Connecticut western news., 1909-04-08
FIGHT ON GRANTING
 LIQUOR LICENSES
TO THOSE VIOLATING THE LAW
Bill Would Prevent Courts Granting Licenses to Saloon Keepers Who Have Been Arrested - Several Matters That are of Local Interest.

On Tuesday the legislative committee on excise listened to the people interested in the measure which would stop the courts from granting certificates to sa- loon keepers who have been arrested for violation or the liquor law. Among the speakers were H. H. Spooner, Rev. J. E. Newton of New Haven, William Henry Harrison Hewitt and in opposi- tlon to the measure was N. D. Kendall, a brewer. Mir. Spooner explained re- garding the Model License league and pointed out that the distillers and liquor dealers are not opposing restrictive leg islation, but that the brewers are, He said that the Model License leagues work is favored by the distillers who believe that reform is necessary if their business is to be continued at all Mir. Kendall opposed the measure on the 2 Ound that not to allow the granting of certificates would work great hard ship on the saloon keepers and that the judges of the c urts are best fitted to decide on such questions.
 The finance con mittee has voted to make unfavorable reports on bill in troduced by Representative Knight of Lakeville. House bill III, amending an act concerning real estate liable to tax ation.
 The State Senate committee on rall- roads has reported favorably on the reso- lution incorporating the North Branford Light, Water Power company, the capi- tai stock of which is to be $75 .O0O, with power to increase it to $50 ,0OO. Among the incorporators are J. Henry Roraback of North Canaan. Associated with him are Joseph P. Manning, Charles H Nichols of New Haven, Louis A. Fisk ld Charles $. Bradley of Branford, Robert O. Eaton of North Haven. Al fred D. Rose of North Branford, and Theodore H. Macdonald of New Haven.
 The Senate committee on school fund has reported substitute bill in rcfererc to the office of commissioner of school fund. It provides that on July 1, 1909, the office of school fund commissioner shall cease to exist and the state treasurer shall have the care and management of the school fund and of the agricultural college fund and he shall exercise the duties of commissioner. The treasurer is authorized to employ such clerks and assistants as he needs, and persons to ar praise property constituting the secur. ities of the school fund. The salary of the treasurer, for the care of the school fund shall be $1,O00 in addition to his salary as treasurer.
 The house has voted authority to the trustees of the Connecticut Agricultural college to purchase adjoining land to be added to the college property at Storrs It is the Valentine farm so called, in Mansfield. The resolution carries with it an appropriation for $8,50O for the purchase of the property.
 On the unfavorable report of the com. mittee on fish and game the house re. jected the proposed bill providing that hunters wear a badge. MT. Hall of Wilmington, house chairman of the com. mittee. said the bill would require | hunters to wear a tag the same as theiI dogs. The report was'accepted and the bill rejected. The committee also re ported unfavorably on proposed bills l concerning the allotment of game tC towns by the fish and game commission CTS; concerning hunting on Sundays which MT. Hall said would really pro hlbit fishing on Sundays; and two pro posed bills which would require hunters to keep a record of all game killed dur ing the season. MT. Hall explained that the committee was moved to report the last two unfavorably principally by the large additions which It would make tC 1 the Ananias club.
 The committee on military affairs re ported favorably on a substitute bill in creasing the salaries of military officer! to amounts as follows: Adjutant-genera 4,00O year; assistant adjutant-genera | dnu dSslsLaH9 quaI -LuhsteI -BehSAh each $2, 800; each of the three clerks em ployed in the adjutant- generals office 31 800; surgeon-general.
 Of local interest will be the favorable report of the committee on appropriations on the appropriation for board of child ren ill county homes as follows: Litch field county $2O,OOO, Hartford county $24,OOO; New Haven county, s45,0 ,000 New London county, $19,OO0; Fairfield county, $45, ,OOO: Windham county, $14. 900; Middlsex county. 5000; Holland county, $10,O00.