The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-06
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
ACTION ON CELEBRATION IN
 VIRGINIA.


 Rrakemen Bill sheIved-Subject of
 vestibuIes on Trolley Cars Creates
 Lively Talk-NO ArmOry for Green myich.
 Hartfcci, July 5.-The senate was called to Grder at 11:45 by the Hon. Samuel Fegyenden, president pro ten- nore. and prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Parker. The special commit tee on the Jamestown exposition, cele- brating the SO0th anniversary ot the setsIement of Virginia, reported LaVoE- ably concerning the project. The sum of s1 GOO Is appropriated by the bill TOT preliminary expenses. The tlrcenten- ary will begin in May, 1907. The pllA restoring the office of state fire mar shal was recommitted.
 from the table and discussed 1t at on grade schools was continued untll the next general assembly, on report or the committee on education. The com mission, which recommended the estap- lishment of trade schools consisted or J. H. Whattemore of Naugatuck, Max Adler of New Haven and the on. Lewis Sperry of Hartford. The commission had the aid of President Luther or Trinity college in making its investl- gations. .-
 The tobacco tax bill was rejected In concurrence with the house.
 Senator Bradstreet called the bill re- q1iring two brakeman on each train
 The reportof the special commission length. Senator Donovan asked tor a yea and nay vote, which was ordered The roll call showed nineteen against the bill and seven supporting it. These senators were Messrs. McGovern, Pat tison, Chatfeld, Bailey, Donovan, Smith and Baker, Senator Whitney, McGann and shanley voted against in- creasing the number of brakemen on trains, leaving the law as 1t is at pres ent.
 Senator Bradstreet called up the bill requiring vestibules to be used on troll ley cars. This bill had been reported adversley. The whole matter is in the hands of the railroad commissioners, and orders have been Issued requiring vestibule cars on al trolley lines. All new cars now have the vestibule pro- lection for motormen, said Senator Bradstreet. Attention was called to the fact by-Senator Donovan that the Norwalk Trolley company and the Stamford and Wegtport company have not carried out orders for six years, is- sued by the railroad commissioners. They escape the orders by not putting on new cars on the lines. It takes two hours and twenty minutes to cover the Stamford and Westport route. The company is capitalized at $15, 100000. He thought thera Is a necessity for the proposed law. He said it is inhuman not to provide vestibuled cars purchas- ed by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company is vestibuled. He was not aware of what the Senator from Norwalk was talking about. Sen- ator Bradstreet said there was not a person before tine committees at its hearings who favored the bill. Senator Paige took the floor again and made the statement that every new car pur- chased by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company for years has been yestdbuEsd without orders from the railroad commissioners. This course had been taken, he said with emphasis, out of humane impulses. It had taken the equipment which it found on the Norwalk and Noroton and the Stam- ford and Westport linese and had made use of it.
 Senator Chatfield offered an amend ment requiring all trolley cars to be Vestibuled between December and Mlarch annually after December 1, 1906.
 Senators Bicknell and McGovern fa- vored this idea. Senator Bradstreet was opposed to the Chatf1eld amendment, maintaining that the present statute Is sufficient, conserving the interests of the public. On a yea and nay vote the amendment was rejected r to 8. There was scampering on the final vote to get in out of the rain, practically ey- erYthing going to Senator Paige's SUD- port. The roll call on the acceptance of the report and the rejection of the bill showed twenty three for that course and two against it. The opposing sen- ators were Messrs. McGovern and Don- oVan. It was the most satisfactory of victories for the chairman of the iu- dietary committee
 Alter the settlement of the bills fate the senate went into executive session and voted to have the senate group @--------- -