The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-21
MUCH GOOD WORK
ACCOMPLISHED BY THE PRES
 ENT LEGISLATURE.
Some of the Principal Important Meas ures That Have Been Acted Upon.

Some of the Principal Important Meas
 ures That Have Been Acted Upon.
 Hartford, June 2O.-The general as sembIy has turned out great deal of good work since the first of January, and the legislation enacted will com pare favorably with what legislatures in the past have left or recorded. The bill prohibiting discrimination on ac- count of aIienage, race or color in places of public accommodations amusement or transportation has met with the. approval of Governor Rob erts, and will find it's place on the stat
 ute book in the course of a few weeks.
 That entirely new line of legislation, as Senator Paige put it, forbidding, under heavy penalty, the corrupt in fluencing of agents, employees or ssr- wants, will be an effective protection of business interests. A law of much consequence has been enacted, provid- ing for the appointment of a. board of examination and registration of nurs- es. This board will consist of five members to be appointed by the gov- ernor. It, will prescribe rules and reg ulatiens relative to the examination and licensing of nurses. The writers of dramatic and musical compositions will be safe-guarded by the bill that has been passed in their favor for bidding the production of their work on the stage without consent. The es- tablishmsnt of Flag day, June IA, and the requiring of special observances under proclamation by the governor, and the modification of the law con- corning the use of the flag in publica- tions, will meet with general approval. The new law providing that the sen for acting judge of the supreme court shall act in case of the death, inn peachment, resignation or ineapacity of the chief justice, is in the interest of the courts in, general. There have been some important changes relative to legal proceedings, all being in the interest of administrative justice. The Jurisdiction of the district court, in Waterbury has been enlarged, and there will be a better exchange of rights between that city and New Ha- ven than has been attainabIe in the past. The law relating to the assign nlent of wages and salaries has been decidedly improved. Specific state ments, rates of interest and cognate features in such assignments will have to be given under the new statute. The prohibition of immoral shows at agri- cultural fairs is the right sort of legis- lation, and it has been embodied in the body of law that will be left by the general assembly of 1905. The annual appropriation for the state board of agriculture hss been cut down with the approval of Governor Roberts. State institutions, hospitals and asy- iu.ns have received lfberally from the
 stste trnasrry. In one lump S430, ,000 has ben set IS de for the Norwich hospital for the insane, and the insti- tuition has been placed on the san.e footing VII the Connecticut tosri:ag at sMiddletoWn in respect to com ..ait- tals. In most eoses the legislature has en'--s the appropriations for hospi- tals in the cities. The total ameunt
 a ..horizod for the treatment of lu,. er- culosis in New Haven and Hartford institutions is $25,0OO. The sLln of $40 900 has been appropriated for re,1aiis $ and Improvements at the Connecticut agricultural college. The bill appro- priating $60,0OO for a new dormitory at the college will be passed without doubt, making $100,000 for that protege of the state in two years. A bill has been passed making it obligatory on