Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-15
AT THE CAPITOL
Business Started With a Boom
 at Hartford To-Day.

Hartford. Jan 15.-The general as- sembly of Connecticut began it's working session to-day by completing the organization of the house and proceeding with business in the form of resolutions, petitions and bills. In the senate the thrush of bills began in earnest and indications of a desire on the part of those wishing legisla- ture to be early in the field. The opin- ion was expressed that the session would not last longer than the first week in May.
 Senator BlakesleS introduced a pe- tition from George L. Fox of New Haven against the seating of MT Ho- man in the event of the vacating of the seat of Senator States of New Haven and asking for spection cleo tion in the Tenth district
 Governor Woodruff sent in his ju- dicial nominations as follows: Justice Simeon B. Baldwin to be chief jus tice of the supreme court; Judge John B. Thayer of the superior court to be justice of the supreme court; Judge Roraback of the superior court to take the place of Judge Hammers ley of the supreme bench, one and one half years hence when Judge Hammersley is retired on account of age; Judge Fred Hall. reappointed to the superior court; James P. Andrews to be judge of the superior court to succeed Judge Thayer; Judge Will liam L. Bennett of New Haven to be judge of the superior court when Judge Roraback goes to the supreme court; Isaac Wolfe of New Haven to be judge of the court of common pleas of New Haven at once; Judge Walsh of Torrington is reappoint- ment judge of the common pleas court for Litchfield county.
 As Lieutenant Governor Lake is i'll with the grip and Senator Judson was absent, Senator Brooks of Tor rington was presiding office in the senate to-day. A resolution incor- porating the Bristol Trust company provoked much debate, but the reso- lution was sent down. The Travel CTS Indemnity company and the Trav- elers Insurance company asked for the right to increase their capital stock. The commission on corrupt practices and direct primaries sub mitted it's report. Among other bills were those: To establish town court in Orange; to charter the West Side Savings bank in Waterbury; to pro- vide for the use of uniform paper on which all bills and documents shall be written; to print copies of the governors message: to reappoint Judge Judd and Deputy Judge Phelps to the borough court of Wallingford. An act to be known as the "em- ployers' liability act" was presnted In the senate. It defines at length the personal injuries to employees up- on which an employe may use to re- cover damages. The limit for death Is $5,O0O, for loss of both eyes or both hands the amount is limited to $15,O00 and the amount for other in- juries $7,000. The act shall not be construed to impair the existing right to recover for injuries resulting from the ignorance of another.
 The New Haven republican caucus in session here last night decided that Frank M. Kenney, representative from Branford, was not entitled to sit in the republican county caucus. kenney was defeated for the nomina- tfon on the republican ticket, but se- cured tn nomination on the demo- cratic ticket and was elected. The caucus also recommended that Sena- tor Shanley of New Haven, a demo- crat, and Representative Culver of seymour. republican, be named as county auditors.