Disagreements Aired
 On Floor of the House.
 Hartford, Jan 31.-With but one week left in which to transact new business, the general assembly of 1903 has thus far shown little desire to pre- sent the great number Of new bills which literally swamped the legisla- ture of 1901. Comparison of the new business presented this far with that. presented two years ago up 10 tnls time shows that thlS session will probably consider Il much smaller number of statute changes than any legislature i'll recent years. Old lead CTS in Hartford lay this tact to the re vision of the statutes effected two years ago by commission appointed by the governor and also to the fact that the avalanche of railroad petit tions in 1901 covered so much ground that but few new applications for trolley rights are now necessary. More than this, the recent amendment to the general corporation law makes it unnecessary for companies doing a manufacturing business to go to the legislature for charters, aM1 thus a large amount of incorporation busi- ness has been done away with. Four more days now remain for the intro duction of new business, February & Friday of next week, announced as session day by MT Scoville of Sails bury in the house Thursday, being the last date on which new matters of legislation may be presented That date, it is stated, will be final, a move that will greatly facilitate the rapid handling of the business which is to come before this legislature.
 The important piece Of legislation, measured by the probable stir it will cause in the assembly, which was pre- ,sented this week, was the petition of the Connecticut Western railroad for permission to build it's long desired connection across the famous East Granby farm so as to complete the through route from Tariffville to Springfield This is resumption of the old controversy between this road and the Connecticut road
 Caucus disagreements have been brought onto the floor of the house several times this session and not the least serious of these was the nomina- ton of the Litchfed> county comm:s- sioner on Thursday. Mr Guernsey of Thomaston, a member of the house. was the caucus nominee, and when the resolution appointing him came up, MT Hubbard of Litchfield objected strenuously to confirming the nomina- tion on the ground that MT Guernsey was member of the house and Litch- field business would suffer if he were elected. Mir Hubbard was not sus- tained by the house, but the action of the minority who sunrpo~.ed H hia. showed plainly that t'sere is as grow ing feeling that members of ti,, Iegis- Ei,Ere should not t7 all0wel to as- >rne ciy; appoint frrii.- d1tir. their | legislative service. This question and the bill to place city court judge
 ships in the hands of the, governor for
 nomination will be among the most l important general measures t. attract attention at this session.
 The 2OO-foot liquor license law will probably be repealed now IS the iu- dietary commitHe reported to that ef- feet on Thursday in the senate. The statute revision commission appeared before the committee and stated tha; l the clause relating to the 20O-fcet b
 cation was an error which crept into the revision unknown 10 the commits
 sion and that it should be repealed
 This will put the liquor license law
 back where it started. arc subsequent 1 amending legislation will have to be ] gin where the last legislature began