Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-18

 Speaker PIne--The PrOhfbitory Amend- msnt-Free Passes on Fa1lrOads-Other Matters Of Interest.
 HARTFORD, April IT, Special correspondence of the JOURNAL COURIER
 There is no use in talking about an ad iournment this week, said prominent Sena- tor this morning, and it is quite evident that he was right in his conclusions. The trouble is not in the Senate, however, but in the House, where great deal of talking and lit tie work is done. There would seem to be no use in trying to prevent this state of af- fairs, although the s'ten minute rule" has had beneficial effect in this direction so far as it goes. If the time should be reduced to five minutes it would be all the better, and the interest of the public would not be in the least imperiled. Speaker Pine is one of the best officers that has filled this position for many years. He is very prompt in his rul- ings and rapid in disposing of the business, or would be if the members would allow him SO to do It is certainly no fault of his that the session is prolonged.
 In the Senate to-day the constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks in the State was effectually killed, there not being even a ma iority in favor of it, while two-thirds vote in favor was required There was very little discussion on the amendment.
 There was a lengthy discussion in the House this afternoon regarding bill report ed favorably by the Committee on Finance, which provides that railroads shall provide free passes to members of the General As Isn q $500 for any member who shall accept a free pass, and fine of $1, 900 for any railroad company who shall offer member a free pass, was presented as 8 substitute. Both bills of course created good deal of discus sion and the result was that the whole mat ter was indefinitely postponed in concurrence with the vote oe the Senate. This question of free passes comes up every year and the result is always the same as it has been to- day. Next year the whole matter will have to be gone over again.
 Following is a summary of the business transacted in the Senate and House to- day
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order at 12:3O D. m. by Lieutenant Governor Sumner. Pray was offered by Representative Bowman, of East Windsor.
 Business from the House was received and placed upon the calendar.
 Senator Baker presented a resolution sus- pending the collection of taxes on New Can aan railroad; rules suspended and resolution referred to Committee on Finance. Business on the calendar was disposed of as follows:
 Resolutions were passed incorporating the SomerviIle Manufacturing company the Hartford Equitable Indemnity company, and | amending the charter of the Southern New England Telephone company; amending l charter of New Haven Heat Supply company. The resolution approving the proposed l amendment to the constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of Intoxicating | liquors was opposed by Senator Alsop and | Senator DeForest.
 | Senator Cooke said that so many citizens | have asked the privilege of expressing their minds upon this subject that he should vote ! to submit the amendment to popular vote. The vote upon the amendment was taken ! by the yeas and nays. There were affirma- ! tive 9, negative II. The vote was as fol | lows:
 | Yeas-Senators Elton, Colt, Sturtevant, Baker, Barrows, Cooke, Spencer, Gilbert, | Dennis-9.
 Nays-Senators Kills, Clark, Strickland, Welch, Yale, Barnes, DeForest, Northrop, Richardson, King, Alsop-11. Absent or not voting-Senators Gum, Plunkett, Scofeld, Boss-4. | The Senate passed the resolution authoriz- ing the placing of hand rails on the stairways of the Capitol building, with the provision authorizing the comptroller to erect tab let bearing 8 suitable inscription concerning the erection of the building. In the House the section relating to tha tahlat was stricEan | out.
 The following bill was passed amending the act relating to annual returns of railroad companies, approved March 27, 1878, which prescribes the form of such returns by in serting, immediately after the ''statement of operating expenses" the following, viz ::
 statement of the cost of betterments charged to operating expenses accounts" !" specifying the same and the account to which charged.
 The bill regulating the issue of warehouse receipts by warehouse proprietors was passed.
 Senator Colt offered amendment to the un- favorable reports of the Committee on h. corporations on the resolutions incorpora- ting the Knights of Sherwood Forest, order of Foresters, and Brigade No. 3, order of Alfred isns. The amendments which authorize in corporation were tabled for calendar nd printing.
 | A number of matters unfavorably reported by the committees were rejected.
 Adjourned at 1:30 o'clock until Wednesday at 10:3O a. m.