The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-06
In the Senate

! There were many absentees in the senate and it was after o'clock before President Pro Tenn. Judson called it to order, as Governor Lake is in Washington.
 Senator Spellacy presented another anti-lobbying bill, providing that no person, committee, association, organ ization or private corporation shall employ any salaried commissioner or deputy commissioner of the state, any sheriff of any county, any county com- missioner or any person receiving a sal ary or pay for services rendered and performed in the state capitol building, or shall give to any such person any advantage and emolument, entertain ment, money or other valuable thing for appearing upon any measure be- fore any committee of the legislature, or for advancing, supporting, advocat- ing or defeating any such measure pending before the legislature.
 A violation of the act is to be pun ished by q fine of from $1,OOO to $5, ,OOO
 Senator Spellacy. also presented a bill to have all licenses in Hartford New Haven, New London, Fairfield and Litchfeld counties given out by the court of common pleas, and in the other three counties by the superior court.
 Senator Luther introduced meas ure for a state board of education of eight members, to include the govern or, lieutenant-g governor, secretary of state exrofficio, two members to be ap- pointed by the general assembly, and the board itself to appoint two mem bers, The ramifcations of the bill are many.
 Senator Spellacy had measure in for consolidation of the school districts 1 in Hartford to be under a commission of six members to be appointed by the mayor.
 Senator Homan presented measure providing that, under the constitution and bylaws of the State Police associ- alton, a policeman injured in the line of duty, or the widow, child or depend- ent mother of a policeman killed in the line of his duty, shall have relief from the controller, the aggregate amount of relief given being $2,5OO in a year. A relief measure for $ tiremen is in force at present, the aggregate amount of relief being $11,OOO. A police meas ure was presented In the last legisla- ture but failed of passage by a mar row margin.
 l Among other matters in the senate were the following; To restore rights to ohm Boylan of Middletown; and to Joseph Moglan of Hartford; providing that any hospital receiving a state ap- propriation for maintenance and care of pulmonary tuberculosis patients shall receive no n1ore.than s4 pef week for such patients when said patient makes oath that he or she is unable to pay a larger sum; for charter to Loom- is Gas Machinery company; providing the prisoners sent to jail may be or- dered to break stone, saw wood and do other manual labor; concerning rep resentation of the state at the Alaska Yukon exposition; petition of Harry B. Greenburg for repeal of barbers com mission law; providing a jail penalty as we'll as a fine for persons Willfully dam aging public property; instructing the judiciary committee to prepare a law providing for compensation of judges of probate and salaries for sheriffs, in- stead of fees; providing against inten- tional false or exaggerated valuation of shares, securities or property of cor porations; petition for woman deputy inspector presented by the Manufac- turers' association; for appropriation to distribute copies of the Connecticut probate law; to prevent persons from riding on the running board of trolley
 cars, while they are in motion, and conductors shall refuse to accept pas
 sengers for said cars if there is nc room within the cars, penalty being attached for violation; bill to provide for carrying out the provisions of the pure food law; amending the joint rules so that the lieutenant governor shall appoint the senate committees; authorizing the controller to reimburse
 certain corporations for reinstatement fees; providing that trolley companies
 shall heat their cars during the winter
 months; incorporating the Colt trus.
 tees in Hartford to execute the trusts
 created by the will of Elizabeth H
 Colt compelling the display of destin'
 ation signs on trolley cars; authoriz ing Waterbury to issue street improve.
 ment and water bonds; authorizing tho