The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-01
DIVES OF BRIDGEPORT AND THE TWO NORWALKS
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prlaung SlV,uuU loI ol. -Mdl . hV9PAeeVi at Waterbury; appointing Henry C. Stevenson judge at Bridgeort; R. s. Baldwin, deputy judge; and R. H. Hep burn judge at Milford, appointing h. P. Couch, deputy judge at Stonington; appointing c. W. Ruic judge at Far nington, and concerning unfair com- nercial discriminations between sec- tions, committees or localities.
 Many city bills, so-called, were intro duced by town representatives dealing iwth local minor affairs, especially from Hartford, and a number of routine matters came in, such as approprla- tions. institutions and the lesser courts. The amount of business before the cities and boroughs committee eppre- ciably increased to-day. After ballot ing on the judicial nominations the house adjourned.
 Among the measures introduced 1n the senate were the following: To place the state on record in favor of the McCumber pension bill now before congress, this being bill to pension veterans of the Mexican and Civil wars; to provide a steel vault in the office of the secretary of state; to sup ply deficiency in the appropriation for fisheries and game; to amend the char ters of the New Haven Gas company, so it can extend it's mains to Milford, Branford and Guilford, and the New Haven Water company so 1t can take water from Ten Mile River in Prospect; to amend the New Haven city charter, placing the lamp inspector under clyll service rules; to assist towns in nam taining highways; to certify those who are public accountants to compel the closing of pool rooms between F m. and 6 D. m.; imposing a fine of S25 or thirty days In jail for making or having TOT sale metallic knuckles; incorporating the Peoples Trust company of Dan- bury; incorporating the Westport IT. brary: amending the charter of the New Canaan street railway; amending the charters of the city and town of Meriden, to allow each to issue bonds; to incorporate the Puritan Trust com pany of Merilen; to permit the town of Meriden to elect officers biennially- A resolution offered by Senator Spell lacy is to the effect that an inquiry is to be made in the matter of giving as- sembly members communication tickets in place of mileage. This went to tho house to secure immediate action, Sem ator Spellacy maintains that the rail- road is receiving too much money rom the state for transportation, and that the state in turn can save money on communication tickets.
 The senate adjourned until Tuesday.
 CORRUPT PRACTICES.
 Senator Blakeslee, at the request of George L. Fox, of New Haven, intro- duced the following bill:
 "Whenever any candidate fo- once, who has failed to receive his certificate of election as successful candidate at such election, shall afterwards be duly declared elected either by the. courts. or by the senate or house of representa- tivesS in general assembly convened, within thirty days of such formal dec laration of him as the successful can didate, a petition may be presented to any judge of the superior court, in ac- cordance with the provisions of this act, naming the candidate, who shall have been declared successful as de- fendant, and said petition shall be pro- ceeded with in all respects as though said petition had been brought against a candidate declared successful at the time of said election, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 2SO of Public Acts of 1905"
 The bill was referred to the judiciary committee.
 JUDGES CONFIRMED.
 The nominations of the following judges were confirmed by an unan!- nous vote in each case:
 Simeon E. Baldwin, chief justice of the supreme court.
 John M. Thayer, of Norwich; Freder- ick B. Hall, of Bridgeport, and Alberto T. Roraback, of North Canaan, assocI- ate judges of the supreme court.
 Alberto T. Roraback and Howard J, Curtis, of stratford, judges of the su- perior court.
 Walter c, Moves, judge of the court of common pleas of New London county,
 Gideon H. Welch of Torrington; Isaac Wolfe, of New Haven, and Howard B. Scott, of Danbury, judges of the court of common pleas for Litchfield, New Haven and Fairfield counties, respec- lively
 FOR SO-CENT GAS IN THE STATE.
 Senator Shanley, of New Haven, to- day presented to the senate, by request, an act in relation to Illuminating gas in cities of 50,00O inhabitants, or more, and regulating the quality and pres- sure thereof and the price to consum- CTS,
 The act provides that any company furnishing gas shall not charge, or re- ceive for gas manufactured, furnished or sold in such cities sum in excess of the following rate-SO cents per thou sand cubic feet"
 RESIDENT REWARDED.
 The company violating any provision of this act shall forfeit $1,OOO for each offense to the state of Connecticut. Any resident of a city in which such offense occurs may bring an action to recover such penalty, and one-third of the pen alty recovered, together with the costs taxed in favor of the prevailing party, shall go to him who successfully main- tains such action and two-thirds to the state of Connecticut.