Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-15
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.


 The State Prison Investigation-I General Haven and His Charge oi the Prison-The Waterbury Court
 Bill Fails to Pass the Senate-The
 House nnd Senate.
 HARTFORD April IA Especial ]-The senate after indefinitely voting to post pone the Saxe bill for new court house at Waterbury and several other minor matters adjourned at noon, the house do- ing likewise after passing several minor resolutions. By o'clock the capitol was deserted except for the regular employees and the watchful states prison committee who went into executive session, after re- questing of the superintendent that they be provided with room without doors or windows 50 that reporters could be kept outside. Brigadier General Haven Of New London came to the capitol early in the day and held @ consultation with the prison committee, at which Cover nor Morris presided, as Is told in another column. In order to allow General Haven to take charge of affairs at the prison, and not con, t1tct with his duties ss brigadier general of the national guard, Governor Morris will tomorrow issue an order through the brigadier general authorizing him to take charge of the state property at the prlson on Monday next. It is also understood that several prls- oners now at the prison will be brought down to testify next Tuesday, as probably @ great many will desire to say something, and thus gain an opportunity to get out ot prison few hours.
 The committee on cities and borough went to Boston and Lynn this afternoon | as the guest of the General Elec- tric company, and will remain in | Boston over tomorrow. The They went there to investigate the electric system of various roads, and presumably | to get pointers, ss to decide whether they ! had better alter the present form of ths electric bill or not. The judiciary were in ! executive session to-day, talking over thu | hearings of the week, while the members ! of the other committees had given Hart | ford rest until next week.
 The Senate.
 The senate teddy indefinitely postponed thu bill which passed the house yesterday, establish ! ing the Waterbury court Resolutions and bill ! were passed incorporating the Derby and Shel ! ton board of trade; the Young Women's Friendl. ! league of Waterbury; amending charter of Hart \ ford Electric Light company; Incorporating tn a1d the Stamford rss1 Haeht clg6; amending char and Benefit society of Naugatuek; Stone Trus company of New Haven; the R. F. Palmer con
 sociation; Derby Library association; amending
 charter of the Pratt & Whitney con pany to iesu
 s0e0O shares of preferred stock; of Fairfiel
 stock to $s, ,o0OOOo; authorizing loaning of lift ! muskets to the state normal school by the state
 the NeW MiIford i PoweP S cempany. u'n '0''e''
 The senate adjourned at noon until 1 o'cloc
 next Tuesday.
 | The house to-day passed resolution grantin
 the use of the house chambers to the joint SD
 cial prison Investigating committee for hearin
 next Tuesday afternoon.
 ! The finance committee reported @ resolutic
 which was passed, authorizing the destruction
 redeemed bonds to the amount of $56s. 900. ! The committee on interpretations reporte
 }na 9R the | amending the charter of the Missionary socie
 of the diocese of Connecticut, incorporating u | amending the charter of the Russell Manufactu ing company of Mlddletown incorporating u , Oneco company of New London, incorporatir | the New Haven cooperative savings fund al loan association. and incorporating the Colur bian Construction company of New London. IT ! committee reported back a resolution in amen . | ed form incorporating the New London Busine : | college and it was passed.
 A resolution was passed paying $s00 each to . | T. Cornwall and E. R. Lawton of Cheshire, Te
 his o. Gates of Lyme, and Frank S. Bitgood Voluntown. These are Ihe democrats who wei declared not entitled to their seats in the hous A motion to reconsider the resolution pass ! yesterday, giving the State Reform school $27s ! week for the board of each inmate was vot | down.
 | city of Danbury.
 At 12 o'clock the house adjourned to Il o'clo