The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-25
In THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
In the House.

offered by Chaplain Richard,
Mr. Eldridge, who has been sitting as
representative of Ellington, owing to
the inability of Frederick JUL, who
was elected, last fall, to take his seat
announced that Mr.. JUL was present
and was ready to take the customary
oath, Speaker Barbour then said; THE
chair is informed that the gentleman
from Ellington is in the house, where
he is welcome, and is ready to take the
OATH Mr.. JUL rose in his seat, with
the aid of a crutch. Speaker Barbour
administered the oath to him.
Mr.. Wadsworth of Harrington Of
fered a resolution recalling house bill
No, 27S, concerning adulteration of
milk, and referring it to the committee
on agriculture
Mr.. Frlsbie said the bill was drafted
by the dairymen's association, the
dairy commissioners, and in conjunc-
ton with the state board of health. 1t
empowers every town to establish
standard of milk. 1t is important to
every dairyman in the state.
Mr. Rowell of Stamford hoped the
bill would be continued in the com
u,
they had an epidemic, which was trac-
ed to a milkman. Diphtheria. was
traceable to milk more than to any
other source. -''t ~.
Mr.. Hough of Windsor said, THAI as
one of the $4,000 farmers of the state
a. fact which he gloried in--he earnestly
hoped the bill would be referred to the
committee on agriculture
The resolution was passed the nays
being very feeble. Mr. Hutchinson of
Essex suggested that the house did not
understand the matter Speaker Bar
bour replied that the declaration of the
vote could be doubted -.
Mr.. Beckwith of New London doubt
ed the vote. On the motion of Mr..
Wadsworth of Pennington, a rising
vote was taken, When the ayes were
counted it was found that 121 had voted
for the resolution. Mr.. Beckwith then
withdrew his doubt and the resolution
was declared passed and transmitted to
the senate.
Resolutions We're passed and trans
mitted to the senate appointing Howard
B. Scott judge, and Samuel A. Davis
assistant judge of the city court of
Danbury.
The judiciary committee reported I'M
faVorably on the bill providing for the
publication of. more copies of the state
register.
Mr.. Miion Pratt of Saybrook said at
the present time there was no way to
receive the state register except as
gratuity. Instead of publishing tons of
matter that are filling the vaults of the
capitol they could do better by printing
more copies of the state register.
Mr.. Cowell of Waterbury said the
Connecticut register is not copyrighted
Any gentleman could obtain it at Belk
nap & Warfield's. That was the chief
reason why the bill was reported on
unfavorably
The report of the committee was ac-
copied and the bill rejected.
| The judiciary committee reported un-
faVorably on all the petitions present
ed to the house for the repeal of the
| anti-poOl law or its amendment The
committee also reported unfavorably
on the bill introduced by Mr.. Neary of
| Naugatuck which gave towns the priv
| ilege of eXempting from the provisions
of the law, for twelve days in each
year. driving associations maintained
| for the purpose of testing speed in
| horses.
Mr.. Neary, when the report of the
committee was read, announced that he
| had filed with the clerk of the house
statement that he would ask the report
! of the committee to be tabled in order
to have it-discussed
| Tba w II Rryon PasnIr+;,>n
! When the action of the senate on the
resolution introduced into the house on
Tuesday by Mr.. Neary of Naugatuck
was reported, Mr.. Calkins of East Lynn
stated that he had been requested by
Mr.. Neary of Naugatuck to make a mo-
| ton that the house insist on it's former
action.
| Mr.. Roraback of North Canaan asked
| Mr. Calkins if he made the motion by
| request.
In reply Mr. Calkins repeated his pre-
vious statement in a higher tone of
voice.
The motion was lost by an over
whelming vote, and the house voted to
concur with the senate
Mr.. Roraback of North Canaan pre-
scented a resolution providing that in
the future the house shall meet on
| Tuesdays at 1890 and on Wednesdays,
| Thursdays and Fridays at 1920 Mr.
Roraback explained the resolution, say
ing that he had drafted it after con-
sulting with the chairmen of the COM
| mitteeS.
The resolution was passed and trans
mitted to the senate.
The committee on railroads reported
| unfavorahly on the resolution extend
ing the time for the organization of the
Enfield and Somers Tramway company,
on the petition requiring the Danbury
and Bethel Street Railway company to
| operate a part of it's line, on petition
for railroad station at Jewett City,
amending the charter of the Enfield
and Longmeadow Electric Railway
| company
The reports We're accepted and the
| various matters rejected.
l. The favorable report of the commit
tee on incorporation for Incorporating
the Litchfield Electric Light and
Power company, which was on the
calendar starred, raised quite a lively
debate Mr.. Colt of New London ex-
planned the report. and offered an
amendment that the poles be laid to
the satisfaction of the selectmen. The
amendment was carried.
| Mr.. Rowell of Stamford offered the