The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-23
IMPORTANT BILLS IN EARLY
MEASURES TO CARRY OUT COY
ERNOR'S ACCOMMODATIONS,

First Liquor License Bill of Drastic
Provisions Shows Up from This City
Judge MatthewsOn the Father of
It--Wants Saloons Closed at II
O'cIock-Presents Also Concealed
Weapon BllI--Governor's Exposition
Message.
Hartford, Jan. 22.-Not in many ses-
sions of the general assembly, so early
in the session, have so many important
bills been sent to the clerks of both
branches as was the case to-day 1t
looked as if the appeal of Senator
Walsh and Speaker Tllson, to have bus
mess expedited, has had effect, for the
bills poured in in a heavy stream. Be
sides this Representative e. S. Banks
OF Fairfield, in addressing the house
asked that committees lose no time in
organizing and assigning for a hear
ing matters which have already been
referred to them Governor Woodruff
sent in a message on the jamestown
exposition, and a list of appointments
(printed elsewhere in this paper).
Bills to carry out the Recommended
ton of the governor in his message for
female factory inspectors, commits
sion to inquire into the liability Of
employers, to give the governor the
power Of appointing judges of city,
common pleas and borough courts, and
to provide uniform law on the incor-
poration of trust companies made their
appearance. Besides these there were
three bills to govern the practice of
1 carrying concealed weapons, each of
which was termed by country members
as city bills, as they provided no pro-
lection to sportsmen a bill abolishing
the fellow servant negligence act and
many others of general state interest
made their appearance. The first Ii
quor license bill of drastic provisions
showed up from New Haven, and it
calls for the closing of saloons at II
o'clock at night This reform measure
was drawn by Judge Mathewson of
the city court there, who is also the
author Of bill to keep minors out Of
pool rooms, and to make these places
close at II o'clock, and also of q con-
cealed weapon bill, which imposes a
fine Of $500 or one year in Jail for vio-
latton. In the house there was some
opposition to the retirement Of Colonel
Schulze of the First infantry to-mor-
row, with the rank of Brigadier Gen
eral, but the house sent the bill to the
senate. In the senate the matter of
minority representation on committees
opportunity for the committee on rules
to report the necessary changes.
Governor Woodruff in his special
message on the jamestown exposition
said that the exposition will open on
Friday. April rs, 1907, and will close its
doors, Saturday, November 30, 1907. 1t
will commemorate the tercentennial ami
versary of the first settlement by Eng
fish speaking men in America at
jamestown, on the James river, in
1907, thirteen years before the Pilgrims
landed at Plymouth Rock in Massachu-
sets.
The governor goes on to laud the
aims of the exposition in the most fiat
tering manner. He urges a large Con-
necticut representation among the ex-
hibitors, and says that it will be a
OGDEN opportunity to boom the indus
tries Of the state. He then goes on to
describe the site, pans and scope of the
undertaking at Hampton Roads. The
governor announced that Connecticut
day would be October 16, and concluded
as follows:
1 believe that great benefit will be
received by the industries Of our state