Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-11
AT THE CAPITOL
Waterbury's Legislators Relurn-
 d Home Last Evening.

Waterbury's legislators returned to town last evening after a few days strenuous life under the gilded dome of the Capitol building. Sen ator Irving H. Chase was the only one of Waterbury's quartet that found himself in q strange atmos- phere, as he told Democrat reporter some months ago, he is green horn" in political life. But he seemed to like 1t, and the constant movement of representatives and senators, door keepers and messengers. through the lobbies, eternally smoking and talk ing and forming into groups ana breaking away again only to be held up by some one a moment after. Senator Chase was given what nc asked for. place on the committee of interpretations.
 They say that Senator John Hurley made the biggest hit of any of Wa terbury's four His modest, retiring way seemed to take with the old timers. Senator Luther, who is pres ident of Trinity college, Hartford, was his chum during the few days of the session. Senator Luther is himself one of the finest men in the assembly and he seemed to take great delight in escorting the new senator from the sixteenth district in Water bury around the Capitol building. and here and there through the vari- ous interesting places under its roof. Senator Hurley is on two important committees, claims against the state and executive nominations. AS member of the latter committee he shall have to pass upon, all nomina- aions made by the governor and speak up loud in saying whether or not he approves or disapproves of them. And on the other committee he must hear evidence on claims against the state. These claims arise from various causes and the evidence concerning them is some- times of the most varied and interest," ing nature. and If Senator Hawley won't be able to tell many laugh able story to his friends of the six teenth after the adjournment of the assembly next May or June, 1t shall certainly not be his fault. Senator Chase and Senator Hurley met for the first time Tuesday evening in caucus.
 Nominations in the house have not yet been made, so that Representa- tives Hayes and Goodrich has not yet been placed. It is taken for granted. however. that Mir Goodrich will be placed on military affairs and Mir Hayes on the judiciary. This is Mir Hayes's second trip to the Capitol. The first time he went there was as delegate to the constitutional con- vention from Bethlehem. He pre- sided at the caucus of New Haven county and ran things to the pleas ure of all concerned. Mir Hayes Is quite stout and in his new trial" coat, reaching below the knee line. he cut quite figure. When he first appeared in the lobby in his slouch hat and long" coat, he looked the veritable picture of the ideal Quaker. He has a personal acquaintance with sixty of the members of the leglsla- ture, an indication that he will cut some ice for Waterbury even if the ice trust fails to do so.
 Mir Hayes said this morning that trial by jury will be one of the bills that shall be enacted by this legisla- ture. for no governor was so em- phatic in his message on that point as Governor Woodruff. He also said that bill may be passed which shall raise the fee for liquor licenses S200 or $500. Allan w. Paige of Bridge port has bill prepared to gradually raise the fee $50 year and slowly reduce the number of saloons until the fee is $1.000 or so and the num- Der of saloons reduced to one to . thousand people.
 Representative Goodrich has i'm. pressed his personality upon his col- leagues as man of good judgment. at least where his party interests arc concerned. As a member of the com. mittee on military affairs he will have a good deal to say about dressing up the state militia and in straighten- ing out the kinks and quarrels that arise frequently in the companies, and also about arranging for the an- nual encampment.
 Neither of Waterbury's legislators can yet give any definite idea as to what kind of legislation. except the few matters already published. the xxaon1o ynoy rocbpp npnu