The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-02-08
Legislative Notes.

On wednesday In the senate O6nh-
tor Baker presented bill for the pro-
lection of forests from fire, to the
same ends as that introduced by Sem
ator Chatfield the day before. but diff
fering in detail and making it more
of a town affair than state. A bill
was introduced permitting the use of
whip for wife-beaters.
In the house the following were
presented: Resolution by Mr.. Storrs
of Mansfield appropriating $50, 600
to the Connecticut Agricultural col
lege; bill by Mr. Larned of Stafford
authorizing selectmeu to act on or to
appoint forest fire wardens; bill by
Mr.. Patten of Stafford exempting mu-
inequalities from liability for dam
ages for defective highways or side
walks unless written notice has been
given of defects; bill providing that
political primaries must be held thir-
ty days before elections; petition OF
Charles Phelps and others for incor-
.poration of the George Sykes manual
training school; by Mr.. Holman of
,Eastford resolution extending time
within which Willimantic & South
bridge street railroad may lay its
tracks.
On Thursday in the senate the fol-
lowing were introduced: Bill repeal
ing general caucus law; bill provid
ing that all vehicles must show lights
visible from front and rear at night i;
bill requiring health officers to abate
all artificial breeding places for mos
quitoes; resolution providing for the
purchase of a silver service for the
battleship Connecticut, for $15, 1000
or less; resolution by Senator Baker
appointing Clarence H. Savage a trus-
tee of Connecticut Agricultural col
lege for four years from July 1.
In the house the following were
introduced: Bill providing ourfew
law for towns of over 5000 inhabi-
tants; by Mr.. Clark of Hartford Pc
tition of Stafford Springs Street Rail
road company for extension of time in
which to lay tracks.
At an executive session of the COM
mittee ON finance ON Thursday, to take
action on several resolutions appoint
ing state auditors, favorable action
was taken ON the resolutions naming
Senator William P. Bailey of Bethel
for the republican auditor and ex-Sen-
ator James P. Bree of New Haven for
his democratic associate. The con-
test for the republican authorship
was close. The candidates were Sen
ator Bailey, Louis ]. Korper of Wind
ham and Lester d. Phelps of Rock
willie, whose term as auditor will ex-
pire on July /. OF the eleven MEM
bers of the committee on finance, six
cast their votes for Senator Bailey,
four for Mr.. Korper and one for Mr..
Phelps. Those who supported Sena-
tor Bailey were Senators Bicknell
and Hammer and Representatives Cur
tiss of Woodbury., Gillette of Easton,
Allen of Ledyard and Pomeroy of New
Milford. Those who voted for Mr..
Korper were Representatives Hill of
Wellington, Keeney of Somers, Rise
dorf of Windham and Bailey of Wind
sor. Representative Barrows of Man.
chester voted for Mr.. Phelps.
In the senate on Tuesday the fol-
lowing were introduced: Resolution
allowing Southern New England Tele-
phone company to increase capital
stock to $4,000, 900; resolution ap-
pointing E. @. Pinney one of the trus-
tees of the Norwich hospital; resolu-
tion appointing George s.. Palmer, B.
O.. Patterson, Charles A. Capen trus-
tees of Connecticut Agricultural COL
lege; by Senator Baker, petition of
William A. Buck, Marvin H. Knowl-
ton of Willimantic and George o.
Jackson of Norwich for a charter for
the Willimantic g. Stafford Street
Railway company; bill making close
season for quail, woodcock and par
fridge, November 1 5 to September 80,
and limiting the number of cartridges
killed to three day and twenty-five
a year, and six quail day; bill pre-
venting the sale of patent medicines
except upon physicians prescriptions.
In the house the following we're in
troduced: Bill imposing tax on trad
ing stamps; bill preventing a firm
from giving any other company q
monopoly of their goods; bill for
bidding the sale of liquor, the running
of "wheel-pools, games of chance or
the giving of immoral exhibitions at
agricultural fairs; also bill making
it the duty of the state police to visit
agricultural fair and prevent gam
bling, liquor selling and immoral exhi-
billions; bill repeating the act author
izing the payment of bounties on
foxes; bill relating to abolition of
military taxes; bill increasing dog
tax to So; bill concerning abolition
of poll and military taxes; bill pro-
viding that every eolored person who
shall intermarry with any white
person shall be imprisoned in state
prison for not less than two nor more
than five years.
The annual meetings of the stock