The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-29

who made it for the proper correction and definition. There are several bills in this norn- ing's batch relating to Waterbury, chiefly in regard to the city's fire and police departments. ..-
 One of the Waterbury bills provides that the building inspector and assist ant building inspector of the city of Waterbury in office at the time of the passage of this act shall hold their re- spective offices during good behavior, but the board of public safety, with the approval of a tWo-thirds vote of the board of aldermen, may remove either of these officers for cause.
 The good behavior feature of office holders is coming to be noticeable in legislation at the present time, chang ing the old-time tenure of office mate rially. q *,5 y~,%
 The bill came in this morning from the committee on appropriations mak- ing appropriations for the National Guard for the two fiscal years ending September 30, 1907. This Is the general appropriation and covers the expenses of the Mantle encanpment. ,.. The bill relating to '.cock fighting" has come in from the committee on ag- riculture. It provides that every per son who shall keep a place resorted to for the purpose of allowing any fowls or animals to fight upon exhibition, or l for sport, or upon any wager, or which l is reputed to be a place where fowls, or animals are suffered to fight upon exhi- i bition, or for sport or upon any wager, or a place frequented for the purpose of allowing fowls or animals to fight upon exhibition, shall be fined not more than $200 and imprisoned not less than l ten nor more than sixty days. - l Senator Bartlett of Norwich, chair I man of the committee on state library ' reported in favor of making an appro priation of $3, ,OO0 for the library, and thu
 bill was sent to the appropriations com
 mittee.
 The bill authorizing the, construction
 of a town hall in Meriden at an ex
 pense of $150,oO0, being for town ant city purposes came from the house
 where favorable action has been taken
 Opposition to the bill appeared in tn
 senate and threats of getting out al
 injunction in case the bill is carried
 through on the ground that the tow
 cannot build for the city was riff
 through the corridors
 The Hon. H. Wales Lines, who ha l a world of influence at the capitol, an,
 is one of the most progressive citizen
 of Meriden, was present as the frien and supporter of the measure in al
 it's particulars. Senator Bicknell O | Meriden had the stroke oar in the sen
 ate where he made q splendid prese1l
 tation of the bill and it's public use
 fitness.
 1 United States Senator Morgan G
 Bulkeley was at Lieutenant Governo l Woodruff S side during the, session, talk
 ing the chair of Chaplain Parker. ;
 The school appropriation bill wa I taken from the table and discussed a
 length by Senators Pattison, Judsor
 Hammer, Bradstreet, Donovan, Bake
 and William E. Atwood of New Britail
 Senator Judson offered an amendment
 striking out the appropriation for tn | transportation of high school pupils.
 was stated by Senator Pattison ill ar | swer to a question from Senator Jut
 son that only 721 pupils availed them
 selves of the act last year, and tha
 only very small percentage needed tn
 appropriation. Senator Attwood too I the ground that only poor pupils i
 the country towns should be give ] equal opportunities with children , i
 the cities.
 Senator Pattison said that real e2 ,I travagance in the school system of tn state is in the normal schools. An al propriation of $120,000 is called for, wit only 567 students in the state norma : schools MT. Donovan made decide | attack on the law, which provides fo help from the state treasury to town in certain circumstances for the pay ment of teachers wages, law tha ; has been abused during the two year 5 that it has been on the statute bool Senator Hammer stated that the ot ? jectionable statute may be modified ( repealed. On vote the Judson amend : ment was lost. The bill was put on ii . passage and carried as reported frol the appropriations committee. The to = tai amount appropriated was $1,44O,40O : In the house the report of the com mittee on capital furniture an