The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-30
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
EIGHT-HoUR BILL REJECTED IN
 / HOUSE.

Good Roads Bill Amended-$5,O ,OOO Ap-
 propriated for Expenses of Memorial
 CommissiOns-Manwa Memorial
 Hospital of New London Incorporated
 --Resolution Appointing Lucien F..
 Burpee Judge of Waterbury City Court Tabled on Motion of Senator
 Paige-No Insurance.
 Hartford, June 2S.-The senate ewas called to order. by Clerk Alfred C. Baldwin in the absence of Lieutenant Governor Woodruff at 1O:SO a. m. Sen. ator Brennan of New Lordon was chosen president pro teniDore, and prayer was offered by Chaplain Shel- don Of the house. te.. .-:.-> ..z,
 The senate concurred with the house in amending the pawn brokers law, providing for the forfeiture of treble the amount loaned on the property so pledged to any person injured thereby" The house had asked for conference on the bill, but Senator Paige said it would be easier to concur than take the trouble of a conference. Theact is regarded as a severe one in dealing with pawn brokers.
 An act was passed providing that all public acts passed at the present ses- sion of the general assembly shall, unless otherwise provided in such acts, take effect on the fifteenth day of Aug ust, 1905. The senate concurred with the house in amending the good roads bill. The total appropriation made by the bill as amended is $520,000. Of this amount $459,o00 is for public roads and sS0,OOO for inspectors, deputies and engineers. The amount appropriated by the Woos- ter bill in the senate was $561 1,0o0. Sem ator Platt of Milford was appointed on committee of conference concerning the bill requiring saloons to be closed at 10 p. m.
 The sum of $2,500 was appropriated for expenses of the commission on memorial in honor of the late Senator OH. Platt. The Hon. H. Wales Lines, ex-Covernor Chamberlain, J. H. Whit more, ex-Congressman Lewis Sperry, Charles L.. Hubbard and William J.. Ford are members of the commission. On motion of Senator McGovern the name of United States Senator Morgan I. BulkeIey was added to the commits sion on the Hawley memorial, and $2,- 800 appropriated for expenees. With Senator Bulkeley the commission con- sists of Colonel Frank W. Cheney, Charles Hopkins Clark, Norris G. Os- born. George P. Mclean, Marcus Il. Holconb and Senator Bradstreet. The Manwaring Memorial hospital Of New London, founded by Robert Man waring, was incorporated.
 Senator Chatfield explained the bill l authorizing the appointment of fifteen fire policemen by the borough of Shel- ton; passed.
 The resolution appointing Lucien F. Burpee Judge of the city court Of wa | terbl1ry was continued on the calendar | hv motion of Senator Paige, senators \ not heinz present who desired to act in regard to the appointment. At this juncture Lieutenant Governor 1 xxoodruff took the chair, relieving Sen. !
 l ator Brennan.
 The senatorial district boundaries 1T
 Waterbury were changed, both of tht
 senators, Messrs. Peck and Phelan
 agreeing to that course.
 The bill making the salary ot thf
 state referee $3,000 per year was dis
 cussed by Senators Judson and Dono'
 va,, and passed.
 Senator Paige explained two bills re-
 1.+ina. to the escape of insane patients
 and the commitment of insane persons | A severe penalty is provided for assist Hing in the escape of insane patients Roth billswerepassed.
 Senator Davis of Durham explained
 the bill making the state forester ex
 oficio forest fire warden, and providing
 for the appointment of forest fir
 warden in each town. The bill cam
 frof the agriculture committee with ; favorable report.
 | Senator Bush of East Lyme ant \ Senator Brennan advocated an appro I priation from the state for the main
 tenance of the ferry between Old Say \ brook and Old Lyme. An advance re