The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-02
SENATOR M'GANN'S BILL.
JURORS DRAWN. ACCORDING TO
POPULATION.

POPULATION.
Towns with Over $4,000 People to Have
20 Jurors In AII-Bin which Hits at
State AttOrney-Dr. Francis Bacon
for Member of Board OF Pardons-
Professor Sumner for State Board of
Education and Messrs. Bushnell and
Martin for Harbor Commissioners.
Hartford, Feb. 1.-Senator Mccain,
of the Tenth district, introduced sew
eral bills in the senate to-day. One.
provides for the drawing of jurors from
towns according to population as fol-
lows: Two jurors from all towns under
1850; four from towns of 1000; six
from towns under 10000; eight from
towns under 10000, and twenty In all
towns over $4,000 population.
Another prohibits any state attorney
from trying civil actions to jury in
that county for which he is state at
torney; another privileges parties to
civil actions to change judges upon the
filing of, an affidavit alleging local
prejudice on the part Of Judge.
Disagreeing action with the house
over certain committee references oc-
cupied considerable time, Senators
Paige and Judson of the Judiciary
committee were of the opinion that the
house had unloaded too many Of its
measures on the committee. They pro-
tested that the committee had enough
work cut out for it and some of the
matters receiving that reference were
not part of that work. References to-
interpretations and railroad committees
were made on some of the bills as the
result of these remonstrances.
Among other new business that re-
ceived the customary committee refer
ences were: Resolution releasing title
Of the state to military property
standing on the books Of the acting
quartermaster general charged to the
| city of New Haven, Soldiers home at
Noroton, Brown post No. 70 and Tyler
| post so, G. A. r., Israel Putnam Me-
mortal park commission; resolution
appointing William G. Summer of New
Haven and George N. Darlington of
| Winsted members of the State Board
| of Education for four years from July
| l, 1906; bill increasing the number of
| judges Of the superior court from Is
| to 16: bill repeating act concerning po-
litieal primaries and caucuses: bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 for
monument at ComDo Beach in the
| town of Westport; bill amending char
ter of the city OF New Haven, placing
the police department under the man
agement and control of bipartisan
board, consisting of the mayor and six
commissioners; bill repeating the gem
| eral law relative to the taking of small
trout and the size of pickerel; bill in
creasing salaries Of chief Justice Of the
supreme court Of errors to $500 and
1 each associate justice of said court and
each judge of the superior court 5000
annually, to so into effect Immediately;
petition Of Daniel c. Riggs ct al. for
annexing part of Oxford to the town
of Seymour.
1 Bills were also introduced to in
crease the salary Of the commissioners
of domesticated animals from 81 800 to
81, 800 annually, and for the purchase
by the state of the Eldridge collection.
| Communications were received from
Governor Roberts making the following
nominations subject to confirmation by
| the senate: Edward A. Fuller. Frank g.
Summer and Willis o. Burr of Hart
ford, states prison directors for four
years from July Il 1905; Francis Bacon
Of New Haven and Ernest Cady Of
Hartford, members of the board of par
dons for four years from first Monday
| In June, 1905; Frank C. Bushnell and
George Ri Martin Of New Haven, har-
\ Dor commissioners for four years from
July /, 1905; Frank p. Simpson of
Hartford, consulting physician at the
states prison for two years, from
| July /, 1905. They were referred to the
committee on executive nominations.
The senate rejected the house reso-
luton providing for the appointment
of two senators and three represents
tives to represent the state at the in
tauguration of President Roosevelt in
Washington, March 4.
4 Liz %ICGuIiUGLlplkas%OA SAAS
post for wife heaters and other similar
offenders was advocated by a bill intro
duced by Senator Bicknell, of the Thir-
Iteenth district, The bill provides pen
atty of thirty lashes on the bare back
and confinement in the county jail for
five years in lieu Of a $500 fine and i'm
prisonment for one year. The matter
| is left to the option Of the court. When
ever the corporal punishment is direct
| ed 1t shall be inflicted by the jailkeeper
Tor his assistant and In the presence only
of duly licenced physician and clerk
of said jail. "ES g.
| The senate adjourned at 1850 until
Thursday. i.
| IN THE HOUSE. a
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