The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-02
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE HOUSE HAS 4 TWENTY-TWo
 MINUTES SESSION


 Committee Met - Important Hearings
 Next weeIS-New Haven County Caucus
 New Haven and Orange Boundary Line
 Policy Playing, Etc.
 Hartford, Feb. 1.-The house of repre- sentatives was in session twenty-two minutes this morning, the members making a record for the shortest ses- sion so far during this meeting of the assembly. Five bills and petitions were introduced and referred without debate and then the members made bee line for the station and were soon travelling for their homes. There were just ninety members present. Those who were present thought that the absentees did not show as much interest in the public business as they did in getting elected. Representative Range of Guilford says that when he was a member of the house in 1884 he never missed session. Had the senate been in session to-day quite a little work could have been eX- pedited. As it was only one committee met and that was the judiciary, which held a short executive session right after adjournment. The house adjourn ed until 12:30 D. m. on Tuesday, al- though when Speaker Fessenden put the motion he said 123O a. m. That hour was too early for the most en- thuslastic member of the house and so the speaker soon corrected himself and announced that the session would be p. m. The speaker cannot be caught mapping and when he makes an error 4nJr for h tO a correction.
 The committee on temperance will have several important hearings next week, notably on Tuesday next at 2:S0 when the following proposed measures will come up:
 H. B. No. 56, Allowing county commits sioners to grant temporary license to chartered organized societies for twen- ty-four hours, not to exceed five times annually, and for sale only of wine and ale H. B. No. 57, Defining the term "Spirituous and Intoxicating Liquors. Repeating chapter 137, acts of 1889. Il. B. No. 69, Providing for filing record of liquor convictions with the county treasurer.
 The same day several important bills are down for hearing before the com mittee on railroads. They include H. B. S4, Regulating rates of fare on railroads, H. B. No. 55, Prohibiting changes of classifcations of freight, thereby changing rate without permit of superior court. H. B. No S5, Fixing passenger rate on New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad at one cent per mile. H. B. 63, That fares of street railway companies shall be considered as taxes and subject to control of gen. eral assembly.
 The hour for the hearing is 30 p. m The senators and representatives introducing the following bills Cor others interested), are requested to ap- pear before the committees on the date named, and request appointments for hearings:
 Tuesday, February 5-S, P. No. 26, Of citizens of West Haven concerning | rate of fares on Winchester Avenue 1 Railroad company, $. J. R. No. 27 | Amending charter of Fair Haven and | Westville Railroad company s. J. R. | No. 2S, Concerning regulating fares of the Winchester Avenue Railroad com l pany.. H. P. No. 49, Of Winchester | Avenue Railroad company for exten- 1 sion of tracks. ILL. R. No. 87, Amend | ing charter of the New Haven Street | Railroad company.
 On the same day the committee on | cities and boroughs will hear persons interested in the proposed change in | the boundary between Orange and | New Haven and the judiciary commit | tee will hear among other matters the | proposed act prohibiting policy playing | and concerning search warrants. So the day bids fair to be an important | one at the capitol and there will doubt less be large number of people pres ent and New Haven will have her representation.
 NEW HAVEN COUNTY CAUCUS.
 Another important date for New Ha- in the afternoon at 2:30 there will be held caucus of the republican mem bers of New Haven county, the object being to nominate two county commits sioners to succeed Messrs. Reynolds and Durham, and judge and assistant judge of the city court of Meriden.
 Probably no action will be taken con- cerning the assistant judgeship in the city court of New Haven at this cau- GUS.
 ANSONIA TO PAY OFF HER DEBT.
 The bill introduced by Representative Tucker of Ansonia provides for the is- sue of $175,0OO per cent. bonds for funding the debts of Ansonia. There are debts on the town, the borough and the school districts and the bill pro- vides for using as much of the bonds as are needed to sweep off this indebted ness.
 MIR. RUSSELL'S BILL. A bill was introduced this morning by Representative Russell of Orange pro- viding that selectmen may offer re- wards for the detection and punishment of criminals, to the extent of not more ! than $1,00O in any one year. REPRESENTATIVE FAHEY SWORN
 IN. The action of the house yesterday in authorizing hold-over Representative , McNierney, den., of Vernon, to sit as member untilRepresentative Fahey, t republican-elect, should recover from illness and attend, seems to have spur I red up the latter to report in nerson 1 f