The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-15
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Bills were reported favorabIy.

Bills were reported favorably.
 Bills incorporating the Meriden Tur- ner society, St. Aloysius T. A, and B society of Derby, St. Joseph's society of Naugatuck, Glen Falls Worsted com pany, Western New England Iron, Steel and Hardware company, the Madison Library association, Branford Electric company, the T. E. Hopkins company of Killingly, Connecticut League of Art Students and the Exchange Building company of New Haven. A favorable report was made on the bill changing the name of the American Deaf and Dumb society of Hartford.
 Reports from committee on railroads
 Unfavorable on bill providing for guard rails for street and steam rail roads, and favorable report on bill pre- venting interference with electric rail- road apparatus, and amending several statutes so as to apply to street rail- ways. The same committee reported unfavorably on bill amending charters of Meriden horse railroad and a sub- stitute was reported.
 A favorable report was made by the finance committee on petition of town of Huntington for payment for care of insane paupers; and substitute on bill for printing the reports of the state board of education.
 An unfavorable report was made on the petition for extending the time for taking trout
 The bills incorporating the Grove Beach Improvement association q pb nf tho Gho1foy, Water company, amending the charter of the Ansonia Water company and amending the charter of the Guilford Water company were passed.
 The bill concerning promissory notes, bills of exchange and abolishing of days of grace was reported favorably. MT. Keeler of Norwalk said the mem- bers of the committee were unanimous in favor of the bill. Of 140 banks in the state consulted, all but two were in favor The bill also provides for a Sat urday half holiday for bank men. It passed.
 Fovarable reports were made on bill authorizing the cities of Middletown and Stamford to issue bonds; and on bill authorizing information concerning the manner of transporting members of the general assembly.
 An unfavorable report was made on the bill concerning a tax commission for Derby; unfavorable report on bill concerning distribution of license nancy
 unfavorable on the bill to compel street railroad companies to remove snow from their tracks on to the side walks of any public highway nor into. the gutter alongside of any sidewalk The penalty was $100 for each viola tion.
 The finance committee reported un- favorably on the bill to divide the mon ey received from liquor licenses, 50 per cent. to go to the town treasuries and % per cent each to the county and state treasuries The bill was re- jected.
 The report of the railroad committee rejecting the petition of five cent fares on the West Haven road, which was adopted in the senate yesterday, was re- ceived and tabled,
 The bill amending the charter of the city of Meriden, authorizing the issue of $1OO000 in bonds, was taken up. Part of the bonds are for sewer pur- poses. The water debt of the city is OO0O and it is wished to pay off at least s2O,O00 per year. The bill was passed.
 Minority report on the petition con- ,erning the oyster police was put in by one of the members.
 A resolution was presented calling on he treasurer to report concerning cer- ain tax returns of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com oany. It instructs an inquiry to ascer- ain if this railroad claimed any re- luction of tax on account of exchange | If it's stock for Old Colony stock, the ! amount, if any, and what action the | board of equalization had taken on the anne; and whether any part of the | taxes in 1893-4 remained | unpaid and what action, if any, had ! ,een taken. The resolutions was adopt | d. .....a Adjourned to Friday at 12:SO p. m.
 HERE AND THERE. The hearing on the tuberculosis bill