The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-03-01
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
HOUSE PASSES. $f,OOO,OO0 IN
 SURANCE BILL.

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 Fire Department Charter-Mathe"-
 soD,s Appointment Resolution Passed
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 the Capitol.
 Hartford. Feb. 2S.-The senate was called to order yesterday by Lieutenant Governor Woodruff at I2:SO, and prayer was offered by Chaplain Parker A resolution was passed validating tht cbarter of the Annex Fire department of New Haven. The resolution amend ing the charter of the Connecticut HIS torical society of Haftferd' autaof1zins the society to hold property to tne amount of SS0O,OOO, was also passed The amount up to the present time mas been s30,00e. :...,.
 Considerable business was disposed of in concurrence with ihe house, be ing unfayorable reports for the most part. Under suspension of the rules 1 the resolution appointing Albert Mcc Mathewson judge of the city court oi New Haven was passed and ordered transmitted to the secretary of state.
 Frank s. Russell was appointed judge of the city court of Putnam, Lueius i H. Fuller was appointed deputy judge for two years from January l, iso6 Charles w. Rice was appointed judge of the borough court of Pennington. Harvey L. Crandall was appointed dep aty judge.
 George c. Bryant, was appointed judge of the city court of Ansonia for two years from July and Reuben H. Tucker was appointed deputy judge.
 Willard I. Allen was appointed judge of the town court of Berlin and Edward L. Clark deputy. , :.' .'.#..,..
 Senator Stiles Judsen in the absence of Senator Paige of Bridgeport acted 1 as chairman of the judiciary commit tee. Several unfayorable reports were received. Senator Judson explaining the necessity for rejection. s.. ....-
 Henry c. Stevenson was appointed judge of the city court of Bridgeport, and Edward K. Nicholson was appoint ed deputy judge. On motion of Senator Judson the resolutions were ordered transmitted to the secretary Of state The Loomis institute was authorized to hold property in Chicago, which has come to the trustees by bequest.
 In the house the bill authorizing $1, 100000 of insurance on the state cap ftal and the contents of the structure was passed. ,.,[... ...z. .4-... ... =,
 The bill providing for the appoint ment of commission consisting of the board of control and two other persons to be appointed by the governor to pur chase the round house site owned by the New York, New Haven and Hart ford road was passed.
 Resolutions were passed incorporat ing the c. B. Alling Realty company of Derby and the A. H. and c. E, filling company, also of that city.
 The vote in the house on the re- elections of Judge Silas A. Robinson was ITO in favor and F against. On the reelection of Judge John M. Thay- CT the vote stood 174 in favor and i in opposition The vote on the election $ of Jacob B. Ullman of New Haven as Judge of the court of common pleas of Il New Haven was 16S in favor and 20 in opposition. =-.+-,-.--. ...S.
 The sum of SAL GOO was appropriated for deficiency in the state hospital at Middletown. Major Farrel of Ansona introduced an amendment making the bill operative immediately.
 A petition was received from F. F. . okaE, y;, .xSsAs A. ton in support of the Milldale and Wa terbury trolley road, Petitions were also received in favor of the proposed curfew law.
 Representative Edward Griswold of Guilford, who was expected to be in the house this week, was not able to at tend the session, his health not yet jus tifying his leaving home.
 Speaker Holcomb, Comptroller A, W. Mitchell, Senator Bradstreet and Rob ert o. Eaton of North Haven will at tend the inaugural of President Roose- welt Friday. They will leave New Ha- ven for Washington Thursday night.
 United States Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley left Hartford for Washington Tuesday noon.
 Southington advocates of the Milldale and Waterbury trolley road were rep resented in large numbers at the hear ing before the railroad committee Tues day afternoon. Ex-Senator William J. Clark, who is upwards of eighty years | of age, Representative Edwin P. | Hotchkiss and Andrew s. Barnes were present. John H. Cassidy of Water l bury was present as counsel, and c. Fl. | Nichols of New Haven had the plans, being civil engineer in charge of con struction. T. H. Mckenzie of the state board of health was not in favor of ! the original layout. Senator Paige as counsel for the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company, formally op- ! posed the charter.
 A petition from 200 citizens of East Hartford has been secured in flavor of Henry A. lesson for judge of the town 1 court of that town, and was introduc- ed in the house by Representative Oim- stead. disappointment of F. O.. Good ] win is advocated by John s. Slough l ton, Percy s. Bryant and Representa- tive Bidwell. The final hearing on the appointment will take place before the | judiciary committee Thursday after noon, It is now generally conceded that Dr. D. W. Pratt will not be able