The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-24
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
CITY OF NEW HAVEN AUTHOR
 HEED TO BORROW MONEY

EOE Lne E1ECCNAUn OA NC" SSh1cA ] ing-Hamden's Department of Fi- I nanee-New Haven Tax BIlI-The ! seamen,s Friend socIety-state's Att l torney Fessenden-aIad River Conn
 pany-Prospect,s Soldiers Monument 1 Children and Fcatory Work-Gom- j puIsory vaecInation-0ther Matters. 4 Hartford, May Ex-Governor Roberts has signed the bill authorizing the city of New Haven to borrow money for the construction of the Scranton street school in the Webster school district, and also the bill for a department of finance in the town of Hamden. Last ! Friday a considerable amount of spec ial acts were signed by the governor . The total number receiving his sigma ture up to the present time is 255 spec ial acts and 95 public ones. The file number reached 502 this morning.
 The New Haven tax bill, being as fol- lows, was placed on file with this morn ing's lift of bills:
 Section I. Section 150 of the charter of the city of New Haven is hereby amended to read as follows: All taxes laid by said city or two or the New Haven city school district, on the grand list of 1905. shall become due and pay able on the first day of April, 19O6, and all taxes thereafter laid by said city or town. or by the New Haven city school district, shall become due and payable on the first day Of April next after they are laid: and if any of said taxes now or thereafter laid remain unpaid on the first day of August next after they become due, interest shall be collected thereon from the date when they became due until they are paid, at the rate of 9 per centum per annun #l Section ?. This act shall take effect $ July 2, 1905.
 l The bill changing the name of the Ladies Seamen's Friend society of the city of New Haven to the Woman's Seaman's Friend society of Connecti- cut, and enlarging its powers, giving the society authority to care also for the families of seamen, was on the file for the first time this morning.
 The calendar of both houses were starred up to the highest notch this
 morning, pointing out a good weeks
 work ahead.
 In the, senate the Hon. Henry H.
 Peck of Waterbury. who has been absent from Connecticut upwards of
 ten days. appeared this morning with
 the old time good heartedness and buoyancy. He has been visiting his stock of blooded horses in Morrisville, Vt, and had an exhilirating time in the Vermont surroundings. Senator Peck calls the handsome roadsters ehis family and his visits in Morris ville are always attended with the hap piest of results. He likes to see "the youngsters grow" and 1t goes without saying that The speed features thor oughly delight him.
 The Hon. Samuel Fessenden, president pro telmpore of the senate, who has been enga ged with the superior court in Fairfield county during the last two weeks, will be kept away from the cap- itol from a week to ten days longer. !. As state attorney in Fairfield county
 he has been engaged in trying import . ant cases, which could not be taken ur without his attendance. Senator Fes- . Eserden has been one of the most sue t lcsssful representatives of the state ir the prosecution of court cases and his ! fidelity in that field has entitled him tc 1.-the highest public commendation. The . senator's necessary absence from the
 sessions at different times this winter 7 has been regretted by his associates
 who hold him in the utmost persona y regard and friendship.
 s The Beacon Valley grange of Nauga. i tuck memorialized the legislature witt , statements this morning against grant. ' ing the charter for the Mad river water 5, company, claiming that the bill is un e constitutional and adverse to the inter, n lests of all inhabitants along the val. 7. ley. The Hon. J. H. Whittemore o1 d Naugatuck is one of the incorporators e of the company. 1sass.Ts
 Both houses were called to order al I11:30 with a fair attendance in each. IT
 the senate the Rev. Dr. E. F. Parker ot
 Hartford offered prayer. Business iron if the house was disposed of in consur- Irence. -I The bills appropriating $2,500 for tht
  r fiscal years and $4,500 for the incorpo e ,rated agricultural societies of the state e Twas explained by Senator Pattison. Int appropriation for the state board of az
 lriculture was cut down $1,000. Botf , bills were passed.
 s On motion Of Senator Clark of Win 'i sted the resolution appropriating $1,00 > for a soldiers monument in Prospec W was tabled. This resolution was passed O in the house last week against the re ' port of the committee.
 o On explanation by Senator Phelal
 forfeited rights were restored to Fred
 erick Birdsall of Bridgeport. The vot
 was unanimous, twenty-five senator ,t standing in their places at the count. Q The eurfew law was reported adverse = fly by Senator Whitney and rejected h At this point Senator Platt of Milfort II was called to the chair by Lieutenan ,s Governor Woodruff and preside
 through the rest of the session.
 Senator Chatfield called up the bil
 relating to the park board of New Ha
 ven, and said 1t was the desire of tha
 lcity to have the commission on memo
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