The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BOTH BRANCHES IN SESSION YES
 TERDAY.

Commissioners of Agriculture Nominated
 The State Reformatory Children'
 Temporary Homes, Etc.
 Hartford, June 2S.-Both branches oi the general assembly were in session to- day and transacted considerable busi' ness. Each senator wore a little knot on his coat of blue for Yale victory at New London.
 SENATE.
 The governor sent in the nomination of James s. Brown of North stoning- ton and Frank N. Bartholomew of Wall ingford for members of the agricultural commission. Referred.
 Bill passed in concurrence requiring all hospitals in the state to send each year to the comptroller an itemized ac- count of expenses.
 The bill creating a state reformatory came from the house amended apro- priating $10O,000 for the same An amendment was offered reducing the sum to $5O,0OO Senator Bernd made a long speech in favor of the appropria- tion of $1OO,0O0. The bill was also ad- vocated by Senator Warner. The amendment fixing the appropriation at $50,000 was passed. Another amend ment providing that if a person is sent to jail who has previously been com mitted to the reformatory shall be sent from the county from which he or she was sent to the reformatory, was adopt ed. The bill then passed.
 Bill concerning seizures of intoxicat- ing liquors under transportation, when the law is being violated, passed.
 Resolution amending the charter of the Montville Horse Railroad company reported unfavorable came up and Sen ator Palmer moved that the report be rejected and the bill passed. An amend men was adopted to allow the road to carry freight, and the report was re- iected and the bill passed.
 Bills passed appropriating $45,000 for the deaf and $15, ,0OO for the blind.
 A bill passed concerning the state board of charities and providing that the governor may have power to re- move members for cause
 Good roads bill came up from the senate with amendment providing that not over $9,000 shall be expended in any one town during any year, and bill passed.
 HOUSE.
 Bill passed in concurrence rejecting appropriation for establishing kinder garten at New Britain. Bill reducing the liability of any mill owner under the factory inspection law for liability for injuries received from $500 to $50 was tabled.
 The senate rejected the bill providing that towns must pay expenses of chill dren committed to temporary homes. The house insisted on it's former action in passing the bill.
 The license bill fixing the sale of in- toxicating liquors by grocers at $250 passed in concurrence.
 The house insisted on it's former ac- ton making Lincoln's birthday a holi- day The senate rejected the bill.
 The good roads bill was passed.
 The bill relating to fire insurance con- tracts and actions thereon was rejected 115 to 24 This is the bill which was under discussion when the house ad- journed for lack of quorum yesterday. Bill passed increasing the salary of the Derby police court from $40O to $500; also bill proposing amendment con- corning senators and formation of sena- torial districts.
 Bill passed appropriating s1SO to AL bert B. Hill of New Haven in connec- ton with the Hartford bridge investiga- rion.