The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-13
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
THIRTF-TWo BILLS STARRED FOR ACTION BY SENATE.

One Was for Appropriation of s25o'ooo
 for Sick and Disabled Soldiers and
 s4O.OOO for Other Work of the Kind
 The speed of AutOs-sIilfOrd Water
 Company Increase to s2OO,OOO Capital
 Lively Debate on the Pine Orchard
 Matter-Hearings Held Yesterday.
 Hartford, April 12.-The senate cal- endar showed a group of thirty-two bills starred for action when the ses- sion, hour was reached this morning The most important one in the series Mas the appropriation of $2SO,0OO for the support of sick and disabled soldiers and $4O,000 for the assistance Of olo soldiers and their wives, under act or June g, 1903.
 The bill concerning life insurance pol icies for the benefit of married women, reported favorably by the insurance committee, was also on the starred list. It is a measure of considerable import ance and provides that any policy or life Insurance, expressed to be for the benefit of married woman, or assign ed to her, or in trust for her, snail inure to her separate use, and, Ill case of her decease before the death of the insured or maturity of the policy rom other cause, and if so specified in the policy, shall inure to the use of her children or of her husbands children; e 4f.a Y,ro11niiID1 such n0l- icy shall exceed $500 the amount of such excess paid in fraud of creditors shall, with interest, inure to the beneht or the creditors of the person paying the premium; and if such married woman shall die before the death of the insured or maturity of the policy from other cause the policy shall inure to the use of the person who has paid the preml- ums. unless otherwise provided in such policy. 4.@ I'd .ss.@..<.>-
 The calendar in the house showed half a dozen bills at the foot, with none in the active list. .-.-. .~s-..s
 At. the opening of the senate Con- gressman D. Stevens Henry, of Rock vile. was present and met many old friends. ..... ees..... ..ss, ..:, 5foeldLOT l<hhts Ol I1lp GAA ob NAoLhA ASSt A1 confined to his home with an attack of the grip and will not be able to attend the sessions this week. .a..... ss
 On exclamation of Senator Brenner a pension of $20 a month was granted to Alice Quigley, of Hartford.
 Senator John W. Atwood, of the con- rnittee on fisheries and game, reported adversely on changing the open season for lake trout leaving the law as it now stands. e
 The committee on public health and safety has been asked by the Farmers alliance to report a bill limiting the speed of automobiles to fifteen miles an hour. The alliance has agreed on this limit and will support a bill containing that provision. On explanation by Senator Brennan the funeral expenses of Asa Strickland, of Granby, were ordered to be paid by the state.
 The Milford Water company was au- thorized to increase it's capital to $200, GOO and to issue s100, 900 in bonds. Sem ator Bicknell, who reported the bill, said the proposition was a fair one. At no time will the company's bonds ex- ceed it's paid-up capital.
 Senators Hammer, of Branford, and Platt, of Milford, opposed the favorable report of the cities and boroughs com- mittee on the resolution amending the charter of the Pine Orchard associa~ ton, which provides for a rebate to the association annually of a certain pro- portion of tax money by the town of fa ont Of Si1 walks, maintaining fire department and for street lighting, said sum to be determined by the selectmen of Bran- ford and an equal number of the execu- tive board of the association.
 Senator Hammer said he represented the vote of a Branford town meeting which strongly opposed any such legis- lation.
 Senator Chatfield, of New Haven, in support of the committees report, con- tended that the members of the associ- alton paid one-eighth of all the taxes in the town of Branford and had no voice in the expenditure of, the money. His motion for adoption of the resolution did not prevail and it was rejected by 9 large majority. x Senator Chatfield further said that the tax of the association has been $4,- 900 3 year and it has practically receiv- ed nothing in return. The grand list of the association is $2760OO. It has three public roads leading to the center of the town,
 Senator Hammer reasserted his posi- :. ton that the act is not in the line of justice. It is not good public policy, he said, that the rebate of taxes asked for should be made, the money to be used at the will of the association. The whole thing is subversive of town gov ernment. He said in reply to Senator Judson that there was not a man in Branford who would not like to be present to oppose the bilL
 Senator Judson said he was a mem- Der of the house when the first petition of the Woodmonters was put in asking to be set aside with special favors. He considered it then, and feels the same now, that it was pernicious legislation He said the legislature ought to call a halt on this kind of legislation.
 Senators Paige, Platt, of Milford, and Donovan, of Norwalk, took part in the debate. The vote disclosed decided majority against the measure in the senate.
 Hon. Samuel Fessenden, president