The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-09
NOTES FROM HARTFORD.
GOVERNOR WOODRUFF AND
 CIVIL WAR VETERANS.

Many old Soldiers in the HOuse-An-
 dersonviIIe Survivors and the MOnu-
 ment-225 Survivors in this State
 First Telephone Bill Introduced
 Senator Luther's Education Brand.
 Hartford, Feb. 7.-Governor Wood ruff has accepted honorary member ship in the Legislative association of Civil War Veterans in letter that has been received by John c. Taylor, sec retary of the association. Lieutenant Governor Everett J. Lake and Speaker Tilson, of the house will also be hon. orary members of the veteran organi- Zation. The number of old soldiers in the house this year is much larger than usual and the list contains the names of influential citizens in different To- calities of the state. Robert o. Tyler Post of the Grand Army in Hartford
 will give a reception in honor of the members of the legislature who served in the war, making the event one of the pleasantest functions of the win ter. Stes will be taken at the present session towards providing transporta- tion for the Andersonville survivors, who may attend the dedication of the Andersonville monument in October. There are 225 of these survivors now living in Connecticut. Not half of the number will be able toAake the trip to Georgia for the dedication of the state memorial, which is to be placed in Andersonville in honor of the prisoners of war who died there in 1864. The bulk of these men are so enfeebled that the journey would be impracticable for them. It is doubtful if more than sev
 enty-five of the old prisoners will be able to go when the trip is made. It has been considered reasonable to ask assistance from the state in providing transportation and bill in that direc- tion will be introduced this week. TNe commission having the dedication of the monument in charge consists of Colonel Frank w. Cheney. chairman; Insurance Commissioner Theron Up sony Major George O. Whitney, George IT, OCllOO1 anu ANOl lllctll U. 1AOPS' ~AAA of the members are civil war veterans and have taken a deep interest in hav- ing the Connecticut dead at Anderson vile honored by monument of signal ly artistic design. The sculptor, Mr Pratt, of Boston, who is Connecticut man by birth, has carried out the views of the commission in an effective way.
 Dr. Higgins of Coventry has intro- duced the first telephone measure of the session. The bill provides that in towns where portions of two telephone districts are included, the charge for five minutes conversation between subscribers in the town shall not ex- ceed ten cents. The town of Coventry is in two districts, South Coventry be- 1 ing in the Willimantic and North Co., ventry in the Manchester district. The object of the bill is to reduce the pres ent telephone rates for subscribers in that town. There are but few towns in the state in situation similar to that in Coventry. Dr, Higgins who put in the bill, has only the best things to say of the SoSuthern New England's treat- ment of the public. Representative Higgins is one of the progressive men~ bers of the general assembly and will be Identified with the best legislation of the session.
 Senator Luther, who left for Ro- chester on Monday afternnon. on an education errand, is regarded in the senate as one of its best opponents of educational measures. He has two 1 bills of importance in the senate, one providing for the establishment of j, trade schools and the other reorgani- I zing the State Board of Education. | The bill takes the appointment of the commissioners out of the hands of the 1 general assembly and lodges it with the i governor One member at large from
 the state is to be added to the board,
 who at the time of his appointment is i to be actively engaged in public school 1 work The board at the present time consists of four members. They are 1 Edward D. Robbins of Wethers1eld, William H. Palmer of Norwich, George | M Darlington of Winchester and Pro- l lessor William G. Sumner of Yale uni versity. The reappointment of Edward
 D. Robbins for a term of four years is
 now before the general assembly.
 Senator Luther will be one of the speakers at the Yale Alumni banquet
 at the Allyn House Friday night.