The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE HOUSE RUSHED BUSINESS
 ALONG.

l Haven Charter Bills Passed-Many Other
 Bills of Public Interest-Entertaine
 Friends at COsey Beach.
 Hartford, June 21.-The house of rep
 resentatlves got a gait on to-day and
 rushed business through with am expe- dltion that surprised every one. Such promptness has not been observable be-
 fore this session. Speaker Fessenden
 co-operated with the house and an- nounced the bills with remarkable rap
 idity. There were seventy bills and
 resolutions starred for action and the greater number were disposed of.
 The senate was not in session to-day.
 The house convened at 10:SO a. m. with | Speaker Fessenden in the chair.
 Bills were passed incorporating the l College of Dentistry in New Haven and the New Haven Real Estate Title com pany.
 | The resolution appointing commits l sioner to examine the entire subject of state expenses was explained by MT. 1 Wood of Derby. He said: Tt was nec- essary to go into the matter of the state !
 many of the expenses, particularly the judicial expenses, have grown enormous | ly. We therefore recommended the ap- l pointment of committee of five to go into the entire matter and to report to the next general assembly," MT. Converse of Stafford, chairman of the committee on appropriations, spoke highly of the great aid rendered | the committee by Colonel Wood, who differed from the other members politi- cally.
 The bill was tabled on motion of MT Warner.
 Colonel Wood explained the bill ap- propriating s12,00O for the erection of a dormitory for girls at Storrs college, and the bill passed,
 MT. Downer of Hamden said the state of Connecticut should stop throwing away any more money among those hills.
 NEW HAVEN CHARTER BILLS
 PASSED.
 These New Haven bills were briefly explained by Mir Williams of the com mittee on cities and boroughs and passed without opposition; Relating to adjustment, correction and settlement of taxes and assessments due the town, city and school districts of New Haven; resolution relating to the sprinkllng of streets in the city of New Haven; reso- 1ution consolidating the governments of the city and town of New Haven, sub stitute for house bill No. 37; also house joint resolution No 466, substitute for house bill No. 89, a resolution amending the charter of the city of New Haven; house joint resolution No. 467, substitute for house bill No. 39, resolution amend ing the charter of the city of New Ha- ven, and house Joint resolution No 47O substitute for house bill No. A. a reso- lution providing for a reassessment of taxable real estate in New Haven.
 Other bills passed were: Bill provid- l ing for the fining of any minor who ob- | tains liquor under false representations; | bill authorizing the town of Cromwell to issue bonds; amending the charter of the city of Willimantic; bill providing l that the expense of building and main- | tainlng bridges between any two towns, | unless otherwise specified by law, shall | be maintained by the towns in propor- | ton to their tax lists; bill concerning seizures of intoxicating liquors; bill concerning justices of the peace; bill concerning the election of the collectors l of town taxes; bill concerning service 1 of process upon foreign corporations;1 i bill concerning bounds of highways and l streets; bill concerning public records; I bill concerning the exemption from tax | alton of private corporations; resolution | providing for appointment of commis- sioners for the national military parks. | The resolution appropriates money for | the erection of a monument to the Fifth | and Twentieth regiments, which partici- | pated in the battle of Chickamagua.
 The resolution proposing an amend | ment to the constitution regarding the 1 members in the house of representa- | tiveg and the formation of representa- tiyes districts, unfavorably reported, | was rejected
 MT. Clark of Haddam moved to re- call from the senate the bill regarding | temporary homes, but the matter was | dropped owing to the lack of quorum |
 A report was made appointing Her bert O. Bowers judge, and Charles E. House deputy judge of the court in Manchester,
 The bill amending the charter of the city of Bridgeport was passed in con currence
 The substitute resolution making an appropriation for the Norwalk hospital | was passed in concurrence.
 The bill imposing tax on invest ment companies was passed in con- 
 HERE AND THERE.
 It is now expected the legislature will adjourn sine die next Thursday
 Next Wednesday Representative Parker of SaybroolS will present to the republican caucus the name of Henry R. Wooster of Deep River for school fund commissioner Mir Woos- ter is treasurer of the Deep River Saw ngs bank, director of the National bank and smart financier. MT. Par Ser says MT. Wooster would make an excellent commissioner
 Representative Granniss of East Ha- ven voted against the bill doing away with the office of school fund commls- ,ioner and for reinvesting the funds in , his state. His name was omitted rom the report