The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-02


 Senator Converse, chairman of the committee on appropriations, said: T shall state a few facts concerning the matter, and in order to make myself understood I shall use names"
 Continuing, the senator said that he hoped the senate would adhere to it's former action because a member of the commission had told the house chair man that $2,000 would be enough to take care of the camp. The gentleman from Bethel, who is member of the commission, is responsible for the statement If 5000 is enough for the care of the camp there is certainly no need of making larger appropriation.
 Senators Vinal and Woodruff favored the $2500 appropriation.
 The vote stood 9 to upon the pass age of the resolution concurring With the house.
 Lieutenant Governor Dewell dissolv- ed the tie in favor of the $2, 800 appro- priation.
 The senate concurred in the vote of the house amending the act concerning elections.
 Senator Beecher was appointed sen ate member of the committee of con- ference asked by the house concerning the bill relating to the parole of prison CTS.
 Senator Brown was nominated on the committee of conference relating to the passage of a bill concerning foreign judgments.
 Senator Brown asked if the vote of the senate adhering to it's former ac- tion on the Montville horse railway matter had been transmitted to the house. On being assured that the house had already received the action of the senate he moved to recall the vote, and asked to speak on his mo- ton.
 Substitute for senate joint resolution concerning bridges between Watertown and Thomaston over the west branch of the Naugatuck river was passed af- ter being discussed by Senators War her and Herman against the report and Senators Marigold and Keeler in favor of the acceptance of the report.
 The adverse report of the judiciary committee on bill relating to inherit ance tax was accepted.
 Senator Futile asked to take up, un- der suspension of the rules, senate bill No. ', repeating chapter CCXVI. of the public acts of 1893, providing for com missioner on peach yellows. He ex- p1ained that Senator Latham, chair man of the committee on agriculture, who was unavoidab bly detained from the capitol, was willing that the bill should be considered during his ab- sence.
 Senator Vinal thought he was not sufficiently informed on the subject, and moved to lay the matter on the table
 Senator Brown explained that he had a speech an hour long which he would deliver for the senator's edification if he desired to have the matter go over till another day.
 He said that there was no room to question what the sentiment down in his district was in reference to the re- peal of the peach yellows law. The opinion that 1t should be stricken from the statute was almost unanimous It was based upon the fact that authori- ties had never agreed to anything con- corning the character of the so-called peach yelloWs.
 Senator Vinal withdrew his motion upon the explanation of Senator Brown and withdrew his objections.
 The bill passed unanimously. Senate Joint resolution annexing the town of Preston to the town of Nor Wich was amended and passed
 The act concerning particular enclos- ures, changing the present law so that every person who throws his enclosure open to the common highways shall first give three months notice to hold CTS of adjoining enclosures and shall, if requested by such holders erect and maintain one-half of divisional fences was rejected after an explanation by Senator Warner
 The bill allowing hotel keepers to furnish liquor to their guests at any hour was rejected
 Senator Beecher asked to be excused from serving on the committee of con- ference on prison parole and Senator Herman was appointed.
 The senate refused to accede to the wishes of Senator Brown to recall from the house the bill amending the char ter of the Montville Horse Railway company.
 The senate resolution consolidating Preston with Norwich was explained by Senator Lee, who said that the com mittee thought it better to consolidate the two towns than to set over the thckly populated part of Preston, as originally proposed. He said he had re- ceived letter expressing the hope that the matter would be acted upon by the present legislature.
 Senator Brown explained the condi- tions and relations of the two towns. In conclusion, he offered two amend Continued on Eighth Page.)