The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-01-14
LAW MAKERS BRIEF SESSION
LESS THANTVO HOURSDETOTED
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House and Senate wIII Re-oonvene To.
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 Hartford, Jan. 13.-The house opened it's session for business at the capitol this afternoon at 12:30 o'clock with prayer by the chaplain. The attend ance was large, nearly all the members being resent.
 MT. Thompson, of Orange. introduced a resolution repeating section 2924 of the general statutes, prohibiting the com mitment of boys under ten years of age to the Connecticut School for Boys. Referred to the committee on judiciary. 1 A resolution paying $50 to the Hon. John H, Light, of Norwalk. for organ izing the house, introduced by MT. , Woodruff, of Litchfield, was passed. 1 MT. Bicknell of Meriden, introduced a l resolution providing that in every ac- 1 tion of tort in which the defendant suf- l fers a default, or where judgment is rendered for the plaintiff upon a de- murrer to the complaint overruled, and 1 there is a hearing in damages, said hearing shall be to the jury, if either party to the action shall claim such , hearing within ten days after such de- fault or demurrer overruled. Referred to the judiciary committee. | REMOVAL OF DUTY ON COAL. | Mir Hubbard, of Litchfield, introduc- ed the following:
 That the United States senators from this state are hereby instructed and the representative in congress are requested to urge before congress the passage of an act removing immediate | ly and absolutely the duty on coal of all kinds
 1 2-That the secretary of the state is requested to send copy of this resolu- ton to each of the senators and repre- sentatives in congress from this state Referred to the committee on federal relations.
 Mr. Staub, of New Milford, moved that the reference be reconsidered, and upon the passage of the motion, moved that the resolution be put upon it's inn mediate passage. It was passed and immediately transmitted to the senate under suspension of the rules.
 STREET RAILWAY TAXATION.
 Mir. Bicknell, of Meriden, int oduced a bill concerning the taxation of street railway companies, providing an addi- tional tax for the towns to be applied to the removal of snow and repairs of highways. It provides that every com- pany owning or operating a street rail- way shall annually nor before the 18th day of October file with the board of 1 assessors of every city or town through which it's line is operated stating length of track operated by it in the public ways of such city, borough or town and also total length of track operated by it, and also the total amount of it's gross receipts during the year ending on the preceding 30th day of June, including therein all amounts received by it from the operation of it's railway, but eX- cluding income derived from sale of power, rental of tracks or other sources. Referred to committee on finance.
 MT. Bicknell, of Meriden, also intro- duced another street railway bill, which provides that any street railway company which shall be authorized to construct it's railway in any highway, and which fails to construct it's rail- ways in such highway on or before the beginning of the general assembly next after that at which such authority is granted, shall forfeit all rights to pro- ceed. Referred to the committee on railroads.
 The house adjourned to 11:30 a. m. Wednesday.
 REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
 A joint republican caucus was held in the hall of the house following ad- journment. Speaker Kenealy presided. A caucus committee was appointed, consisting of Senator James Walsh, of the Twelfth district, and Messrs. Smith, of Hartford, and Colt. of New London, after which adjournment was taken. .