The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-10
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
GOVERNOR SIGNS POLICE DE-
 PERTINENT BILL.

Biennial Elections Here Also Signed Telephone Company's Capital In-
 crease Receives Approval.
 Hartford, July S,-Governor Roberts has signed the New Haven police de- partment bill making the mayor of the city member of the board of police commissioners ex-official and lodging with him the appointment of chief of police.
 The bill removing the free public i- brary appointments in New Haven from the civil service rules has also received the governors signature.
 The act making appropriations for good roads during the two years end- ing September 30, 1907, has been signed. Governor Roberts signed the bill last Thursday increasing the salary of the state referee making the amount one half of the salary of a superior court judge. The bill was passed under the presumption that, the judges salary bill would become a law and stands identi- cally on the same constitutional grounds with the judges bill As the governor has signed the measure there seems to be no reason for expecting 8 veto of the increase in the judges sal aries, The governor will have until Thursday of this week for signing it, the three legislative days in which he can hold a bill expiring on that day.
 The new law regulating the course of vehicles on the highways, requiring them to come to standstill in case horses approaching on the roadway be- come frightened, has been signed by the governor, but the main automobile bill, regulating the. speed in cities and towns has not yet received the sigma lures of the chief executive .r
 The office of temporary examiner of public records has been created, the sal ary being $2000. The original bill, which reached the governor Thursday provided that the appointment should be made July 1. This feature of the act is to be amended. making the date of the appointment July 15. The selec- ton will be made this week.
 Governor Roberts has also signed the bill raising a commission to investi- gate and report on uniform system of municipal charters.
 The act providing for the biennial ; election of city officials in New Haven has received the governors signature. The enforcement of this law will de- pend upon the adoption of one of the constitutional amendments that will be voted on by the people in October.
 The contention that was made in the general assembly in support of an ap- propriation of $4,000 for the Old Lyme and Old Saybrook ferry, Senators Bush Bartlett and Brennan being in the win ming boat has received the governors approbation, The bill was reported ad- versely by the committee on appropria- tions but was carried by big majorities in each house.
 On Thursday Governor Roberts sign ed the act appropriating $5,000 for a memorial to be placed in Andersonville in honor of the Connecticut soldiers who died In that southern prison during the civil war. The commission having the memorial in charge consists of Colone Frank W. Cheney, George D. Whitney George p. Denison, Norman L. Hope and Insurance Commissioner Theron Upson. An interesting incident in con. nection with the Andersonville prison which took place last Memorial day has come to light within a few days and deserves to be spoken of in view of the interest which Connecticut mer feel in the spot where so many com rades gave up their lives in 1864. Int Hon. H. Wales Lines Of Meriden, whose distinguished rank in Knights Templar. ism has brought him into the best O. relationship with men throughout tht country received a letter from the Hon Julius L. Brown of Atlanta Ga., few days ago giving an account of the frs salutet that was ever fired by George National Guardsmen over the groves O Union soldiers at Andersonville.., MT Brown, whose father was governor O Georgia in the old days, is a prominen lawyer at Atlanta and Knights Tenn play of ristinction. He is an intimate friend of ex-senator Lines. In his let ter he spoke with much feeling of ths action taken by the Georgia Nationa Guard in firing the salute last Memo rial day at Andersonville. Ex-Senatol Lines sent the letter to the Meridei Post of the Grand Army where 1t wa read with great satisfaction by the oIc soldiers. The state in erecting a. mem orial in Andersonville in honor of it dead lying there will be honored by tn men of George not less than by its owl citizens
 The bill incorporating the Fedora Trust company of Bridgeport, the in corporators including the noted flnan ciaI manager, I. DeVere Warner, ant Senator Allen W. Paige has received tn governors approval. Its capital will b $200000. The maximum limit by in crease is fixed at $600,0 900. The corpo ration is given large franchises. Tn management of estates will be one 0 dts principal fields.
 Governor Roberts has also given hi approval to the bill authorizing the cap ital of the Southern New England Tele phone company to be increased to .$10, 100000. This will make the compan one of the largest capitalizations in tn state.
 The action of the house in rejectin the Independent Telephone bill wa foreshadowed in the Journal and Cour fer correspondence of last June' It ha been evident or weeks that the disposi