The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-15
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS.
JUDGE c0WELL ELECTED DIS.
 TRICF COURT JUDGE.

Waterbury Man Gets Unanimous EIee-
 ton With Frederick PeasIey as Dep-
 uty Judge-Bim to Give State Board
 of Health More Power Reiected-Bin
 to Publicly Whip Wife Beaters Re-
 jected-Bin Providing That Judges
 and Deputies May Not Practice in
 Courts They Preside Over Also Re
 jeetcd.
 Hartford, March 14.-Lieutenant Governor Woodruff of New Haven call ed the senate to order at 12.SO o'clock, and the house was called to order at thesame hour by Speaker Holcomb. The attendance in both houses was sat- isfactory for the opening session Of the week. In the senate the Rev. Dr. E. P. Parker offered prayer, invoking the Divine benediction of the work and legislation of that body. The calendars were without business, the house cal endar showing only Hone star" But there will be plenty of starred meas ures before the week is half through with. &
 A resolution was passed paying George D. Curtis s4s2.5O for the prepar- ation and publication of the list of bills in the general assembly.
 Petitions were received in favor of erecting monument at Compo Beach.
 On explanation by Senator John w. Atwood, the bill regulating the open season for rabbits was rejected.
 Considerable business from the house was disposed of in concurrence, being tabled for calendar. These bills includ- ed the one introduced by Charles H Clark of Southington, establishing a town court in that place.
 On explanation by Senator Whitney of New Haven the bill giving the state board of health increased, power over town and county boards of health was rejected. He said the proposition in the bill would greatly change the sys- tenn in the state. .. ' . Senator Pattison of the committee on appropriations submitted the report giving school fund and the educational I department of the state $1,440,4 400 for the two fiscal wears ending September 30, 1907. ~. s4 i Judge George H. Cowell of Water bury was unanimously elected judge of the distric. court of Waterbury, re- ceiving twenty-eight votes for the of- fee. Frederick w. Peasely was elected deputy judge on explanation by Sem ator Paige. .---,------
 The bill providing that wife beaters shall be publicly whipped was rejected, a Senator Paige said the committee was not able to see, its way clear for rec- ommending the legislation proposed. Senator Paige reported adversely on the bill pensioning employees of the cap itol and on the capitol grounds who are engaged in manual labor, after twen- ty-five years of service. He spoke of the deserving character of these em- ployes, but the time for the legisla- ton proposed in the bill has not come. On motion of Senator McGovern the , bill was tabled.
 The bill providing that no judge or deputy judge shall practice in the court over which he is appointed to preside l was rejected on the report of Senator AolSC llOlit tiiC JhuASbal
 The bill requiring the state treasurer to give bond for $50,000 on entering upon his official duties was rejected. In the house bill was received from the committee on public health and safety favoring action by congress for pure food and drugs. Legislation ir this line is favored by the committee There was favorable report on the bill requiring bake shops to display certificates of inspection.
 The bill authorizing the control oi waters of the Naugatuck valley, taking in the Naugatuck and it's tributaries has been so modified that objections tC its passage will be withdrawn. In the present form it will give control of tht waters of Mad river, one of the prin cipal tributaries of the Naugatuck il the nighborhood of Waterbury. Senator Peck, who has; the bill in charge, say the legislation proposed Is now satis factory It will be assigned for a hear ing shortly. % IT The committee on public health ant safety, Senator Whitney of New Havei | chairman, will devote the whole of St Patrick's day to the consideration o automobile bills, fifteen measures in al being assigned for the hearing, the lis comprising all of the automobile act before the legislature.
 Nineteen new measures were place on the senate files this morning, run ming the list up to 11S. The measure of note included a bill authorizing tn city of Rockville to issue $75,000 muni cipal sewage filtration bons; an ac making the salary of the collector c the city of Bridgeport $2,500 in lieu c all fees and other compensation, and resolution validating the charter an organization of the Berlin Agriculture society.
 Thecommittee on education, Senate Hammer chairman, had an executiv session this morning and outlined course of action relative to bills in it | possession.
 At the meeting of the Farmers asso citation this forenoon Representativ J Kingsbury of Coventry spoke of tn , telephone legislation that is proposed i the present session. He said there wi J be a general hearing on these bill March S1, and thought the associatio