The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-31
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
NEW HAVEN SEWER BONDS
AUTHORIZED.

Farmers Alliance and the Telephone
BilIs-NatiOnaI Guard Approximation
Bill for Two Years, 1891, Os2-Insur-
ance Committee Hearing on Hartford
Life Bill.
Hartford. March 3O.-The bill author
izfng the city of New Haven to issue
sewer bonds to the value of $250,0OO
was passed by the senate yesterday in
concurrence with the house.
Dr. w. w. Hawkes. of New Haven
was allowed $52.75 for examining re-
eruits for the Connecticut National
guard prior to September 80. 1901. The
bill was put in by Major Tflson. Its
passage was recommended by the adju-
tant general.
The committee on new towns was
unanimous in giving leave to withdraw
TO William S. Pardee of New Haven his
petition for the establishment of four
teen separate towns within the city of
New Haven.
The bill proposed by Henry G. New
ton of New Haven prohibiting any
brewery or ,distiller of liquor from as
sisting any applicant for a liquor IL
cense was rejected on the recommen-
dation Of the excise committee
The appointment of Frederick A.
Scott of Plymouth and William H.
Warner of Woodbridge members of the
special joint committee for probing the
fee system in this state was good
piece of work on the part of Speaker
Holcomb. Mr.. Scott is lawyer by
profession and is the clerk of the in
corporations committee. He became as
sistant and clerk OF the house in 1896,
and passed through the regular forna-
tons, taking the senate clerkship in
1899. and in 1901 he became clerk of
bills. Two years later he became en-
crossing clerk. In all of these capaei-
ties he proved himself capable of hard
and successful work. Mr. Warner of
Woodbridge. who was in the house in
1908 is one Of the principal members
of the Farmers alliance, which has
discussed the fee system off and on
since its organization. Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff has announced that
Senator Clark will be the senate men,
her Of the committee. The committee
will have ample powers in discharging
the duty that has been placed upon
its shoulders Judges of probate, town
clerks and sheriffs can be subpoenaed
and examined concerning the fees
which they receive and papers and doc
uments must be furnished. The idea of
this committee appointment came from
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view the establishent of salaries in
place of fees. There has been great
deal of complaint. possibly nnisinform-
ed, concerning the fees of officials. The
facts will be reached by the committee
and public opinion will be the wiser and
more accurate.
The attempt yesterday to involve the
Farmers alliance in telephone legisla-
tion was headed off through the intel
ligence of Representative III. w. Averill,
Branford, who spoke from the floor in
regard to Incorporation for a commit
tee from the alliance to be at the teIe-
phone hearing Friday. There is wide
spread interest and divided opinion in
the legislature concerning the South
ern New England Telephone company.
President Averill was averse to any
divisions being made in the alliance
concerning the telephone bills. Intel
ligent action can be taken, he thought,
after these bills have been digested in
committee. President Morris F. Tyler
of the telephone company and Repre-
sentative Emory A. Smith of Hartford,
who is the local manager of the COM
pany in Hartford. have met the bust
\ ness mems organization in Hartford in