Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-16

Hartford, July 15.-The senate was called to order at 11.15 by President { pro tenn. Brooks. Prayer by Chaplain Sexton
 Reports of Committees. Cities and Boroughs-Unfavora on bill concerning sealer of weights and measures for cities and boroughs. Bill rejected
 Night Rates Bill Rejected.
 Senator Latimer moved that the re- port of the judiciary committee on the bill relating to night. telephone rates be accepted and the bill rejected. The bill was rejected by vote of 16 to IA.
 Final Adjournment.
 Senator Searls offered a resolution fixing August 8 as the day of final adjournment of the general assembly. The resolution was passed under sus- pension of rules and transmitted to the house.
 Concerning Sale of Eggs.
 Senator Stiles. the chairman of the committee on agriculture, advocated the passage of the bill concerning the sale of eggs. The bill was passed as amended by the house, and is as fol- lows:
 Be it enacted by the Senate and
 House of Representatives in Gen.
 eral Assembly Convened:
 Section l. Every person, firm or corporation who shall sell or offer for sale eggs which have been kept in cold storage where chemicals are used, in pipes or otherwise, to create a low temperature, or have been preserved by an artificial process, shall affix to the package or receptacle containing such eggs, or shall conspicuously dis play with such eggs, a label or placard bearing in plain letters not less than one inch in height the words. cold storage eggs or preserved eggs, as the case may be.
 Sec. ?. Failure to comply with the provisions of this act or the placing of such label or placard with eggs in such a manner as to Inisrepresent the quality or condition of such eggs, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars.
 Sec. 3. Nothing in this act shall 2566 of the general statutes, as amend forcement of this act, are made part hereof
 Sale of Electricity,
 Senator Mahwaring offered a resolu- tion requesting the committee on the judiciary to make a report by July 20 on the bills relating to the sale of eec- tricity. He said he had been spoken to by number of people in his dis trict about the matter
 The resolution was Indefinitely postponed on the motion of Senator Searls.
 Reports of Committees.
 Agricultural-Unfav on bill concerning annual appropriations to Incorporated agricultural societies; bill rejected.
 Judiciary-Favorable on bills con- corning appeals by minors, absenteeB or residents, by providing that appeals shall be tried by a jury, but other complaints shall be tried in chambers by the court, and that in eases of commitment to the county homes that appeals may be taken by persons who adequately represent the children committed. Calendar,
 Concerning Sale of Liquors.
 The following bill was explained by Senator Bradford and passed:
 Section l. No person, firm. or cor poration licensed to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors at retail only shall sell or deliver any spirituoUs and in- toXlcating liquors outside of the limits or the town in which such person. firm. or corporation is licensed to sell sppituous and intoxicating liquors.
 Sec 2. Any person honvicted of a violation of any provision of this act shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 2712 of the general statutes, and any officer of any cor selling or delivering spiritu- ous and intoxicating liquors in viola tion of the provisions of this act shall be subject to said penalties. Sec. g. Nothin gin this act shall be construed to repeal section 2669 of the general statutes, or section 2731 of the general statutes. as amended by chapter IT of the public acts of 1 1907.'