The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-15

AbSlStanU SCate AClOrneySs
 When Speaker Barbour's gavel fell yesterday morning and he announced members found heavily laden calen- der on their desks. Many important bills were starred for action. At no time was there very great margin over a quorum, and in order to keep the house in session without count the speaker, when there was room for doubt, would take the privilege of being the "doubter." The plan worked we'll and the house was enabled to clear up the calender with the exceptional record of laying but two of the starred bills over for action next week.
 The medical practice act, which came from the senate amended from the orig inal bill, and which met the approval of large number of the physicians of the state, according to the statement of Representative Roraback chairman of the judiciary committed, caused much debate.
 MT. Hurlbutt of Norwalk disagreed with Representative Roraback.
 The amendments adopted by the sen- ate were in accordance with the recom- naendations of the legislative commit tee of the Connecticut Medical society. A proposed amendment offered by Rep- resentative Powell of Stamford was discussed at length and was ordered ta- bled for printing.
 The amendment of Dr. Rowell pro- vides for the repeal of the law of 1893, the organization of commission of three persons representing the allo- pathic, homeopathic and eclectic schools of medicine to examine those who present themselves for registration. The Christian Science people and others are not prevented from practicing so' long as they do not use poisonous drugs Those who have registered under the law of 1893 are allowed, to continue tle practice of medicine.
 The joint standing committee on mil- itary affairs reported the following res- olution adopting a state flag: The flag shall be five feet six inches flying; four feet four inches on the pike, which shall be nine feet long, including spear head and ferule.
 The flag shall be of azure blue silk charged with a shield of recoco design of argent (White) silk, having embroid- l cred in the center three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit in natural colors. The fordure to the shield shall l be embroidered in two colors, gold and silver. Below the shield shall be g. streamer cleft. at each end and upon which shall be embroidered in argent (white) letters the motto "Qui Transulir | Sustinet," the whole design being the | arms of the state of Connecticut. The arms of Connecticut in heraldic 1 language shall be thus blazoned: arr gent, three vines supported and fructed. Proper meaning, a white or silver field bearing upon 1t three grape vines and | bearing fruit Tabled for calendar and printing.
 l The house concurred without debate | in the action of the senate, rejecting the bill transferring 50 per cent. of the l liquor licenses received by the county | treasurers to the state.
 Mr. Frost of Norwalk was granted l permission to introduce a resolution in- cooperating the South Norwalk board of trade.
 | A bill was introduced by MT. Web- ster of New Britain authorizing the commissioners of Hartford county to pay to the towns in the county money expended on highways in 1885, | MT. Wadsworth of Pennington ex- plained the bill, which was passed un- der suspension of the rules.
 The bill making salaries of assistant state attorneys in Fairfield and New Haven counties $500 instead of $250, as at present, was passed.
 The following bill relating to children in almshouses was passed: "It shall be unlawful for overseers of the poor to place of retain children be- tween the ages of four and sixteen years in almshouses after they shall have been notified by said board that a temporary home in their county is open for the reception of such chil- dren; and upon such notice they shall cause all such children in almshouses to be removed to such home; provided, that If one of the parents of such chil- dren, who is person of good moral character, shall be committed to the almshouse with, and may there care for them, such children may remain with such parent in the almshouse for a period of not more than thirty days in any one year."
 The house yesterday passed unani- mously the bill creating the office of an attorney general.
 Mr. Roraback of North Canaan in his speech in behalf of the bill said that the legal expenses of the different de- partments of the state last year amounted to s15393, not including a sum of s6,000 incurred by the insurance
 department in its suit against the Aetna Life Insurance company He re- ferred to the provision which required
 the attorney general to appear before legislative committees in all matters in
 which the state is interested. He said
 that the legislation of 1893, placing the Hartford bridge on the state, was rush. ed through during the closing hours of
 the legislature of that year. The re- formatory law of 1895 was taken from the judiciary committee and given to another committee when some mem- bers of the judiciary committee had ex- pressed themselves unfavorable to the plan. MT. Roraback bracketed the re-
 formatory bill, the highway bill and the l tuberculosis bill together and said