Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-31
GRINDING IT OUT
Governor Woodruff Kept the Legislators Busy With His
 Vetoes Today.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE

| railway companies and the other on the bill permitting the sale of liquors near the agricultural fair grounds in Windham county
 In the senate the Consolidated rail- road amendments to it's charter was passed over the governors veto in concurrence with the house.
 The house passed over the veto the bill amending the charter of the Con- necticut Railway & Lighting company, also the Middletown & Middlebury railroad.
 $500 was voted to the clerk for in- dexing the records Both houses are meeting this afternoon and it is doubt ful if they will be able to finish up to- day.
 The bills incorporating the Bridge port and Bethel Railway Go and the Thomaston and WatertoHn railway were passed over the governors veto this afternoon.
 The Connecticut Legislative club of 1907 was organized his after noon with Speaker Tillson as presi- dent and long list of members for other officers.
 The general assembly of 1907 will be remembered for some years as a body which has, in the opinion of many close observers of legislative do- ings, accomplished more than any of it's predecessors in the way of radical legislation. It's session has been a record breaker, sitting 101 days, not including inauguration day, and that it has worked hard is shown by the fact that most of the committees were still sitting when July came. Some thing like 1900 measures were lntro- duced before the limit for introduce tiona of new business was set on Feb- ruary, and the sum total of laws en- acted, together with special legisla- tion will probably reach 800, or trifie more than last session Cover nor Woodruff will be recalled as the veto governor, as up to yesterday he had sent in thirteen vetoes, of which number eleven were turned down, one sustained, that of on the Orange street railway yesterday, and on the remain ing one the two branches put in d substitute bill to meet the objection his excelency had, to the provision for selling the abandoned East Hartford rife range The government also has sent in number of messages, those early in the session being in anlpliflca- ton of his inaugural message, and those of recent date being In advocacy of measures which had been brought out prominently by the trend of .egis- lation The term wind and water" charters was coined and used not a little, as Governor Woodruff contin- ued to veto the bills for amendments to charters of street railways wherein no requirement had been made for part paid in on the capital stock. and the governor also was opposed in many instances to the right of emin- ent domain in the charters.
 The session of the senate has been marked by very lively debates at times, in which personalities were freely indulged In, and some of the de- bates of the house also were favored by parliamentary contests and vocal fireworks. The long drawn out session is variously explained. and the chief argument offered by many of the members themselves is that in both branches there was not master hand to guide members when debates be- came prolonged The session closes, however, with good feeling existing among the members and the we'll held opinion that the general assembly this year has accomplished much. although not always in direct accord with the of Governor Wood ruff.
 Among the measures passed were these:
 A trial by jury law. as recommend ed by the governor.
 A law prohibiting maintenance of bucket shops after July 1. 1gOS..
 Law prohibiting the leasing of apartments for places in which pools may be sold or gambling or races or other forms of sport may be conduct ed
 4 new automobile law.
 Good roads law for which s3.O01,- 600. or s150.Oo0 a year for four years is provided in the general bonding bill.
 New state library. new state ar senal. and fire proofing repairs on the state capitol, provided for ny the bond ing bill.
 Act freeing toll bridges over the river ait q cost of s5p.- 0oo.
 A new dog law which increases the cost of keeping dog, but compels towns to pay the cost of psstsur treatment for victims of rabid dog. the state to reimburse the town.
 A law prohibiting private banking except under state authorization. this being part 1 of the general banking hil, of which parts II and III failed to pass.
 Law prohibiting the leasing or rem tai of places for opium smoking
 Excise hlIl which compels the re- moFal of side room. retiring rooms and booths in saloons.
 Telephone law which permits Incor- poration of Independent companies. 1 the same fo 60 to the superior court to prove public necessity
 Act prohibiting state ccmmissIoneFs I and deputy commissioners ss legisla- ! ffve agents for corporation or pvi-ais Interests
 
 Increased taxation of trlsphone rom psnies % that the yearly tsx is s1-10 I per instrument Ia place of Q cents~
 New sct relating to trade msrkx and I <uten lxhxN co uanufncfwrei pru-