The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-21
LEGISLATIVE DOIRGS.
APPREHENSION AS TO SENATOR
 PLATES CONDITION.

Prayers for the Senator's Recovery
 Ten New Bills Arriye-sale of
 Poison by Druggists-Punishme for
 'HiIfuI Injury to Electric Road Ap-
 pIiances-ImmOraI shows-New Eng
 land Navigation Company-$5,OO0 for
 Silver Service for BattIeship-Coek
 5FIghting-ssyOOO Salary for Supreme
 Court Reporter-s15,OOo for Ride Range, Etc. ....- :
 Hartford, April 2O-The session open ed in both houses this morning with a feeling of apprehension concerning the condition of United States Senator PIatt, the news from his bedside be ing of serious character. No public official of the state is held in higher personal regard than Senator Piatt, and the universal wish in the general as sembly is that his life may be spared. His loss would be one, of the heaviest that could befall the state, s5z In both houses there was long line of measures awaiting action. Ten new bills were added to the calendar files. This new batch contained the improved bill relating to the sale of poisons by druggists, adding wood or methyllic alcohol under any name or in any mix ture" to the list requiring the word poison" to be placed on the label. The bill relating to the repair and fire proof protection of public records appeared for the first time this morning,
 The bill amending the charter of the Connecticut. Railway and Lighting Co. also came in. It asks for greater privi- leges as to teasing water power, water l fronts, etc. M Two-thirds of the outstanding capi- tai Stock of the company will be requir- ed in ratifying the action of the board of directors in these transactions. After prayer in the senate by Dr. Parker invoking the divine blessing on l the state and its senators, including the distinguished sufferer, United States Senator Platt. routine business was talk, en up, Lieutenant Governor Woodruff presiding.
 | The committee on railroads reported a substitute bill providing for the pun ishment of willful injury to electric railway appliances. The committee also reported a bill making 1t a rnisdemean- l or to ride on the lenders of electric cars or to cling to the sides of the cars when riding bicycles,
 Senator Paige stated in reporting 3 bill adversely, relating to immoral shows, that there Is sufficient law 1T the statute books at present for thk
 suppression of immoral pasttmes ant
 plays. The bill was rejected. Senator I Whitney reported adversely on bil
 regulating the pratice of medicine ant the measure was discarded.
 The committee on incorpora tions, Sen ator Lake chairman, reported on tht bill giving the New England Naviga. tion company the rights. powers, privi
 leges, franchises and immunities of th,
 Providence and Stonington Steamship company, the Norwich and New Yorl
 Transportation company the New Ha ven Steamboat company, the New Lon
 don Steamboat company. and tn, Bridgeport Steamboat company, whicf
 have been secured by, the New Englant
 Navigation company.
 The resolution appropriating $5,0W fo a suitable silver service for the battle
 Ship Connecticut was explained by Sen
 ator Barney and discussed by Senate
 Pattison. Donovan and Judson. By al 2 | l,&,o
 there will be q compensation for tn
 commission under the auspices of whicl this act will be carried out. The com mission will consist of the board o lcontrol of two citizens to be appoint ed by Governor Roberts. The silve
 service is to be made in this state 1 Senator Davis explained the bill in
 creasing the fine for keeping a plac
 where cock fighting is reported to exist
 Senator Phelan said he was opposed t l allowing conviction on reputation alone and thought that feature of the bil
 should be eliminated. This was don and the bill passed.
 lr.. In the house Speaker Holcomb req | a dispatch from Dr. Ford, stating tha Senator Platt showed renewed strengt and that there Is hope for his recovery | The report was received with applaus Iby the members. @
 The bill was passed fixing the salar
 of the supreme court reporter at $500 per annum,
 } The sum of $15,oo0 was appropriate
 for rifle ranges for the National guare . The adjournement in both houses wa until 11:30 a. m. next Tuesday.