Connecticut western news., 1889-06-26

This is nearly double the amount of business ever brought before any general assembly, and in itself accounts for the length of the session. Courant.
 The senate concurred with the house in electing Secretary of State Walsh judge of the new criminal court of common pleas for Fairfield county.
 The resolution appropriating the sum of S5O,000 for the purpose of establish ing state normal school at Williman- tic, passed both the senate and house.
 The senate passed an amended secret ballot bill on Thursday, and it was transmitted to the house, which body concurred in the senate amendments, and attached six other amendments, and in this manner 1t was returned to the senate, where the house amendments were favorably received. Thus, after being amended twelve times bill has been produced which meets the hearty approval of both branches of the legis- lature.
 The nomination of Silas A. Robinson, of Middletown, for judge of the superior court was confirmed by the senate and house.
 The resolution appointing ex-chief Justice Park state referee at an annual salary of S2,O00, met the approval of the senate and house.
 On motion of MT Chapin, of Meriden, the house receded and concurred with the senate in passing the resolution appropriating S25,OOO for the Normal school at New Britain.
 The house passed the bill reim bursing towns for expenditures since June 1st, 1887, in abolisiing grade crossings which were removed on petition of the railroad, but the bill was indefinitely postponed by the senate.
 The house passed in concurrence the bill prohibiting the sale of adulterated molasses.
 The bill authorizing the Shepaug railroad to consolidate with proposed road, advocated by Senator McNeill. passed the senate by an almost unani- nous vote.
 The nominations by Gov. Bulkeley, of John M. Hall, of Windham, and John M. Thayer. of Norwich, for judges of the superior court, were confirmed by the senate and house.
 A bill providing that the laws of this session shall go into effect August 1st, was passed by both houses.
 An act fixing the state tax at one mill on the dollar for the years 1889 and 1890 met the approval of both branches of the legislature.
 On Saturday final adjournment was reached, and the longest session of the legislature ever held in the history of the state came to close. Appropriate resolutions of thanks were passed in recognition of the efficient manner in which the various duties of the official members had been performed, and as a further tribute of honor and esteem, the members of the house presented Speaker Perry with very handsome pair of gold exhibitions, in the centre of each of which was set solitaire diamond.
 Clerk McConville, of the senate, was the recipient of handsome desk and chair of antique oak. Mir S. A. Eddy, clerk of the house, was presented with handsome gold watch and his assis. tant. Andrew F. Gates, with gold chain. Mir Eddy in returning thanks, appropriately remarked that if the watch be like it's givers it will be very hard to stop it. At 2 o'clock p. m. the governor, accompanied by the state officers and the sheriff of Hartford county, appeared before the joint con. vention, and after short address by the governor, the sheriff made his proclamation, and the secretary declared the assembly adjourned without day.
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