The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-08

Der of insurance bills. ....-.
Senator Fessenden of Stamford has
not been able to attend the senate SEES
sions during the past ten days, his du'
ties as state attorney in Fairfield coun'
ty requiring his attendance in the SUI
perior court of that county. He is now
engaged in a case involving capital
punishment and will be occupied with
an additional one of the same char
acter before he can return to the SEN
ate chamber. AS state attorney of
Fairfield county, Senator Fessenden
has won high distinction as q lawyer,
and is easily in the front rank in the
Connecticut bar. go .z.>g.>$ ~.
In the senate Senator Atwood Of New
Britain, chairman Of the committee on
banks reported a bill authorizing the
Seymour Trust company to change the
number of trustees, providing that the
board shall not elect more than fifteen
nor less than five trustees. 1t also EN-
powers the board to elect an executive
comittee.
The resolution amending the charter
of the borough of Ridgefeld, allowing
voting to begin at 9 o'clock, was placed
at the foot of the calendar. IL
On explanation of Senator Hammer
of Branord, the publication Of 1925 ad-
ditional copies of the report of the state
geological and natural history survey
was ordered.
A considerable number of unfavorable
reports was received from the judiciary
las oil tnH IN, nv
PLANTATION of Senator Paige. r. 3
Senator Chatfield of the cities and
boroughs committee reported In favor
of establishing a roadway through
Pope park in Hartford. The measure
was opposed by Colonel Albert A.
Pope. The bill was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
A petition was received from Charles
F.. BROKER and General E. S. Greeley
in favor of a monument at Compu
Beach.
In the house only routine business
was transacted. The annual report of
! the labor commissioner was accepted.
the sum of $S2,940 was appropriated for
deficiencies in judicial expenses.
| After the session of the senate a meet
ing of the chairmen of committees of
the general assembly was held in the
senate chamber, Senator Paige presid-
ing. Ex-Speaker Kenealy thought a
brief recess ought to be taken until
| the Farmers association representa-
tives could be present. Senator Dono-
van of Norwalk thought the farmers
ought certainly be waited for. After a
recess, Mr.. Kenealy explained that the
meeting was called for the purpose of
expediting the committee work of the
session. He thought the committee re-
ports, favorable or adverse, should be
| made promptly. The committee re.
ports, in the words of the late Speaker
Reed, are the "eyes and ears of the
session. Hearings should Peterborough
before reports are made. Members of
the legislature get their main inforrna
ton from the explanations of bills by
| the chairmen and the calendar files
The legislature should be satisfied that
the legislation recommended is needed
A favorable report, acted on by two
houses, and accepted by the governor
means a change in the law. Adverse
| reports leave the laws unchanged. For
| these reasons COMMITTEES can not be toe
careful in Investigating interests.
Senators Pattison and Lake favored
| the idea that the bills requiring appro
priations should be promptly acted or
| and sent to the committee on APP
preparations. This will greatly facili.
tate business. An additional meeting
will be held in the supreme court room
(! four weeks from to-day when the full
programme of work will be reported.
There was a big hearing this after
| noon before the committee on appropri
| ations in behalf of good roads, the sun
| of 100000 being asked for. The ex
penditure of this amount will be fol
| the two fiscal years ending September
| 30, 1907. The measure was advocated
| by Commissioner Macdonald, Genera,
| Henry C. Dwight, Dwight N. Hewes
| Master Wood of the state grange an6
a committee from the Farmers associ.
alton. There is a general belief thai
| the amount needed for good roads will
! be granted by the general assembly.
! The committee on agriculture, Sen.
ttlor WllUuI L. DdVlS, cndlTIlaIl, naQ al
adjourned hearing this afternoon on the
| bill requiring tobacco tags to give the
! place where the tobacco is raised. To
bacco men have taken much interest
4 in this measure.
Petitions in favor of the Milldale an6
Waterbury trolley road are still comine
in, Meriden and Waterbury both favor
ing the granting of the charter. Rep
| resentative Charles H. Clark of South
ington has managed the bill in an ad
| mirable way, and the public sentiment
| in its favor is of decided characte,
| in Southington, Meriden and Water.
bury.
Copies of a. pamphlet on "The Pre-
| vention of Typhoid Fever were dis
tributed to members of the general as
sembly yesterday afternoon. The pa,
per was read at the 10th annual meet.
| ing Of the Connecticut Medical society
by DR.. William g. Daggett Of New Ha.
ven, %.7.5s5 r.
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