The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-14
VICTORY FOR GOOD ROADS
CONNECTICUT WILL TAKE NO BACK.
 WARD STIFF.


 aries Fixed by Substitute Bin-A Com promise Measure Which Meets the De-
 mand for Economy-senators Take Up Tabled Matter-House Doings.
 The senate was called to order at 12:SO p. m. by Lieutenant Governor Dewell. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Thomp- son.
 The committee on appropriations re- ported favorably on the bill ipcreasing the annual appropriation to the Water bury hospital from $2,5OO to s3,O00.
 Senator Miller of the temperance committee reported adversely on the bill allowing saloons to open at 5 o'clock p. m. on election days.
 The bill prohibiting the combination of insurance companies passed the house last week, was tabled on motion of Senator Merigold, owing to the tenn porary absence of Senator Plimpton, chairman of the committee.
 The vote on the medical practice bill which passed the senate last week was reconsidered on motion of Senator Warner.
 The following bills and resolutions on the calendar were passed:
 Substitute for house joint resolution making an appropriation in favor of the Badger Brothers and E. F. Carr & Go.
 Senator Beecher of the committee on claims said that the bill had it's origin in the refusal of Quartermaster General Harbison to use or to return to the claimants plans and specifications sub- mitted by them for a monument erect ed to the, memory of the Eighth and Eleventh regiments of Connecticut Vol unteers.
 The substitute bill authorizing street railway companies to purchase land and construct tracks thereon, reported favorably by the committee on rail- roads, was tabled at the request of Chairman Kendall.
 The substitute bill concerning the fees of secret or fraternal societies was passed. The bill exempts societies hav- ing only death benefits from paying a license fee to the insurance commits sioner.
 The senate then began the considera- tion of all tabled matters. The report concerning compensation for reporting was again tabled; also senate bill re- lating to appeals from doings of select men; life insurance anti-rebate law bill (adversely reported), repeating chapter 134 of the acts of 1889, the anti-pre- mium relating law. Senator Futile ad- vocated the bill at length, claiming that the penalties are unfair and exces- sive. He moved to recommit the bill.
 Senator Plimpton replied that the committee had already fairly and fully considered the measure and were decid- edly of the opinion that it ought not to pass. The law is in effect in all ad- joining states, and if repealed here, the agents from outside would swoop down on Connecticut and take business at all sorts of rates.
 Senator Futile argued that if the agent chooses to give to the insured a part of the big commission he gets on the first premium he should be free to do so. The law prohibiting this is vicious and against fair competition.
 Senator Plimpton opposed recommit- ting the bill, as the committee has fully considered 1t.
 Senator Herman suggested that it would be better to pass the bill, which is in the line of the fire insurance bill prohibiting combinations as to rates.
 By viva voce vote the senate voted to recommit the bill
 Bill that savings banks shall not pay over per cent. unless having a certain amount of surplus was next considered.
 Senator Gay favored the bill as nec- essary for the safety of the banks. Some banks pay AZ to avoid losing de- posits and some others take loans which are risky, because offered high rates.
 Senator Woodruff opposed the bill and argued that if savings banks can earn larger dividends than 4 per cent. the depositors ought to have the bene- fit. Better pay out surplus funds by dividends rather than expend the money for expensive buildings.
 Senator Gay explained that the bill does not prevent a bank paying extra dividends. A bank cannot pay this un- til it has 3 per cent. surplus, and when it reaches 10 per cent, then extra divi- dends may be paid. The bill was pass ed
 Bill regulating fees to be paid by secret and fraternal societies to the in surance committee, was taken up again, and Senator Plimpton advocated it's passage.
 Senator Marigold said that he had ob- jected to provision under which, after company had paid the fees, the com missioner could exclude it from the state.
 Senator Plimpton said the company may appeal to the courts. The bill was again tabled by Senator Marigold.
 When house bill No. 71, an act con- cering pool selling; unfavorable report of the judiciary, came up, Senator ] Warner said that the senator from the . First district had tabled the matter. He did not know whether the senator , was ready to take the bill from the table at this time or not. Senator Plimpton said that he had $ tabled the bill because it came from the ! house so hot that he thought it should have a chance to cool.