Connecticut western news., 1907-02-14
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
THE DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

Some of the More Important Matters in Which our Readers are Interested
 Bills Introduced by Litchfieid County
 Legislators.
 The Connecticut legislature buckled down to business last week and a multi tude of bills was presented. Among the senate measures presented were bills allowing persons to work undisturbed Sundays if they observed some other pe- riod as the Sabbath, stopping all gratui- ties, particularly to newspaper reporters, providing fine for owner of dogs that chase deer and allowing the killing of the dogs, making ineligible for re-eleo- tion selectmen who exceed specific ap- propriations, providing a tax on autos according to horsepower, providing for physician for each public school, pro- viding for investigation of telephone, gas electric and other public service corpor- ations and regulating taxation of them, and calling for an investigation of coal companies.
 Among the great mass of measures that came into the House, were several of special interest to Hartford. One ap- propriates $40O,O0O for state armory and arsenal in Hartford, another asks authority for the city to establish 8 municipal ice plant and to deal in both natural and artificial ice.
 Other measures introduced restrict certain loans without security, establish state humane institution or reforma- tory. limit free passes on railroads, pro- vide for liquor inspector to look out for adulterations, abolish the state police, fix liability of employers for damage to employees, repeal certain restrictive tele- phone laws, restrict telephone toll charges, require contagious disease placards on houses, regulate certiication of public accountants, allow baseball on Sunday, allow certain stores to be open on Sunday, provide against life insur- ance relating. Several measures appro- priate large sums of money for improve ments at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane.
 Litchfeld county legislators intro duced bills as follows:
 Senator Barnum-Providing that court of common pleas in Litchfield county shall meet in North Canaan the first Tuesday of February and October. MT. Dickerman of Winchester-Mak- ing close season for web-footed fowl from Feb. 1st to Aug. 31st.
 Langley of New Hartford-Prohibit ing malicious injury to fences or stone walls.
 Winchell of Cornwall, appropriating $5,OOO for monument at Gettysburg to Gen. John Sedgwick.
 Langley of New Hartford-For for feiture of special charters unless busi- ness is begun or construction of railways begun within one year.
 Harris of Sharon-Amending charter of Canaan & Berkshire Tramway Co.,, enabling it to use land adjacent to lay out of New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Go. from Canaan to Mass achusetts state line.
 Hayes of Waterbury-Making salary of clerk of the court of common pleas for Litchfield county &, 1000.
 Making mountain laurel the state flower.
 Charles w. Everett petitioned for in- corporation of himself and others as water company in Cornwall.
 Among the bills introduced was one restricting fishing in Cream Hill lake.
 Senator Barnum introduced one amending Section 1883 of the general statutes to allow any borough or fire dis trict, as we'll as town, to improve lands take lands for such purposes by con- demnation proceedings.
 Making all future street railway ex- tensions in New Haven subject to tax of $100 mile year.
 Providing fee of $5 for persons pro- ing evidence of keeping of an unlicensed female dog.
 That where notice is to be given by posting on sign post it be also given by publishing in local paper.
 Fixing the salary of the judges of the court of common pleas in New Haven and Litchfield counties, $3000.
 Death of a Hermit.
 His body frozen stiff, Charles Church, 76, refuse, was found dead in his home