Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-12
Connecticut
Legislature
LAST DAY FOR INTRODUCTION OF
NEW BUSINESS.
LIQUOR LICENSE APPEALS
Sealing of Ballots in Separate Packages
Tenement House Bill Looking to
CleanIiness-Minor Judgeships.

Hartford. Feb. 1.-THE senate was
called 10 order at 11.30 by Lieutenant
Governor Weeks. Prayer by Chaplain
Sexton.
Resolutions.
By Senator Blakeslee - Increasing
the number of directors of the South
ern New England Telephone company
to fifteen and providing that the stock
hoiderS shall determine the number of
directors who shall constitute a quo
rum. interpretations.
By Senator Higgins (by requesO-
Requesting the committee on military
affairs to report a bill providing q
pension for soldiers Of the Civil and
Spanish wars. Military affairs.
By Senator Higgins - Incorporating
the South Coventry Water company
and naming John 3. Carman, Eugene
A. Tracy, James S. Morgan, William
L. Higgins, Curtis Dean, Thomas H.
Wood, r. Estelle Wood. Ann L. Car
man, Ellen n Lloyd, Garcilla Phillips,
Louis NJ. Phillips, George L. Rose
brooks and Thomas J. Sears as incor-
porators; capital stock $4,000, with tae
privilege of increasing it to $4,000.
Interpretations.
By Senator Searls-Authorizin the
Willimantic Gas and Electric company
to merge with any other gas or cleo
trio company doing business in Wind
ham or Tolland counties Incorpora-
tions.
By Senator Turner - Appointing
Charles e. Lyman of Middlefield a
trustee Of the Connecticut Agricul-
tural college. Senate appointments.
Regarding Licenses.
BY Senator BlakesIee-That an ap-
peal to the superior court from the
granting of a licensa shall vacate the
nd . hn a,ateA 81, 10. t,.ia in,
the court on its merits If the action
of the county commissioners is con-
tirmed by the court the license shall
be granted Immediately. The party
appealing shall give the commissioners
notice of the appeal five days after
their decision is rendered and shall
give a bond to pay all costs in case he
fails to sustain his appeal. Appeals
shall be privileged cases in the order
Of their trial Excise.
By Senator Blakeslee-That persons
convicted Of violating the license law
shall forfeit his license and all moneys
that may have been paid therefor, and
for year after the revocation of the
license he shall not be capable of re-
Public Acts Of 1903 is repealed. Ex-
else.
Bills.
BY Senator Brinsmade-That towns
which shall establish a teachers pen
sion fund shall pay teachers entitled
to a pension one-haf their salaries,
but in no case shall the amount to a
teacher exceed $500 annually. Educa-
ton.
BY Senator Chamberlin-That no in
corrigfble boy under 16 years of age
shall be committed to any Jail, aims
house or worl1house, but to a charita-
BILE institution chartered by the gen.
eral assembly. Judiciary.
BY Senator Fenn-Estabishing a
public service commission. The bill is
the same Nas that which was recon-
mended by the commission with an
enacting clause. Judiciary
BY Senator Brinsmade-Requiring
every town and school district having
ten thousand or more inhabitants to
maintain evening schools. Education.
Petition.
BY Senator Higgins-F'rom the Gas
and Electric company of Rockville to
extend its business into the towns Of
Wilmington and Mansfield Judiciary.
Correction.
1t was County Commissioner B. F.
williams instead of Sheriff Brown who
appeared before the judiciary commit
tee at the legislature on Tuesday rel9-
tive to the bill regarding employment
of prisoners in the county jails.
Adjourned to Tuesday.