The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-01
| WILL PAY ARMORY BILLS
HOUSE PASSED THE RESOLUTION
 YESTERDAY MORNING.


 Usually in Excess of Appropriation
 Building and Loan Commissioner-Leg-
 isIation Affecting Standardization Butt
 ter-Norwieh Gas Bill.
 The house was called to order at 10:S0 yesterday morning by Speaker Barbour. Prayer was offered by Chaplain Rich ard.
 The first business of the day was the consideration of the various armory bills incurred by the repairs made to the state armories during 1895 and '96. MT. Beach of the committee on claims reported favorably on the following bills: $SS to Company F, Second regi-i ment, for repairs made on the New Ha- ven armory; Company E, $4OS5; Com- pany B, $5S.33; Company c, $46.S0; to Barlow Brothers for work done on the Waterbury armory, $195.03; Wilfred E. Griggs for same, $65; Chatfield & Chat field, $50; Tracy Brothers, $1,200; Disley & Wyland, $500.
 MT. Beach moved that the rules be suspended and that the resolution au- thorizing the payment of the bills be passed
 NIL. IoCChWllll ol ANCW Aoiiuoti 1SnC9 if this was not the resolution which the house refused to consider under the suspension of the rules He objected to the resolution being considered under suspension of the rules. The objection was overruled.
 MT. Cowell of Waterbury explained the circumstances attending the pre- sentation of the bills. There was an appropriation of $10,0O0 made two years ago for repairing the armories. It was found that they were badly in need of it. The bills were not adjusted be- justed because of the illness of Quar- termaster General Disbrow. MT. Beckwith inquired if these bills had not been rejected because they were new business.
 MT. Barnes of New Haven said the state should pay it's bills. Dr. Powell said he did not care who the contractors were. They should be paid After some further discussion the bill of Tracy Brothers was order-
 The bill of Tracy Brothers was order ed paid by vote of 132 to 10. The other bills were ordered paid by a viva voce vote in each case. The committee on banks reported a substitute bill creating the office of commissioner of building and loan as- sociations. Tabled for calendar and | printing.
 | The committee on agriculture report ed substitute bill in reference to the ! duties of the dairy commissioner. It provides that the commissioner and his | deputy shall have free access, at all | tI,o, 1F~ amining into any suspected violation of | the law, to all places and premises, apartments of private families keeping no boarders excepted, where the com- missioner or his deputy suspects imita- | ton butter to be made, sold, kept or | stored and on tender of the market | price of good butter for the same may l take from any person. firm or corpora | tion samples of any articles suspected | to be imitation butter; and 1t shall be 1 the duty of the agents of railroad and | express companies having knowledge or record of any consignment of imitation | butter to inform the commissioner or | his deputy. The commissioner may have samples analysed at the Connect- icut experiment station or by any state chemist.
 The committee on railroads reported unfavorably on the petition of s. F. Linsley ct al. for the incorporation of the North Haven Street Railway cons pany. The petitioners were given leave | to withdraw.
 The amendment to the charter of the l Winchester Avenue Street Railway company, allowing an extension of lines in West Haven and on Union ave- nue, New Haven, when laid out, was reported favorably.
 The committee on agriculture report ed unfavorably on the bill establishing game preserves.
 The committee on corporations re- ported favorably on the resolution Street Railway Go.
 MT. Barnes of Norwich said in rela- l tion to the resolution incorporating the Norwich Gas and Electric Co.,, that it's passage by the senate had caused weep- ing, wailing and gnashing of teeth in the city of Norwich. He therefore moved that the resolution be tabled and made the special order of the day for next Thursday at Il o'clock The resolution in question is the one which Senator Brown made an unsuccessful I attempt to defeat in the senate. MT. Barnes motion prevailed.
 The committee on finance reported unfavorably on the bill concerning special taxes on corporations. Bill re- jected.
 The judiciary committee reported a substitute bill concerning promissory notes, bills of exchange, etc., as evil ] dence of indebtedness.
 The same committee reported sub- stitute bill exempting suits of soldiers and sailors for the recovery of bounties from the statute of limitations. Cal endar and printing.
 The judiciary committee also report ed substitute bill providing a. penalty of imprisonment in jail or state prison for not more than five years for adul- tery, and the same penalty for bigamy. Calendar and printing.
 The bill concerning banks was amend- ed by the adoption of two amendments. one introduced by Mir. Barnes providing that a relative may go on bank off, ciars bond, and the other that the bonds must be recorded in the office of the secretary of state.
 Several amendments were offered to the bill relating to the improvement of