The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-22
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
STATE EDUCATION BILL NOW
READY.

TO ne hcnrd Dy IOlnInlttee March ID
Tuesday, March rs, Set for New Ha-
ven City Court appointment ResoIu-
tions-Charter Amendment Hearings
to Begin April ~.
Hartford, March 21.-The bills now
ready for action in the senate include
/. the biennial appropriation for educa-
tional objects and for the school fund
department, the amount exceeding ST.
100000. OF this sum $995.OOO is for the
support of the public schools and $751;
900 for the state normal schools.
The bill requiring registrars of births,
marriages and deaths to be reported
1egibly to the superintendent of vital
statistics is also calendered in the sem
ate. This bill is from Senator Whit
ney's committee, and is in all respects
suitable for the blue book.
The new bills which were received
from the state printers this morning,
but were not distributed, no legislative
business having been planned for the
day, included the new bake shop meas
ure, requiring the certificate of the
owner or operator of the bakery to be
placed conspicuously in the shop, and
the Middletown fire department act. 1t
provides for a general reorganization
of the force and for the removal of
officers both in the fire and police de-
partments of the city. In case of ap-
peals by officers removed a judge of the
superior court may review the findings.
The decision of the Judge, approving
or annulling the order of removal is to
be final.
The committee hearings for the week
will be taken up Wednesday, nothing
having been attempted to-day on ac-
count of the Hawley obsequies. On
Wednesday, March 20, the committee on
appropriations will consider the resolu-
ton appropriating $4,000 for. the Grace
hospital society of New Haven, the
amount being for the erection and
equipment of new building. The APP
preparation of $4,000 for the completion
| OF the Middlesex hospital and $4,000 for
of New Britain general hospital will be
considered the same daH. The judi
ciary committee has assigned Tuesday
| afternoon, March 2S for hearings on
resolutions appointing George H. Hall
| judge of the New Haven city court,
John r. Booth and Richard H.
| Tyner, associate judge of the court,
/ William l.. Barrett judge of the Derby
city court; also George r. Black judge
| of TIE same court and Frederick w.
Benham deputy judge; Barlow S.
| Honce judge of the town court of Bran
! ford; also resolution introduced by
| Senator Hammer appointing Edmund
zacher, the law partner of Hon. Lynde
Harrison, judge of the Branford town
court, and Edwin r. Kelsey deputy
! Judge; Roger S. Newell judge and Bur-.
dette A. Peck, Seth Barnes and James
| T. Mather deputy judge of that court
OF course disappointment are in hand
| for some of these aspirants. In the
case of the Branford town court Sena-
| tor Hammer is the backer of Edmund
| Zacher and of Edwin r. Kelsey. Judge
Zacher is most amply equipped for the
| judgeship.s 3
On Friday Of this week the railroad
committee will consider the incorpora-
| ton OF the Hartford and Middletown
| Tramway company, capital $1,000,000
| for the construction of a road from
Hartford to Middletown and the incor-
poration of the Hartford, Middletown
and New Haven Railway company,
which will build a road from Wethers-
| field to New Haven. Most Of this week
will be spent by the railroad commit
tee in considering bill for the incorpo-
| ration OF trolley roads.
| Clerk Baldwin of the senate and
| Clerk John A. Spofford of the house
have been keeping the work of their de-
| partments in the best of shape through
| the session, The journalizing of the
| senate and house has been feature
deserving of notice. Messrs. Baldwin
and Spofford are experts in that line of
\ work. The method which they use en-
ables one at glance to discover the
! points of interest in a bill. The old
| way was an outlining os bills by title
| and a scant portrayal Of the contents.
| The clerks of both houses have great
| deal Of assistance to give the members
| in the way of furnishing information.
/ This is performed with marked affabil-
4 ity. The result is that the best of re-
| lations exist between Messrs. Baldwin
| and Spofford and the members of the
| general assembly.
l Internal Revenue Collector Bixbee of
| Meriden had a conference with Senator
| Pattison this morning in regard to the
| appropriation for the Meriden hospital.
| This institution has a place of great
| interest in the hearts of Meriden peo-
| pie and it's merits are deserving of rec
/ ognition by the senate.
Senator Chatfield, who has been in
disposed for the past few days, was at
the capitol through the day, but avoid
| ed going out Of the senate. He says
| New Haven week in the cities and
boroughs committee will be the last of
| April, the work on the long series of
charter amendments for New Haven
| beginning April "a. r..
| President r. M. Steinson of the Con-
| necticut Agricultural college was at
the capitol this forenoon. The hearing
by the agricultural committee on the
bill for the new dormitory which was
assigned for this afternoon will take
| place Wednesday,.
| The insurance committee, of which
Senator McGovern of Hartford is chair
man will hold an executive session
Wednesday when the bill of Represen-
tative Webster of Berlin relating to