The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-10
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
THE GOVERNOR AND A LIST OF
 APPOINTMENTS.

requiring the consent of the senate. The series of personal appointments that is where the senate has no voice in the selection, has not been taken up yet. There are two appointments to be made regularly on the commission of sculptors, the terms of Professor Ber- nadotte Perrin of New Haven and Ar thur L. Shipman of Hartford, terminal ting July 1. The death of Colonel Ja- cob L. Greene, of this city, creates a | vacancy on the board. Colonel Greene's term would not have expired until July 1, 1909, his appointment be- ing for the same period as that of Hen ry W. Farnam, of New Haven. The board of examiners of barbers, the |, state board of voting machine commits sioners, of which Senator George E. Bicknell is a member, and the board in charge of the GrotOn monument land are to be filled, the terms of all the present incumbents expiring in July. The Groton monument commissioners include Mrs. Sara T. Kinney, of New Haven, Mrs. Adrian I. Muzzyo of Bris- ton, the Hon. H. Wales Lines of Meri- | den and Lucius F., Robinson of Hart | ford. There are two places to be filled iby Governor Roberts on the state board of examiners of embalmers, the terms ] of Charles J. Dillon of Hartford and Edward P. Jones of Winchester expir- ! ing July i. One of Hartfords ayaila- ble men for a position on the board is l William T. Merchant, who has occu- pied the presidency of the Funeral Di- | rectors' association sof the state and is a mason of high degree, having taken the thirty-second years ago in Nor wich. He has !. represented Pyramid Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine, in the national council as delegate twice.
 crossing to California for that purpose, l and is a business man of recognized ability. His name is one of strength and would be an honor to the board 1 The name of James T. Pratt, also of Hartford, has also been canvassed for the position. Mir. Pratt is like Mr. Marchant, man of fine attainments iii his calling and a prominent Knights Templar. The two most desirable places in the series of personal appoint rnents are the commissionership on do- nestle animals and dairy interests. Both pay good salaries and are worth holding. @.2s-t....$
 I The committee on constitutional amendments will take up the chaplain problem Tuesday, April il, when the idea of constitutional amendment giving the lieutenant-governor and the speaker of the house the power of mak- ing the chaplain appointments will be dealt with. The appointments are now made by both houses, each acting on it's own hook. In general the selections have been of a ycreditable character
 This year tlley are eminently that way
 The judiciary committee has gone into the executive session business. No open session of the committee will oc- cur until Thursday afternoon, April IS lwhen the nomination of James r
 Walsh for the judgeship of the Fair field county court of common pleas will . be considered. The next hearing by the judiciary committee on the doen or
 more telephone bills will be given ir
 the representatives, hall Tuesday j af ternoon, April IS, The whole afternoon
 will be given to the tasks whichz the telephone interests have imposed. The
 hearing will be of the greatest interest to the public. Senator Shanley's com mittees on new towns and probate dis
 tricts will give q hearing April 12 tc | bn b,II ne Ca,,oA oAn,, 20 rtJntt pF iof, providing for the erection in Norwich
 jointly by the county of New London town of Norwich and city of Norwich of building to be used by these cor porate bodies. The site is to be deter mined by the selectmen, mayor of Nor
 wich and the county commissioners
 The railroad bills introduced by Sena.
 tor Fessenden will be heard by the
 committee on railroads Tuesday, Apri
 H. These bills provide that no rail
 road company in the state shall charge
 between stations on it's road, a rate fol transportation of passengers or freight
 which shall unjustly discriminate be tween different communities on its
 line; if a railroad company issues 1 transportation or mileage tickets, or of.
 fers communication rates between sta
 tions it shall, between stations in thi:
 state and any station on it's road to oi from which such tickets are issued ol
 such communication rates given, issu' tickets and offer communication rates
 upon the same conditions and rates 1T ] like proportion. That any six freehold.
 CTS of town having a railroad station : may apply to the superior court fol
 additional train service. Such applica . tion shall be heard by a committee, ant |. if the report favors the application the
 court may order additional service ant
 enforce by mandamus; that any si1 residents of this state may apply t the superior court alleging that care ol other equipment are unfit for use
 Such application shall be heard by {
 committee and the court may make
 such order as it shall deem necessary
 and enforce by mandamus. + The woman suffrage committee, Sen
 ator Baker of Stafford Springs, chair man, will have an adjourned hearing
 April 12 on the bill providing for thu 1; admission of all women who are citi
 zens as municipal voters.
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 FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVE.
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