The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-10

F - tioni Of the general assembly was not in avor of the so-called independents. The position taken by the legislature is the logical one. President Morris F. Tyler of the company, who Is one of New HaYen's most honored citizens. possesses the confidence of the genC-al assembly and his statements in the committee hearings were received with out the slightest ,diStrust. It is belieY- ed in Connecticut that the Southern New England Telephone company is an honorable and straightforward institu- tion and that it will give the public the best service that can be, devised The incorporation efSthe Standard Fire Insurance company, which is to be located in Hartford, has been ap- proved. The capital will be $2OO,OOO, with the privilege of increasing the amount to s5OO,0OO. The National Guard in Bridgeport will be entitled to machine guns and equipment, the bill authorizing two machine guns to be located there having been signed.
 Governor Roberts has approved of the project for seven fire proof vaults in the capitol, the sum of $S0,0OO haV- ing been fixed for the work.
 4 temporary loan for the state amounting to $5OO,OOO, has been author ized by the governors signature. The loan will be negotiated by the state | treasurer.
 The new board of detal commission CTS appointed by Governor Roberts will organize this week. The appointments are new, not a member of the old board being retained. Dr. Gilbert M. GSiswold of this city beads the new list. His as- sociates are Drs. Alfred E. Zones of Bridgeport. Howard G. Provost of Win sted, David w. Johnson of New Haven and Edward Prentiss of New London Dr. Zones is the son of ex-Mayor Zones of Bridgeport, an old time dentist in the
 state, and has been the president of the State Dental society. Dr. Provost Of Winsted has also held this position. Dr. ,Griswold of Hartford is leading
 member of the dental profession here He has a son in Yale university, and is a man of superior standing in the community. s->..
 Colonel James E. Cooper of New Brit ain, judge advocate general on the staff I of Governor Roberts, is away for the
 vacation season. Colonel Cooper is judge of the New Britain court and a
 man of great popularity in National
 Guard circles.
 Senator Stiles Judson, jr., will sail for Europe on Wednesday and will spend the summer abroad.
 Senator Hammer of Branford is now
 in Europe with his bride. ..,
 Representative Conrad Sachese o1
 Rockville left for the continent three
 weeks ago and will also be abroad
 through the summer. He is a native
 of Germany, where his father is stil
 living at the age of ninety, years.
 The position of clerk of bills, which k
 now held by George F. Hfnman oi Windham, will be a plum for some new man in the legislature of 1907 as tht
 natural successor to the place, Frani B. Healey of Windsor Locks will be III to his ears in tax problems and unable to resume his fayorite, lines of work il the capitol. Mr. Hea1ey is now in tht office of the tax commissioner and alst looking after the engrossing of bills. Hi legislative work from the time that h' took the assistant clerkship in tht n house to the present has been of higf
 order. In the natural order of things
 Senate Clerk Alfred c. Baldwin will b' advanced to the engrossing bills clerk ship two years from now, succeeding ) MT. Healey. From that position he vii become clerk of bills in 1909. having ) four years more of service to be per formed in connection with the genera . assembly. He is amply equipped fo' } the work that awaits him in the capitol l The steps upward win bring barde work no doubt than that of the hous and senate clerkships, which has conn to be exacting far more so than it i 5 twenty years ago. But the engrossinl 7 and care of bills is, the most responsi i ble work that can be taken up outsid : of actual legislation. The system ha 3 been the growth of years and mel 3 lhave to be trained to it, taking six year : in the two houses before it can b f reached. .1