Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-29
1ourual srlS Gourier.
Thursday, March %. 1883.
The General Assembly.

The General Assembly. | No Reason Why There Should not be an | Early yAdjOurnment-ImpOr Amend menI to the Railroad Law-HIOre Hart | ford and aarlsm-The Constitutional | Prohibition Amendment-Hfgh Tete- l phone Rates-Other Matters.
 l Hartford, March 2S. Especial Correspondence JOURNAL and CoURIER.1 l The question often asked about the Capi l tol to-day was, "What is there to hinder ar
 adjournment of the legislature within two
 weeks from date?' The prevailing opinion
 is that there is no valid reason. Most of tht
 committees are through with their hearings
 and if they promptly finish their reports th' | business on the calendar will increase to sucI
 an extent that afternoon sessions will be nee l essary and the much desired final adjourn 1 ment will follow. The great trouble is in thu 1 House where there are so many that desir' 1 to ventilate their opinions and often on mat l ters of little importance or upon questions l upon which the minds of the members ar, 1 already made up. If bills reported are acted 1 upon promptly there can be no possible req I son for prolonging the session be fore the time named by youl ! correspondent. When the constitutional l amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the State, which was made the special order for tomorrow is acted upon probably nearly the entire time of the House will be exhausted in it's discussion and reaching a vote, notwithstanding the presu mable fact that the minds of nearly if not all of the members are already made up as to how they will vote. It is thought that many will vote for the amendment who though not temper ance men, strictly speaking, desire that this vexed question should be submitted to the people for their decision in order to avoid
 the repeated presentation of it to the Gener- al Assembly.
 The larger part of the time in the House to-day was taken up with the discussion of the bill reported by the railroad committee which gives railroads in and out of the State power to consolidate. This bill, which is really an amendment to the general railroad law, came through petition of the Hartford and Har- lem railroad to consolidate with a proposed New York railroad company, and the con- mittee instead of giving these companies special privileges reported a bill giving any companies this power. MT. Cleveland, of Hartford, offered an amendment that no such consolidation should take place between railroads not yet constructed There fol- lowed a long discussion in which several members participated but it was evident long before the vote was taken that the amendment would not prevail, and so it proved. The amendment was rejected by 8 large majority and the original bill passed by a vote of 165 to Al.
 This afternoon ex-Governer Hubbard ad-- dressed the members of the General Assem- ply in Representatives Hall in favor of the bill making an appropriation for a marble statue of Nathan Hale to be place in one of the niches of the Capitol building The ex- Governors address, which was read from manuscript, was a very fine effort. It was historical in it's character and glowing trib. ute to one of the noblest and purest patriots of the revolution. General $. W. Kellogg, of Waterbury, also addressed the mem bers, urging the purchase of the statue.
 The so-called special charter of the Hart ford end Harlem railroad was further consid- cred by the committee this afternoon. s. E. Baldwin appeared for the petitioners and Lynde Harrison and Lawyer Hyde appeared to look after the interests of the ConsoIida ated road and the ''Olmstead Parallel" The lat ter claim that if this charter is granted it will give the Hartford and Harlem special privileges to their great disadvantage and they therefore oppose it.
 The Committee on Interpretations were en- gagged in hearing parties interested in reso- lution providing for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the rates charged by the Southern New England Telephone company. The resolution was introduced by ex Judge Hitchcock, representative from
 Winchester. The judge appeared before the committee and urged the investigation. He said that the company charged exorbitant rates and that their stock was quoted at over POO. MT. Frank Tyler, of New Haven, stated that the stock of the Southern New England was only quoted at l50 and that it was the Bell company that was quoted at 250. He said that the gross receipts of the company he represented were about $40, 900 for the quarter ending December 31st, 1882, and of this amount they paid royalty to the Bell company amounting to about $13,OOO. He said the rates of his company were much low CT than in other cities of the Union, and read from printed reports in support of his claim.
 Following is summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to-day.
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at 1O:3O o'clock, Speaker pro tempore Colt in the 4EdyoE Hd5 OACGCo Oy 1G0t. N0OES0 A. Bowman, member of the House from South Windsor.
 Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows:
 Bill providing that all public acts, except when otherwise therein specially provided, shall teko effect on the first day of June sub sequent to the adjournment of the General Assembly passed.
 Bill providing that insane persons or idiots confined in jails shall be cared for suitably, outside of jail, by selectmen passed.
 The quartermaster-g general was authorized to erect mess and cook rooms for the use of the National Guard at the Mantle camp ground. The sum of $4, GOO is appropriated for the purpose.
 The sum of $2, 800 was appropriated for grading and putting in order the camp ground.
 Bill providing for the appointment of three commissioners for the designation of | oyster grounds in each town, the same to be 1 of the town; verbally amended and passed.
 The bill to protect oyster grounds from thieves was passed.
 Bill forbidding the sale of t'oleomargar- inc, " "butterine, :" ''suetine, or any similar article without the same being plainly | stamped upon it; also requiring retail dealers | to display sign bearing letters not less than 1 four inches in length, stating that oleomar- garine is on sale. The penalty for violating the law is $7 fine; passed