Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-02
LAZY THE LEGISLATURE.

Little Business of Importance Trans- acted-The Railroad Comm ittee As- signs a Hearing for the Petition or the New York and Connecticut Air Line.
 HARTFORD, Conn.,, March l. Especial Correspondence of the JOURNAL AND
 CoURIER.l
 The spring like air that stole into the cap- itol this morning, filled the agrarian legisla. tors minds with desire to be home and prepare for sewing, and set them to speca- lating as to when the end of the session will bs. All kinds of predictions are ventursd, but no one expects an adjournment before June 1, and many assert that the blue flags of the Senate and House will be flying on the Fourth of July. The Senate transacts it's business with despatch, but the machinery of the House grinds like the mills of the Gods, and comparatively nothing has ye' been accomplished
 Another Friday session was held to-day These latter end of the week days are practi cslly useless, as few of the members attend and no business is done that could not bt done in the other three days. Just 8 few less than majority were opposed to the Friday sessions. After the three high pres sure days just passed the legislators relaxed to-day and took things very easily. The only committee of importance that had any hearing was the judiciary commute, which considered all the bills offered this session regarding the practice of medicine.
 Several physicians appeared to favor the proposed restrictions upon quacks.
 The amendment to the charter of the city of Norwich came up in the House, but ei one member from there was in favor of l and the other opposed, the matter was tabled
 The House passed somewhat anomalou resolution to-day providing that every mem Der of the legislature can attend the Wash ington celebration in New York, April 30 providing he pay his own expenses. Tn original resolution provides that the Connec ticut delegates shall consist of but sixteel representatives. Mir. Kendall of SuHelt offered the resolution, not that 1t extended any additional rights to man, but becaus the members went in 8 body as legislator they would be recognized and received witt due honor, whereas if they went alone in tn crowd, they would not fare so well.
 The committee on appropriations recon mend the appropriation of $71 ,000, for tn Industrial school at Middletown.
 The House adjourned until next Tuesday at one o'clock and the Senate to Wednesday as several of the senators desire to attend tn inauguration of President Harrison.
 0oVernor bulKeley mas slgneo the 1nom son-Houston bill and the big lobby of th rival New York companies has turned it's at tention to other and more hopeful fields.
 Next Wednesday afternoon the railroad committee will grant hearing on the peti tion of the New York and Connecticut Ali Line, or Olmstead Parallel Railroad Co.,, fo an extension of time to build this road. 4 lively time is likely to ensue. It will be re membered that President Starbuck swor that he controlled this company. The peti tion of the Housatonic company also ask for authority to buy the charter of the Nev York and Connecticut Air Line and an ex tension of five years time to build it.
 Attorney Hyde of Hartford, counsel fo this corporation, Wednesday stated tha Starbuck did not own any stock in this road and they wanted an opportunity to prove it The returns in the great railroad war are no all in yet