The Press., 1905-03-15
Legislative Notes.


Roberts sent in the following nomina-
tions of members of the state board of
charities for four years from July 1 !:
Miss Rebecoa g. Bacon of New Ha-
ven, Martha H. o. Mitchell of Nor
witch and Dr. Edwin A. Down of Hart
ford. This drops Miss Mary Hall of
Hartford from the board. She has
been a valuable member ON the board
in looking after the mismanaged
state aided institutions. Governor
Roberts will not be very highly COM
mended for his action in this, likewise
a number of his other appointments.
A communication from Massachu-
setts was presented, asking cooperation
in boundary line revision.
The senate passed the following ::
Resolution appointing John E. Fisk
Judge and Lester D. Phelps associate
of the Rockville court; resolution
eleoting the following trustees of Con-
necticut hospital for the insane: David
A. Billings of Norwich, Wilbur B.
Foster of Vernon, franklin W. Perry
of Putnam, William W. Hyde of Hart
ford, Frank B. Weeks of Middletown,
Elijah K. Hubbard of Middletown !;
bill prohibiting the use of ferrets in
hunting rabbits until October 1, 1909;
establishing between April L and
October 81 a close season for mink and
otter.
BY request of Senator Atwood,
chairmanof the fish and game commit
tee. the bill providing for licensing of
hunters. to which the Farmers associ-
alton objects, was recommitted to the
committed. because. as he said. 1t
twas not quite satisfactory.
In the house the resolution amend
ing charter of city of Rockville by
giving common council authority 10
fix salary of mayor was passed.
On Thursday the senate confirmed
the governors nomination of members
of the state board of charities and the
state board of agriculture.
In the house the resolution creating
a commission with authority to pur-
chase the round house property as an
addition to the capitol grounds was
passed by a strong majority vote. The
following were rejected: The bill
authorizing the comptroller to place
81, 600, 900 in fire insurance on the
capitol building; bill creating a COM
mission to investigate and report upon
the county Jail system; bill granting
pension to blind people; bill es-
tablishlng district almshouses.
In the senate yesterday the
committee on Judiciary reported
unfavorably bill calling for the
whipping post for wife heaters. The
bill was rejected.
The judiciary committee reported
unfavorable on prohibiting a judge
practicing in the court over which he
is appointed to preside; the bill was
rejected.
Tolland county members yesterday
voted to support the movement for
new dormitory at the Connecticut
Agricultural college, and also the
proposition for a trolley between
Willimantic and Stafford.
The committee on agriculture will
go to the Connecticut Agricultural
college at Storrs on Friday, to look
into the dormitory question. Next
week there will be hearing on the
bill making an appropriation for a
new dormitory building.
Attorneys Higgins of Norwich and
Comstock of Moptville appeared yes
terday before the railway committee
in favor of the granting of a charter
to the Willimantic and Stafford Street
company to build line be-
tween the places named in its corporate
title. Civil Engineer Mitchell of
spoke of the feasibility
Of the route, and George K. Nasen,
William Jordan and John F. Carr of
Representatives CLARK of
Mansfield and Hall of wilmington,
spoke of the demand for the road.
Attorney Afford of Willimantic, rep
the Willimantic Tramway
company, opposed the resolution. and
Representative Patten of Stafford said
The people of that town were against
t if the proposed line went into terri
;ory now granted by charter to the
Stafford Street Railway company.