The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-30
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
LESS THAN 4 QUORUM IN THE
 HOUSE YESTERDAY.

MT. Newton Acting as Speaker Various
 Reports Made-House Acts Favorably on
 Various Resolutions from the Incorpa-
 ti0ns Committee-Fish and Game Com
 mission Bill Hearing Next Week.
 Hartford, March 29.-There were only a few members of the house present this morning, less than a quorum, and on several important bills the members did not dare to press a vote, fearing it would necessitate adjournment. As it was, no one questioned the mat ter of quorum and many committee reports made and dozen bills on the calendar were disposed of.
 Speaker Fessenden was absent and Representative Newton presided until near the hour of adjournment and then Representative Cowell of Water bury finished out, Representative Newtons committee on humane insti- tutions went to Meriden this after noon to inspect the Connecticut School for Boys and the railroad committee was also out on a tour of inspection.
 Unfavorable reports were made in the house, as follows:
 Unfavorable reports were made in the house as follows:
 Concerning bonds of pawn brokers; repeating act regarding minority select repeating act regarding minority select men; changing the law relating to chat tel mortgages; printing of the public acts in the Swedish language.
 The substitute bill providing that the state board of education shall inves- tigate concerning the best method of extending high school privileges to towns not having the same and re- porting to the next general assembly, was passed; also resolution amending the charter of the city of Willimantic and amending the charter of the City bank of Hartford
 Bill providing that writs of habeas corpus must be signed by a judge of the superior court was taken up and tabled, owing to the absence of Repre- sentative Newton of New Haven, who is interested in the bill It is reported unfavorably.
 r The resolution incorporating the Con- nectieut Society of the Cincinnati, incor- porating the congregation B'Nai Israel of Bridgeport, authorizing the city of South Norwalk to refund certain bonds and incorporation of the Sterling Dye ing and Finishing company were passed.
 In the senate yesterday the oyster police bill was committed to the committee. It came to the house to- day for a concurrent action. MT. Jud- son of Stratford made a motion to ap- point a committee of conference. He was satisfied, and had been informed to. the effect, that the senators had voted to recommit the bill under a misap- prehension of facts. Allen of Sprague opposed the committee of conference. The motion to table the whole matter until more members are present was passed.
 No action was taken on the fish and game commission bill, but it was made the order of the day for Wednesday at il a. m. It was discussed for nearly half hour but the. members feared to take a vote, as it would disclose the lack of a quorum.
 Representative Warner of Putnam of- fered resolution that hereafter the speeches of members shall be limited to five minutes except for the members having charge of a bill, who may speak ten minutes. It is to be inserted in the journal and will be acted upon later
 Both branches stand adjourned until next Tuesday at 12:30 D. m.