The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-14
THE HOUSE.


 Hartford, Feb. 13.-In the house to- day two bills which had been referred in the senate, one for paying the fun eral expenses of Thomas Leahy of Or ange and the other to regulate the price of gas, were tabled by request of Leader Banks, who called attention to the fact that the bills were introduced after the time limit.
 After a number of committee reports were read, Representative Higgins of Coventry, representing the Farmers associa tlon, asked for a suspension of the rules to introduce what he termed new business.
 He said that he was appalled, by reading from the rolls of members of both branches that fifteen per cent, of the members were single men. He then referred to the expenditureof state money saying that S1,0OOO00 is asked for state roads; $6O0,000 for the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane; $4OO,0OO for state arsenal, and other appro- priations, in all amounting to $S,2OOO0
 Representative Higgins then intro duced a resolution which provided for a graded personal tax on bachelors, and asked that the resolution be refer red to the committee on woman suf- frage. The resolution provides that the tax be levied as follows on all unmar- rled males:
 Between 20 and 25 years, s5; between 25 and 30 years, $10; between 30 and S5 years, $15; between 25 and 40 years, S2O; all over 40 years to be chloroformed. The act to take effect immediately Mir Higgins said that he put the chloro form clause in to read forty-one years because the speaker of the house was unmarried, and just forty years of age. He said he did not want funeral or marriage to mar the term of the speak CT of the house.
 The house voted against holding Fri day sessions by @ vote of 99 to 96 There was a sharp debate on the matter, in which the leaders were Representative Gum, of Milford, and Representative Banks of Fairfield The democrat from Milford, who was for no Friday ses- sions, outwitted his republican col league from Fairfield, who thought they ought to be held. Mr. Banks is regard ed as the republican leader on the moor ofthe house.
 The nominations of William L. Bell nett as judge of the superior court and Ernest c. Simpson as judge of the courtcourt of common pleas in New Haven county to take his seat in. Sep tember, 1908, both by concurrent action with the senate were confirmed by the house.
 In executive session Senator But terworth presented favorable reports flor the committee on executive nomina- tions on the following, who were nani- mously confirmed
 Edward P. Avery, Joseph Porter and E. Harris Weaver to be New Haven harbor commissioners, the first two for five years, the last one to fill a vacan- cy.
 George c. Waldo, of Bridgeport, and John H. Clarke, of New Haven, to be shell fsea commissioners for four years.
 William 0. Seymour, of Ridgefeld, to be a commissioner for four years. SCHOOL BILL KILLED. The judiciary committee reported un favorably on the bill which provided that children attend school twenty-four weeks iii the year, The report was ac- cepted and the bill rejected.
 The resolution appointing J. Frank Terew deputy judge of the town court of Huntington and naming James r. Meskil assistant judge at New Brit ain was referred to the judiciary com mittee.
 A favorable report of the committee on railroads on the resolution of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad for the amending of its char ter was placed at the bottom of the calendar. With that the house ad- journed.