The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
YOUNG MEMS SLATE COMES
 INTO SENATE
Arnold Introduces Long Elk pected Resolution Nam
 ing Hull for Judge.
Rumors of Compromise AL ready Heard in Which Old Mems Slate Prevails and Bartlett Is Named Prosecutor-Other Legis- lative Business.

| (By Our Special Staff Corres.) ! Hartford. Feb. 1O.-The Young Mems
 slate in the city court fight in Bridge
 port was presented in Hartford to-day, l being introduced in the Senate by Sen
 ator Arnold of Bridgeport. This is the
 slate which carries the name of Elbert l O. Hull for judge and Robert H. Gould
 for deputy judge of the Bridgeport l city court. The resolution making the appointments took the usual course of remaining upon the calendar for three days when it will be referred to the | committee on Judiciary. probably some l day next week.
 l The slate of the "Old'' men was to- 1 day sent to the Judiciary committee. | It names Carl Foster for judge and | Attorney Wilder for deputy judge. The
 real battle for the appointments and the downing of one faction or the
 other will take place before the Judi l ciary committee after the slate pre- scented to-day is referred to it and the dates assigned for the hearings and l both sides appear to state their claims for consideration Each side professes E1to be confident of the outcome of the contest.
 | Notwithstanding this confidence, however. there are runors to-day of a
 compr omise between the two slates. All talks of compromise carry with ] sentative Bartlett, who wishes to be
 prosecuting attorney of the court. will be provided for.
 The amendments to the charter of the city Of Bridgeport, both those ap- proved by the charter revision com
 mittee and those which were not. and also those which failed of endorsement
 by the Common Council of that city were introduced in the House to-day
 by Rep. Clark of Bridgeport, at the re-
 quest of Mayor Lee. These amend
 ments have been published and cOnsid
 erable discussion has been given them
 before the Bridgeport committee. The
 Mayors amendments. providing for a
 permanent paving commission. a board of public works. are included in the lot. also an amendment increasing the salary of the building inspector from
 $1,200 to $1,800.
 The amendments giving the Fire Commission power to appoint two as- sistant chiefs of the department and control over the fire alarm system and the placing of hydrants. Several of these amendments were rejected by the revision committee and others by the Common Council. The one increasing
 the salary of the building inspector was turned down unanimously in the Common Council.
 At the request of the State Tax com mission, Senator Arnold introduced bill which affects the collection of poll and military taxes in every city, town, ard borough in the state and makes the collecting officers directly respon- sible for their collection. It provides that every tax collector and his assist ants shall be held responsible for the collection of these taxes, and their failure to collect from all persons
 axrai1 i1ah hn der their bonds for all taxes not col !ected by them during their term of office. The bill is of a sweeping char acter and will probably provoke con- siderable discussion when it comes up for hearing.
 Senator Holzer, at the request of Att torney John c. Chamberlain of Bridge port, introduced bill which provides that the assessors of all cities and towns may list real estate of dece- dent persons which appears in an in- ventory of their property, but which had not been listed with the asses sors and authorizes the listing of the taxes for period of six years prior to the decease of the owner of said prop erty. Itsis often the case that an in ventcry in the probate court gives the first information regarding such prop erty.
 Representative N. Burton Rogers of Danbury presented a bill of sweeping character, aimed at the prosecuting of- ficers of the courts, of all towns, cities and boroughs, common pleas courts and states attorneys, making 1t un- lawful for them to appear as counsel for the defendant in a prosecution un- der the liquor laws in any court or be- fore the county commissioners. This bill is said to have direct reference to the States Attorney for Fairfield county who recently appeared for liquor dealer in proceeding in Dan bury.
 Senator Manwaring introduced, by request, a bill extending the time for | organization of the Federal Trust Co. of Bridgeport till July 1, 1911.
 An echo of the recent bitter fight for the GovernorshiD of the State or Connecticut, between Gov. L1lley ana former Lieut.. Gov. Lake, appeared in the Senate today when the name or George s. Palmer of New London, Wno headed the opposition to Gov. Lllley, was presented by Senator Lat1mer or of the Connecticut Agricultural college for a term of four years.
 Corrupt practice was brought into the limelight in the Senate to-day when Senator Blakeslee introduced a bill rectifying the deficiencies of thls act The most active interests Tn the Senate to-day were the shell fish con- stitutents. Several bills were intro duced along this line. One provides that no oyster dredge shall use net with less than a -2-inch mesh or rings less than 3-4 of one inch in diameter. Another provides that all contracts for buoying oyster beds shall let to the lowest bidder. Another provides that the shell fish commission shall attend to the buoying of the natural beds of Stratford. Fish Island, Roton Point, Litchfield and Bridgeport. Another act provides that all buoys of natural oyster beds shall bear the name Of the owner There was also an amendment to the bill making the commission liable for granting the privilege know ingly for the use of natural oyster beds. This amendment makes the se- Iectmen liable who are found guilty. One provides for the protection of the natural bed at Milford and one egives the state of Connecticut exclusive jur- isdiction for natural oyster beds in this state.
 Among the other important bills in troduced were: One prohibiting the issuance of interstate free passes by any transportation company excepting sp certain specified individuals; one providing for the licensing of the prac- tice of palmistry and fortune-telling.
 There were several resolutions intro duced. Among the most important was
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