The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-17
AGAINST SIDE
ROOMS In SALOONS
Senate Takes Favorable
Action on Minority Re-
port of Excise Com
mittee.
HIGH LICENSE
REPORT MISSING
Bill that Only Electors, En-
dorsed by Property Own
ers, May Sell Liquors,
Rejected.

Hartford, July 1.-THE senate to-day
passed the house bill to wipe out
booths, side rooms and retiring rooms
In saloons, reported favorably by MI
nority of the committee on excise, and
the discussion Of the bill, which in its
early stages brought about an intricate
parliamentary tangle, was listened to
by a number of clergymen who had
been active in their efforts to secure
this legislation and also by representa-
tives of the brewery interests. Excise
matters were the order Of the day and
fully three hours were given up to
them although the so-called high Ii
ceEse" bill was not reached because Of
the mysterious disappearance Of the
supposedly unfavorable report of ma
jcrity report could get traced, but the
the senate being the favorable report
of the minority.
In some way the two re~orts from the
committee have becon.l divorced, as
Senator Judson termed it, and the mi
ncrity report was tabled until the ma
jority report could ge traced, but the
clerks in both branches were unable to
find record Of It. The matter went over
until tomorrow. although Senator Lu-
Their first had desired to have this mat
ter discussed The missing report is on
substitute for house bill No. rs, an act
concerning the granting Of licenses and
fees. The original bill provided for a
Limitation of one licence to each 1000 in
habitants and the fees were to be 500
for each license. A lively discussion is
expected on this matter when it comes
up
In addition to the booth" bill the
senate passed an act amending the act
TO close saloons on election days so that
it is provided that when an election
is held in ward of a city the closing
act should not apply to saloons in other
wards and bill defining splrituous
and intoxicating liquors so that per-
son may sell wine made from home
grown grapes.
There was a rejection of the bill
which would prevent the solicitation Of
orders for liquors, and of an act to
regulate the sale of liquors, stiff fight
being made on this latter bill which
had been drawn by the temperance peo-
pie 1t provided that only electors
should be granted licenses, the nppli-
cation of the elector must be endorsed
by property owners who actually own
ed property and the elector must be a
resident of the town in which he holds
a license. Senator Judson Thought the
bill was a good one but Senator Spell
acy said 1t was not just to legislate
that man holding license in Hart
ford could not live on the west side,
of Prospect avenue because that was
In West Hartford. This bill was re-
jected chiefly on this ground as several
senators spoke of the merits in the
bill. The bill was rejected through ac-
ceptance Of the unfavorable report of
the majority Of the committee.
During the discussion Of Excise mat
tiers Representative Hull of Monroe,
was in the senate chamber and was
repeatedly consulted by different sena-
tors. The Booth" bill as amended by
the senate probably will be CONQUERED
in the house as the amendments were
ct suggestion of the committee, AS
passed It is as follows;
Section /. No license shall hereafter
be granted for the sale of spirituous
and intoxicating liquors In any room
or apartment Of which any part or
parts shall be cut off or partitoned in
such a manner as to form booths. side
rooms, or retiring rooms, and the par
titioning off, building or maintaining of
such booths, side-rooms, or retiring
rooms, except an office for legitimate
business purposes and not to be fire.
quented by the public, and necessary
toilet rooms, in any place In which in
toxicating liquors are licensed to be
sold shall operate to forfeit such IL
eense as hereinafter provided, upon
conviction Of violation Of any of the
provisions hereof
Sec. 2. No person licensed to sell
spirituous and intoxicating LIQUORS, or
his servant or agent, shall hereafter,
except In hotels and restaurants, de-
liver or serve intoxicating liquors in
any rooms, or apartment, other than
q bar-room, to be drunk on the prem
Uses.
Sec. 8. Any person convicted Of par
titioning off, building or maintaining
any booth, side-room, or retiring room
in any licensed place in violation of
section one hereof, shall be subject to
the penalties of section 2712 of the gen.
eral statutes, and in addition thereto
shall incur a forfeiture of his license
as provided In section 2677 of the gen.
eral statutes, and no license shall be
granted for the sale of liquors upon
said premises within one year after the
date of such conviction.